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VOL. 29 NO. 34
AUGUST 20 - 26, 2020
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Glen Cove gyms welcome clients back hand-wash station.” Asked about the requirement that clients wear masks at all jcorr@liherald.com, kbloom@liherald.com times, even while they exercise, Gyms across New York state Batista said the rule would be can reopen as soon as next Mon- enforced. “After being closed for day, following inspection by local five months, our goal is to open authorities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo up and stay open,” he said. “We announced on Mondon’t want to have day. Facilities can any increases in reopen at 33 percent infection . . . We’re capacity, with face doing everything we coverings, and ventican do to keep the lation that meets place as safe as posstate guidelines, sible.” required. According to the “Localities have a American Council role here,” Cuomo on Exercise, most said. “They have to people can safely inspect gyms before exercise while wearthey open, or within ing a mask. They two weeks before should monitor how they open.” they feel during Glen Cove gym ALVIN BATISTA workouts, however, owners were happy Glen Cove Fitness because masks do to hear the slightly restrict airannouncement, flow. Dizziness, lightwhich came exactly five months headedness and shortness of after gyms were forced to close breath are signs that someone because of the coronavirus pan- should slow down. demic. “We’ve been preparing,” Those who work out with said Alvin Batista, who owns masks on, according to the counGlen Cove Fitness. “I’ve already cil, should reduce the intensity upgraded the HVAC system with of their workouts, especially if the MERV-13 filters, which is one they involve routines such as o f t h e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s high-intensity interval training, [Cuomo] made. We’ve increased which stresses the cardio-respisanitizer stations. We added a CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
By JENNIFER CORR and KAREN BLOOM
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THERE ARE ROUGHLY 30 homes on East Island. Residents have access to a small beach, which is called Morgan’s Beach.
On Glen Cove’s East Island, hostility comes to a head 72-year-old is charged with assaulting teen By LAURA LANE and JENNIFER CORR llane@liherald.com, jcorr@liherald.com
Glen Cover Louis Fugazy, 72, was arrested on Aug. 10 and charged with assaulting Ali Awan, 19, also of Glen Cove, because, apparently, the teen was playing his music too loudly in a public space. A video shows Fugazy
approaching Awan and saying, “You’re here to annoy us, right?” Fugazy then grabs Awan by the neck, and the two struggle. Glen Cove police say the incident happened at 12:57 p.m. on the beach in the East Island section of Glen Cove. Both men frequent East Island Beach, commonly known as Morgan’s Beach by
locals. Fugazy was charged with third-degree assault, and will be arraigned in Glen Cove City Court on Aug. 25. Awan videotaped the alleged assault, and his brother Khizer, 22, posted it on Facebook, where, at press time, it had more than 32,000 views. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
e’re doing everything we can do to keep the place as safe as possible.