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County exec steps up school safety measures

Bruce Blakeman and Patrick Ryder stood on the steps of Valley Stream Central High School, holding up a backpack.

No, this wasn’t one of the many school supply giveaways that take place this time of year. Instead, the Nassau County executive and Nassau County Police Department commissioner wanted to show a “go-bag.” Filled with emergency response gear to deal with everything from school shootings to drug overdoses, these backpacks have been placed “in every county police vehicle and given to our village police department” stocked with emergency tools from a tourniquet to stop life-threatening bleeding, to Narcan, a lifesaving medication used in opioid overdoses.

In response to the uptick in gun violence and overdose opioid deaths, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined county Police Department Commissioner Patrick Ryder to unveil a series of new school safety tools and protocols to reduce the risk of active-shooter threats.

These backpacks are yet another tool in a growing arsenal of existing school safety measures and protocols Blakeman said are critical in creating “an atmosphere of safety” at Nassau schools.

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A neighborhood reckons with an increase in violence

Elizabeth Rios told her two kids to stay quiet and hunker down as she heard the sound of gunfire outside her Ocean Avenue home on Aug. 21. A few paces away, a hail of bullets ripped through a crowd of young people, several of them teenagers, who Rios said were out partying at 8:30 p.m. on the packed street.

As eight bullets whizzed past, the crowd scattered in a cloud of panic from the event space at 85 Ocean Ave. known as Dopie’s World. Young people rushed out, spilling into the

parking lot, and climbing over fences to find cover. Police arrived to find the rental hall nearly deserted, according to the report.

Three of the five people struck by bullets were teenagers, and one, who was struck in the shoulder, was 12. The only person killed in the shooting was a 20-year-old Brooklyn man who died of his injuries in a nearby hospital shortly after the shooting.

Even as basic questions about the identity and motive of the gunman remain unanswered, the resulting violence came as no surprise to Rios, who said something disastrous

like this seemed bound to happen.

“I’ve lived here since 2017, and it wasn’t always like this. Ever since these parties started up, it’s not peaceful anymore,” said Rios, who’s reluctantly grown accustomed to what she described as the rowdy nightlife outside her home. She added the combination of the event space across the street and the neighboring smoke shop is a magnet for young people.

“There’s been hundreds of young people, teenagers, taking over the street like they own the place and raising hell,” said Rios. “It’s also not the first time

I’ve seen them drinking alcohol.”

The morning following the shooting, investigators said alcohol and liquid marijuana were illegally sold to underage partygoers at the venue, which was advertised on social media. A fact completely unknown to the party space’s owner, Deborah Young, who said the event,

was originally planned as a respectable end-of-summer-celebration, according to a report from Newsday. Young could not be reached after multiple requests for comment.

Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the rental hall has hosted sanctioned parties, and albeit drawing the ire of

Many West Hempstead residents say the Capri Motor Inn has been a nuisance for years. At a special board meeting on Aug. 31, the Town of Hempstead began a public hearing to determine whether the motel, on Hempstead Turnpike, fits the legal definition of a public nuisance. If it does, the Town Board may close it for up to a year.

Roughly 30 residents and public officials attended the meeting, and expressed their support for the Capri’s closure.

“We will not stand for our neighborhood to be overrun by crime and inappropriate businesses,” Maureen Greenberg, president of the West Hempstead Community Support Association, said. “Shut it down. Keep it shut.”

The Capri was closed after an Aug. 7 inspection by the Nassau County fire marshal revealed several safety violations. The closing was independent of the motel’s reputation for criminal activity. But during the hearing, Inspector James Crawford of the Nassau County Police Department revealed that police have had to respond to calls at the property 597 times in just the past two years.

In the past year alone, police have made 89 arrests at the motel. Crawford said the arrests have been for attempted murder, assault, gun possession, drug

possession, prostitution, and sexual conduct against a minor. He also said there have been 10 undetermined deaths at the Capri.

“This establishment has placed an undue burden on the community and first responders, exposing the community to crime and tying up valuable police, fire and EMS resources,” Crawford said, adding that the motel has been a problem for all of his 18 years with the NCPD. “On behalf of the police department, and the community we happily serve, it’s in everyone’s best interest this motel remains closed.”

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Jeffrey Schrieber, an attorney for the owners of the motel, raised some concerns. Under the law, the Town of Hempstead must give notice of a public hearing “not less than 10 days prior to the hearing.” The town gave notice on Aug. 22, nine days before the hearing. Further, Schrieber said, anyone arrested is presumed innocent until proven guilty, so it can’t be assumed that a crime took place there.

closed.

“I have been avoiding the Capri Motel for my 37 years,” said Moshe Hill, who was born and raised in West Hempstead and is raising his children here.

Hill said that when he was a teenager, he and his friends would ride their bikes to the Blockbuster that used to be next to the motel. “It was literally one of the only places in West Hempstead where I had to lock up my bicycle as a teenager,” Hill recalled.

“I hope the council finds that this place should stay closed for as long as the law allows,” he added.

The law states that a business can be legally deemed a public nuisance if two “predicate offenses” are alleged by police, and result in arrests, within the space of a year. A predicate offense can be related to drugs, prostitution, unlawfully dealing with a child, or other illicit activities.

The first such offense at the Capri occurred on July 24, when police arrested a woman and charged her with prostitution. The second took place on Aug. 1, and involved two women buying what police believed to be crack cocaine from a man. When the man was apprehended, officers found 55 bags of the substance

“What you’ve set up is a paradigm under which anyone that the town decides they don’t like can be shut down for a period of up to a year,” Schrieber told council members.

He was told he would be given the opportunity to speak again during the next meeting, which was scheduled for Wednesday, after the Herald went to press.

At last week’s hearing, members of the public spoke out in support of closing the Capri. Greenberg gave the board a petition with 757 signatures as well as 12 letters from residents, all in favor of keeping the motel closed. The Community Support Association’s executive board, she said, had unanimously voted that the Capri should be permanently

Timothy Shanley, who said he had lived in West Hempstead for 60 years, and close to the motel for 30, told the board that his children were never allowed to play in the front yard. The family had to lock their car every night, or it would be broken into. They stopped buying gas at the nearby Speedway, because people would beg for money, and sometimes things would “get nasty and violent,” Shanley said.

“I think the best thing is that the Capri is never opened again, and we find something else that can actually support the neighborhood instead of hindering it,” he said.

Town Supervisor Don Clavin encouraged anyone who could not attend Wednesday’s continuation of the hearing to send emails to be made part of the record.

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How tenants, homebuyers can get ahead

Workshops to be held in Elmont, Valley Stream for prospective, current homebuyers

Purchasing a home can be an exciting yet daunting task — involving, as it does, finding out how to afford a down payment, finance a mortgage and secure approval.

Prospective and current homebuyers are invited to ask questions at two local workshops this month to prepare them for the house hunt. The sessions will be held in Elmont and Valley Stream, and their aim will be to educate residents on their rights and programs available to help finance a mortgage.

The workshop in Elmont, co-hosted by Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages, will be held at Elmont Memorial Library on Sept. 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Valley Stream workshop, co-hosted by Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, will take place on Sept. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., at VFW Post 1790.

At the Elmont workshop, real estate professionals, the State of New York Mortgage Agency and the Long Island Housing Partnership will share tips with prospective homebuyers on the best financial practices and navigating the home-buying process.

“We’re educating people on different programs available to them to help purchase a home,” Carrie Solages said, “but also keeping their home, understanding the assessment system, (and) understanding your rights as to how and when you can challenge an assessment.”

The Valley Stream workshop will feature representatives from Community Development Corporation Long Island, the state’s mortgage agency and Long Island Housing Services, and offer information on tenants’ rights as well as buying a home.

Even if a home purchase isn’t in the cards in the upcoming months, the workshops can help prospective buyers strategize. “Having that counseling session can help them get on the right road and give them realistic expectations for what that process would be like,” said Darrelle Forde, senior vice president of single-family programs with the state’s mortgage agency.

The agency helps residents who are at or below certain income levels purchase their first home. No minimum credit score is required to apply for its down payment assistance programs.

However, credit profiles are reviewed to see that payments can be made on time.

Down payment assistance loans acquired through the agency are nonrepayable and are forgiven after the homeowner lives in a house for 10 years. Between January 2021 and June 2023, the agency provided about $11 million in non-repayable down payment assistance across Long Island.

The cap for the down payment assistance is 3 percent of the purchase price of a home, or $15,000. The minimum out-of-pocket contribution from homebuyers is 1 percent of the closing cost. Subsidies from nonprofits, employer assistance programs and the state agency loan can be stacked to help a buyer afford the total down payment.

In that same time period, the mortgage agency produced 1,040 loans across Long Island, and 70 percent were made to households that earned at or below 80 percent of the area median income.

In Nassau County, the income limit to apply for the low-interest rate program through the mortgage agency is $184,000 for single or two-family homes and $215,000 for homes housing three or more families.

Additionally, the agency offers renovation loans for “zombie homes” that have negatively affected property values. Through this process, the agency interviews contractors to perform the renovations, and the contractors then report to a bank that makes sure they

stay on schedule and within budget.

While the state process can take a bit longer than conventional loan services, Natasha Williams, a Cornelius Group real estate broker, said it’s worth it. Her clients have received grants and lowered their mortgage interest rates.

“These are opportunities, even when we’re considering a high interest rate market, where people can actually be on top,” Williams said.

While some people look to acquire a home, others struggle to keep theirs. At the Elmont workshop, a foreclosure prevention attorney from Long Island Housing Services will help homeowners understand their rights in the process.

Ian Wilder, housing services’ executive director, said it’s in the homeowners’ best interest to seek expert help when facing foreclosure.

“You may not realize what your rights are unless you have somebody who works on this process every day and knows what the rules are,” Wilder said.

Wilder has counseled tenants and homeowners who have faced foreclosure, and stressed the importance of seeking help early on. The biggest problem the service has is clients who call too late.

“Waiting is never the best option,” Wilder said. “There are people out there who are already compensated by grants at no cost to you who do this every day — call them as soon as possi-

Average value of owner-occupied housing units in 2021

■ Franklin Square: $559,200

■ Elmont: $451,200

■ Valley Stream: $469,200

Average median household income

■ Franklin Square: $123,334

■ Elmont: $104,539

■ Valley Stream: $115,602

ble.”

For more information about the Elmont workshop, contact Carrie Solages’ office at (516) 571-6203 or at CSolages@NassauCountyNY.gov. For more information about the Valley Stream workshop, contact Michaelle Solages’ office at (516) 599-2972 or District22@NYAssembly.gov.

“It’s an excellent opportunity to ask lots of questions, and there’s no such thing as a stupid question,” Forde said.

It’s an excellent opportunity to ask lots of questions, and there’s no such thing as a stupid question.

DARRELLE FORDE

Senior vice president, State of New York Mortgage Agency

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Book Review:

Healthy at 100 by John Robbins (Part Three)

Apart from the effect that diet and exercise have in extending healthful life are the mental and social aspects. As noted author Norman Cousins wrote, “Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss in life is what dies inside us while we live.”

Robbins advises that the old saying “use it or lose it” applies as much to the brain as it does to muscles. Keys to cognitive health are engagement with life and having goals and things to look forward to.

“The elders most likely to experience dementia are those who spend their days watching television or wandering aimlessly around the mall. On the other hand, those who are contributing to the lives of others, who are engaged in some way in making the world a better or more beautiful place, not only more fully retain their cognitive faculties as they grow older, but often find themselves expanding into new levels of awareness and understanding.”

Finally, the old Tina Turner song “What’s

Love Got to Do With It?” comes to mind. The answer? A lot. Studies show that selfabsorbed people are far less healthy. One doctor advises “Listen with regard when others talk. Give your time and energy to others, let others have their way, do things for reasons other than furthering your own needs.”

One study of a group of women suffering from metastatic breast cancer showed that those who participated in a support group lived an average of 37 months while those who went it alone lived an average of 17 months. The women in the support group also experienced fewer mood swings and less pain and fear.

Modern research is now repeatedly finding that your relationship with others is medically potent. Your connections with the significant people in your life — if they are positive and loving — can prevent stress-induced illness, greatly contribute to your health and healing, and add many years to your life.

ETTINGER LAW FIRM

Man drives into children’s medical office

A man drove his car into a children’s medical care office, leaving one injured on August 29 in Valley Stream. At around 1 p.m., a 74-year-old man allegedly lost control of his 2020 Toyota Sienna while trying to park in the rear building of All Kids Pediatrics at 41 W. Merrick Road as it barreled into the building.

The collision wounded a woman employee inside the office who was taken to a nearby hospital for arm and abdominal pain. The driver refused medical care. No criminal charges are expected against the driver, noted police officials.

Trio charged with driving a stolen car

Two Queens men and one teen were arrested and charged with driving a stolen car in Valley Stream on Sept. 1. A report of a “suspicious” black Kia SUV at the Macy’s parking lot in the Green Acres Mall with a stolen license place led officers to track down the car and investigate. At 10:25 a.m., police were following the car on 500 West Sunrise Highway, when two young men and one teen allegedly abandoned the SUV and ran off as officers gave chase. They eventually nabbed the trio and placed them in custody.

Tavari Larosiliere, 18, and Miles Harris, 18, of Queens are each charged with criminal possession of stolen property, obstructing governmental administration, and resisting arrest. They were arraigned on September 2 in First District Court in Hempstead. A 15-year-old teen was also charged with criminal possession of stolen property, assault, obstructing governmental administration, and resisting arrest. He will be arraigned on Sept. 28 at Nassau County Family Court.

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On Aug. 28, an unknown person removed the quarter panel molding trim for a vehicle parked at the Costco on 605 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at approximately 10:50 a.m. to 12 p.m., according to police.

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Wilson Maldonado, 41, of Far Rockaway, was arrested for shoplifting at the Lowe’s department store at 253-01 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence on Aug. 28 between 1:55 and 2:20 p.m, police said.

Eduard Petrovskii, 52, of Rosedale, was arrested for shoplifting at the

Costco location at 605 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at 3:57 p.m., on Aug. 29, police said.

An unknown female stole items from the Target location at 345 Rockaway Turnpike in North Lawrence at 3:57 p.m. on Aug. 21, police said.

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On Aug. 24, an unknown person damaged a vehicle’s passenger side rear window at 1579 Moffitt Ave. in Hewlett at 4 p.m., police said.

On Aug. 28, an unknown person damaged a vehicle’s back passenger window at 190 Woodmere Blvd S. in Hewlett Neck at 5:40 a.m., police said.

People named in Crime Watch items as having been arrested and charged with violations or crimes are only suspected of committing those acts of which they are accused. They are all presumed to be innocent of those charges until and unless found guilty in a court of law.

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Girl Scouts salute hometown hero

Girl Scouts of Nassau County honored Valley Stream resident Aisha Darby at its 2023 Annual Adult Recognitions Award Ceremony and Dinner. The annual event recognizes and celebrates the adult volunteers who go above and beyond for their service to Girl Scouts of Nassau County and to their communities. Darby was among 40 honorees throughout Nassau County.

“Girl Scouts of Nassau County could not thrive without the hard work, commitment, and support of all our community volunteers. Each honoree recognized at our Adult Recognitions Award Ceremony and Dinner has made a significant impact on our organization and helped shape the Girl Scout experience for the girls we serve. Thanks to their contribu tions, we can continue building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place,” said Randell Bynum, the CEO of Girl Scouts of Nassau County.

Diversity Award for exemplifying the Girl Scouts’ mission and always working to bring it to new girls. Her diverse troop is always accepting

NCC starts new year with same tuition

STAFF REPORT

For the fourth straight year, tuition and fees will stay the same at Nassau Community College.

“At Nassau, we transform lives by providing a quality education, student-focused support and scholarship opportunities to help our students achieve their academic and professional goals,” Maria Conzatti, the SUNY school’s acting president, said in a release. “The college has worked diligently to control costs and reduce financial burdens on our students. We are grateful to Nassau County and SUNY for their commitment to our mission to provide affordable opportunities for local residents to remain on Long Island for their college education and careers.”

Tuition rates will remain in effect throughout the 2023-24 academic year, including the spring and summer semesters next year.

New students, in addition to continuing and transfer students, invited to apply for the fall semester, which began Sept. 1. Fulltime Nassau County residents enrolled in 12 or more credits pay $2,900 per semester for tuition, and $265 in fees. Part-time students pay $242 per credit, plus part-time fees.

For eligible students, tuition may be further reduced by Pell and other grants, as well as NCC Foundation scholarships. On-

and off-campus jobs may also be available for qualified students.

With its most recent graduating class in May, Nassau Community College now has 162,000 alumni.

“The college’s alumni form the backbone of Nassau Count’s skilled workforce,” said Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in a release. “Every qualified resident should be empowered to attend our community college, to enrich their lives, and to build a brighter future for their families.”

NCC Foundation is a non-profit organization devoted to raising funds to benefit current students. It continues to expand its range of scholarship offerings, including child care and emergency expenses for students who may need extra help to continue their paths to success.

Last year, more than 600 students benefitted from academic achievement scholarships, free textbooks, bus fare and food pantry items. Donors interested in making a gift to benefit students may visit the foundation website at NCC.edu/foundation, or call (516) 572-0670.

“With financial aid scholarships, 53 percent of all full-time SUNY students attend tuition-free, and 65 percent of community college students graduate with no federal student loan debt,” said SUNY chancellor John King in a release. “I strongly believe in the power of public education. There is excellent value in getting a college degree.”

Senator opens district office on East Merrick

State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick’s new district office has a home in Valley Stream with a ceremonial office opening and ribbon cutting on East Merrick Road on August 30. Various village officials, Chambers of Commerce dignitaries, community leaders, business owners, and residents from every corner of the 9th Senate District, which encompasses Valley Stream, Malverne, Lynbrook, and several other communities, were in attendance.

“I am filled with gratitude for the relationships we are building together, as this is undoubtedly a collabora-

tive effort,” said Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, a Republican. “Please know my door is always open, and I look forward to continuing our work for the residents of Senate District 9, Long Island, and New York State.”

Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick’s first order of local business, finding a suitable location for her homefield office, can now officially be checked off. Because of the redistricting of the state’s Senate map, the Rockville Centre office used by her Democrat predecessor Todd Kaminsky, who retired from public office, is now outside of the redrawn 9th Senate District boundaries. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick

previously served as deputy mayor and a trustee in Malverne. Her father, Joseph Canzoneri, is a former Malverne mayor. In her first months in public office, she has set a tone of bipartisanship and has hit the ground running on tackling local concerns, having recently stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Democratic and Republican leaders to call for new, full-time presidential leadership at the Long Island Rail Road, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s local transit arm.

Hofstra seeks conference Three-Peat

The bar has been raised for Hofstra men’s soccer.

Hofstra repeated as conference champions last fall, but were unable to replicate its 2021 postseason success when the Pride reached the third round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. The 2022 NCAA Tournament appearance was a brief one for Hofstra, with the Pride falling in the opening round at South Florida, 4-2.

“Expectations are much higher now,” said 35th-year head coach Richard Nuttall. “Our aspirations are much higher than the NCAA first round.”

The Pride was tabbed as favorites in the Coastal Athletic Association preseason poll collecting nine of 11 first place votes. Hofstra is aiming for its first CAA title three-peat since accomplishing the feat between 2004 and 2006.

Leading the charge to once again raise a CAA trophy and get Hofstra into the NCAA Tournament as the league’s automatic qualifier are junior midfielder Eliot Goldthorp and senior forward Ryan Carmichael. Goldthorp, a native of Leeds, United Kingdom, was named the CAA Preseason Player of the Year after earning Second-Team United Soccer Coaches All-America honors last season. Carmichael of Northern Island was 2022 CAA Player of the Year after placing second in the conference with 24 points.

“They are exceptional players who are athletically blessed and skillful,” said Nuttall of Carmichael and Goldthorp, who were both named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy Watch List.

The first goal of the 2023 featured Carmichael heading in a cross from Goldthorp in the second half of the Pride’s 1-0 season-opening win against Marist on Aug. 24.

Other offensive players Nuttall is hoping produce goals this season include senior Oliver Svalander of Sweden, who tallied 21 points last season, and junior Teddy Baker, who transferred from Lake

Erie College in Ohio.

Senior goalkeeper Wessel Speel anchors a Hofstra defense that held opponents to one goal or less in 15 matches. The Netherlands native was a ThirdTeam All-CAA selection in 2022 with 45 saves and five shutouts.

The backline also features Merrick native Pierce Infuso, Stefan Mason of the UK, Nico Oberrauch of Rome, Italy and Björn van Gorkom from the Netherlands.

Infuso, a former Bellmore JFK High School standout, made strides last season as a Second-Team All-CAA selection.

“We believe he is probably as good as anybody in the country as a one-on-one defender,” said Nuttall of Infuso. “His soccer IQ is getting better every year.”

The defense also includes West Hempstead High School native Shane Salmon, a Kellenberg High School product, who is back for a graduate year after playing 16 games with seven starts as a senior.

Other local players on the Pride roster include graduate Andrew Weiner, a Mepham High School graduate who arrives at Hofstra this season after competing for four seasons at Albany. Sophomore goalie Gino Cervoni, an Elmont native and Carey High School alum could eventually end up seeing time in net during his college career.

Hofstra kicks off its CAA season on Saturday at home against Long Island rival Stony Brook at 7 p.m. The nonleague schedule is highlighted by an Oct. 3 trip to ACC power Virginia, who the Pride tied 1-1 last season.

The success of the Hofstra men’s soccer program the last two years, which included an 8-2 blowout win at Penn State in the 2021 NCAA Tournament second round, has given Nuttall an added boost in recruiting.

“We’re known as an entertaining and an attacking team and I think a lot of young people want to come here and play an attacking style soccer,” he said. “Our results are pretty impressive over the last few years so we’re becoming a place that the top level recruits want to come to.”

RemembeRing the Fallen: Sept. 11, 2001

These Valley Stream residents and Central High School District alumni lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001

If you like doo wop, you’ll like Mike D’Amore

Nassau County put on an afternoon concert on Aug. 31 in Eisenhower Park’s Field 1. Geared towards seniors and older adults in the county, it featured Michael D’Amore, the lead singer of the one-hit-wonder doo wop group, The Capris.

The Capris originated from Ozone Park, Queens in the late 1950s, and are best known for their hit, “There’s a Moon Out Tonight,” released in 1961. The group experience a popularity resurgence in the 1980s.

The original group consisted of Nick Santamaria, Mike Mincieli, Frank Reina, Vinnie Naccarato and John Cassese.

D’Amore, who took to the stage at Eisenhower, joined the group in 2016. He originates from upstate-New York, and grew up in New Jersey. For the last 28 years, he’s been a multi-genre, professional entertainer, based out of the New York metropolitan area — though he is drawn to classic R&B and doo wop sounds.

The group now consists of D’Amore, Tony Sergi, John Monforte, Lou Esposito — and original member, Reina, who resides in East Meadow, and stopped by the Eisenhower performance.

All summer long, the county has put on concerts for older generations, which kicked off at 12 p.m. D’Amore’s show was the last performance of the summer.

For more on services and events offered by the county’s Department of Human Services and the Office for the Aging, contact (516) 227-8900 or email seniors@ hhsnassaucountyny.us.

Visit Capris.Net for more on the doo wop group and its history and MichaelDAmore.com for more on D’Amore and upcoming performances.

Tranquility Garden memorializes many

Valley Stream village officials held a rededication ceremony of the village’s iconic Japanese Tea House on the Village Green known as the “Tranquility Garden” on August 27. The renovation features a newly completed memorial path with engraved pavers placed along the pathway whose inscriptions pay tribute to deceased friends, relatives, and even pets from Valley Stream and abroad, noted Mayor Ed Fare. Plans for a memorial walk had been in the works since 2021 in hopes of offering residents a way to etch

their loved one’s memory amid the elegant charm and sereneness of the garden.

“I hope this beautiful garden becomes a place where residents can come, relax, reflect, and find calm for a brief time,” said Fare. “It is fitting that they should be remembered in the place they called home.” The renovation was made possible through the coordinated efforts of the village’s highway, parks, and building departments.

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Irish pride is on full display at annual festival

s the calendar turns to fall, it’s time once again to share in the delights of all things Irish at the annual Feis and Irish Festival, presented by the Nassau County Board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

The annual spectacle is a beloved tradition that brings out visitors and participants to enthusiastically partake in a lively celebration of dance, music, piping, drumming, language, and athletics known as a feis (pronounced

George Thorogood & The Destroyers

The dancers are ready and the pipes are calling all to the 51st edition of the festival at Nickerson Beach on Sunday, Sept. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. It retains the distinction of being a full feis in the traditional meaning of that term, according to Nassau AOH, in that it showcases not only Irish step dancing competitions (many hundreds of dancers are expected this year), but also a full menu of Gaelic bagpiping, traditional Irish music and song, Irish language activities, games, sports, and even Irish soda

dance, known fesh). to of the AOH, it not dancers year), Irish bread baking.

Sharing centuries of tradition

Since 1975, George Thorogood & The Destroyers have sold more than 15 million albums, played more than 8,000 ferocious live shows, and built a catalog of classic hits that includes ‘Who Do You Love,’ ‘One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer’ and ‘Get A Haircut.’ Bad to the Bone,’ that definitive badass anthem deemed the most popular song for bikers by Spotify, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2022. Now ‘one of the most iconic bands in rock n’ roll history’ — the Rapid City Journal, among others — celebrates it all with their Bad All Over The World: 50 Years Of Rock tour. It’s been very good to be George Thorogood & The Destroyers all these years, rock on with them. ‘If you’re content, you may as well be dead.’ Thorogood says. ‘I think everyone has thoughts about retiring, but the phone keeps ringing. ‘You want me and The Destroyers to come to your town, set up our gear, wear some cool threads and play ‘Who Do You Love?’ Let’s rock!’

Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. $89.50, $59.50, $49.50, $39.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

From as far back as 18th century Ireland, communities would come together for special festivals of dance and music — involving competitions, laughter and good times. That tradition continues here, where the AOH’s eight strong divisions organize competitions of dance and piping, bestowing awards on

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The Ancient Order of Hibernians has presented Nassau County with its annual feis since 1972, celebrating Irish culture and history.

The Nassau AOH welcomes everyone to enjoy its traditional dance and piping competitions, along with an Irish Marketplace, featuring all sorts of Irish-related goods and treats for sale. And there’s a special area for the kids. And since it’s a Sunday, Mass will be said at noon.

It’s a day that highlights the always vibrant, age-old Irish traditions, with all eyes on those high-stepping lasses. The dance competitions make this the premiere feis in the New York metro region, a showcase of some the finest Irish dancers in the area (and beyond), which also attracts pipers from all over to perform.

The sheer energy of the step dancers fascinates the many visitors who come just to see them being judged. The dancers perform intricate steps, often arrayed in dazzlingly colorful outfits, dancing jigs, reels, hornpipes and set dances. Winners move on to national competition and even international competitions.

This year’s festival honors Tim Myles, a National Life Member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, Division 14, in Lynbrook/Rockville Centre.

“I am honored and humbled to be chosen for this position, alongside many great Hibernians in past years, including a bishop and congressman who have been the honoree,” Myles says. “I have been involved in the feis for over 30 years, but most proud of the 10 years I ran the dancing competition. I oversaw entries go from 240 competitors to over 8O0 dancers, thanks to Riverdance. Please come out and support Irish culture, because if we don’t, who will?”

Myles, who retired from Long Island Rail Road 10 years ago, is devoted to supporting the Irish community at large. Among his many efforts, he

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• Sunday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. -5 p.m.

• Saturday and Sunday, noon-4 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

• Emily Lowe Hall Gallery, South Campus, Hempstead. For information and to RSVP, call (516) 463-5672, or visit Hofstra.edu/museum

• Nickerson Beach, 880 Lido Blvd., Lido Beach

“When We All Stand,” Hofstra University Museum of Art’s new exhibition, examines the collective power of the arts in society.

Curated by Alexandra Giordano — the museum’s assistant director of exhibition and collection — the exhibit underscores artists’ civic responsibility and influence.

Other festival enticements include Gaelic bagpiping, along with traditional music and song. Individual musicians demonstrate their talents and compete for prizes on a number of instruments — including the fiddle, tin whistle, flute, accordion, all forms of bagpipes, drums and keyboards, or any other instrument of their choice. Singers do the same, and judges have been known to award extra points for songs sung in the Irish language.

The Irish soda bread judging, a perennial favorite, is also one of the most hotly contested events of the day. There are as many styles of Irish soda bread as there are bakers. And, of course, the beach beckons. Bring a picnic lunch and settle in for a taste of Irish culture and hospitality.

“It highlights the vital role that artists have in activating democratic values that promise equality and freedom, encouraging civic engagement, and cultivating unity,”

Spend an electrifying evening with soul storyteller and ‘narrator of love’ Anthony Hamilton. The Grammy winner (and 17-time nominee) is known for his singular style that mixes Southern soul with R&B swag. Over the last decade, he’s produced platinum-selling albums and charttopping hits like ‘Comin’ From Where I’m From,’ ‘Charlene,’ ‘You’ve Got the Love I Need,’ and ‘You Made a Fool of Me.’ His recent album ‘Love is the New Black’ includes the solo single ‘Mercy,’ which launched his label My Music Box. The suave singersongwriter entices everyone with a voice characterized as smooth as the glowing embers of a dying fire and a glass of pinot noir. Now considered the king of modern soul and R&B, he burst onto the scene in the early 2000s, after cutting his teeth as a background singer for the likes of D’Angelo and 2Pac.

Pat McGann is quickly rising as one of the sharpest stand-ups on the comedy scene. A relative latecomer to comedy, he began doing standup at 31 after realizing he was not very good at selling packaging. He hustled his way to become the house emcee at Zanies Chicago, where he distinguished himself as especially adept at working the crowd. A husband and father of three young children, McGann’s appeal stems from his quick wit and relatable take on family life and marriage. In 2017, McGann began touring as the opening act for Sebastian Maniscalco, moving with him from clubs to theater, to arenas, including four soldout shows at Madison Square Garden. McGann’s relatively short, but impressive resume, includes Montreal’s famed Just For Laughs Festival, Gilda’s LaughFest, The Great American Comedy Festival, and more. McGann still calls Chicago home.

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Friday, Sept. 8, 8 p.m. NYCB Theatre at Westbury, 960 Brush Hollow Road, Westbury For information/tickets, visit WestburyMusicFair.org or LiveNation.com.

Saturday, Feb. 11, 8 p.m. $40, $35, $30, $25. The Paramount, 370

Can art change the world? It’s a question that’s been at the focus of our collective culture for centuries. Now as society navigates the complexities of modern life, art as a path for social change is at the forefront of artistic expression.

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Killer Queen

Queen-mania rocks on. Killer Queen visits the Paramount stage, Saturday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m., with their homage to the beloved band. Formed in the UK in 1993, Killer Queen played their first public shows at London University where Queen themselves had played their first shows 21 years earlier. Fronted by Patrick Myers as Freddie Mercury, critics have described Myers’ resemblance to Freddie Mercury as “spooky;” his uncanny likeness was further proven when he recorded a #1 hit single singing as Freddie Mercury on Fat Boy Slim’s record “The Real Life.” Of the band’s success, Myers has remarked “It’s been an amazing journey. We thought our band would last maybe a summer at the most but the concerts grew and grew and we’ve ended up playing and selling out the same arenas that Queen played at their peak.” Their success has continued here in the States, with regular stops at prestigious venues on their U.S. tours. Their expert musicianship, extraordinary energy, and accurate portrayal of the world’s greatest live band has rightfully earned them the title of Queen Royalty! Thrilling sell-out audiences across the globe the band recreates the high energy, powerful phenomenon that was Queen live. This quality, combined with Myers’ powerful three-and-a-half octave tenor range, expert musicianship and dynamic stage presence, has captivated audiences the world over. $49.50, $39.50, $35, $24.50. The Paramount, 370 New York Ave., Huntington. (800) 745-3000 or Ticketmaster.com or ParamountNY.com.

On exhibit

View the landmark exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait,” at Nassau County Museum of Art. Devoted to the way that Modigliani powerfully re-defined the art of portraiture, the show includes his masterworks along with paintings and drawings by his Parisian contemporaries (Picasso, van Dongen, Laurencin). Modigliani’s enduring influence on artists even in our own time is shown in a selection of Contemporary paintings by such important figures as David Hockney, Eric Fischl, Elizabeth Peyton and others. The exhibition is being curated by Dr. Kenneth Wayne, founder of The Modigliani Project, which authenticates paintings and drawings (two of the works in the show have been recently approved by the committee). Through Nov. 5. Nassau County Museum of Art, 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516)

Bird walk

The South Shore Audubon Society welcomes all to join its members for a bird walk, at the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area, Saturday, Sept. 9, starting at 9 a.m. Walk leaders, other birders and nature enthusiasts are happy to share their knowledge and experience with you. Bring binoculars. 500 Slice Drive, off Waukeena Ave. To register, text your name and contact information to (516) 467-9498. Also text regarding questionable weather conditions. For more information, visit SSAudubon.org

Leaf Peepers

Celebrate fall and all the colors of the season with the family at Long Island Children’s Museum, Saturday, Sept. 23, 12-2 p.m. Use your imagination to make animal art out of colorful leaf shapes, focusing on the seasonal shades of vibrant yellow, deep purple, and fiery orange, at the dropin program. Suitable for ages 3 and up. Long Island Children’s Museum, Museum Row, Garden

St. Jude Run/Walk

Registration is open for the St. Jude Walk/ Run Long Island, presented by Tweezerman International during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Sunday, Sept. 10, 9 a.m., at Marcum Corporate Offices & Park. The St. Jude Walk/Run offers everyone a chance to walk or run and gather in-person or virtually to raise funds and awareness for the St. Jude mission: Finding cures. Saving children. Besides the walk/run, the event features entertainment, food and activities for the whole family to enjoy. Participants will even have the opportunity to connect with St. Jude patients and learn firsthand how their support makes a difference. 10 Melville Park Road, Melville. Register or learn more at StJude.org/walklongisland.

Vinyl Revival in concert

Vinyl Revival performs an upbeat cover band show, at the Village of Valley Stream’s annual summer concert series, Friday Sept. 8, starting at 8 p.m., at the Village Bandshell. 123 S. Central Ave. For more information, call (516) 8254200 or visit Vsvny.org.

Art talk

Grab your lunch and join Nassau County Museum of Art Docent

Riva Ettus for her popular “Brown Bag Lecture,” now back on-site at Nassau County Museum of Art, Thursday, Oct. 19, 1 p.m. Enjoy an in-depth presentation on the current exhibition “Modigliani and the Modern Portrait.” Participants are invited to ask questions at the end of the program and to join the 2 p.m. public tour of the exhibit. 1 Museum Dr., Roslyn Harbor. (516) 484-9337 or NassauMuseum.org.

Village board meets

The village of Valley Stream will meet for their regular board of trustees meeting on Monday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. For more information, call (516) 825-4200 or visit their website at Vsvny.org.

9/11 Memorial webinar

Henry Waldinger Memorial Library hosts a virtual showing of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum Anniversary over Zoom, Monday, Sept. 11, at 11 a.m. Register at ValleyStreamLibrary.org or call (516) 825- 6422.

Having an event?

Talking birds

The South Shore Audubon Society invites all to a lecture program, “Researching Cassowaries, the Deadliest Birds on Earth,” with Dr. Todd Green, Tuesday, Sept. 12,7:30 p.m., at Freeport Memorial Library. Most people have never heard of these large flightless birds native to Australia and New Guinea, which are critically important to the rain forest ecosystems they inhabit. They have daggershaped claws, crown-like structures and brightly colored heads and necks. They are so territorially aggressive; they are among the deadliest birds on earth. Paleontologists use them to help untangle the mysteries of long extinct dinosaurs. Dr. Green, a Postdoctoral Teaching fellow at NYIT, is one of the few cassowary researchers in the world. 144 W. Merrick Road (at S. Ocean Avenue) in Freeport. For more information about the program or South Shore Audubon, go to SSAudubon. org.

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Job Fair

Nassau BOCES, in partnership with Nassau County School Districts, holds a Job Fair, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Freeport Recreation Center. It promises to be an exceptional opportunity for job seekers. Representatives from Nassau BOCES, SCOPE Education Services and several school districts will offer an exclusive platform for candidates to explore a wide range of exciting career opportunities within the field of education. Attendees can look forward to engaging with representatives from the participating school districts. Job seekers, whether seasoned professionals or fresh graduates, are encouraged to attend this event to explore positions as Teacher Aides, Bus Drivers, Security Personnel, Naturalists, Bus Dispatchers, Registered Professional Nurses, Maintainers, Food Service Personnel, Cleaners/Laborers, HVAC and Electrical technicians, Groundskeepers, Monitors and more. Each participating district, offering insights into their educational programs, work culture, and career advancement opportunities; face-to-face interactions with district representatives, allowing candidates to ask questions, discuss job openings, and showcase their skills; networking opportunities and on-site resources and workshops to help attendees refine their job search strategies, improve interview techniques, and create effective resumes. Attendees are encouraged to dress professionally, bring copies of their resumes, and prepare to make an impression. 130 E. Merrick Road, Freeport. Visit NassauBoces.org/ jobfair for information.

Breastfeeding Support Group

Mercy Hospital offers a peer to peer meeting for breastfeeding support and resources, facilitated by a certified breastfeeding counselor, every Thursday, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Bring your baby (from newborn to 1 year) to the informal group setting. All new moms are welcome, regardless of delivering hospital. Registration required. Call breastfeeding counselor, Gabriella Gennaro, at (516) 705-2434 to secure you and your baby’s spot. Mercy Hospital, St. Anne’s Building, 1000 North Village Ave., Rockville Centre. For information visit CHSLI.org.

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children in Nassau County,” Blakeman said. “We are extremely serious about making sure that our kids, when they go to school, are in a safe environment free from any kind of violence or any kind of medical condition that would jeopardize their health.”

With the creeping rise of school gun violence and opioid deaths nationwide, Blakeman stressed the county’s effort to ensure efficient cooperation between teachers, police officials, and local government. He also called on parents to be the first line of defense in spotting and reporting problematic behavior with their kids — especially as they grow into teens and young adults.

“Parents, know what your kids are up to,” Blakeman said. “Know who their friends are. If some kid is acting weird or is doing something that can possibly lead to violent activity — whether inperson or on social media — let school officials know.”

Major strides have been made in the police’s coordination efforts with schools, Ryder said, as ways to prevent active shooters and cut down on response times.

This is possible thanks to existing safety procedures and technology like security-wide assessments, mandatory police school visits, and the widespread installation of the Rave Panic Button system in schools — a rapid alert appa-

ratus designed to directly connect school administration to law enforcement and emergency dispatchers during a life-threatening event.

Other tactics include a dedicated team of officers who monitor the web for troubling social media posts or suspicious online behavior.

“If school officials do find some -

thing,” Ryder said, “we immediately sit down with them, the student, and their parents and discuss it.”

One instance that came to Ryder’s mind was where a conversation led to a consensual search of a family’s property, turning up weapons inside the home even the parents were not aware of.

“Since 2013, there have been 75 peo -

ple killed in school shootings,” Ryder said. “Roughly 75 percent of all active shootings end in five minutes or less. And 52 percent of that is over in two minutes.”

Ryder noted that the county police’s response time falls squarely within that window — averaging around three to five minutes. In the fast-paced chaos of a shooting, “closing that gap between two to three minutes” through quicker response times can save lives, citing the need for more trained officers on standby. And close to schools.

“The bad guy has to be right once,” Ryder said. “We have to be right every single time, so we practice how we play and improve on everything we did before.”

Part of that improvement, noted Ryder, is increasing police presence around campuses and other high-profile areas with the unveiling of “overwatch” teams — 20 heavily armed uniformed officers patrolling in groups of four, in all areas of the county, irrespective of crime rates.

These tactics, officials hope, will create a visible police presence and engender a feeling of safety and protection.

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Diocese names four principals to L.I. schools

The Diocese of Rockville Centre Department of Education and the Morningstar Initiative recently announced the appointment of four new principals, who will be assuming leadership roles in its parish and regional schools across Long Island.

“We welcome these new principals into the Catholic administrative community,” Pamela Sanders, the diocese’s superintendent of schools, said in a statement. “Our office will work closely and support them in their efforts to continue the long tradition of excellence in Catholic education.”

Principal John-Paul Barnaba joins the Long Beach Catholic Regional School having served in the role as principal of the Academy of Saint Paul and Saint Ann in Manhattan and Our Lady of the Assumption School in the Bronx.

“I look forward to not only being a school leader at Long Beach Catholic, but also being an adoptive member of the Long Beach community,” he said.

Barnaba grew up on Long Island and is the product of a Catholic education, having graduated from St. Anthony’s High School in Huntington.

Principal Marcia Velasco joins the Holy Name of Mary School in Valley Stream. She has spent almost the last 25 years working as a teacher, administrator and curriculum writer at the ele -

mentary, middle school and high school levels.

“The morals, values and lessons that are taught in Catholic schools (in partnership with what is taught at home) are key for a child’s development and success,” Velasco said in a letter to families. “I am committed to making sure that these morals, values, and lessons remain at the forefront of your children’s education.

Principal Thomas Fasano joins the St. Anne’s School in Garden City, following his retirement from the public school system in July.

“I am honored to have the opportuni-

ty to return to my roots as a principal, and in particular, to support the continued growth and success of the faithbased, family-centered learning community long established here at St. Anne’s school,” Fasano said.

Fasano graduated from Chaminade High School in Mineola and is the product of a Catholic school education. He began his career as an educator in the late 80s, and after receiving his doctorate from St. John’s University, pursued work as an administrator. He has served as an assistant superintendent in the Massapequa School District since 2008.

Principal Rebecca Darmanin joins the St. Patrick School in Smithown, where she has served in various capacities for the past 21 years. She has served as the assistant principal since 2020, and prior to that was a classroom teacher.

“For the past 21 years, St. Patrick School in Smithtown has been my home,” Darmanin said. “I have grown in my craft, worked with amazing colleagues, develop life-long friendships and grown in my faith. I am where God wants me to be at this moment and excited that he has allowed me to be an instrument in his divine plan.”

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LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

Wilmington Saving Fund

Society Fund, FSB, as Trustee of Stanwich

Mortgage Loan Trust J, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Anthony Isaac; Tiffany Ricci; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

duly entered December 1, 2022 I, the undersigned

Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 18, 2023 at 4:00PM, premises known as 224 East New York Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 37 Block 292 Lot 12.

Approximate amount of judgment $403,918.83 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 610718/2019. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, for Carrington

Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2005-NC4 Asset

Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Plaintiff

AGAINST

Nicolas Carpio a/k/a Nicholas Carpio; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale

duly entered December 17, 2013 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 26, 2023 at 2:00PM, premises known as 2 Fulton Place, Valley Stream, NY 11580. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, in the

Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York, Section 37 Block N Lots 676 & 677.

Approximate amount of judgment $435,801.19 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 003983/2010. The auction will be conducted pursuant to the COVID-19 Policies Concerning Public Auctions of Foreclosed Property established by the Tenth Judicial District. Foreclosure Auctions will be held “Rain or Shine.”

Judith Powell, Esq., Referee

LOGS Legal Group LLP f/k/a Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) 430-4792

Dated: August 3, 2023 141482

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU SUNWEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., Plaintiff, Against JEFFREY DELUCA PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF NASSAU COUNTY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE C. CLARK, DECEASED, WILLIAM CLARK A/K/A WILLIAM P. CLARK AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE C. CLARK, MATTHEW DOMIANO AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE C. CLARK, MICHAEL DOMIANO AS HEIR AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARIE C. CLARK, ET AL., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 06/05/2023, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the North Front Steps of the Nassau County Courthouse, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501. This Auction will be held rain or shine on 9/25/2023 at 2:30 p.m., premises known as 13 Wellsboro Road, Valley Stream, New York 11580, And Described As Follows:

ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in Valley Stream, In The Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Section 37 Block 583 Lot

6 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $728,982.89 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale;

Index # 012113/2014

If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the then Court Appointed Referee will cancel the Foreclosure Auction.

Harold F. Damm, Esq., Referee. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, LLC, 10 MIDLAND AVENUE, SUITE 205, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573

Dated: 6/29/2023 File

Number: 16-302313

RS 141478

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL

SUMMONS-SUPREME

COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC, Plaintiff, -againstANY AND ALL KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF SHEMENA ROBINSON AKA SHEMENA CAMARA, DECEASED; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; P.T.R.C., INC.; MARCIA BEDELL, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEMENA ROBINSON AKA SHEMENA CAMARA, DECEASED, if she be living and if she be dead, the respective heirs-atlaw, next-of-kin, distributes, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint; LUPE CAMARA, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEMENA ROBINSON AKA SHEMENA CAMARA, DECEASED; WILLIAM ANDREW ROBINSON, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEMENA ROBINSON AKA

SHEMENA CAMARA, DECEASED; BYRON BEDELL, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SHEMENA ROBINSON

AKA SHEMENA CAMARA, DECEASED; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10,” said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, intended to be possible tenants or occupants of the premises, or corporations, persons, or other entities having or claiming a lien upon the mortgaged premises, DefendantsIndex No. 600914/2022

Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the

Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated August 2, 2023.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C. Dated: August 2, 2023 Filed: August 8, 2023. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 24 Marlowe Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Dated: April 17, 2023 Filed: August 15, 2023 Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Monica G. Christie, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 No Service by fax) Service purposes only: Trade Centre South 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F: (954) 343-698. 141596

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF

NASSAU

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiffagainst - RUTH BARON, et al Defendant(s).

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on December 23, 2016. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 3rd day of October, 2023 at 3:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York.

Premises known as 923 Hewlett Dr., Valley Stream, NY 11581. (Section: 39, Block: 556, Lot: 35) Approximate amount of lien $461,583.20 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 004923/2015.

Malachy P. Lyons, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409

Dated: July 31, 2023

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

141549

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 29, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the North Side steps of the Nassau County Supreme Court located at 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 “Rain or Shine” on the 29th day of September, 2023 at 3:00 PM. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau, State of New York.

Premises known as 76 Southgate Road, Valley Stream, (Town of Hempstead) NY 11581. (SBL#: 39-540-15) Approximate amount of lien $1,104,538.81 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed judgment and terms of sale.

Index No. 005943/2012.

Richard C. Lunenfeld, Esq., Referee. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 840 New York, NY 10170 Tel. 347/286-7409

For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832

Dated: July 27, 2023

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

141547

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TERRACE AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 269 feet north of the north curbline of Atherton Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-379/23)

HEATHCOTE ROAD - east side, starting at a point 369 feet south of the south curbline of 109th Avenue, south for a distance of 18 feet.

(TH-383/23)

FRANKLIN SQUARE CLEVELAND STREETwest side, starting at a point 22 feet north of the north curbline of Propp Avenue, north for a distance of 25 feet.

(TH-365/23)

THIRD AVENUE - south side, starting at a point 158 feet west of a point opposite the west curbline of Second Street, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-325/23)

(NR) LAWRENCE LAWRENCE AVENUEeast side, starting at a point 220 feet south of the south curbline of Mott Avenue, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-360/23)

OCEANSIDE LOFTUS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 219 feet south of the south curbline of Allen Avenue, south for a distance of 22 feet.

(TH-385/23)

SEAFORD

MARTIN COURT - south side, staring at a point 25 feet west of the driveway apron of house 3839 Martin Court, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-236(B)/23

UNIONDALE FENIMORE AVENUEwest side, starting at a point 141 feet south of the south curbline of Cedar Street, south for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-373/23)

MERILLON STREETsouth side, starting at a point 91 feet west of the west curbline of Uniondale Manor Parkway, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-380/23)

MARTIN COURT - south side, starting at a point 25 feet west of the driveway apron of house 2839 Martin Court, west for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-236/23 - 8/01/23)

(TH-236(B)/23) ALL PERSONS

INTERESTED shall have an opportunity to be heard on said proposal at the time and place aforesaid. Dated: Hempstead, New York

September 6, 2023 BY ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD

DONALD X. CLAVIN, JR. Supervisor KATE MURRAY Town Clerk 141710

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BY THE BOARD OF APPEALS

Pursuant to New York State Town Law Article 16, New York State Public Officers Law Article 7, and the Town of Hempstead Building Zone Ordinance, NOTICE is hereby given that the BOARD OF APPEALS of the Town of Hempstead will hold a public hearing in the Old Town Hall, 350 Front Street, Room 230, Second Floor, Hempstead, New York on 9/13/23 at 2:00 P.M. to consider the following applications and appeals:

LEGAL NOTICE REFEREE’S NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATE HOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-BC2, Plaintiffagainst - CASSANDRA N. CEAN, et al Defendant(s).

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 202-48 of the code of the Town of Hempstead entitled, “Handicapped Parking on Public Streets,” a public hearing will be held in the Town Meeting Pavilion, Hempstead Town Hall, 1 Washington Street, Hempstead, New York, on the 19th day of September, 2023, at 7:00 o’clock in the evening of that day, to consider the adoption of a resolution setting aside certain parking spaces for motor vehicles for the sole use of holders of special parking permits issued by the County of Nassau to physically handicapped persons at the following locations: ELMONT

(NR) VALLEY STREAM FENWOOD DRIVE - west side, starting at a point opposite the north curbline of Shipley Avenue, north for a distance of 20 feet.

(TH-384/23)

and on the repeal of the following locations previously set aside as parking spaces for physically handicapped persons:

ELMONT

EMPORIA AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 155 feet south of the south curbline of Atherton Avenue, south for a distance of 19 feet.

(TH-217/13 - 11/12/13)

(TH-366/23)

OCEANSIDE

LOFTUS AVENUE - west side, starting at a point 295 feet south of the south curlbine of Allen Avenue, south for a distance of 55 feet.

(TH-240/83 - 9/27/83)

(TH-372/23)

SEAFORD

THE FOLLOWING CASES WILL BE CALLED STARTING AT 2:00 P.M. 558/23. NR VALLEY STREAM - Temple Hillel Southside Jewish Center, Inc., Variance in off-street parking & proposed conversion of daycare to classrooms for educational use in conjunction with temple., N/W cor. Rosedale Rd. & Furth Rd., a/k/a 1000 Rosedale Rd. S.E.Q.R. determination not made. 568/23. NR VALLEY STREAM - CEC Entertainment, LLC, Special exception to use part of premises for place of public assembly & amusement (proposed Chuck E. Cheese)., S/W cor. Sunrise Hwy. & Green Acres Rd., a/k/a 750 W. Sunrise Hwy.

ALL PAPERS PERTAINING TO THE ABOVE HEARING ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE BOARD OF APPEALS, TOWN HALL, 1 WASHINGTON STREET, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550.

This notice is only for new cases in Valley Stream within Town of Hempstead jurisdiction. There are additional cases in different hamlets, towns and villages on the Board of Appeals calendar. The full calendar is available at https://hempsteadny.gov/ 509/Board-of-Appeals

The internet address of the website streaming for this meeting is https://hempsteadny.gov/ 576/Live-Streaming-Video

Interested parties may appear at the above time and place. At the call of the Chairman, the Board will consider decisions on the foregoing and those on the Reserve Decision calendar and such other matters as may properly come before it.

141750

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT.

NASSAU COUNTY. L&L ASSOCIATES HOLDING CORP., Pltf. vs. CARLA GIORDANI, et al, Defts. Index #611711/2020.

Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure and sale entered Sept. 14, 2022, I will sell at public auction on the north side steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY on October 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. prem. k/a Section 39, Block 511, Lot 7. Sold subject to terms and conditions of filed judgment and terms of sale. JUDGE SCOTT

SILLER, Referee. LEVY & LEVY, Attys. for Pltf., 12 Tulip Dr., Great Neck, NY. #100677

141736

LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF LEGAL

POSTPONEMENT OF SALE

SUPREME COURT

COUNTY OF NASSAU, NJCC-NYS COMMUNITY RESTORATION FUND LLC, Plaintiff, vs. ST LAWRENCE CAMPBELL A/K/A ST LAWRENCE CAMPBELL A/K/A LAWRENCE CAMPBELL, ET AL., Defendant(s).

Pursuant to an Order Confirming Referee’s Report and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on April 19, 2023, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the front steps on the north side of the Nassau County Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on September 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m., premises known as 44 Brook Road, Valley Stream a/k/a South Valley Stream, NY 11581. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York, Section 39, Block 504 and Lot 4. Approximate amount of judgment is $580,919.46 plus interest and costs.

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 609114/2019. Cash will not be accepted. This foreclosure sale will be held on the north side steps of the Courthouse, rain or shine. COVID-19 safety protocols will be followed at the foreclosure sale. If proper social distancing cannot be maintained or there are other health or safety concerns, the Court Appointed Referee will cancel the sale. The original sale was scheduled for August 15, 2023 at the same location and time.

Ellen Durst, Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for Plaintiff 141730

LEGAL NOTICE

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS-SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF NASSAU - NEWREZ LLC

D/B/A SHELLPOINT

MORTGAGE SERVICING, Plaintiff, -against- THE UNKNOWN HEIRS-ATLAW, NEXT-OF-KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, ADMINISTRATORS, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS OR PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT LOUIS P. VIEGAS, BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; PETER VIEGAS; JOHN M. VIEGAS; SARAH E. VIEGAS; MARTIN VIEGAS; LIZA MARIE VIEGAS; MARY CELARDO A/K/A MARY HANSEN; CHRISTOPHER VIEGAS; ANNMARIE M. VIEGAS; JOHN VIEGAS; THERESA R. AVVENTO; JACQUELINE C. CARUSO; ANTOINETTE T. DANGELO; THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name

Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, DefendantsIndex No. 615230/2022

Plaintiff Designates Nassau County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject premises is situated in Nassau County. To the above named Defendants-YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated August 2, 2023.

NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME - If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable David P. Sullivan, J.S.C.

Dated: August 2, 2023

Filed: August 7, 2023. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 35 Marlow Road, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Dated and Refiled: August 21, 2023 Filed: November 1, 2022 Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff, By: Richard F. Komosinski, Esq. 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590 Elmsford, New York 10523 Tel: (914) 345-3020 141673

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURTCOUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF10 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST, Plaintiff, AGAINST HUMERA NADEEM, et al.

Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on December 6, 2017.

I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the North Side Steps of the Nassau Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, NY 11501 on October 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM premises known as 25 Rottkamp Street, Valley Stream, NY 11580. Please take notice that this foreclosure auction shall be conducted in compliance with the Foreclosure Auction Rules for Nassau County and the COVID 19 Health Emergency Rules, including proper use of masks and social distancing.

All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Laurelton, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Section 37, Block 492 and Lot 129 & 145. Approximate amount of judgment $621,808.59 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment. Index #017921/2010.

Ralph J. Madalena, Esq., Referee, Aldridge Pite, LLPAttorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747 141728

are everyone’s business READ THEM

A local commercial strip reckons with violence

some of its neighbors, but the activities have not, up until now, caught the police’s attention.

But residents can’t deny that their neighborhood has changed for the worse.

For the better of thirty years, this had been a “tranquil” neighborhood, said Arquimides Lopez, the owner of the AL Mini Mart, one of the businesses along the strip. The last time he felt that tranquility brutally shaken was one December night in 2017, when his own brother and co-owner, Edwin Lopez, was gunned down at the corner side bodega. While the bloodshed of last month’s shooting seared into the public’s mind, the strip had faced another close episode of gun violence eight days prior.

Two alleged gunmen opened fire on a home on Garfield Avenue, the adjacent residential road running behind the strip in broad daylight, according to police reports. “You could hear the bullets from outside,” said Lopez. “The streets are becoming more dangerous.”

Hector Lopez, who has lived on Garfield Avenue for nearly two decades, was more explicit.

“The neighborhood is like hell,” he said. “It wasn’t like this before.”

He said the weekly parties don’t pose much of a problem and are usually kept at acceptable volumes. He has, however, noted the presence of “violent kids, 12, 13 years old, who are drinking alcohol,” said Lopez. “I’m sometimes picking up beer bottles left on the street.”

Within a week of the shooting, community leaders and residents assembled to demand greater self-policing of out-

Anyone who has information on this incident is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at (800) 244-8477. All calls are kept confidential.

of-control parties, whether at event spaces or at homes, especially where unsupervised teens and alcohol mix.

The shooting seems to have stilled life on Ocean Avenue. Though everything seems far quieter now, a feeling of dread and anxiety hangs in the air, especially for Rios. From her doorstep, she has a clear view of the strip. A memorial of candles and a bouquet of white and red roses sit in front of the boarded-up rented party space. The window of the business next door remains punctured with three bullet holes.

On a recent sunny Wednesday afternoon, she let her children go outside to get some fresh air under her careful watch, with toys arrayed on the front lawn. She was careful to keep her one rambunctious toddler from leaving her side.

“As much as they cry about it, I don’t take my kids to the nearby park because of the insecurity I feel,” said Rios. “If I can avoid it, I don’t leave my home at night. And I definitely don’t take my kids out at night.”

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Q. We were told we could make our own plans for the deck we wanted to build this summer, and we thought we followed all the instructions. We filed the plans using the internet, and even though we’re not too savvy with computers, we finally figured it out. Then we got a response that we’re required to have plans for the whole house, showing any changes with an architect’s or engineer’s seal. How did this get to be so complicated, and is this typical? One has nothing to do with the other, and now the summer is almost gone, with no deck even started. We should have done what our neighbors did and just built it. What can you tell us, and is there a way around this now?

A. Your scenario isn’t unusual; it’s just that people generally try to avoid either doing the more complete thing or the right thing. Keeping things simple isn’t always the best policy if it means just putting off the inevitable. I have a long list of real estate transactions where amenities such as fences, sheds, decks or pools, or home improvements, were never filed, because sellers or buyers were advised by the people handling their process to keep things simple and just close.

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One of the first things I have to do when I meet a prospective client is to ask for their survey and closing documents to see if a search included all the items on the site. Often there are items such as those just mentioned that were completely ignored. Nobody is the wiser until the current owner wants to make a legally permitted change and discovers they have a lot more to do than just the one thing they had hoped to get approved. That is where you are.

Apparently, your jurisdiction knows about or suspects that there is more to your property and wants a complete record. Unless someone researches the records that are on file at your local building department to see if they match the conditions of your entire property, you won’t know what the officials are questioning. Many people will not hire a professional who tells the truth about checking all records, thinking that this is all so unnecessary, with comments like, “Well this was already like this when we bought the house.” Just because it was “like this” doesn’t mean it’s legal or on record, and your building department wants to make sure that your property, inside and out, matches plans. It pays to do this before you close, but in a brisk seller’s market, many people are afraid of losing the deal and just buy. That may be what happened to you. You are now the responsible party, and to even get the deck, you will have to hire a professional and have plans prepared after comparing the building department’s records with what currently exists. I don’t know a simpler way. Good luck!

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As a native New Yorker, born and raised on Long Island, I am extraordinarily proud of this place we call home. From our beaches, to our downtown, corridors to our tight-knit hometowns, the Empire State is filled with wonderful communities in which to live, work and raise a family.

Sadly, in recent times, far too many New Yorkers have been forced to flee the place they’ve spent most of their lives, driven out by high taxes, an everincreasing cost of living exacerbated by inflation, and deteriorating public safety. Instead of working to curb this mass migration of New Yorkers to greener pastures — fueled in large part by a lack of affordability — Gov. Kathy Hochul is attempting to levy an additional tax on already overtaxed New Yorkers in the form of congestion pricing. These new fees would be flat out wrong, and I’m working hard in Congress to stop them.

Under the governor’s ill-fated congestion pricing plan — formally termed the

Central Business District Tolling Program — commuters would pay upward of $23 during peak hours to drive south of 60th Street in Manhattan. What’s more, this would be in addition to the already high-priced tolls commuters must pay for the bridges and tunnels leading into Manhattan. While more and more New Yorkers feel the financial squeeze of inflation and an uncertain economy, Hochul has determined that this is the best time to move forward with her misguided congestion fees — which, if paid daily by an average commuter who drives into Manhattan for work on typical weekdays, could amount to more than $5,000 a year. What middle class family can afford that?

While congestion pricing has not yet been implemented, Hochul and her progressive allies in Albany are already championing this new pseudo-tax as a win for everyday New Yorkers as well as the faltering Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Indeed, funds from the congestion-pricing program are slated to fill the coffers of the struggling MTA and bankroll the agency’s bloated budget by encouraging more commuters to ride the rails into Lower Manhattan instead of driving. While increasing ridership on public transportation is a noble cause, doing so by threatening New Yorkers with financial hardship for driving is not the path forward.

Not only are commuters now staring down the barrel of thousands of dollars in new fees if they drive into Manhattan, but they are also facing increased costs for public transportation after the latest round of MTA fare hikes. Indeed, with MTA bus and subway fares now jumping to $2.90 a ride — and the roughly 4.3 percent Long Island Rail Road fare uptick — commuters are being forced to bear the brunt of the MTA’s long history of mismanagement — a seemingly never-ending saga that culminated with reports released earlier this year projecting a nearly $2.5 billion budget gap by 2025 for the agency.

In addition to increased costs, far too many New Yorkers have been exposed to a recent rash of violent crime while utilizing MTA services. Forcing those crimeweary commuters to pay more money for less safe commuting conditions is patently unfair.

All of this is to say that if Hochul were serious about helping local commuters, she wouldn’t push an unpopular and unneeded congestion-pricing plan on cash-strapped New Yorkers who are also having to contend with inflation, deteriorating safety on public transportation, and rising fares. What’s more, unless the MTA makes serious operational changes in the way it manages its finances, how soon will we have to contend with

increased congestion pricing fees in order to plug even greater holes in the agency’s budget?

I am opposed to the governor’s congestion pricing plan as it currently stands, and have worked in a bipartisan fashion to fight this new tax. In Congress, I have introduced H R 609, which calls for an outright rejection of the plan, and I’m proud to say that colleagues in both parties from across the tri-state area have cosponsored this federal push to quash this money grab by the state government.

While my fellow members of Congress and I work at the federal level to combat this new tax, I urge all of my Nassau County neighbors to contact Gov Hochul’s office — and their local state legislators — to voice their opposition to the congestion pricing scheme, and tell Hochul that we can’t afford another tax hike from Albany.

The governor and her progressive pals in the state legislature need to get serious about reeling in these out-of-control taxes and fees, before we lose even more New Yorkers to other corners of the country that respect their pocketbooks — and their commutes more than the Empire State does under this administration in Albany.

News porn, food porn and shopping porn

Really, the world outside is conspiring to corrupt us. The mindless chatter is deafening, the distractions are pervasive and the temptation to indulge ourselves on every level is highly seductive.

Yesterday I was standing on the train platform in Jamaica, and watched a young woman, earplugs inserted, texting while her child toddled over the yellow line, way too close to the tracks. Only those of us not on our phones noticed and yelled a warning. The embarrassed mother started to scream at the little boy, who really had done nothing wrong.

People are moving around, believing they can walk and talk or walk and listen to music or drive a car and text or sit down to dinner with the family and also answer emails.

No news flash here. This isn’t a new cultural phenomenon, but it is becoming obscene. Walking through city streets yesterday, people were mentally AWOL as they sometimes moved along and sometimes just stopped and blocked the sidewalk while they texted a message. Pedestrians were oblivious to their immediate

surroundings, inattentive to people standing within earshot.

On the LIRR, a woman was offering telephone therapy in a ridiculously loud voice to her daughter, who apparently was having issues of a personal nature with a boyfriend. Personal? Everyone in the train car had to listen to her advice on birth control.

Gradually, this public sharing of the personal and private has become acceptable behavior for many. Facebook and Snapchat and Instagram users publish details of their lives that might have been kept within the family before the internet. Are we losing any sense of discretion?

Who among us is able to carve out islands of silence or solitude in the midst of this public havoc?

The food we eat was once a private part of our lives. Now everyone takes pictures of their lamb chops and posts recipes, some for the most excessively fattening foods imaginable. And when we put down the phone or the computer, we turn on the TV and watch “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives” and watch really unhealthy-looking people gorging on fried food and barbecued everything.

If you turn to the news for a reasonable roundup of the day, you’re assaulted by the repetitive “breaking news” hyste-

ria that has replaced intelligent coverage. If you watch the news while you flip back and forth to the food channel, it’s a perfect storm of excess and grease.

Since President Trump was elected, news porn has subsumed what used to be reasonable coverage of events. It’s a chicken-andegg kind of thing. Did the chaotic nature of the administration make the news crazy, or is the crazy coverage affecting the White House?

We find excess in every arena. Once upon a time, when you wanted to go shopping, you went. It was a considered, proactive choice involving walking or driving to a store, selecting merchandise, checking out and coming home. I was never a motivated or skilled shopper, so online shopping serves me well. Still, what disturb me are the excessiveness and intrusiveness of it all.

I buy a pair of shoes online, the next time I try to do some research, I’m harassed and enticed and tempted by visual streamers on the screen, offering me more shoes and different shoes and cheaper shoes and even used shoes. Enough!

Perhaps I’m reacting to my own susceptibility to the dazzling online displays of goodies, from super-rich chocolates to rhinestone earrings that look like baby

Randi is on a brief leave. This column was originally published Sept. 7-13, 2017.

chandeliers. It’s all visual, but it feels noisy to me.

I use the word porn for these excesses in news, food and shopping because porn doesn’t necessarily suggest sexual material. In these cases, it suggests lurid and excessive indulgence.

This isn’t an all-or-nothing problem. By all means, we need to enjoy our food and follow the news and buy what we need to buy. The tricky part is keeping it all reasonable and appropriate and private. Dare I use the word “moderation”? It sounds so boring. Still …

To save our sanity, each of us, in our own lives and own spaces, must find time to think. That’s it, just think, with no external input. Sit in a park or in the house or take a walk and leave the devices behind. You’ll see and hear things you haven’t seen in a long time, such as the flash of a bird’s wing in the distance or the humming of late-summer insects.

Since Hurricane Harvey, there’s much talk about sheltering in place. The media intrusion into our lives is another kind of storm, and we need new skills to survive. We must give the gift of quiet observation to the next generation, or they will never learn how to take shelter in their own space.

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in these cases, ‘porn’ suggests something different: lurid and excessive indulgence.

Make room for school buses

they called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives simply to get from one side of the street to the other.

A survey conducted last year by Vision Long Island — a group of community leaders from Nassau and Suffolk counties committed to advancing more livable, economically sustainable and environmentally responsible growth — found these trouble spots in six neighborhoods, including Baldwin and Hempstead village. The study came on the heels of more than 6,000 accidents reported in the Town of Hempstead involving pedestrians.

“There’s a need in the area,” Vision Long Island executive director Eric Alexander said. “And we can do better.”

As schools open their doors for the fall once again, all of us must do better — at least do our part to ensure that our young folk can safely make it to their campuses. That means keeping an eye out for kids crossing streets, walking along roads where there might not be sidewalks, or simply standing and waiting for a bus.

Every morning — and every afternoon — hundreds of bus drivers are tasked with getting our children to and from school. But that task isn’t easy. Especially with impatient car drivers who might try to speed around slowing or stopped buses.

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To the Editor:

In “Village government help is just a call, or text, away” in the Aug. 24-30 issue, Mayor Ed Fare claimed that the village government is diligently serving the interests of the people. However, the stark reality reveals a different narrative: The village government primarily caters to Fare’s personal agenda. It’s a lesson we learn in school: Actions carry more weight than words. Fare’s actions speak volumes, including a staggering tax increase of over 40 percent, depletion of the village’s financial reserves, and the unfortunate descent into junk bond status as assessed by Moody’s Investors Service and still relevant to this day.

Adding insult to injury, at the July board meeting, Fare and his associates made amendments to the village’s collective bargaining agreement to secure a pay raise for his girlfriend. While Fare may argue that President Ronald Reagan was misguided in his criticism of the government, I vehemently disagree. To echo Reagan’s sentiments: “No government willingly reduces its own size, and once government programs are initiated, they tend to become permanent fixtures. In fact, a government bureau is perhaps the closest thing to eternal life we’ll ever witness on this earth.”

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But even the most well-meaning car drivers can be a headache for school buses. The yellow behemoths have a number of blind spots, take longer to stop, and require far more room to maneuver, according to the state transportation department

Because of that, it’s important to keep your distance from buses, especially when they stop. When you’re behind them, stay at least 20 feet back.

And always be alert. Not just to kids getting on and off the bus, but also anyone waiting at a bus stop or running to catch a bus. They might not be paying attention to what’s around them, and could dart into traffic — right in front of your vehicle.

And what about when you see flashing red lights and a stop sign extended from the side of the bus? Are there any times you don’t have to stop? The answer is simple: no.

State law requires you to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights and the extended stop sign whether you’re on a two-lane road, a multi-lane road with a paved median, or a divided highway. That’s right — even a barrier in the middle of a street separating you from a school bus in traffic going in the opposite direction isn’t enough to excuse you from stopping for the bus. You still have to stop.

DOT says many of the accidents

involving buses occur when car drivers try to pass stopped buses, or when they don’t stop because of poor visibility in rain, snow or fog. Some are caused by bus drivers waving cars through, unaware that a child is crossing the street. What does that mean to you? If a bus driver waves you through, don’t move forward until you’ve checked for yourself the road in front of you is clear.

Of more than 100 fatal accidents reported in a recent year by the state education department, nearly 70 percent of those killed were children in kindergarten, first, second or third grade. That’s despite the fact that those kids account for less than 35 percent of the school population.

No one should ever feel unsafe going to school — whether they’re walking or taking a bus. Ensuring children’s safety is all the incentive any of us should need. But just in case it’s not, the penalties for not stopping for school buses are fines of up to $400 and potentially 30 days in jail for the first offense, increasing to $1,000 and six months in jail for repeat offenses.

With school back in session, our children, the future of our neighborhoods — our world — need to get to class to learn everything they can. Stay alert. Stop on red.

Do your part to make sure they get there safely.

New housing on L.I.? Not in my backyard.

apoll conducted by nextLI/ Newsday discovered a not-sopuzzling contradiction. A majority of Long Island residents want more local housing options, probably because their own children, just starting families, can’t afford to buy homes in the communities in which they grew up and their parents live. On the other hand, a majority also oppose “dense housing options” like those proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Opposition to “dense housing options,” a euphemism for low-cost apartments near transportation hubs, comes from both Republicans and Democrats, because support for such developments could be the kiss of death in local elections. There is deepseated fear in the metropolitan area suburbs that less-expensive housing will bring ethnic and racial minorities into previously predominantly white communities.

So far, low-cost housing options on Long Island are targeted for communi-

ties that are already primarily Black and Latino. A four-story building with 42 units and a 228-unit development are going up in Hempstead, an 81-unit project is planned for Wyandanch, and a 55-unit building is being built in a blighted area of East Patchogue. Hempstead is 46 percent Black and 45 percent Latino. Wyandanch is 60 percent Black and 18 percent Latino. Patchogue is majority white, but the area where the housing will be built is increasingly Latino.

The State Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats, adjourned for the year in June without passing legislation to address the state’s chronic housing shortage, as lawmakers failed to even introduce any housing legislation. Democratic legislators wanted to boost the housing supply by offering developers tax credits that are supposed to promote construction of affordable housing and turn unused office space into apartments. The Democrats also wanted to include protection against evictions and spiking rents.

Hochul, a Democrat, was unhappy about pairing new construction with

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they’re dealing with, whether it be in government or private enterprise. But that’s not the case when it comes to limited liability companies, or LLCs.

LLCs can own property, apply for grants, operate as landlords, and donate to political campaigns. But discovering who’s behind the curtain isn’t easy. Cruise through your local property tax rolls, or the state’s campaign finance disclosure database, and you’ll see plenty of LLCs, but you won’t see plenty of names.

Anonymous shell companies have been a popular vehicle for money laundering, tax evasion, organized crime, terrorism, and other forms of corruption for decades. Yet establishing an LLC requires less personal information than getting a library card.

That’s why it’s important for Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Limited Liability Companies Transparency Act, passed by both the Assembly and State Senate, which would require these business organizations to publicly identify their owners to the state.

A wide variety of businesses — from pizza shops to mall developers and property buyers — use LLCs as an organizing business structure. The approach, sanctioned by state law, provides the owners some limits on liabilities the companies could face.

As a practical matter, LLCs also allow the people who actually own the companies to remain anonymous. Under current reporting requirements, LLCs need only supply a company name, county of operation, and an address where legal documents should be sent.

Sometimes that address is a post office box.

rent controls. She proposed a broader housing plan that would add over 800,000 units of new housing by requiring that suburban communities meet construction mandates, including expanding their housing stock by 3 percent every three years and building 50 homes per acre within a half-mile of Long Island Rail Road stations.

Democratic legislators were leery of Hochul’s plan because last fall, Republican candidates on Long Island won three Assembly seats and three Senate seats previously held by Democrats.

While Democrats shied away from Hochul’s proposal to mandate affordable housing in the suburbs, Republicans were in virulent opposition, accusing her of imperial ambitions, and of trying to transform Long Island communities in a plan to alleviate New York City’s housing crisis. Hempstead Town Supervisor Donald Clavin, a Republican, denounced the Hochul plan as “illconceived.” State Sen. Steven Rhoads, a Republican from Massapequa, called the governor’s proposal “a reckless and irresponsible attempt to defy both local government’s right to control local zon-

Sometimes it’s an attorney’s office or a registered agent. For anyone interested in knowing more, the information is often frustratingly nondescript — and consequently useless.

But we all have a well-established interest in this information, and the State Legislature should be commended for recognizing this by including solid public-disclosure requirements.

The lack of transparency for campaign donations is just one of the reasons the LLC Transparency Act has the support of good-government groups such as Common Cause and the League of Women Voters. While a 2019 law change required LLCs making political donations to disclose their owners, many are ignoring the requirement, the groups say.

The Business Council of New York State opposes the law, saying it will violate the privacy of law-abiding businesses — including thousands of small businesses organized as LLCs — and put their security at risk. There are some provisions in the legislation for public disclosure to be waived when “a significant privacy interest exists.” The law’s efficacy will be determined in part by how waiver requests are handled.

Given the benefits that state law confers on LLCs, it’s not too much to ask that they at least let us know who they are. This is a good step toward much-needed transparency.

ing and the right of each and every Long Islander to preserve their safety and suburban quality of life.”

Massapequa is 94 percent white and less than 1 percent Black. Over the past 10 years, less new housing has been built in metropolitan New York’s suburban communities than in most major metropolitan areas in the United States.

Racism remains such a potent political force in New York suburbs that the Democratic leaders in the State Legislature, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, both African-American, were unwilling to support affordable housing mandates, fearing that white opposition would cost Democrats majority control of both houses. Look for opposition to “dense housing options” to join attacks on critical race theory as Republican rally points in the 2024 election cycle to stir up white voting support.

Alan Singer is a professor of teaching, learning and technology and the director of social studies education programs at Hofstra University. He is a former New York City high school social studies teacher and an assistant editor of Teaching Social Studies, a joint publication of the New York and New Jersey Councils for the Social Studies.

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