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Public remains mixed on Sands casino proposal improve its sustainability and upgrading energy infrastructure to meet growing demand. Beautification initiatives are The draft environmental impact statement for the pro- also planned to improve the posed Las Vegas Sands resort area’s public spaces, as part of and casino at the site of the Las Ve gas Sands’ ef fort to Nassau Coliseum was met with enhance both aesthetics and both resounding support and quality of life for residents and visitors. critical opposition “We are grateful at a public hearing to the Nassau Counat the Nassau ty Legislature for County Legislature its thorough review on Dec. 9. of the completeness Las Vegas Sands of our environmenofficially submitted tal impact statethe DEIS to the ment,” Michael L e g i s l at u r e l a s t Levoff, the compamonth, after a ny’s senior vice unanimous vote by president of stratelegislators confirm- ADRIENNE gy and public ing the document’s ESpOSITO affairs, stated in the c o m p l e t i o n a n d Executive director, release. “This over availability for pubCitizens Campaign 28,000-page doculic review. for the Environment ment further demThe DEIS outonstrates Sands’ lines a range of investments — totaling more commitment to comprehensivethan $150 million — aimed at ly and holistically mitigate the modernizing Uniondale’s infra- potential impacts of our transstructure and revitalizing the formative project at the site of hamlet and surrounding com- the Nassau Coliseum.” At the contentious hearing, munities, according to a Sands news release. The projects both supporters and detractors include expanding the Meadow- shared their opinions on the brook Parkway to alleviate traf- DEIS. Adrienne Esposito, execfic congestion, enhancing the utive director of Citizens CamUniondale water district to ContinueD on pAge 13
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Mohammed Arshad donated blood at the Masjid Hamza blood drive on Dec. 15, helping to combat seasonal declines in the supply of blood needed for life-saving medical procedures.
Masjid Hamza blood drive fights holiday donations dip By JUAN LASSO jlasso@liherald.com
Inside an outdoor shed beside Masjid Hamza, a tight space usually reserved for prayer and storage, Nayyer Zubair sat at a foldable white table laden with syringes, sterile needles, and coiled tubing. He knew the value of the blood he was about to give. “To start chemotherapy, my mother needed four bags of blood last year,” he said. “It’s personal for me.” Blood is a vital fluid with near-constant demand from hospitals and emergency medical facilities. Yet experts note this is one of their hardest recruiting times due to a holiday season lull, which can create an unnerv-
ing situation for blood banks if supply needs go unmet. “Donating blood is really not on the top of people’s list of things to do,” said Doreen Fiscina, manager of business development at New York Blood Center. “This is one of our most critical periods where we see our donations significantly decline between the holidays.”
The battle to keep blood banks full Zubair, who coordinated with the New York Blood Center to set up its blood drive at his hometown mosque, said more than two dozen of his fellow congregants gave blood. Stalked by the risk of shortages, Fiscina says ContinueD on pAge 20
t was a very comprehensive and a very complete draft EIS.