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strengthened by an Ironman tured lung, eight broken ribs and a separated shoulder. Everett’s injury was even more seriof the Herald ous: He had lost half of his left A n u n l i k e l y f r i e n d s h i p leg, and now uses a prosthetic. The two became friends and began in the winter of 2025, in the pool at an LA Fitness gym met up the day before the Jones Beach Half Ironman. Before in Queens. J a y G r e e n b a u m , 6 8 , o f the three-event contest got Hewlett, is a cycle spin instruc- under way, Greenbaum made a promise to Everett tor for LA Fitness that, after the first gyms in Garden two legs, a 1.2-mile City, Howard Beach, swim and a 56-mile Lawrence and New cycling segment, the Hyde Park. At the pair would stay time, he was traintogether during the ing for an endur13.1-mile run to the ance swim last July finish — a total of in Fire Island, as just over 70 miles. well as the Half On race day, Ironman triathlon Everett struggled at Jones Beach last during the swim Sept. 20. with what he Michael Everett, described as excru38, who lives in JAY GREENBAUM ciating pain in his B r o o k l y n , w a s Hewlett left knee but made it training for another out of the water and Ironman in Puerto Rico as well as the Jones Beach onto his bike, and completed the ride as well. Although competition. As the two men talked, they Greenbaum finished the swim discovered that they had both and rode an hour and 15 minsustained serious injuries — utes ahead of Everett, he waitEverett in a motorcycle acci- ed in the bike-to-run transition dent in 2018, and Greenbaum area until Everett pedaled in. Their run became a walk, on his triathlon bike in 2023. Greenbaum had “mostly recov- because Everett, suffering ered,” he said, from a puncCoNtiNued oN PAGe 7
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Lawrence Mayor Samuel Nahmias, left, with State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick and Village Administrator Gerry Castro at the intersection of Central Avenue and Route 878.
Lawrence paves the way to a new and improved Route 878 By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
A long-awaited improvement project along State Route 878 — the Nassau Expressway — in the Village of Lawrence is underway, with new pavement, landscaping and accessibility upgrades coming to one of the community’s busiest roadways. The village received a $150,000 state grant from State Sen. Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick to help fund the beautification and repaving of a section of Route 878, a project village officials suggested will improve the safety, appearance and quality of life for residents and motorists.
The improvements will extend throughout the village, from Burnside Avenue toward the Atlantic Beach Bridge, Lawrence officials said. Construction began in early June, with completion expected by October. Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick joined Lawrence Mayor Samuel Nahmias and Village Administrator Gerry Castro on Route 878 to announce the project and highlight the importance of cooperation between different levels of government, on July 23. “Here we are on 878 in the Village of Lawrence, and I’m so honored to stand here with the Village of Lawrence’s mayor, Sam Nahmias,” Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick said. “Thank CoNtiNued oN PAGe 9
obody should have to live with that kind of pain when there’s a chance to fix it.