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Food insecurity rises in Nassau as SNAP stalls Myhan, Nosh Delivers’ executive director. “Island Harvest and Long Island Cares have As the federal government stressed to all of the pantries shutdown dragged on, and as they provide food to their own its effects continue to linger, concern about having availabilLong Island food pantries have ity of food.” Despite those war nings, seen the strain firsthand — with rising demand, dwindling Myhan said that Nosh has manresources and growing anxiety aged so far, thanks to successful over when Supplefood drives and an mental Nutrition outpouring of comAssistance Promunity support. gram benefits will “Families and resume. schools have been On Tuesday, the particularly sensiSupreme Court tive to this time,” extended a shortshe said. “If anyterm order allowthing, the positive ing the Trump side is more potenadministration to tial clients have continue withholdsigned up for help.” ing full SNAP payIn recent weeks, ments through Nosh has seen regThursday, delaying MARgARET MyHAN istrations nearly aid for the more Executive director, double. “Our norm than 40 million of people that come Nosh Delivers Americans who in and sign up in a rely on the proweek is somewhere gram. The uncertainty has b e t we e n t h re e a n d fo u r, ” become one of the most tangi- Myhan said. “It’s been closer to ble effects of the shutdown. On seven.” She added that “more Long Island, food relief organi- people are coming in to retrieve zations like Nosh Delivers, in food,” and that the number of Glen Cove, say they have walk-ins has climbed by 20 to 25 already seen the impact. percent since last year. “There’s been heightened The organization currently concern about the impact of serves about 1,800 walk-ins per getting food,” said Margaret Continued on page 14
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Justin nakrin finished 2,091st out of 59,226 runners in this month’s new York City Marathon.
Oyster Bay native fulfills lifelong marathon dream By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
For 34-year-old Justin Nakrin, crossing the finish line in Central Park at the TCS New York City Marathon this month marked the culmination of a 15-year dream. The Oyster Bay native, who first laced up running shoes as a middle-schooler, spent nearly half his life chasing the chance to run in one of the world’s most famous races. “I’ve been trying almost every year since I was 18 to get in through the lottery,” Nakrin said. “Finally, this past year, back in February or March, my number was finally picked. Some 200,000 people entered the lottery for the 2025 New York City Marathon,
and out of those, they only picked around 1,500 names. It only took me 15 years to get in, but I finally got in.” Nakrin, a substitute teacher and a lifelong Oyster Bay resident, has been running since joining the middle school’s track team in eighth grade. He ran cross-country and track throughout high school and at Adelphi University, and after college he continued running recreationally, keeping up a steady schedule of local 5Ks and half- marathons. But the full marathon remained elusive until luck, and persistence, finally paid off. When a charge appeared on the family credit card, it was Justin’s mother, Rosaria, Continued on page 8
hey never thought they would see themselves in the position of having to ask for help.