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State Sen. James Gaughran (D-Northport) held his first annual Women of Distinction awards ceremony Saturday, March 23, at Cold Spring Harbor Public Library. The ceremony honored 15 women from across the 5th Senate District whose outstanding work on behalf of their communities makes them each deserving of special recognition by the NYS Senate as a New York Woman of Distinction. The honorees were joined by family members, friends and other special guests. “I am delighted to be joined by such outstanding women at my first annual Women of Distinction awards ceremony,” Gaughran said. “There is no more fitting way to celebrate Women’s History
Month than by celebrating the incredible achievements of these extraordinary women.” Each year the New York State Senate honors outstanding women. One woman from each Senate district is chosen for a special ceremony in Albany. The 5th Senate District chose retiring Town of Huntington Clerk Jo-Ann Raia, who will head to Albany May 7 for a celebration. A full list of the honorees is below: Laurie Carey, Emily Eisen, Hayley Eno, Rachel Klein, Kathy Kuthy, Jennifer Stearns Lau, Pilar Moya, Annie Phillips, Jo-Ann Raia, Carol Rocco, Linda Beigel Schulman, Laura Schultz, Debora Thivierge, Maria Venuto and Janet Walerstein.
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Northport
Sen. Gaughran requests state health investigation
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When Samantha Marill stepped up to the microphone at a town hall meeting March 16 in the Northport High School auditorium, the crowd of more than 500 local residents fell silent as she spoke. “Four of my classmates have been diagnosed with leukemia,” she said. “I attended this high school and I’d like to know if emissions from the Northport power plant are a factor.” She directed her statement to New York State Sen. James Gaughran (D-Northport) who called the meeting to discuss LIPA’s tax lawsuit. Gaughran promised to look into the health concerns. Marill said that she and her classmates graduated Northport High School in 2016. “This is an alarmingly high number,” she said. “Most schools do not even have one student diagnosed.” The situation Marill describes is statistically abnormal. Leukemia, a cancer of the blood cells, strikes mostly older adults. Suffolk County, overall, does have a higher leukemia incidence rate for 2011-15 than state averages, according to New York State Department of Health spokesperson Jill Montag. But more than half of the people diagnosed with the disease are in excess of 65 years old. The statewide annual average for leukemia diagnoses for ages 20 to 24 totals 18, as reported in New York’s most recent cancer registry, which excludes New York City. It would be expected that two people between the ages of 20 and 24 would be diagnosed with leukemia, according to the state’s statistics, in a population of 100,000. In the Northport-East Northport School district, where an estimated 36,000 people live, one case would be rare. “None of my classmates should be fighting for their lives so soon after graduating,” Marill said. A fifth high school friend, she said, was diagnosed with sarcoma, another rare type of cancer that affects connective tissues. It’s difficult to know whether or not a specific environmental toxin will cause a particular individual to develop cancer, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2003 report titled “Cancer and the Environment.” But Marill was one of two people to raise health concerns about the Northport power plant at that meeting. Christine Ballow said that she drives past the plant’s stacks daily, coming and going from her home on Eaton’s Neck. Her two neighbors, she said, suffer from another rare blood disease called Wegener’s granulomatosis. The disease effects the lungs, throat, sinuses, kidneys and blood vessels. The Mayo Clinic, a nonprofit academic health center, reports on its website that the disease is not contagious or hereditary. Its causes are unknown. The Times of Huntington has dug into some of the issues and contacted state officials to learn how the public’s health concerns, past and present, are addressed. Here’s what we found: • New York State Department of Health and the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services investigated complaints about the Northport power plant in 2009. • The 2009 report’s conclusion: “It is unlikely that people who live and utilize facilities around the Northport power plant will come in contact with chemicals originating at the Northport power plant site while touching soil or breathing dust at the [soccer fields], or by drinking groundwater that is outside of the Northport power plant property, and that in these ways operations at the Northport power plant are not expected to harm people’s health.” HEALTH INVESTIGATION CONTINUED ON A4
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• The only public health action recommended in 2009 was that the grass surface on the plant’s public soccer fields be maintained to ensure that the potential for exposure to arsenic and cadmium are minimized. • That same report stated that contamination concerns date back to the late 1970s, saying: “There have also been many complaints about oil and soot emissions from the plant’s four smokestacks; some exceedances of air guidelines may have occurred, although no data on air emissions was reviewed that could confirm this.” • Leukemia risk factors, which are listed on the state health department website, include exposures to ionizing radiation, smoking, rare viruses and blood disorders. Long-term exposure to benzene and ethylene oxide, typically in the workplace, are also a known cause of the disease. • Suffolk County Water Authority reports by email that it tests its wells for benzene, but has never in 25 years identified the chemical’s presence in county waters. • The Northport power plant is considered a Major Oil Storage Facility, an official term. The 2009 report confirmed that the facility’s groundwater is subject to regular monitoring and reports that no significant petroleum products and material have contaminated the area. The water authority has confirmed by email that it has no record of significant contamination since 2009. To address residents’ cancer concerns, New
York State created in 1981 the Cancer Surveillance Program. It currently indicates no cancer cluster for leukemia near the Northport power plant, according to Montag. The program data, she said, shows one case of leukemia diagnosed between 2011-15 in the area that contains the plant. “While the community has not requested an investigation for this area, interested community members are welcome to contact the Department of Health at 518-473-7817 or canmap@health. state.ny.us to discuss their concerns and provide detailed information,” she said.
The American Lung Association doesn’t track cancer or Wegener’s disease, but it does monitor air quality. It reports Suffolk County is repeatedly one of the most polluted counties in the state, and is assigned an “F” rating for its ozone emissions. “Basically, the plant is required to meet modified emission standards from those applied to plants that are newly built,” said Jennifer Solomon, media person with the American Lung Association. “The power plant can emit thousands of tons of nitrogen oxides, a pollutant that is an essential contributor to ozone smog. Ozone is a
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powerful respiratory irritant and causes breathing problems for children, seniors and for those with chronic lung diseases, sometimes sending people to their doctors or even the emergency room.” LIPA’s tax lawsuit against the Town of Huntington has pushed the community to a tipping point. LIPA spokesperson Sid Nathan directed questions about Northport power plant health concerns to National Grid, which owns the Northport power plant. National Grid has not responded to phone and email requests for comment. “In response to constituents very serious concerns raised during my town hall meeting on LIPA, I am requesting that the state immediately look into these community health concerns,” Gaughran said. “I am requesting a meeting with the relevant state agencies to ensure that the health of our residents is of the utmost concern.” As for Marill, a junior at SUNY Potsdam, she’s declared a major in environmental science. She wants to study environmental law. “It’s wild to think that we could shut the plant down but, ideally, I would like to see it closed,” Marill said. “We need clean sources of energy.” Leukemia risks: What you can do
• Avoid nonessential exposure to ionizing radiation from X-rays, CT scans, especially for children and pregnant women. • Don’t smoke. • Be aware of and follow workplace health and safety rules.
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The Northport-East Northport school district’s budget is expected to stay under the 3.22 percent tax cap. As part of two budget meetings this month, Northport-East Northport school administrators revealed a preliminary budget figure of $171,397,668 for the 2019-20 year. It’s an increase of 2.75 percent from the previous year and around $4.5 million above last year’s figure of $166,810,381. Topics discussed at these meetings include changes to high school security, increases to debt services and planning for updated demographic studies.
The district is looking at purchasing several mobile kiosks to place at the high school’s entrance points that would be manned by school security guards. “[The] advantage of it is in a situation where someone tries to use an old ID card the security guard is notified,” Superintendent Banzer said. “Immediate intervention before someone comes into the building.” The $1 million increase to debt services is due to increases in bond payments, which have gone up close to $770,000, while the TAN notes have increased close to $300,000. The plans for new demographic studies comes in response to the continued declining enrollment in the district.
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University
SBU students prepare to trek up Kilimanjaro to help impoverished villagers BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A team of Stony Brook University students is preparing for the journey of a lifetime to help those in need, all while bringing awareness to the lack of access to clean water in impoverished villages around the world. Micayla Beyer, 21, a senior who is majoring in physics and German, is heading up a group of 14 SBU students. The team will climb up the 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, stopping along the way to help villages with limited access to clean water. The trip is in conjunction with WaterAid, an international nonprofit dedicated to improving access to clean water, hygiene and sanitation in the world’s poorest communities. Beyer said she learned about WaterAid through the organization Choose a Challenge, which pairs student travelers with a cause. To be eligible for the week-long Kilimanjaro trip, which begins May 29, each team member has to raise $6,000. Kaylie White, engagement and support care associate for WaterAid America, said the organization has been working with Choose a Challenge for more than a year now, and the philanthropic treks can be a learning experience for students. “Often on adventure trips like the Kilimanjaro one, students will be faced with lack of access to clean water and modern toilets as well, which is an opportunity for them to think more critically about how important those basic necessities are,” she said. White said the trip challenges students both physically and emotionally, as they learn about the problems that are caused by a lack of access to clean water, dependable toilets and good hygiene. “We hope that after participating in this
trek, students will continue to be advocates of our work and spread awareness for the global water crisis,” White said. Beyer, a 2015 Harborfields High School graduate, said she feels it’s important for people to know that there are areas in the world where residents don’t have access to clean water, and who sometimes have to travel miles to the nearest water source. Many times children will also help to retrieve the water, she said, and therefore are unable to attend school. The college student said the trek, which will be her first trip outside of North America, is something that can be done with minimal training as the students only need to carry a personal backpack while guides and porters help to carry heavier items such as tents. She said she and the others will be grateful for the help as she admits, “we’re probably not as fit as we should be.” To help students prepare, White said she and her colleague Elena Marmo, help students with their fundraising goals. They encourage efforts like bake sales and on-campus events, and in the past, some students ran 5ks for donations. She said Beyer has been an incredible advocate for WaterAid at SBU. White said the plan is to have eight students from SBU participate in the trek, which will raise $25,000 for the organization and fund projects at two schools overseas to install clean water technologies, bathroom facilities, handwashing facilities and hygiene programming. “That will make an incredible difference in the lives of children — allowing kids to grow up healthy and strong, staying in school so they can pursue their dreams,” White added. Mary Bertschi, 22, a SBU marine biology major, plans to join Beyer on the mission. She
Above, Micayla Beyer, center, with teammates Luke Solak and Melanie Young at a recent fundraiser. Below right, team member Mary Bertschi. Below left, nearly 100 SBU students attended an information session held on campus to learn more about the trek and the charity. Photos from Micayla Beyer and Mary Bertschi
said she was excited to participate because she studied in Madagascar in the fall of 2017 where she learned how many poor villages have limited access to clean water and toilets. During that trip, she and other students tested the parasite loads in young people in five different villages and found 85 percent of those tested had at least one waterborne parasite. She also learned that one in nine people doesn’t have access to clean water. “That stuck with me,” Bertschi said. While in Madagascar, Bertschi said SBU students had ways to clean water, including LifeStraw filters, but they did have to bathe at times in the dirty rivers and streams. She said the mild introduction to limited access to clean water was eye-opening for her. Both students are near their goals of raising $6,000, and March 30, Greenporter Hotel in Greenport, where Bertschi works, will hold a fundraiser for the nonprofit. Bertschi said the students will have to be realistic about how much ground they can cover on the mountain and will have to watch for altitude sickness, but she said the challenges during the trip will be worth it. “I hope people recognize what a large issue this is, the lack of access to clean water, and the lack of access to toilets and sanitation and hygiene education,” Bertschi said. “I feel like that is something that a lot of people don’t really understand the severity.” Beyer said she and her teammates are already learning from the experience. “This path from signing up for the trek to reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro is the hardest
thing any of us have gone through — it requires incredible time management, self-discipline, a positive attitude, insane creativity and networking skills, all to fundraise the 6K each and summit the third tallest mountain in the world,” Beyer said. “The best part about this whole thing so far is that we’re making an impact on so many people’s lives and bringing awareness of this water crisis to Long Island where we have some of the best water imaginable.” To learn more about the Kilimanjaro trek, visit us.wateraid.org/team/185472.
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Town
Local faith groups come together in response to New Zealand tragedy BY DAVID LUCES In response to the March 15 terrorist attacks in New Zealand mosques, the Long Island Inclusive Communities Against Hate organized outreach events. Members of the Huntington Jewish Center presented baskets and gifts last week as a gesture of solidarity to members of Masjid Noor mosque and Huntington Muslim Youth Outreach. The groups celebrated Purim together, a Jewish holiday filled with feasting and rejoicing, that commemorates the saving of Jewish people from persecution during the ancient Persian empire. Huntington resident Wajma Halimi-Modaser expressed gratitude for the gesture in a Facebook post. “Appreciation and humbleness do not begin to describe how members of Masjid Noor felt by the kind and selfless sentiments displayed by members of the Huntington Jewish Center,” he said. “They took the opportunity to use this event to come visit and share their traditions. At the same time, show their sympathy. It is so wonderful to have support, love and respect for each other, especially during times of tragedy.” The Masjid Noor Mosque also held March 22 an interfaith prayer service one week after the New Zealand massacres. Representatives from local school districts attended the service including Harborfields Central School District, Elwood Union Free School District and South Huntington Union Free School District. “We gathered regardless of our faith, color, race, social background or age to send one specific message,” Laraki Zakia said in a Facebook post. “We were sending a message of love, forgiveness and hope, as well as vigilance and alertness, ready to look after one another and having each other’s back as one strong and loving community.” The group also held and interfaith vigil March 22 with local clergy and Sen. Gaughran at the Masjid Noor mosque in Huntington.
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County
Plastic bag use dramatically lower, according to year-long report BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM A small fee on plastic bags in Suffolk County has made a very big impact on usage, according to an environmental advocacy group. Beginning in January 2018, a 5-cent tax on plastic bags from retail stores took effect across Suffolk County with a stated goal to reduce bag waste and encourage shoppers to use reusable bags. County officials alongside environmental advocacy groups and educators announced the new law has worked as intended at a press conference March 21. According to the one-year effectiveness report, Suffolk County is using approximately 1.1 billion less plastic bags compared to previous years. Other key highlights include 41 percent less plastic bag litter on beaches and plastic and paper bag use at stores has been reduced by over 80 percent. “We have made a difference, right here in Suffolk County,” Legislator William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport) said. Adrienne Esposito, executive director of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment who presented the report’s findings, said the bill has made a real difference. “This legislation has changed public behavior — that was the goal,” she said. The report showed more members of the public bring their own reusable bags when shopping, while some forgo bags entirely. Overall much less plastic bags were being used. Esposito also mentioned that the data
collected in the report is being cited across the nation as other municipalities try to promote similar plastic bag bans and fees. “It was a little rocky in January of last year, not everyone was a happy camper, but it takes time to adjust, [the public] did it and we move on,” she said. Rebecca Grella, a Brentwood High School science teacher said Suffolk County is a model for the future when it comes to making changes for the environment. She also pointed to student scientists who played a large role in the survey and data collection for the effectiveness report. “We had six school districts on Long Island that had students go out to different locations from 2017 to 2018,” Grella said. “Without the support and the work of these young scientists out in the field we would not have the data that we have today.” The science teacher said it shows that environmental changes take time but also stressed the involvement of our youth. “Engaging our youth in these pursuits is critical,” she said. This turn of events could be a good sign for Long Island, whose municipalities are already struggling due to changes in the recycling industry. Though the Town of Brookhaven Green Stream Recycling facility has stopped operation since its contractor walked out on its contract with the town, when it was operating town officials said plastic bags were dangerous if they went through the facility, due to the way they could snag and constrain sorting mechanisms. John Turner, a conservation policy advocate
Left, data explaining rate of carryout bag usage in Suffolk County; above, data showing number of plastic bags collected on suffolk County beach cleanups; below woman checks out using plastic bag. Graphics courtesy of Citizens Campaign for the Environment; below file photo by Sara-Megan Walsh
at Setauket Environmental Association said the legislation has had benefits on local recycling facilities as well, citing that at town municipal recycling facility machinery would be routinely clogged up by plastic bags. Operation would need to be shut down every couple of hours to remove all the bags, costing the town $184,000 each instance to do the work and remove the bags. The report comes on the heels of the
county’s continuation to reduce single-use plastics. In February, legislators announced policy incentives aimed at restricting the sales of several plastics, some harmful to health and to the environment. In July 2018, a project called Strawless Suffolk started and looked for 100 seaside restaurants in Bellport, Greenport, Huntington, Northport, Patchogue and Port Jefferson Village to take a pledge to stop using plastic straws by Sept. 3, 2018.
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POLLING PLACE ELECTION DISCTRICT NO. 2: East Northport Public Library, 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport, New York. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of Trustees of the Northport-East Northport Public Library will hold a public information meeting for the purpose of discussion of the proposed budget of the Northport-East Northport Public Library on March 19, 2019 at the Northport-East Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York 11768 at 7:30 p.m.; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that copies of the proposed budget and the annual estimated expenditures for the Northport-East Northport Public Library to be voted upon shall be available at the Northport-East Northport Public Library, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York 11768 and 185 Larkfield Road, East Northport, New York, 11731, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. commencing on March 5, 2019 and each weekday through April 2, 2019; and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Northport-East Northport Public Library shall be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote located at 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York, not later than March 4, 2019, which petitions shall be filed between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the Library Vote, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District or two percent (2%) of the voters who voted in the previous annual election of the Trustees of the Library, whichever is greater, such number to be determined by the number of persons recorded on the poll list as having voted at such election, and must state the
name and residence of the candidate and the signers thereof; and FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, personal registration of voters is required and no person shall be entitled to vote at the meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the School District prepared therefor. All persons who shall have been previously registered for any annual or special School District meeting or School District election and who shall have voted at any such annual or special meeting or election held or conducted at any time within four (4) years prior to April 2 2019, are not required to register again for this special district meeting. In addition, all those who are registered to vote with the Board of Elections of Suffolk County prior to March 22, 2019, shall be entitled to vote at this special district meeting, notwithstanding their failure to have previously registered with the School District. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration is available any day that school is in session; at the office of the School District Clerk, 158 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In order to vote at the meeting to be held on April 2, 2019, personal registration must be completed on or before March 22, 2019, and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Register will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Vote at 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voters of the School District on each of the five (5) days prior to April 2, 2019 excluding Sunday and holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., prevailing time; and on April 2, 2019 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Northport Public Library, and FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, absentee ballots to vote on any questions and propositions that appear on the voting ballot may be applied for at the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport,
New York during regular business hours. Such applications must be received by the Clerk of the Library Vote seven days prior to the vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or by 5:00 pm, prevailing time, on the day prior to the vote if the ballot is to be personally delivered to the voter. No absentee voter’s ballot shall be canvased, unless it shall have been received in the Office of the Clerk of the Library Vote, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York no later than 5:00 pm, prevailing time, on the day of the election. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a qualified voter whose ability to appear personally at the polling place is substantially impaired by reason of permanent illness or physical disability and whose registration record has been marked as permanently disabled by the Board of Elections pursuant to the provisions of the Election Law shall be entitled to receive an absentee ballot pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law without making separate application for such absentee ballot. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the said office of the Clerk of the Library Vote, 151 Laurel Avenue, Northport, New York on each of the five (5) days prior to April 2, 2019 except Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Dated: Northport, New York February 14, 2019 BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE NORTHPORTEAST NORTHPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY Margaret Hartough, Chairperson Board of Trustees 278 2/14 4x thn Notice of formation of JRF Capital Structures LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 2, 2018. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 7 Dovecote Ln., Commack, NY 11725. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.
293 2/21 6x thn Notice of formation of EXTRAORDINARY PARTY FAVORS, LLC. Arts.of Org. filed with SSNY on 01/23/19. Office: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 61 Villas Dr. Melville, NY 11747. Purpose: any lawful purpose. 334 2/28 6x thn Notice of formation domestic/ qualification of 7581 Vintage LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (NS) on November 19th, 2018, office location: Suffolk County, NS is designated as agent upon whom process may be served, NS shall mail service of process (SOP) to United States Corporation Agents, INC. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. United States Corporation Agents, INC. is designated as agent for SOP at 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228, purpose is any lawful purpose. 341 3/7 6x thn SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Index No.: 600354/2018 COUNTY OF SUFFOLK ________________________ _____________________ REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, againstSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS RACHEL KRSNAK AKA RACHEL SCHMIDT AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; BARRY KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF ARTHUR A. KRSNAK, JR., WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; SCOTT KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF ARTHUR A. KRSNAK, JR., WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; BARRY KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT
OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; EMILY KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; IAN KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; JACOB KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; KATE KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; LUKE KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; BARRY KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; SCOTT KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; SCOTT KRSNAK AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF DANIEL KRSNAK, WHO IS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUTH C. KRSNAK; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR A. KRSNAK, JR. WHO WAS BORN IN 1954 AND DIED ON OCTOBER 19,1994, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, WHOSE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WAS 157 BROADWAY AVENUE, SAYVILLE, NEW YORK, 11782, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF”; “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL LEGALS con’t on pg. 11
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Smithtown West Bulls too much for Huntington Blue Devils BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Smithtown West’s girls lacrosse had the upper hand in the first half March 21 as Huntington was unable to overcome a deficit in the final 25 minutes of play. The Bulls notched their first league victory of the early season downing the Blue Devils 10-4 on the road. Senior Regan Kielmeyer led the way in scoring for Smithtown West
with a pair of goals and five assists with teammates and fellow seniors Lauren Coletti and Taylor Mennella netting three goals each. On the Blue Devils’ side, junior Abby Malchin, senior Maire Brown, senior Paige Lennon and sophomore Charlotte Maggio each scored a goal apiece for Huntington. The Huntington girls lacrosse team is took the ield again at home against Farmingdale March 25, and will soon take be taking the long
road to Riverhead March 29. Game time is set for 4 p.m. Photos clockwise from top left: freshman Gianna Forte checks an attack in wet conditions; junior midfielder Holly Wright pushes the ball up field; sophomore Jordan Forte crosses midfield; sophomore attack Charlotte Maggio passes up-top; Cornell University commit junior midfielder Marissa Stafford passes. Photos by Bill Landon
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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police 2nd Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the men who allegedly stole groceries from a supermarket in East Northport last month. Three men stole approximately $415 worth of groceries from Stop & Shop, located at 3126 Jericho Turnpike on Feb. 6 at 8:15 p.m. Do you recognize these three men? Photo from SCPD
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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police 2nd Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a store in Huntington Station in February. A man entered CVS Pharmacy, located at 111 Depot Road, on Feb. 4 at approximately 2:20 p.m. and allegedly stole five beers.
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Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police 2nd Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who allegedly stole merchandise from a Huntington Station store in February. A man entered RiteAid, located at 283 W. Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station, on Feb. 22 at approximately 8:50 p.m. and allegedly stole cold and flu medications valued at $500. The man was described as black, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall, in his thirties. He left the store and fled the scene in a black sedan.
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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. Sneak 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 your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by ARTHUR A. KRSNAK and RUTH C. KRSNAK to SEATTLE MORTGAGE COMPANY bearing date July 18, 2006 and recorded in Liber M00021352 of Mortgages at Page 956 in the County of Suffolk on August 2, 2006. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. by assignment of mortgage bearing date October 11, 2006 and recorded under Liber M00021495 of Mortgages at Page 060 in the County of Suffolk on March 14, 2007. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY by assignment of mortgage bearing date October 31, 2012 and recorded under Liber M00022283 of Mortgages at Page 577 in the County of Suffolk on December 17, 2012. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING LLC by assignment of mortgage bearing date June 30, 2016 and recorded under Liber M00022733 of Mortgages at Page 150 in the County of Suffolk on September 1,
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KRSNAK WHO WAS BORN IN 1956 AND DIED ON APRIL 6, 2014, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF SUFFOLK, WHOSE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WAS 157 BROADWAY AVENUE, SAYVILLE, NY 11782, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF”; CLERK OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN JUSTICE COURT; CLERK OF THE SUFFOLK COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ; EDWARD HYLAND; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 0/B/0 SECRETARY OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT; JOHN DOES” AND “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises,
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LEGALS LEGALS con’t from pg.11 payer at the Library’s business office between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Friday during the fourteen (14) days immediately preceding the April 2nd, 2019, Annual Budget Vote and Trustee Election. Detailed budget pamphlets will be available at the Budget Information Meeting as well. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to Section 1716 of the Education Law,copies of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the fiscal year beginning July 1st, 2019, may be obtained by residents and taxpayers of the District at the Library at 31 Broadway, Greenlawn, New York, beginning February 22nd, 2019, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, local prevailing time. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that candidates for the office of Library Trustee may be nominated only by petition. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the Harborfields School District; shall be signed by at least twentyfive (25) qualified voters of the School District or 2% of those who voted in the last election for members of the Library Board of Trustees, whichever is greater; shall state the residence of each signer; shall state the name and residence of the candidate; and shall describe the specific vacancy on the Board of Trustees of the Harborfields Public Library for which the candidate is nominated, which description shall include at least the length of the term of office and the name of the last incumbent. Each petition shall be filed with the Clerk of the School District not later than 5:00 p.m. on the 4th day of March, 2019. Forms of petition may be obtained in the Business Office of the Harborfields Public Library Friday, February 1st, 2019. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that pursuant to the provisions of the Education Law, absentee ballot applications for the selection
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Email: legals@tbrnewsmedia.com of Library Trustees and for the adoption of the Annual Budget may be applied for at the Business Office of the Harborfields Public Library, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., on or after February 1st, 2019. Such application must be received by the Library Director at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots shall have been issued will be available in the Business Office of the Library on each of the five (5) days prior to the April 2nd, 2019, election, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except Saturday, Sunday and holidays, and such list will be available for inspection, upon request prior to the vote, in the office of the Acting District Clerk during regular business hours. No Absentee Voter’s Ballot shall be canvassed unless it shall have been received not later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HARBORFIELDS PUBLIC LIBRARY Greenlawn, New York DATED, February 8th, 2019 BY: Carol Albano, Director 347 3/7 4x thn N o ti c e o f f o r m a ti o n o f Pinnacle Treasures LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on February 5, 2019. Office located in Suffolk. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 32A Cambridge Avenue, Melville NY 11747. Selling women accessories, personalized handmade scarves and accessories from around the world. 352 3/7 6x thn N o ti c e o f f o r m a ti o n o f MPower Holdings LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on
2/22/2019. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 4 Timon Court, Huntington, NY, 11743. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 355 3/7 6x thn N o ti c e o f f o r m a ti o n o f Transcendis LLC. Arts of Org. filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 2/5/2019. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to the LLC: 5 Sandy St, East Northport, NY 11731. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 364 3/7 6x thn LEGAL NOTICE Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Town of Huntington Suffolk County, New York The Huntington Union Free School District is soliciting proposals from qualified providers for NURSING SERVICES (RFP). A copy of the Request for Proposal may be obtained in person or by contacting Huntington Union Free School District, Jack Abrams School, 50 Tower Street, Huntington Station, NY 11746 (631) 673-2144, fax (631) 673-4199. Contact person: CHRISTINE DOHERTY. Proposals must be submitted by 11 a.m. on 4/17/2019. The Board of Education, Huntington Union Free School District, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all proposals. Joanne Miranda, District Clerk Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Huntington, New York 375 3/28 1x thn
LEGAL NOTICE Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Town of Huntington Suffolk County, New York The Huntington Union Free School District is soliciting proposals from qualified providers for OCCUPATIONAL & PHYSICAL THERAPY (RFP). A copy of the Request for Proposal may be obtained in person or by contacting Huntington Union Free School District, Jack Abrams School, 50 Tower Street, Huntington Station, NY 11746 (631) 6732144, fax (631) 673-4199. Contact person: CHRISTINE DOHERTY. Proposals must be submitted by 11 a.m. on 4/17/2019. The Board of Education, Huntington Union Free School District, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all proposals. Joanne Miranda, District Clerk Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Huntington, New York 376 3/28 1x thn LEGAL NOTICE Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Town of Huntington Suffolk County, New York Sealed Bids for: STUDENT AGENDAS DISTRICT-WIDE Will be received by the Purchasing Department, Huntington Union Free School District, Huntington, New York, at the Purchasing Office, Jack Abrams School, 50 Tower Street, Huntington Station, New York 11746 by 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, and then at said time and place publicly opened and read aloud. Information to bidders and bid forms may be obtained at the Purchasing Department Office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Board of Education, Huntington Union Free School District, Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, reserves the right to waive any informalities in or to reject any or all bids. Joanne Miranda, District Clerk Board of Education Huntington Union Free School District Huntington, New York 377 3/28 1x thn NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Suffolk U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for CSFB Mortgage-Backed PassThrough Certificates, Series 2004-5, Plaintiff AGAINST David Rosenblatt, Nicole Rosenblatt, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 1/29/19 and entered on 2/7/19, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY on May 01, 2019 at 02:00 PM premises known as 76 Wintercress Lane, East Northport, NY 11731. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Suffolk, State of New York, SECTION: 185.00, BLOCK: 02.00, LOT: 037.000, District 0400. Approximate amount of judgment is $635,982.46 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 604100/2016. Joseph C. DeJesu, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706
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BETHANY HARRINGTON A/K/A BETHANY A. HARRINGTON, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 2/25/2019, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743, on 4/29/2019 at 1:00 pm, premises known as 16 Norwood Road Northport, NY 11768, and described as follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Northport, in the Town of Huntington, County of Suffolk and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Suffolk County Treasurer as District 0400, Section 050.00, Block 01.00 and Lot 027.006. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $774,094.06 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 070793/2014. For sale information, please visit Auction.com at www. Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832. Jacob C. Turner, Esq., Referee. SHELDON MAY & ASSOCIATES Attorneys at Law, 255 Merrick Road, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Dated: 3/20/2019 File Number: 34589 MNB 454 3/28 4x thn
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It’s spring, and at this time of the year, as the ground thaws and the trees and flowers begin to bud, grass finally grows again. Grass — notorious grass. Long Island’s suburbia is covered with manicured lawns, acres of it. According to a 2015 study conducted by NASA and several Colorado and Montana state universities, lawns take up over 63,000 square miles of land in the United States. It is the largest single crop in the country. The tranquility of our suburban landscape will soon be filled with the screams and revving of lawn mowers and weed whackers as thousands groom their grass to a perfect 3 inches in height. What are we doing? Why have we all agreed that 3-inch, cut grass should be the norm for American lawns? Why has this become the norm? One could assume it’s a status symbol, as it was historically for English and French aristocracy, who were looking to emulate the green rolling hills found in Renaissance art. But actually, when Europeans brought their grass to America, the proliferation of the product became popular only in the last century, when grass became a utilitarian way to create uniformity. Here’s the rub: Grass, used as American lawns, creates acres of useless plants. An American homeowner will, on average, spend 70 hours a year cutting grass. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has estimated U.S. homeowners use 7 billion gallons of water each year irrigating their lawns. While we on Long Island have less of an issue with the prospect of running out of water, so much of our water bills ends up being pumped onto pointless grass. That grass is cut short before it begins to seed, so we fertilize and water the lawn to make sure it doesn’t die. Normally, small creatures or insects could feed on the seed. Instead, these landscapes have become arid land or a dew collection system. The larger problem, more than merely being a waste of time, keeping a suburban lawn provides practically no assistance to the larger ecosystem. In a 2018 TBR News Media article, beekeepers called these landscapes “green deserts” because pollinating insects have no interaction with them. Lawns take up valuable space that could be used for plants that bear fruit or flower. Just think, a pound of honey takes about 2 million flower visits, and with bee colonies declining at a record rate, we need more pollinating plants, not less. Well, what can one do? Most neighborhoods certainly expect a green lawn. So, instead of spending time mowing and caring for lawns, try planting some relatively low maintenance, beautifying shrubs or ornamental grasses or beds of clover and moss. If Long Island is the prototypical suburbia, perhaps it can also be the place that starts a small revolution and upends the green grass tyranny that has held American homeowners for too long. Maybe it will also stop the annoying buzz of lawn mowers reverberating throughout the North Shore.
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Why are U.S. bombs killing the innocent In August 2018 a busload of schoolchildren were on a field trip in Yemen when a 500-pound laser-guided bomb made in the United States killed at least 40 children on board and their guides. As a member of a local peace group and as an American citizen, I am horrified by the United States’ involvement in not only this aerial bombing onslaught but in the many others that have killed and maimed thousands of children and other civilians in the Saudi-led war on Yemen. Munitions experts confirmed that indeed the bomb dropped on the school bus was made by the American arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin. This incident gives a snapshot of U.S.-manufactured bombs at the scene of many killings in Yemen since 2015 when the civil war began. Bombs identified as “made in the USA” have targeted weddings, funerals, refugee camps and, yes, school buses. This war has also resulted in one of the worst famine crises that the world has ever seen. By providing these weapons to Saudi Arabia and its coalition members, the United States shares the blame for this human carnage. So what is the position of our CD 1 representative, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley), on this? Zeldin voted “no”
North Country Peace Group dedicates its weekly rally March 23 in Setauket to protesting U.S. involvement in Saudi-led war. Photo from North Country Peace Group.
on H.J. Res. 37: Directing the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress. Zeldin stated, “I rise today in opposition to H.J. Res. 37. ... One of the reasons why is because we aren’t even engaged in hostilities in Yemen. The United States is not involved in any direct live fire exchanges.” But how can this be, when the U.S. is selling arms and supplying other military aid — including training military personnel for combat missions — to the
Saudi-coalition for this war? The House resolution passed 248-177 despite Mr. Zeldin’s opposition. By continuing his support for the ongoing massacre in Yemen, Zeldin is out of step with his constituents and with the vast majority of American people who oppose U.S. involvement in Yemen. I ask Zeldin, “Why are U.S. bombs killing innocent children and civilians in Yemen and why are you supporting this?” Myrna Lee Gordon Port Jefferson North Country Peace Group
Rep. Omar goes back to bigoted ways Obviously unaffected by her Feb. 11 condemnation, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) quickly went back to her bigoted ways. Less than three weeks after Congress rebuked her for using, “antiSemitic tropes and prejudicial accusations about Israel’s supporters,” she had Jewish House members roiled once again. Disturbed by Omar comments focusing on “dual loyalty,” House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Eliot Engel (D-NY) characterized her remarks as a “vile antiSemitic slur.” Top Democrat Nita Lowey (NY) tweeted, “Throughout history, Jews have been accused of dual loyalty, leading to discrimination and violence.” But the increasingly controversial legislator is not without a rogues gallery of staunch supporters and defenders. First up, we have Women’s March organizers, Linda Sarsour and Tamika Mallory. Sarsour claimed Omar’s woes were part of a “pattern” in which the right wing tries “to marginalize prominent voices who dare speak up for Palestinians.” Mallory tweeted, “I will stand with Ilhan,
they will not break us.” In a social media post, Mallory had anointed anti-Semite heavyweight Minister Louis Farrakhan “the GOAT,” an acronym for “the greatest of all time.” Is it any wonder more than 300 sponsors withdrew their support for the Women’s March? Founder Teresa Shook explained in a Nov. 19, 2018, Facebook post, “In opposition to our Unity Principles, they have allowed anti-Semitism, anti-LBGTQIA sentiment and hateful, racist rhetoric to become a part of the platform by their refusal to separate themselves from groups that espouse these racist, hateful beliefs.” Farrakhan then championed Sarsour, Mallory and Omar. From the pulpit on Saviours’ Day he claimed, “The wicked Jews want to use me to break up the women’s movement.” He continued, “Ms. Omar, from Somalia, she started talking about the Benjamins, and they’re trying to make her apologize. Sweetheart don’t do that. Oh, pardon me for calling you sweetheart, but you do have a sweet heart.” He added. “But you have nothing to apologize for. Israel and
AIPAC pay off congressmen and senators to do their bidding.” We’ve even seen Rep. Omar defended on these pages. In Arnold Wishnia’s letter [“Difference between anti-Semitism, criticism,” in TBR News Media newspapers March 14], he mentioned not her hateful 2012 tweet, “Israel has hypnotized the world, may Allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of Israel.” He did, however, parrot the same talking point used by one of her apologists. Wishnia tied Omar’s offensive “It’s all about the Benjamins” quote directly to “American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s influence.” One’s left to wonder if Farrakhan would be pleased by such a submission. But there should be no wondering about how Farrakhan, Sarsour and Mallory feel about the cowed Democrats’ capitulation in keeping anti-Semitic Omar’s name off another resolution of condemnation. That trio must be feeling absolutely terrific. Jim Soviero East Setauket
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Opinion
Oh, the places our kids will take us
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heodore Geisel, or Dr. Seuss as he was better known, was born 115 years ago earlier this month. He brought us so many wonderful characters, from Horton — my favorite — to Thing One and Thing Two to the Grinch to Sam-IAm. A wonderful part about having children is revisiting these friends from our own childhood. Certainly, babies D. None born today have more options, but of the above Seuss characters BY DANIEL DUNAIEF continue to inhabit their world almost as much as they did ours. Before our daughter was born, we used to
read “Oh, Baby, the Places You’ll Go!” to her. Tish Rabe adapted the book from the works of Seuss. Almost 18 years later, I’m not sure how much, or if, the words we read to her and to our son a few years later, had any impact. It was fun, however, to picture them listening to our voices as we imagined the things they’d do and, of course, the places they’d go. Written for, and about, children, this book doesn’t address the journeys we, the parents, the readers of this and so many other books, will take with and for our children. We travel in cars with them, where, initially, every journey is a voyage of discovery. On those trips when parents can travel with their child together, one adult might drive while the other can sit with the rear-facing seat of our infant or toddler. We point out the world around us, enabling us to see the red-tailed hawks, oak trees and changing foliage through their eyes.
Even before we focus on the world outside the car, we travel through familiar songs, stories and nursery rhymes, creating patterns that we and our children can look forward to even if we are stuck in traffic somewhere. As our children grow up, they travel with teams, bands or Model United Nations trips outside of the usual patterns of our lives. Our daughter ventured to towns half a mile, half an hour, half a state and almost half a world away with softball and volleyball teams, bringing her uniform, enthusiasm and a readiness to join other girls who were, seemingly yesterday, also in the early stages of life. With her band, she ventured out of the country, traveling to Italy, where she was delighted to play for an audience that didn’t understand much English, but shared reactions to the music that needed no translation. As our children grow up, they travel more and more often without us, going on religious retreats, visiting national monuments and taking
school trips to Washington, D.C., to see the capital of our democracy and many museums. When they are on these trips, we are delighted that they are experiencing life, making new friends and discovering the world and their role in it on their own. When they travel far enough and for long enough, we sometimes pack a bag and visit them, eager to see them in a new setting and perhaps to explore the same part of Australia that always tickled our fancy. As they prepare to graduate from high school and move into the great unknown of college classes, friends and parties — hopefully in that order — we share their excitement and anxiety. At some point, we hope to see them come home again, so we can hear about their lives. We also plan to visit and see their college world as it unfolds. The wonderful part of the places our children go to is that they take us, literally or figuratively, with them. The title of this chapter of their lives could be, “Oh, the places you’ll take us.”
Caution: changes for rules of the road in NYC ahead
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or those of us who daily or occasionally drive into Manhattan, it looks like congestion pricing is going to happen. New York would be the first such city in the nation to impose this, but other countries have embraced charging vehicles entering the downtowns of their major cities as a solution to overcrowding, accidents and especially air pollution and revenue shortfalls. London, Stockholm and Singapore have congestion pricing, although Between critics insist that you and me it is an unfair tax that particularly BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF targets the poor who do not otherwise have easy access to public transportation. Debate on this subject has continued ever since former mayor, Michael Bloomberg (R, I),
introduced the idea in 2008. But the state, which has to approve such a move, wasn’t interested then. Now, however, with shortfalls in income tax revenue coupled with the immediate need to upgrade the city’s deteriorating subway system pressing upon them, the legislators seem to be agreeing to approve the move. The Democratic Assembly had been the holdout but at this point is willing to charge for city driving. The Senate has indicated support, as has Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and Mayor Bill de Blasio (D). Suburban legislators are willing to go along with the plan if some of the added revenue will be designated for commuter railroads. Once having reached this remarkable consensus, work still remains for most to agree on what exemptions to allow. So far these might include drivers who are poor, have disabilities or are going to medical appointments, according to this week’s articles in The New York Times. The more exemptions, the less revenue, as the legislators well recognize. One pricing plan is projected to raise about $1 billion annually. So how would we be affected? Electronic tolls might be imposed on vehicles heading south from 60th Street to the
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Battery. “That money would, in turn, be used to secure bonds totaling $15 billion for MTA capital projects through 2024,” according to The Times. Some consideration would include a credit for drivers entering the congestion zone through tolled tunnels or the Henry Hudson Parkway on Manhattan’s West Side, as well as for drivers coming over the Brooklyn Bridge to travel north on the East River, or FDR Drive beyond the zone. One Queens assemblyman, David Weprin (D), insists that all city residents should be exempted, pointing out that many in Queens do not have public transportation. This is the type of detail still being discussed. In Central London, where congestion pricing has been in effect since 2003, drivers pay about $15 per day to enter the roughly 15-squaremile zone between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Those with disabilities are exempt, while residents living in the zone pay 10 percent of the fee to enter during those hours. The plan has been a success in many ways, earning £122 million (about $160 million) a year net benefit in 2005-06, although some aspects are being updated this year. The number of vehicles
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in the zone has decreased by some 25 percent in the last decade. However, the private hire vehicles, like Uber, which have not been taxed, have increased by more than 75 percent from 201317. City officials are looking to change that exemption this year. Further, the number of private cars in Central London has fallen by 39 percent between 200214, while cycling has increased by 210 percent from 2000-16. Congestion in London, though, is still a severe problem, the blame now being placed on those same private hire vehicles and more deliveries. The congestion zone there is less than 1.5 percent of the city. In Stockholm, there is a variable charge in the congestion zone, depending on the time of day, distance and location, with a maximum of about $11.30. Technological advances make such determination possible. The zone covers two-thirds of the city, as opposed to London, but then London is eight times the size of Stockholm. Londoners may soon be subject to all of London falling into the zone, as well as fees applying on weekends and for all road users. London’s changes, after 16 years, may predict where New York’s plan may morph.
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