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Nation Long Island Responds to Escalating Conflict Between U.S. and Iran BY DAVID LUCES AND KYLE BARR DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM, KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM
The assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq three days into the new year sent shock waves nationally and globally. In response, Iran has threatened to retaliate. For people on the North Shore, it has meant a period of uncertainty and anxiety. As the fallout from the attack continues to make headlines, locals are left wondering what will be the outcome to the posturing and threats from both the U.S. and Iran. Bernard Firestone, a professor of Political Science at Hofstra University, said there has already been conflict between the two nations, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ordering attacks on American military targets directly, rather than through allied militias, as it has done so in the past. On Tuesday, Jan. 7, Iran launched missiles at two separate U.S. military bases in Iraq, though officials said there were no American or Iraqi casualties. National newspapers reported the Iranian foreign minister said they had “concluded” attacks on American forces, adding they would step back from escalating into a war. That does not mean that tensions between the two nations have stabilized, nor that there is the
possibility for further contention down the road. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump (R) called on other western countries, who have largely condemned the Iranian rocket attacks, to defy Iran, and announced his intent to install new sanctions on the country. “Over the past two weeks the U.S. has responded more forcefully to attacks by Iraqi militia allied with Iran, including the killing of Soleimani,” Firestone said. “So, we are already in armed conflict with Iran.” Paul Fritz, an associate professor of Political Science from Hofstra, said the missile strikes were a “somewhat surprising” escalation of hostilities, and appear to be a direct challenge to the U.S. military, and a further escalation of strong rhetoric. “The Iranian regime can’t be seen as folding to an outside power with an attack like last week and decided it had to do something big to maintain legitimacy, given strong nationalistic feelings following the killing of Soleimani,” he said. Fritz said there is always a chance, however small, that armed conflict can spark between the two countries, most likely through an unsanctioned expression of military force that escalates into a fullscale war. America’s past wars against Spain and Above, mourners march in Iran after Qassim Suleimani was killed in a U.S. airstrike Jan. 3. Photo from Iranian LI RESPONDS TO IRAN Cont’d on A7
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Artists Bail in the Wake of Gyrodyne Development News BY DONNA DEEDY DONNA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On the evening of Jan. 8, the Town of Smithtown held its first public hearing about the subdivision and development for the Flowerfield/Gyrodyne property on Route 25A in St. James. The plan, however, has already had a notable impact on the community. Prior to Wednesday night’s meeting, members of a vibrant local art community with studio space at Gyrodyne disbanded, leaving some artists searching for a new home. Kevin McEvoy, president and art director for The Atelier at Flowerfield, resigned Jan. 2. The studio’s operations director, youth program coordinator, two administrators and four teachers also resigned, he said, walking out along with more than 93 students. McEvoy is seeking new space in other towns. He was unable to respond to request for comments for legal reasons but did not deny that the subdivision and development situation was a factor. The Atelier trustee Barbara Beltrami, one of six trustees, said Monday’s classes were canceled, but the studio is still open for business. She expects operations to resume under a new director, when they find one. “Some classes are still functioning,” she said. “People should check with The Atelier for further information by calling 631-250-9009.” The Atelier website lacked information about the resignations. Its class schedule still lists McEvoy as instructor for 10 out of 21 classes in the winter schedule. Sources said that all but two teachers are gone. Paul Lamb serves as chairman for The Atelier at Flowerfield. He also has been Gyrodyne’s chairman of the board since 1999. Lamb, a lawyer with an office in Melville, was traveling and did not respond to messages left with requests for comment about the subdivision plans impact on the art community. Gary Fitlin, Gyrodyne’s CEO, president, CFO and treasurer, said in a phone interview the company is laying low until after the public hearings. He explained that the existing facilities will remain intact, when and if the project is ultimately approved by the town. Gyrodyne tenants, he said, will not be impacted by the subdivision development. The proposed 150room hotel, two assisted living centers, two separate medical office parks and a new sewage treatment system, he said, will be located on the site’s undeveloped land. “It is all very positive for our tenants,” he said. “The subdivision doesn’t impact them, its beneficial to our current tenants because it increases their opportunities.” Sama Millwork, a fine quality handmade cabinet maker has been located at Gyrodyne for 28 years. John Sama said that he doesn’t expect any impact from the subdivision/
Above: Artist Kevin McEvoy plays the violin with other musicians in The Atelier’s library and cafe to celebrate its completion in 2019. Below: A younger McEvoy paints his pregnant wife. Photos from Flowerfield Atelier website
development plans. “I’ve been hearing about this for a decade,” he said. “I’ll likely be retired by the time it happens.” Vinny Galanti owns Picante Tex Mex, a Mexican deli and food truck kitchen that’s been located on the site for the last year. He said more development could be good for his operation. But for McEvoy and his following, doors have closed. A native Long Islander, McEvoy was classically trained as an artist in the Charles Cecil studios in Florence, Italy. He opened the studio in the spring of 2016 with a vision to revive the clas-
sical drawing and painting techniques and traditions taught for centuries in Europe. In addition to offering instruction and hosting exhibitions of local, national and internationally renowned artists, he incorporated free art history lectures open to the community. The events typically drew large crowds. The studio recently renovated a portion of its space to create a library and café comprised of special collection of thousands of fine art books. McEvoy feverishly sketched in charcoal on the building’s cinder block walls the design he envisioned for the library space. Once the studio was gifted a collection of art books, construction was completed. In previous interviews, McEvoy said that his hope for the library was to offer artists a space where they could share ideas and offer inspiration to each other. McEvoy also had architectural renderings created to convert the outdoor space surrounding the studio into a less industrial, more inviting garden space. It’s unclear how The Atelier’s unique original mission and vision will change with new leadership. The Atelier news comes at a time
when the St. James community and its Celebrate St. James campaign is gearing up for revitalization by emphasizing the arts. Ironically, those plans hinge upon Gyrodyne’s development. Since the project would require the construction of a new wastewater treatment facility, town officials have been expecting to use the new plant to serve the Lake Avenue business district. “The town has had talks with the folks at Gyrodyne regarding their sewer treatment plant and the Lake Avenue business district, and they verbally indicated they would be willing to build their facility to accommodate Lake Avenue,” said Smithtown council member Tom Lohmann (R). “Additionally, the town received funding from Sen. [John] Flanagan [(R-East Northport)], $3.9 million, so we could install a sewer line when we start the Lake Avenue project, with the expectation we would be connecting to their plant.” Representatives from Celebrate St. James, a group focused on the revival of the community’s art district, is also depending upon the Gyrodyne sewage treatment plant. “If we don’t connect, the town has to find a new location and get approvals from local, state agencies and health departments, which would take not months or years, it could take decades,” said its president, Natalie Weinstein.
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Lawmakers and Vietnam Vets Continue Liver Fluke Battle BY DONNA DEEDY DONNA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Before Vietnam vet Jerry Chiano of Valley Stream died in 2017 after battling a rare form of bile duct cancer, he fought to raise awareness by urging Vietnam vets to get tested for liver fluke exposure. The tiny worm, found in Southeast Asia, can be transmitted to humans after they eat raw or uncooked fish. The parasite lives in the biliary system and is the known cause of bile duct cancer. “It’s such a crazy disease,” said Chiano’s daughter, Jennifer Paglino. “My father wanted other people to know about it, so they’d get the treatment and benefits they deserve.” Chiano’s awareness campaign garnered the support of researchers at the Northport VA Medical Center, who concluded that same year in a pilot study that one in four local Vietnam vets who ate raw or uncooked fish while deployed were exposed to the parasite. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sounded alarms in late December, stating the study remains largely unused. He’s urging the VA to look seriously at the issue and Northport VA’s work, noting that benefit claims for the disease have increased sixfold since 2003, while 80 percent of the claims submitted in 2015 have been denied. The VA is conducting the Vietnam Era Veterans Mortality Study, a national effort that will look at data from everyone who served in the military during the Vietnam era, from Feb. 28, 1961 through May 7, 1975, and compare mortality rates for all ailments, including bile duct cancer. Results for that study are pending. The agency did not say if that study would dictate whether or not bile duct cancer is considered a service-related disease. Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY-1) said he hopes the VA’s new large-scale research mission “will pave the way for infected veterans to receive the treatment they have earned.” Schumer is demanding that the Northport research be used. He noted that the situation raises questions about the VA process for acknowledging service-related illnesses and how its researchers use the statistically based science of epidemiology, which links exposure to disease. The VA website clearly states that liver fluke exposure can cause bile duct cancer. Yet, a VA spokesperson said in an email that the Northport research is flawed, while discounting the risks. “The VA is not aware of any studies that show that bile duct cancer occurs more often in U.S. Vietnam veterans than in any other group of people,” he stated.
Vietnam veteran Jerry Chiano dangles his dog tags in front on an American flag. Before he died in 2017, he raised awareness to bile duct cancer caused by eating raw or uncooked fish while deployed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. His legacy lives on as veterans, lawmakers and his family continue to push for better VA services for the disease. Photo from Jennifer Paglino
Schumer pointed out how the VA initially found in 2009 limited evidence to suggest that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides during the Vietnam War caused Parkinson’s disease. Months later, it reversed its decision and added the disease to the list of covered conditions connected to exposure to herbicide agents. Schumer and the entire Long Island congressional delegation — Zeldin, Tom Suozzi (D-NY-3), Peter King (R-NY-2) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY-4) — have urged the VA to study the issue. “Local vets, some of whom are already sick, need reassurance that these — Chuck Schumer studies lead to answers on servicer e l a t e d health claims, while others have passed away while fighting for awareness and VA testing,” Schumer stated. As the VA embarks on another large-scale research mission on toxins and environmental exposure, Schumer underscores the importance
‘Local vets, some of whom are already sick, need reassurance ...’
of using the Northport data. “We have samples, antigen markers and more; there’s good stuff here from this smaller study, but it is largely sitting on a shelf, as we are here today to say: use what’s useful,” he said. However, the VA bluntly states: “No future VA studies will utilize data from the Northport VA Medical Center’s pilot Liver Fluke study ...” In an email, the VA spokesperson explained that the Northport VA liver fluke study relied on a test used in Asia, where the disease is prevalent, which is not FDA approved. It also noted, among of things, that the Northport VA study lacked control groups. Plus, he said, none of the patients who tested positive for liver fluke exposure actually suffer from bile duct cancer. Gerald Wiggins a Vietnam vet from Port Jefferson Station took part in the Northport VA liver fluke study and was one of 12 veterans found to have been exposed to the parasite. He does not have bile duct cancer, but he said he had two bile duct cysts removed in September 2017 at Sloan Kettering. The disease, he said, is a ticking time bomb. He can’t understand why the government isn’t supporting veterans. At 71 years old, he said its late for him. But he believes every veteran who served in Southeast Asia and areas prone to the
parasite should be tested. “Ten people came down with Zika virus in Florida and within two weeks the federal government gave the $600 million to fight it,” he said. “As a vet, I laid my life on the line and got nothing.” He submitted a VA claim, which he said was denied. His other insurance picked up the tab. George Psvedos, an infectious disease specialist and a Northport VA physician, conducted the study. The Northport VA was unsuccessful in gaining clearance for an interview from the VA. But, as noted in his research conclusion statement, his study was the first to show evidence of exposure to liver fluke in U.S. soldiers deployed in Vietnam. He called for more research to examine the link between a Vietnam exposure and the likelihood of veterans developing bile duct cancer. Currently, no validated test for liver fluke infection is available for clinical use in the United States, according to the VA website. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not recommending serological testing for exposure, the VA said. The Northport VA said that if veterans express concerns or symptoms of bile duct cancer, the VA screens them right away. Meanwhile, the prognosis for bile duct cancer is poor, with a 30 percent five-year survival rate, according to the American Cancer Society. As for Chiano, he ultimately died of an esophageal bleed, his daughter said, caused by throat cancer induced by exposure to Agent Orange. “He thought he was going to die of bile duct cancer,” said Paglino. “We thought [his dying of Agent Orange exposure] was his way of making sure that my mother received VA benefits after he died.” Survival benefits for veteran’s families are extended when a veteran’s disease is considered service related. Veterans enrolled in VA health care are eligible for VA-provided cancer care, the agency said. “VA encourages all veterans who feel their military service has affected their health to submit a claim, which will be adjudicated using the latest scientific and medical evidence available,” said VA spokesperson Susan Carter. Suozzi is also still following the issue. “At minimum, we owe Vietnam veterans answers on whether they were exposed to cancercausing parasites while serving, and the Northport VA’s study nearly two years ago was an important step in confirming that,” he said. “This data could prove instrumental in ensuring affected veterans are taken care of nationwide. I strongly urge the Veterans Administration to include this important study in their future research or, at least explain in detail why they will not.”
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Professor to Public: Gyrodyne Environmental Study Flawed The recent environmental review of the effort to develop Gyrodyne falls short when it comes to measuring the cumulative impacts of development at the site. Residents of Smithtown and Brookhaven deserve better — especially given the property’s status as one of the last large remaining tracts of land in western Suffolk County. The draft environmental impact statement, which is now being reviewed by the public, is dense. Clearly, Cameron Engineering & Associates compiled an extensive outline that captures both the history of the Gyrodyne Flowerfield site and the developmental direction that Gyrodyne is looking to take in the coming years. However, despite the volume of materials compiled, outsized concerns remain unaddressed by this draft, including a detailed assessment of the collective impacts that the proposed development would have on neighboring municipalities, local watersheds of significance and the area’s limited transportation network. Before the document is fully accepted by policymakers in the Town of Smithtown, The Foggiest Idea, Long Island’s award-winning resource on real estate development trends, has stressed in public remarks that the following issues should be more clearly addressed before the DEIS is accepted by Smithtown officials. Intermunicipal concerns. The DEIS should go further in its analysis of the
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its entrance into World War I started much in that way, specifically when Spain and Germany attacked ships, killing American civilians, though of course there are differences today. “When the rhetoric is sometimes over the top, what that can do to the other side is the Iranian regime has to respond in kind,” Fritz said. At home, planning also begun, but for potential attacks to the U.S., New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and city police announced they would be going on high alert Jan. 3 fearing any kind of retaliation from Iran. The Suffolk County Police Department said in a statement that it has a robust and long-standing homeland security program, which now includes our SCPD Shield program in partnership with NYPD Shield. They also said there is currently no credible threat to Suffolk County. With the U.S. military at a state of readiness, local recruiting centers on the North Shore said they couldn’t comment to the media about whether they are seeing any change in recruitment numbers.
collective impacts of the applicant’s proposal plant would impact nearby Stony Brook Harbor as they relate to neighboring Town of and other local watersheds, a significant concern Brookhaven. On multiple occasions in the first raised by New York State Assemblyman past, the Town of Brookhaven has expressed Steve Englebright (D-Setauket), the document concern to both Suffolk County and the Town does not outline specific targeted actions that would reduce nitrogen loadings of Smithtown over ensuing as the result of development in traffic and quality-of-life nearby waterbodies aside from impacts that would result noting all projects would have from development of the general compliance with existing Gyrodyne site. The DEIS environmental guidelines. makes no mention of these Why not lay out substantive intermunicipal concerns, nor green building methods to does it suggest any mitigative mitigate against wastewater measures to be taken by the impacts? applicant that would alleviate Collective impacts on Brookhaven’s long-standing regional/local hospitality fears of growth at the site. markets. The collective market It doesn’t have to be this impact of the proposed hotel way. must be more clearly delineated In the past, I’ve argued due to a spate of hotels that are that the Suffolk County Richard Murdocco either being proposed or have Planning Commission been newly constructed near should step in to serve as a strong, objective third party to ensure that the Gyrodyne parcel. With additional hotel sound planning prevails in these situations space being pitched locally at the Watermill of municipal differences. The seemingly site on nearby Nesconset Highway as well as diminished role that the commission has at various locations across western Suffolk played in recent years makes it ineffective in and Nassau counties, the DEIS should address terms of moderating these discussions between expected changes in market dynamics due to municipalities and sets a bad land use precedent other proposed hospitality projects within reasonable distance to the project site. for the future. Perhaps it’s time to conduct a full-on market Impact on local watersheds. While the DEIS notes how a proposed sewage treatment analysis to ensure our region isn’t at risk of Lisa Ferguson, chief of media relations for the U.S. Army Recruiting Command, said they have not seen much of a difference. “At this point we have not seen an impact on our ability to recruit, and too many variables exist to draw a comparison to previous situations,” she said. The days after the Iranian general’s death have been a roller coaster. Residents opinions are split over whether Suleimani’s killing was a necessary act, or a way of painting a target on America’s back. “I think it was a necessary evil,” said Lake Grove resident Patrick Finnerty. “The man [Suleimani ] was threatening people, threatening us.” During a 2019 Veterans Day ceremony in Greenlawn, Lenny Salvo, a Vietnam War veteran had one message he wanted the public to know: “Stop war.” “For me it’s not about politics,” he said. “All I see is the harm that it is going to do to people.” In the days that have now passed, with tensions escalating and Iran potentially returning to build nuclear bombs, Salvo said his position has changed. He said he’s supporting the president. “If there’s going to be a conflict, it’s better now [than when they have a nuclear weapon],”
he said. Groups nationwide are already planning protests. On Jan. 9 at 3:30 p.m., the North Country Peace Group is planning a protest at the corner of Route 112 and Route 347 in Port Jefferson Station against any further war in the Middle East. If anything, the threat of attack to New York has stirred harrowing memories of 9/11. Almost 20 years later, the memory of that day’s events has filtered down into the blood of those who witnessed it. Port Jefferson Village mayor, Margot Garant, shared memories of that fateful day at the village meeting Jan. 6. On Sept. 11, 2001, the trains were down, cars jammed the highways and the Bridgeport to Port Jefferson ferry was one of the very few means for people to get off the Island. Garant said she remembered cars backed up all the way up East Broadway and beyond for days. At the meeting, she said she will speak with code enforcement and the fire department in case any such crisis should happen again. “It could be a chemical weapon, it could be a bomb, so many things could happen,” the mayor said. “If I’m not thinking about that, I would be negligent … you have a number of people saying they want to take revenge — that’s not normal — you’ve got to be prepared.”
becoming oversaturated with hotels. Further exploration of a scaled-down asof-right alternative. The DEIS should engage in a more detailed exploration of the as-ofright development options at the Gyrodyne site. While the document favorably compares the applicant’s proposal with the impacts of a hypothetical 382,500-square-foot lightindustrial project allowed as of right under the parcel’s current zoning, more options that reflect less-than-full build-out should be seriously explored and compared. More broadly, it was concerning to see that Gyrodyne’s DEIS editorialized in favor of the applicant’s proposed direction within the narrative. In the draft, such bias is evidenced by the DEIS’s frequent mention of “synergy” with nearby Stony Brook University, the positioning of the proposal as a favorable complement to a lightly sourced analysis of existing market conditions, as well as the declaration that the proposal is “sustainable” in the document’s opening lines. Such analyses should let the findings and data speak for themselves. Otherwise, the authors risk eroding their credibility on developmental matters with both policymakers and the public alike. Richard Murdocco writes on Long Island land use and regional policy issues at TheFoggiestIdea.org and is an adjunct professor of economic development and planning at Stony Brook University. The fear of home terrorism isn’t unfounded, though the experts said any kind of terrorism linked directly to Iran could provoke a full-scale war, something they don’t want. Firestone said that if there were to be terrorist-type attacks, it will more likely be launched at allied or American targets in the home region. Though statistics say one is more likely to get struck by lightning than be involved in a terrorist attack, people from New York City and Long Islanders have a unique view and anxiety about any such attack. After the birth of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, the western world saw a slew of what was considered “lone wolf” terrorists, or people who conduct violence without the direct support and resources of any one group. These, Fritz said, are less likely in this case, since there is no one specific ideology such as seen with ISIS calling for such attacks. Much depends on what Iran’s next step will be, experts said, and though a full-scale conflict is unlikely, Fritz said it begets people to be informed and to ask questions of one’s local elected representatives. “Stay informed, but don’t turn this into something all-consuming,” he said. Leah Chiappino, Rita J. Egan and Donna Deedy all contributed reporting.
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State’s Bail Reform Bill Causes Controversy in Suffolk County Sheriff, Corrections Officers Say Judges Need Discretion BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Depending on who you ask, New York State’s new bail reform is either halting an institution that punished the poor, or it is allowing alleged criminals to return to and terrorize local neighborhoods. Back in 2018, after Democrats gained control of both state legislative houses, bail reform became a priority issue for multiple Dems in the State Legislature, with the bail reform coming in as an addendum to the state budget bill. The reform forces judges to release alleged perps without bail for multiple misdemeanors and what are considered nonviolent felony charges. Over the last few months, on judges’ orders, jails across the state have been releasing inmates who fall under the list of bail-less crimes. In an interview Monday, Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. (D), whose office oversees the jails in Suffolk County, said approximately 225 inmates have already been released from Suffolk custody over the past several months under the new bail reform. This comes after court orders from judges across the state. He added there is another expected 10 to 15 inmates that will be released this month. Proponents of bail reform have long argued the previous system effectively taxed poor defendants for accused crimes. They argued that people and their families who could not afford bail would languish in jail until their court date, such as the case of Bronx teenager Kalief Browder, who was stuck in Rikers Island prison for three years, unable to pay the $3,000 bail price until 2013 when he was released due to lack of evidence. He later committed suicide. Bail costs can range from a few hundred to tens of thousands of dollars and are determined by individual judges. People can also make use of a bail bondsman, but fees for those can still be several thousand, plus the money upfront to ensure a person meets their requisite court dates. A report by John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the originally proposed bail reforms said that if enacted reforms were around in 2018, there would have been 20,349 more individuals
in New York City released without bail, a cumulative amount worth nearly $200 million to the state. In 2018, 105,161 cases resulted in pretrial release without bail. Leading state Democrats have said the reforms are long overdue, and specifically target nonviolent offenses. Advocates pointed out that poor people unable to make bail can easily lose jobs if they’re not available or stuck in jail, and that those who have to pay for bail on a limited income, even for minor offenses, might be forced to use funds they would have used for rent or even food. Criminal justice reform advocates say the critics are unnecessarily stoking fears. In a statement, Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York American Civil Liberties Union, said the new reforms are just a step on the path toward overall prison reforms. “Thousands of New Yorkers who are presumed innocent of the misdemeanor and nonviolent felony charges they face will no longer be forced to sit in jail awaiting trial,” her statement read. However, the law enforces no cash bail for several offenses that critics have called overtly aggressive. James Quinn, Queens assistant district attorney, released a list of laws judges cannot set bail to, including aggravated vehicular manslaughter, several types of drug sale crimes and even lesser counts of arson. Toulon said he has disagreed with the new bail reforms, especially over the list of crimes people are made to be released. He mentioned one inmate who was just recently released on a partially secured bond of $40,000 out of a $400,000 bail order, without a bail bondsman. The individual, he said, had been accused of rape in the first degree of a child, and had a past history of sex crimes. He said any sort of new bail legislation should give judges more jurisdiction over determining bail. “The biggest thing with this legislation is to give judges back discretion — they can look at criminal history, if they are mentally ill or have a serious substance abuse issue,” he said. State legislators are divided on party lines over the new bail reform. A delegation of Republican state reps from Long Island gathered Dec. 31 to voice their opposition. State Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport), the senate minority leader, called the new law “unconscionable,” adding the opposing party has “abandoned crime victims, law enforcement and the public in favor of criminals.” The delegation noted two criminal cases including one where a woman allegedly assaulted three Jewish women, just one of several during a citywide spree of anti-Semitic attacks during the eight days of Hanukkah. She was arrested again the following day for another assault charge. The law allows for no cash bail on offenders
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who commit assault without serious injury, and the new bail laws have been enforced since late 2019. State Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson) said the new law goes against common sense. “Judges should have discretion in weighing the potential danger of releasing someone who could have violent tendencies or constitutes a real threat to our community,” LaValle said. Law enforcement groups have also vocalized their frustrations with the bill. Louis Viscusi, union president of the Suffolk County Correction Officers Association, said the law doesn’t just force cashless bail for nonviolent offenders, but for drug dealers, sex offenders and gang members. He added he saw Suffolk County actually using the system in the way it was meant to, with the county corrections facility including 24-hour medical care and a space for drug and alcohol addiction. Within the facilities in both Yaphank and Riverhead, he said, inmates could come down from their high and make more informed decisions once or if they are released on bail. Without it, those same people might be out on the street making the same decisions that got them arrested in the first place. “A lot of people commit crimes to help fuel that habit,” he said. “At [a corrections facility] they could detox and could make better decisions. This new bail reform removes those options.” For decades, New York judges were supposed to consider only risk of flight when determining bail, not public safety or safety of the individual. The new law encourages a supervised release program, where municipalities are meant to keep in touch with those accused.
Toulon echoed Viscusi’s comments, adding his term has focused on giving inmates transferable skills such as plumbing or work with HVAC for when they return to society. He added the new law presents issues for people who may need added protection, such as women who were arrested for crimes, but were subdued in human and sex trafficking schemes. Women who are trafficked are often forcefully addicted to drugs to keep them under control. Proponents of the new law point to New Jersey, which has had a similar bail reform bill since 2017, and which a court report showed that while jail populations waned, people still were showing up for their assigned court dates. Unlike Jersey, New York did not have a threeyear window between when the law was passed and enacted. Though Republican officials have looked to paint the issue as a party split, some Democrats have proposed changes to the existing bail reform law. State Sen. Jim Gaughran (D-Northport), along with Sen. Monica Martinez (D-Brentwood) introduced legislation back in June 2019 that would expand the list of qualifying offenses that judges can determine pretrial requirements, to include assault, manslaughter, sex crimes including against children, terrorism-related charges, all class-A felony drug-related crimes and bribery offenses involving public officials. The bill was introduced but could not be taken up until the State Legislature reconvened on Jan. 8. “When an individual poses a clear danger to public safety, an unbiased judicial expert must have the discretion to choose whether or not to release them without bail,” Gaughran said in a statement back in June.
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Suffolk legislators and members of the opioid task force present their annual report. Photo by David Luces
Suffolk Sees Decrease in Fatal Opioid Overdoses, According to Annual Report BY DAVID LUCES DLUCES@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The opioid epidemic has hit Long Island hard over the past few years, but according to an annual county report, fatal opioid-related deaths have decreased significantly over the past year. The Suffolk County Heroin and Opiate Epidemic Advisory Panel’s 2019 Report released Jan. 2 found that opioid deaths in 2019 were projected at 283, which was an approximate 25.5 percent decrease from the 2018 total of 380. “We are moving in the right direction,” said Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker (D-Mount Sinai), the chair of the panel, at the Jan. 2 press conference in Hauppauge. “The opioid crisis is costing Long Island upward of $8 billion a year in medical costs … that’s $22 million a day. Not only do we have to address the addiction issue, we have to also address mental health.” The 127-page report compiled by the 29-member panel highlights that the decreased numbers can be attributed to the increased use of Narcan, a drug that reverses the effects of overdoses. Other highlights from the previous year includes the panel collaborating to help open a DASH Center, a 24/7 resource center for individuals in search of treatment and resources located at 90 Adams Ave., Hauppauge. The officials also purchased a mass spectrometer, a device that detects and breaks down the chemical compounds of drugs. The device is used to help track where drugs are coming from, making it easier to identify dealers. Geraldine Hart, Suffolk police commissioner,
said the force is focusing on addressing the drug dealer situation. “We have seen a decrease in opiate usage but that is not enough,” she said. “We have a strategy that is taking hold, it involves enforcement, prevention, education and treatment.” The panel’s report also lists resources for residents, including a number of counseling programs, agencies, drug treatment courts and law enforcement initiatives like Sharing Opioid Analysis & Research (SOAR). The panel was created in 2017 in response to the growing opioid and substance abuse epidemic in Suffolk County and across the nation. While deaths have decreased, the number of overdoses increased 140 percent from 71 to 170. While members of the panel said the decrease in number of fatal overdoses is a great sign, the increasing number of overdoses not resulting in death is something that requires more investigation. Jeffery Reynolds, president of the Family and Children’s Association, said the new data is encouraging but stressed that more needs to be done. “These gains can sometimes be precarious — it took a long time for opioids to brew in this region, we were slow to respond in the region and nation, and we paid the price for it,” he said. “We gave heroin a 10-year head start. The last thing we want to do is declare victory prematurely.” Reynolds said there is still a need for a DASH/recovery center on the east end of Long Island and that panel wouldn’t stop working until “the overdose number is at zero.”
William “Doc” Spencer (D-Centerport), SufAnker said collectively the panel is trying to folk County legislator and chair of the health be as productive as possible. committee, said it is also important to make sure “It [the epidemic] is always changing and the medical community is part of the solution. evolving,” she said. “The ability for law enHe mentioned there needs to be more research forcement to work with the medical community, on genetic predisposition and environmental education [professionals] to work with advotriggers relating to drug use. cates — this cross pollination is so vital in mak“There’s a lot of work to be done but ing sure this panel is successful.” this is a major step [in the right direction],” Contact the DASH Center at 631-952-3333. Spencer said. Going into 2020, Suffolk County NY 2011-2019 Fatal Opioid Overdoses the panel will focus on Total Opioid Projected Pending Projected Percentage addressing the followDeaths Percentage Drug Year Figure Change (% of total OD ing areas: the growing Change Overdoses deaths) vaping epidemic, early 220 education initiatives, 2011 +56% (81.7%) childhood trauma intervention, possible mar208 2012 -5.5% (75.3%) ijuana legislation, the effects of recent bail re200 2013 -3.8% form laws, establishing 73.2%) a recovery high school, 211 continuing overdose 2014 +5.5% (74.8%) prevention discussions 263 with the Metropolitan 2015 +24.6% (81.2%) Transit Authority and Long Island Rail Road, 366 2016* +39.2% (85.3%) increasing prescriber education, reducing 412 27 435 +18.9% 2017* the stigma of addic(86.7%) tion and mental illness 320 and collaborating with 2018 71 380 -12.6% (84.4%) the Native American 140 Advisory Board and 170 283 -25.5% 2019 (84.3%) establishing a youth Caveat with 2017-2019 Projections: Projected figure for year “x” =total opioid deaths+ committee. (# of pending drug overdoses)(% of total opioid deaths)
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The customer left her purse at Macy’s, located at the Smith Haven Mall, Dec. 3 at approximately 6:30 p.m. The man allegedly stole the purse and concealed it using his female companion’s coat. The man and woman left the store with the purse, which contained cash and credit cards.
Police Arrest Youth After Stabbing at CVS On Jan. 1 Suffolk County police arrested a juvenile male for assault after he allegedly stabbed a man in Nesconset earlier in the evening. A 17-year-old allegedly stabbed a 19-year-old in the chest following a dispute in the parking lot of CVS, located at 111 Terry Road, at approximately 8:15 p.m. The victim then walked into CVS, where an employee called 911. The victim was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Following an investigation, police arrested the 17-year-old a short distance from the scene at approximately 10:25 p.m. Fourth Squad detectives charged the suspect with seconddegree assault. He was held overnight at the 4th Precinct and was scheduled to be arraigned at 1st District Court in Central Islip Jan. 2. A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. SCPD
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Unlocking Clues at Accompsett Middle School
As part of their social studies lessons on World War I, students in Mr. Toth’s class at Accompsett Middle School in the Smithtown Central School District participated in a Breakout EDU experience in the school’s library Jan. 6. Breakout EDU is an educational escape room challenge, where you need to solve clues to unlock the toolbox in a given timeframe. Working in small groups, the students tried to unlock the puzzles and gain access to clues using different methods. Using iPads, the students scanned QR codes for hints, used a blacklight and walked the library looking for hidden clues to unlock the box. They used their knowledge of maps and WWI propaganda to unlock the box. Working together, the experience allowed the students to work as a team and pool their resources to solve clues in 40 minutes.
Tackan Kindergartners Take Care of Teddy
Dressed in their surgical masks, caps and gloves, the kindergarten students at Tackan Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District played doctor to their stuffed animals during teddy bear clinic Jan. 7. In an effort to ease the anxiety of doctors, nurses and hospitals, representatives from Stony Brook Children’s Hospital visited with the kindergartners and gave them the opportunity to take on the role of caregiver.
The students learned about safety both in the car and when they are doing activities, such as bike riding, skateboarding and riding their scooter. They learned about injury prevention and the importance of keeping safe. After their safety lesson, the students worked as doctors and nurses for their injured stuffed animals, helping to diagnose their ailment, treat and bandage their wounds and providing after-care instructions.
Accompsett Middle School students participated in a Breakout EDU and were tasked with solving clues related to World War I. Photo from Smithtown Central School District
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Bulls Trample Blue Devils 69-37 BY BILL LANDON DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM The Bulls of Smithtown West were too much for Huntington to handle when the Bulls won the League III matchup 69-37 at home Jan. 3. Sam Frank led the way for the Bulls scoring 16 points followed by Matt Behrens who netted 13. Huntington sophomore Kevin Drake topped the scoring chart for the Blue Devils with 11 points, and Daniel Danziger banked 9.
The win lifts Smithtown West to 3-0 in League III and 10-1 overall while Huntington drops to 0-4. The Bulls retook the court when they hit the road Jan. 8 to take on top seeded Northport for the League III leaderboard. Results were not available at press time. Photos clockwise starting top left: Behrens lays up for two for the Bulls; Sooraj Shah gets a shot off underneath; Matt Anderson shoots; Brandon Rivera takes a shot.
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People are scared. You hear it walking down the aisle in the supermarket. You hear it in chatting with co-workers. You hear it with your relatives at the dinner table or over the phone. With the threat of war looming, everybody everywhere wants to know: Will we be safe? What’s going to happen next? After President Donald Trump (R) ordered the assassination of the Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani last Friday, Jan. 3, the world has been reeling in a vortex of panic and debilitating fear. Iran has said there will be retaliation, and the president has said he will respond to the response. That rhetoric has escalated, with Iran canceling all hopes of a nuclear deal and Iraq moving to remove all U.S. troops from its country. Meanwhile, Trump has said he would even consider bombing cultural sites in Iran as a response — something the International Criminal Court has called a war crime in the past. As Iran held a funeral for the slain general, with many thousands of mourners in the streets shouting “death to America,” the Pentagon has asked amphibious forces to be ready to support ground-based operations in that country. War, huh, what is it good for? The nation’s armed forces stand ready and, for what seems like only an eye blink from the last war, young men and women may yet again be asked to serve overseas. One of our reporters encountered a young recent high school graduate at the checkout register in a local grocery store who recently signed up to serve in the military. What was his opinion of the situation? He shrugged his shoulders and said, “I don’t know.” After a pause, he added, “We do what we have to do.” In June of last year, CBS TV’s “60 Minutes” ran an interview by Lesley Stahl with 99-year-old Ben Ferencz, the last living prosecutor of the Nuremberg trials. He was also at the head of establishing the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands. Ferencz fought in World War II and had seen some of the bloodiest battles of the Western Front, including the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. During the interview with “60 Minutes,” he gave a very specific opinion on war. “War makes murderers out of otherwise decent people,” he said. “All wars, and all decent people.” Whatever your opinion, whether Suleimani had to die to protect American lives, or whether the U.S. has committed itself pointlessly to another potential war in the Middle East, the common feeling is anxiety. We at TBR News Media feel the best way to live in such times is to ultimately stay informed. We ask people not to jump to conclusions. Take the time read the news and watch TV with a critical eye. Avoid posting rumors, propaganda or unverified info to Facebook and other social media sites. Perhaps something worse than being uninformed is misinformed, or to be purposefully led astray. Rely on facts that are verifiable to its original source. Consider the opinions of people with first-hand accounts, or named reliable sources with expertise. Some people like using fact-checking sites such as Snopes.com. We also suggest reading Glenn Kessler’s fact-checking blog in the Washington Post, both of whom are largely known for being nonpartisan. Please, to all our readers, stay informed, stay aware and stay safe.
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Armed with careful research and an interpretation of the village code, the Head of the Harbor Neighborhood Preservation Coalition issued a letter to the Village Planning Board declaring its belief that the Village Planning Board lacks the standing to act on the application to expand the estate owned by Robert Mercer and that the village has engaged in a lack of transparency and impermissible segmentation under SEQRA. After scouring the village code, we are absolutely convinced that the Village Planning Board lacks the authority to act
upon the Mercer application and that the entire application needs to go back to the drawing board. Our research reveals, and village code clearly states, a maintenance building does meet the definition of an “accessory use” under the law. We believe this is exactly why the Mercers are now laughingly calling their proposed 8,600 plus square foot building a “toolshed.” Village code does not recognize a maintenance building as a permitted use without prior approval of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Homeowners are
entitled to a toolshed, but, the definition of a toolshed is much smaller than the scope of the building the Mercers propose. Accordingly, the coalition calls for the Mercer application to first be sent to the ZBA for clearance and for the entire application to be redone. We believe the Planning Board has no authority to approve an impermissible accessory use and therefore must reject the Mercer application. Anthony Coates St. James
Lawmaker Seeks Input My staff and I would like to wish you and your readers a Happy and Healthy 2020. It is a privilege to represent our community and we collectively look forward to working for our residents in the 2nd Senate District in the coming year. There are sure to be challenges that our state faces, and it is important that our constituents know that we stand ready to work with anyone who has thoughts on how to improve the lives of all New Yorkers. That is what our state
should do, it is what our residents deserve, and it is what we will strive for in the coming year. The most important component of this process is listening to the input of those we represent. As we move forward, we would like to invite all who live and work in our area to provide us with their insights whenever they feel it is necessary. If there are any state issues of importance to your readers, we welcome them to contact us at their convenience by either sending an email to
flanagan@nysenate.gov or calling our Smithtown office at 631-361-2154. They may also send us a letter or postcard at: Senator John Flanagan 260 Middle Country Road, Suite 102 Smithtown, New York 11787 We look forward to hearing from our constituents and wish everyone a Happy New Year. John Flanagan (R) East Northport
Help Us Overturn Citizens United January 21 will be the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Citizen’s United v. FEC. In the ensuing 10 years, that decision has allowed unregulated, unlimited and undocumented dark money to be used in election campaigns, endangering a basic tenet of our democracy, namely the right for each individual citizen to vote based on an informed decision. Citizens United opened the floodgates, allowing unregulated money from corporations and mega-millionaires to have outsize influence on voters in elections. They can spread that influence throughout the country and at every level of government. Its influence can support gerrymandering, voter suppression, the weakening of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and, now, Congress’s refusal to appropriate sufficient
funding to upgrade our election machinery nationwide. It is dangerous, effective and ongoing. The good news is that amendments to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United have been on the docket in Congress since its inception in 2010. A proposed amendment titled the Democracy for All amendment, by the end of 2019, had over 190 co-sponsors. Move to Amend, a national organization founded to overturn the Citizens United decision, has proposed an amendment titled the We the People amendment, which would say, “Corporations are not people, and money is not speech.” It already has 66 members of Congress sponsoring it. Here in our community, for eight years, members of Move to Amend — Brookhaven have
been alerting our citizens to the dangers of unlimited, undocumented campaign contributions, in talks at public libraries and at Town Council meetings. Effective legislation cannot be developed under the Constitution as it is now written. On the 10th anniversary of this pivotal and democracy threatening Supreme Court decision, please write or call your senators and congress members to support an amendment overturning it. Senator Chuck Schumer: 631-7530978, 202-224-6542 Senator Kirsten Gillibrand: 631-2492825, 202-224-4451 Congressman Lee Zeldin: 631-2094235, 202-225-3826 Rita Edwards South Setauket
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mid the delightful sensory experiences of a recent warm-weather vacation, my wife and I enjoyed an unexpected gift: The words other people chose to share on their T-shirts. The messages weren’t limited to any one age group, as the young and old took time to find phrases they shared with strangers who were enjoying time in warmer weather. D. None A boy, aged of the above about 12, stood in BY DANIEL DUNAIEF a line with a white T-shirt with a message in all-capital letters: “Help I’m on a family vacay.” To round
out the picture, he had a dour and distracted look as he was clearly waiting for other members of his family to catch up to him in line. Another boy about the same age strutted around with a colorful shirt that suggested: “You need me on your team.” In a culture where sports plays such a prominent role in the identity of children and parents who drive children they imagine might one day be making six, seven, eight or nine figure salaries on fields all over the country, that shirt was consistent with the belief in the American Sports Dream. Numerous adults and young adults offered a connection to their favorite sports teams. For one football fan, though, merely sharing the Philadelphia Eagles emblem was insufficient. Near his beloved Eagles logo, he urged his team to “Beat Dallas.” This year, that was especially fitting as the Eagles overtook the Cowboys in the last few weeks of the year to win the NFC East title. I’m not sure if this coupling was deliberate, but a woman’s T-shirt suggested that readers
“Follow your soul,” while her companion wore a Nashville Predators shirt, indicating, at least in the moment, that her friend’s soul may track the hockey team from Tennessee. A young girl, walking next to her father, wore a shirt that suggested that she’d “Rather Be a Mermaid.” Given how desperately Ariel, the Little Mermaid of Disney fame, sang about wanting to escape the ocean, I couldn’t help thinking about the line from the song “Under the Sea,” where the crab Sebastian admonishes her — King Triton’s youngest daughter — that “the seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake.” An older African-American couple borrowed from the movies as the man wore a shirt that suggested he was “Straight Outta Money.” The message probably resonated for others who may have blown through some of their travel and entertainment budget for time in a warm climate. Advertising a New England town coupled with a local accent, a woman sported a message that read, “Baa Ha Ba, Maine,” offering a
connection to the Bar Harbor tourist destination along the coast of Maine that is a short drive to Acadia National Park. A young boy urged people on his T- shirt to “Be the Change,” an expression that an actor or actress might borrow to spread a specific message after winning a coveted award for performing their craft. Offering a take on the fine art of putting off responsibilities and chores, a young man wore a shirt that said, “I don’t procrastinate. I delegate to my future self.” After reading so many variations of the theme that the procrastinators club would be meeting some time next week, I enjoyed a refreshing take on the process of setting something aside for a later time. An older man with white hair and a thick white mustache and beard brought along two noteworthy T-shirts: The first celebrated his 80 years, as part of a beach tour, and the second promised that “Beneath this beard is a handsome man.”
Philadelphia: City of Brotherly Love, Culture and History
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uring the recent holiday break, we took advantage of the free time to visit two delightful museums in Philadelphia: The Barnes Foundation and the Museum of the American Revolution. The Barnes is home of a huge collection of Impressionist paintings, among many other treasures, and the Museum of the American Revolution, not quite 2 years old, is dedicated to telling the story of our evolution from the historic center of America’s founding. The Barnes started as the remarkable personal collection of Dr. Albert C. Barnes. Between Born in Philadelyou and me phia in 1872 into a BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF working class family, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania medical school and went off to Germany to study chemistry. From his work
there, he made his fortune by co-inventing a silver nitrate antiseptic, called Argyrol, with a German colleague Hermann Hille. Buying out Hille, he ran the A.C. Barnes Company from 1908-29 and in the process started to collect art. Ironically he didn’t much care for the Impressionists until his high school friend and artist, William Glackens, persuaded him otherwise. He sent Glackens off to Paris to buy some paintings, and when the artist returned with 33, Barnes became serious about collecting art and took over the purchasing himself, housing the works at his estate. Barnes started the Barnes Foundation in 1922, a nonprofit cultural and educational institution to “promote the advancement of education and appreciation of fine arts and horticulture.” The foundation oversees the art, and since 2012 the collection has been located on Benjamin Franklin Parkway in a splendid compound that honors both the founder and the masters whose works lie within its walls and in its gardens. There is even a parking lot on the premises that makes a visit so much easier. The Barnes boasts the world’s single largest collection of paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, with 181, and ditto for those by Paul Cézanne with 69.
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There are also 59 by Matisse, 46 by Pablo Picasso, as well as art by Modigliani, van Gogh, Seurat and Barnes’ friend, Glackens. Also in the dazzling museum are paintings by Old Masters El Greco, Peter Paul Rubens, Titian and Veronese. There are sculptures, masks, tools, jewelry, textiles, ceramics, manuscripts and one of the most outstanding collections of wrought iron, some 887 pieces, among so many other multicultural offerings. A major exhibition, which sadly will end there this Sunday, Jan. 12, is 30 Americans. Featuring works of many of the most important African American artists of the past four decades, according to the museum’s curator, Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw — herself a famous African American professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a top administrator at the Smithsonian — this collection “explores issues of personal and cultural identity against a backdrop of pervasive stereotyping — of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class.” The artists include Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mark Bradford, Nick Cave, Mickalene Thomas, Kehinde Wiley and Barkley Hendricks along with 24 others, and some of the paintings are riveting. This is the 10th anniversary of 30 Americans and the first in the Northeast since 2011 when it was in Washington, D.C. Chatting
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with other visitors, we learned that many came from some distance to catch up with this exhibit of modern artists and their distinct perspectives. Did I mention that there is also a wonderful restaurant inside the Barnes? This doesn’t leave me much space to tell you about the Museum of the American Revolution, more the pity, which is also handsomely housed in central Philadelphia. Of particular interest is their first international loan exhibition, Cost of Revolution: The Life and Death of an Irish Soldier, which will remain in place until March 17. By focusing on Richard St. George, born in County Galway to Protestant landed gentry and who became a soldier, artist, writer and extensive landowner, the exhibit tells us much about the American Revolution of 1776, the Irish Rebellion of 1798 — and life in the British army, which St. George joined. There are paintings, many sketches that St. George made himself, artifacts and weaponry in a comprehensive display of history from that era. By the way, it is really easy to get to Philadelphia from here on Long Island with only a stopover in Penn Station if one takes the trains. If only for these two gracious institutions, it is well worth the trip.
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