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BEST MUSEUM Nassau County Museum of Art Science Museum of Long Island Cradle of Aviation Museum American Merchant Marine Museum Cedarmere Preserve Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society Garvies Point Museum Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center Nassau County Police Museum New Hyde Park Museum Sands-Willets House Museum BEST PARTY EVENT/ ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY Dazzling Parties Royal Princess Prep Party Company Culinary Architect Catering Emanuel Entertainment Services Enchanted Parties-Manhasset H on the Harbor Haute Durvo Unique Entertainment Inc.

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST PARTY EVENT/ ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY (Con’t) A Dream is a Wish Parties LLC Jodi’s Events Muddworks Royal Events Princess Parties Inc. BEST PUBLIC GARDEN Old Westbury Gardens Clark Botanic Garden Planting Fields Arboretum Sands Point Preserve BEST PUBLIC LIBRARY East Williston Public Library Syosset Public Library Mineola Memorial Library Port Washington Public Library Shelter Rock Public Library Great Neck Public Library Plainview Public Library Jericho Public Library Floral Park Library Hillside Public Library Levittown Public Library Manhasset Public Library Seaford Public Library The Bryant Library BEST SINGER Elizabeth Edquist Andy Fortier and Family Matt Zeiss Sammy Bello Rachel Klein Rachel Margolin BEST THEATER ARTS CENTER Sands Point Preserve Merrick Theatre and Center for the Arts Adelphi University Performing Arts Center Gold Coast Arts Center Plaza Theatrical Productions Stephen Widom Program, Temple Emanuel Tilles Center

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Margarita’s Cafe Memories Bar & Grill Sullivan’s Quay BEST BEER SELECTION Hurricane Grill and Wings Barrier Brewing Company Sullivan’s Quay BEST CIGAR SHOP Cigar King Mom’s Cigar & Lounge Max’s Cigar Lounge Sunrise Cigar Shop Matador Cigars The Cigar Hut Global Smoke Shop Little Cigar Factory BEST HAPPY HOUR Hendrick’s Tavern Louie’s Grille and Liquors Margarita’s Cafe Margarita’s Cafe Mim’s Restaurant Sullivan’s Quay The Wild Goose Escorza’s BEST LIQUOR STORE Syosset Liquor Mart Main Street Wine & Spirit 119 Wine and Liquor 340 Northern Wine Alcomir Liquors Barrel Grapes Black Tie Liquors Bottle Buys Eagle House Wines Executive Wine and Liquor Floral Park Wine and Liquor Frank’s Beverage Great Neck Wines and Spirits Jericho Wines & Liquors Lake Success Wines & Liquor Le Chat Noir New Hyde Park Wine and Liquor Port Washington Wine & Liquor Raeder’s Wines & Liquors Stew Leonard’s Wines & Spirits of Carle Place Total Wine Spirits & More Villa Wines & Liquors Vintage Cask and Barrel Vintage Grapes Wheatley Hills Discount Wine & Spirits Young’s Fine Wines & Spirits Zheng Brothers Wine & Liquor BEST MARGARITA Besito Mexican Restaurant Margarita’s Cafe, Plainview Margarita’s Cafe, Port Washington Salsa Mexicana Mesita Rockville Center Dirty Taco Continued on Page 26

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST MARTINI Toku Modern Asian Hendrick’s Tavern Margarita’s Cafe The Wild Goose Waterzooi of Port Washington Rare 650 BEST SPORTS BAR Ale’Port Bar & Grill Murph’s Sullivan’s Quay

KIDS BEST AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM Moves & Motions School of Dance Gold Coast Arts Center Island Pottery theCoderSchool ConfiDanZe & Fitness Fast Athletics Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Great Neck Park District My Spectrum School Early Childhood Education & After School Programs SCOPE Temple Israel of Great Neck Temple Judea Muddworks Port Rowing Boat House Danceworks NY American Theater Dance Workshop BEST ALLERGIST Dr. David E. Werthheim Dr. David Rosenthal Dr. Gary Weinstock Dr. James Fagin Dr. Luz Fonacier Dr. Marcella Aquino Dr. Robert Corriel Dr. Robert Mittman Dr. Sharon B. Markovics Dr. Susan Hyman Dr. Vincent R. Bonagura Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of Nassau County Manhasset Allergy and Asthma Northwell Health Division Of Allergy/Immunology Strauss Allergy and Asthma BEST ART SCHOOL The Art Guild of Port Washington A Gathering of Artists Bach to Rock of Port Washington Cow Neck Painters Art Studio Gold Coast Arts Center Haven At Studio iSchool of Music and Art Little Art Studio Long Island Academy of Fine Art Music Institute of Long Island (MILI) - Best of Long Island Music School My Spectrum School Early Childhood Education After School & Art workshops New Color Arts Academy Port Washington School of Painting Red Bow Studio

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BEST CHILDREN’S LIBRARY Elizabeth Edquist Syosset Public Library Port Washington Public Library East Williston Public Library Great Neck Public Library Hillside Public Library Levittown Public Library Manhasset Public Library Mineola Memorial Library Oceanside Library Shelter Rock Library BEST DANCE STUDIO/ INSTRUCTION Moves & Motions School of Dance Gold Coast Arts Center MOSSA Dance Academy Annmarie’s Studio of Performing Arts American Theater Dance Workshop Arthur Murray Dance Center of Williston Park Berest Dance Center Bodies In Motion Dance Studio ConfiDanZe Dance Center & Fitness Dance Arts Centre Dance Visions NY Floral Park Music and Dance Center Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Manhasset Great Neck School of Dance Hannah Kroner School Of Dance Hidden Talents Dance Center JHL Dance Dynamics JJ’s Dance Studio Katya’s School of Dance Let’s Dance Love to Dance Performing Arts Center Mary Ann’s Dance Studio Rhythmology Step By Step Dance Studio Two World Dance Eglevsky Ballet 5678 Dance Danceworks NY BEST COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY Adelphi University Hofstra University LIU CW Post NYIT SUNY Old Westbury United States Merchant Marine Academy BEST COLLEGE PLANNING AND COUNSELING College Connection C2 Education College Directions Kobrick Consulting Pinnacle College Consulting

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Notre Dame School Our Lady of Grace Montessori School Our Lady Of Victory Parish Elementary School Schechter School Of Long Island St Aidan’s School St. Mary’s School St. Peter of Alcantara School Temple Israel of Great Neck Vincent Smith School Westbury Friends School Holy Family School BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL Syosset High School E.M. Baker Elementary School East Hills School Floral Park Memorial High School Guggenheim Elementary School H Frank Carey High School Hampton School Elementary School Herricks High School Hillside Grade School Jackson Avenue School John J. Daly Elementary School Lakeville Elementary School Manhasset Secondary School Manor Oaks School Meadow Drive School Mineola High School Mineola Middle School New Hyde Park Memorial High School Northside Elementary School Parkville Elementary School Roslyn High School Saddle Rock Elementary School Shelter Rock Elementary School Sousa Elementary School South Middle School BEST PRINCIPAL Kim Abrusci Pierce, Country Day School Catherine Silletti, Rushmore Avenue School Christopher Fiore, H. Frank Carey High School Dr. Whitney Smith, Mineola High School Kathleen Murray, Parkville School Sara Ortiz, Meadow Drive School BEST RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Temple Judea Archangel Michael Preschool Chabad of Port Washington Chabad of Roslyn Community Synagogue Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School North Shore Hebrew Academy High School Notre Dame School Our Lady of Victory Parish Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore St. Aidan’s School St. Peter of Alcantara School Temple Beth Sholom Temple Israel of Great Neck Temple Sinai Temple Tikvah The Schools of St. Mary’s

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST APPETIZER (Con’t) Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen Sullivan’s Quay Williston Townhouse Diner Kyma BEST ASIAN (NOT JAPANESE/SUSHI) MoCA Asian Bistro Hunan Taste Pearl East Chef Wang Chen’s Kitchen East Shore Wok Fortune Wheel Happy Garden Hong Kong Kitchen Kotobuki Moonstone Modern Asian Cuisine & Bar New Garden Nikkei of Peru Kyma Narinatto Fyyhre Hibachi BEST BAGEL SHOP Bagel Master Bagel Boss Boardwalk Bagel & Delicatessen Bagel Boss of Roslyn Let There Be Bagels A&S Bagels Bagel Craft Bagel Haus Bagel Hut Bagelman of Mineola Bagels and Bialys Bagels N A Hole Lot More Barbara’s Bagels Glen Cove Bagel Cafe Greenvale Bagels Hand Rolled Bagels I Bagel Cafe Manhasset Bagels Mineola Bagel Cafe Munsey Park Bagel My Three Sons Bagel Cafe of Williston Park Schmear Bakery & Market Tulip Bagels BEST BAKERY Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace Front Street Bakery Bakers of All Nations Buttercooky Bakery Cardinali Pastry Diane’s Dortoni Bakery and Pastry Shoppe For Five Coffee Roasters Gourmet Bake Shop Inc. La Bella Bakery Leonetti’s Lulu’s Bakery Squared Maria’s Pastry Shop Marie Blachere Marzullo Bakery Polito Bakery Riesterer’s Bakery

St Honore Pastry Shop St. Rocco’s Bakery Sweet Tarte Bakery Cafe Sweet Temptation Desserts Sweet To Lick Vegan Bakery Tulip Bake Shop La Bonne Boulangerie BEST BREAKFAST Thomas’s Ham & Eggery Diner Great Neck Diner Harry’s Hilltop Catering Delicatessen A&S Bagels Dominick’s Italian-American Deli Floral Park Diner Greenvale Townhouse Restaurant Harbor Deli Hicksville Sweet Shop Hinck’s Louie’s Majestic Diner Mineola Diner Old Westbury Diner Omega Diner Restaurant Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen Yesterday’s Diner BEST BRUNCH Thomas’s Ham & Eggery Diner Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace Thyme Restaurant Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Crabtree’s Culinary Architect Catering Galo Tavern 18 Gatsby’s Landing Limani Maggiano’s Little Italy Port Washington Diner Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen Sullivan’s Quay Thyme Kyma Great Neck Diner BEST BUTCHER Prime Time Butcher Whole Foods Market A & F Market Andy’s Meats Inc. Bryant & Cooper Center Cuts Ceriello Fine Foods Pellegrini Meats NY Roslyn Kosher Foods BEST CANDY STORE Bobb Howard’s General Store & Auto Repair Kron Chocolatier Lazar’s Chocolate Tulip Sweet Shop BEST CATERER Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace Ardito’s Italian American Deli

Capers Catering & Delicatessen Ceriello Culinary Architect Catering Delicacies Gourmet Delicatessen Garrett Hamilton Grace’s Marketplace LI H on the Harbor Harbor Delicatessen Harry’s Hilltop Deli Holiday Farms Iavarone Bros Colbeh @Temple Beth Sholom Piccolo Ram Caterers of Old Westbury Valley Caterers

Harry’s Hilltop Catering Delicatessen Hinck’s Delicatessen Iavarone Bros Iavarone Bros New Hyde Park Kucks Deli Main Street Deli of Westbury Lakeville Deli On A Roll Deli Parkway Deli & Catering Pastrami Plus Piccolo Gourmet Deli Sam’s Deli Ryder’s Deli The Polish Deli Tulip Caterers

BEST CHINESE RESTAURANT Orient Odyssey Hunan Taste Pearl East Dynasty Best Wok Blue Wave Chef Wang Chen Kitchen China Palace Cho Sen Village East Shore Wok Empire Garden Fortune Wheel Happy Garden Hong Kong Kitchen Jade Fortune Jade King Roslyn King House Nanking Nova Asian Bistro Nu Fu Run Orchid Sweet Mandarin Wild Ginger of Great Neck Wong’s Garden

BEST DINER Majestic Diner Great Neck Diner Landmark Diner East Bay Diner Floral Park Diner Glen Cove Diner Greenvale Diner Louie’s of Manhasset Mineola Diner New Hyde Park Diner Old Westbury Diner Omega Diner Restaurant Port Washington Diner Seven Seas Restaurant Stop 20 Diner Thomas’s Ham & Eggery Diner Williston Townhouse Diner Yesterday’s Diner

BEST COFFEE/TEA SHOP The Coffee Shop Bakers of All Nations For Five Coffee Roasters Fresco Creperie and Cafe Great Neck Diner Karmic Grind SerendipiTea The Cup Coffeehouse The Witches Brew Willie’s Coffee Shop Yesterday’s Diner BEST DELI Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Harbor Deli Lido Kosher Delicatessen Ardito’s Deli Brendel’s Deli Capers Catering & Delicatessen Cordon Blue Deli Delicacies Gourmet Delicatessen & Pizza Dominick’s Deli EMF Eastern Meat Farms Deli

BEST FAMILY RESTAURANT Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Ayhan’s Shish-Kebab Restaurant Borrelli’s 1221 at MFP Benihana Restaurant of Manhasset Floral Park Diner Great Neck Diner IHOP Jameson’s Bar & Grill Jonathan’s, New Hyde Park Port Washington Diner Publican’s Samurai Sushi Hibachi Sullivan’s Quay Villa D’Este Villa Milano Your Mother’s House Kyma BEST FISH MARKET Jewel of the Sea/ Victoria’s Market Whole Foods Market Albertson Seafood Market Marine Fishery North Shore Farms Pellegrini Meats Righthouse Seafood Roslyn Seafood Continued on Page 31

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST FRENCH RESTAURANT La P’tite Framboise French Restaurant Bar Frites Brasserie Americana Bar, Lounge & Restaurant Fresco Creperie & Cafe BEST FRENCH FRIES Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers All American Hamburger Drive In Hendrick’s Tavern Port Washington Diner Smashburger Still Partners Sullivan’s Quay Thyme BEST FROZEN YOGURT 16 Handles of Great Neck 16 Handles of Port Washington 16 Handles of Westbury Dulce Delights Go Greenley Yogurt Red Mango of New Hyde Park Yo Blossom Yogurt & Such Cafe of Greenvale YOLO Yogurt & Desserts BEST GOURMET SHOP A&F Market Basil And Prime Gemelli Gourmet Market North Grace’s Marketplace LI H Mart of Williston Park Holiday Farms of Port Washington Iavarone Brothers Gourmet Food, Woodbury Iavorrone Brothers Gourmet Food, New Hyde Park Kitchen Kabaret Long Island Gourmet North Shore Farms Pita Park Sansone Market Whole Foods of Manhasset BEST GREEK RESTAURANT Greek Cove Ayhan’s Shish-Kebab Restaurant Avli The Little Greek Kitchen Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace & Cafe Azerbaijan Grill Ellas Greek Corner Gyro Station Gyrolicious Herb & Olive Kyma Restaurant Limani Mediterranean Kebab House Opa Grille of Williston Park Pita Park Pita Station The Greek Place Wild Fig of Roslyn Yummy Gyro BEST HAMBURGERS Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Harry’s Hilltop Catering Delicatessen

Bareburger Burger Bite Burger King of Port Washington Burger Village Ceriello Five Guys of Garden City Park Galo Tavern 18 Great Neck Diner Hickory’s Famous Wood Pit BBQ Grill Jameson’s Bar & Grill Memories 2 Bar and Grill Mim’s New Hyde Park Diner Port Washington Diner Publicans Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen Schout Bay Tavern Shake Shack of New Hyde Park Sid’s All American Smashburger of New Hyde Park Still Partners Sullivan’s Quay Willies Coffee Shop Yesterday’s Diner BEST HEALTHY EATERY Avo Taco Bee ORGANIC Grillmark BEST ICE CREAM SHOP Sweet Treats On the Wharf Baskin Robbins of Albertson Carvel of Port Washington Carvel of Williston Park Douglas and James of Port Washington Gelateria Dei Coltelli Haagen Daas Hicksville Sweet Shop Manny’s Sweet Treats Red Mango of Lake Success Yogurt and Such of Greenvale BEST INDIAN RESTAURANT Chili & Curry Diwan | Best Indian Restaurant In Long Island 5 Star Indian Akbar Restaurant & Banquet Hall Heritage of India Restaurant of New Hyde Park Jassi’s Pista House Royal Tangra Massala Southern Spice BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT (NON PIZZERIA) Vincent’s Clam Bar Il Mulino Long Island Pasta-eria DiMaggio’s Trattoria 388, Roslyn Angelina’s of Williston Park Angoletto Cafe Anthony’s Lucky Duck Antonino’s Cafe Continental Casa di Fratelli

Cassariano Centro Cucina Cipollini Cugini Da Angelos Pizzeria & Restaurant Eric’s Italian Bistro Ernesto East Fanatico Filomena’s Frantonis Gino’s of Port Washington Gino’s Trattoria & Pizzeria of New Hyde Park Il Mulino King Umberto La Bottega of Roslyn La Pala La Parma of Port Washington La Parma of Williston Park La Piccola Liguria Matteo’s of Roslyn Nick’s Tuscan Grill Poppy’s Place Positano Brickoven Pizza Spaghettini Pizza Trattoria Stressa Tavern 227 Toscanini Toskana Pizzeria Restaurant Trattoria DiMeo Tre Sorelle Uncle Bacala’s Villa D’Este Villa Milano BEST JAPANESE/ SUSHI RESTAURANT Tiga Yamaguchi AIKO Sushi and Bar Asian Fusion Benihana of Manhasset Benihana of Westbury Blue Wave Sushi Bonsai Japanese Restaurant Chef Wang Chez Kama Daruma of Tokyo FYHRE Hibachi Sushi Lounge Hazuki Sushi Hibachi Sushi-Ya Kinha Sushi Kiraku Kotobuki Matsuya Mikawa Nikkei of Peru of Port Washington Osaka Sushi Samurai Sushi Hibachi Shintaro Soku Asian Fusion Sushi Republic Sweet Mandarin Tinbu Asian Toku Tokyo Sushi Wild Ginger of Great Neck

BEST MEDITERRANEAN Greek Cove - East Norwich Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace Bosphorus Cafe Grill Herb & Olive NY Kyma Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen BEST MEXICAN RESTAURANT Besito Mexican Restaurant - Roslyn Dirty Taco - Woodbury Burito Blvd Cactus Cafe Chipotle Mexican Grill Green Cactus K Pacho Margarita’s Café, Port Washington Margarita’s Café, Plainview Mole Mole Puerta Vallarta Salsa Mexicana Mesita I Am Nacho Mama Little Mexico BEST MIDDLE EASTERN RESTAURANT Bosphorus Cafe Grill Ayhan’s Shish-Kebab Restaurant Afghan Grill Azerbaijan Grill Colbeh Restaurant Miraj Healthy Grill Pita Station Ravagh Persian Grill BEST PIZZA Pasta-eria Salvatore’s Abeetza Pizza Amalfi Pizzeria and Restaurant Angoletto Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Attilio’s Pizza Cafe Gino’s Carlos Pizza Of Port Washington Ciro’s Pizza Delicacies Gourmet Pizza Eddie’s Pizza Francesca’s Pizzeria Frank’s Pizza Frantoni’s Pizzeria & Ristorante Gino’s of Manhasset Gino’s Pizzeria of Great Neck Gino’s Pizzeria of Williston Park Gino’s Trattoria & Pizzeria of New Hyde Park Green Olive Kosher Pizza & Falafel Iavarone Cafe Joanne’s Gourmet Pizza La Rotonda Ristorante Luigi’s Mama Theresa’s Milano’s Pizza Pizza Cucina Positano Brickoven Pizza Previti Pizza and Papazzio Dining Randazzo Pizza

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST PIZZA (Con’t) Salvatore’s Coal Oven Pizzeria Sergio’s Skinny Pizza Taglio Pizza Umberto’s Villa Meci Pizza Village Pizzeria Vincent’s Pizzeria Vito’s Ristorante and Pizza of Glen Cove Vittorio’s Pizza 3 Brothers Pizza BEST POKE Pokeworks Chen’s Poke Culinary Architect Catering BEST PRIVATE DINING ROOM Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Colbeh Restaurant Umberto’s Restaurant & Pizzeria BEST PUB FOOD Barefoot Peddler Finn MacCools Finnegan’s Pub Green’s Irish Pub Hendricks Tavern Memories 2 Bar and Grill Mim’s Publicans Recovery Room Schout Bay Tavern Still Partners Sullivan’s Quay The Clubhouse The St. James Trinity BEST RIBS Smokin’ Al’s Famous Dave’s Bar-B-Que Biscuits & Barbeque Sempre Fame Gourmet Grill and BBQ Restaurant & Catering Smoked Barn Smok-Haus Stuey’s Smokehouse BBQ BEST SALAD Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Majestic Diner Bosphorus Cafe Grill Efresh Great Neck Diner Luigi’s Pizzeria Matteo’s of Roslyn Nancy’s Restaurant Port Washington Diner Rothchilds Coffee & Kitchen BEST SANDWICH Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Ardito’s Italian American Deli

Bagel Station Harbor Deli Herb & Olive Manhasset Delicatessen Mineola Diner Pastrami Plus Roast Sandwich House BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT Butlers Flat Clam Shack Cedar Creek Cove Restaurant and Oyster Bar Crabtrees Heart of Portugal Kyma Restaurant Las Vinas Peruvian Cuisine Limani Louie’s Sangria 71 The Jolly Fisherman & Steak House BEST STEAKHOUSE Bryant & Cooper Peter Luger’s Steakhouse Brasa Rodizio Churrasqueira Bairrada Franks Steakhouse Hendricks Tavern Kobe Japanese Steakhouse Morton’s The Capital Grille The Harrison The Jolly Fisherman BEST THAI RESTAURANT Sarin Thai Authentic Thai Cuisine Frankly Thai Krung Tep Thai Bistro Nanking Port Thai Place Sopah Thai Kitchen SriPraPhai

HEALTH, WELLNESS & BEAUTY BEST ACUPUNCTURIST Port Salt Cave Inspiration Wharf Acupuncture Wellness P.C. Amy Morse, Plandome Road Art of Acupuncture NY Dr. Anita Sadaty Dr. Dazhi Chen Dr. Gang Shi Dr. Ping Zhang, DOM, LAc Dr. Xiaoling Fang Empire Medicine and Rehabilitation Five Phases Acupuncture P.C. Healing Touch Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation P.C. Healthy Healing Heights Healthcare Jiliang Xiao Acupuncture P.C. Joy Acupuncture Lincar Salon Donnelly Acupuncture Marc Levano Massage Envy Mind Body Medicine Acupuncture North Nassau Acupuncture Pure Wisdom and Acupuncture Healing Center Shui MD Acupuncture and Wellness Tae Hyun Kim MS L.Ac L.MT Tricia M. Amico L.Ac Unsool Park

BEST VEGAN SPOT Bee ORGANIC Burger Village Efresh Rob’s Vegan Place Skinny Pizza Sweet To Lick Vegan Bakery The Witches Brew

BEST AESTHETICIAN Walk-in Dermatology, Greenvale Aesthetic Medical Studio, Great Neck BodyBrite Spa, Roslyn Hope Aesthetics, Roslyn Innessa Mandelbaum at Deep Blue Med Spa, Garden City Marchelle Charles at Beautiology, Mineola Massage Envy, New Hyde Park Optimum Laser Hair Removal, Manhasset Prism Med Spa, Roslyn Red Hots Spa, Roslyn Spa at HealthBridge, Great Neck Skin Concepts, South Hempstead BARE NY Laser Hair Removal & Aesthetica, Floral Park Radiant Skin by Kerry Inc., Great Neck

BEST WINGS Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers Harry’s Hilltop Catering Delicatessen Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza Cornerstone Croxley Ale House Eddie’s Pizza Greens Irish Pub Margarita’s Café of Williston Park Memories 2 Bar and Grill Publicans Spanky’s Food Factory Sullivan’s Quay The Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille Wing Zone Wings Plus

BEST ALLERGIST Dr. David E. Wertheim Dr. David Rosenthal Dr. Gary Weinstock Dr. James Fagin Dr. Luz Fonacier Dr. Marcella Aquino Dr. Robert Corriel Dr. Sharon B. Markovics Dr. Susan Hyman Dr. Victor Turow Dr. Vincent R. Bonagura Dr. Mimi Bansal Ear, Nose & Throat Associates of Nassau County Dr. Maria Levada Manhasset Allergy and Asthma Northwell Health Division Of Allergy/Immunology

BEST ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY The Regency At Glen Cove Atria on Roslyn Harbor Plattduetsche Retirement Home Society The Bristal Assisted Living at Westbury Amber Court BEST AUDIOLOGIST/ HEARING AID STORE I Love Hearing Donna Geffner G B Audiology I Love Hearing Inc. KIDZ Therapy Services, PLLC Long Island Audiology North Shore Audiology Dr. Ken Scioscia BEST BARBER SHOP Castle Barber Shop Dennis’ Barber Shop Joe’s Barber Perfection Barbershop and Hair Salon Plandome Haircutters Ralph And Yuris Barbershop Ruben’s Hair Place BEST BOTOX PRACTICE Walk-in Dermatology Bodian Dermatology Group & Medical Day Spa Dr Kelly Mattone Long Island Plastic Surgical Group and Deep Blue Med Spa Aristocrat Plastic Surgery & MedAesthetics: Dr. Kevin Tehrani Dr. Lyle Leipziger BEST BOXING GYM A+ Martial Arts Bout Boxing UFC GYM Long Island BEST CARDIOLOGIST Dr. Antonio P. Madrid Dr. John J Santucci Brookaven Heart Associates Dr. Bruce Jared Rutkin Cardiovascular Wellness Community Cardiology Dr. Adina Pascaru Dr. Alan Goldman Dr. Ari Ezratty Dr. Bart Steinberg Dr. Barton Cohen Dr. Edward Oruci Dr. Edward Rutkovsky Dr. Eveline Grayver Dr. George Yiachos Dr. Justine Lachmann Dr. Lois Gleckel Dr. Louise Spadaro Dr. Marie Roethel Dr. Richard Shlofmitz Dr. Stephen Mezzafonte Dr. Steven J. Siskind Dr. Susan Hyman Dr. Thomas Pappas Continued on Page 34

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST CARDIOLOGIST (Con’t) Long Island Heart Associates Mt. Sinai Medical Associates Dr. Thomas Pappa Premiere Cardiology Associates Winthrop Cardiology Associates BEST CHIROPRACTOR Lawrence Lembo DC 516 Chiropractic DeRiggi Family Chiropractic John Mannion DC Frank Anderson DC Mary McCourt Mitchell Levine DC Robyn Croutch DC Ronny Bergman DC Stephen Pruden DC Forster Chiropractor LLP Gold Coast Chiropractic Great Neck Family Chiropractic Harry Bensiatto DC Long Island Holistic Health Associates Plandome Chiropractic Center Total Health Chiro Valerie D. Tully DC BEST COSMETIC DENTIST ProHEALTH Dental Da Vinci Dental Arts Danoff Dental & Associates LLP Dr Anton Feldman Dr. David Schwartz Dr. David Gardner Dr. Harvey Passes, Passes Dental Care Dr. John Geager Dr. Michael Greenbaum Dr. Scott Danoff Dr. Thomas D. Mondello Dr. Edward Perlow Dr. Joseph Gul Lake Success Dental Group Linsky Dental Group Long Island Dental Group Manhasset Dental Arts National Dental New York Dental Partners Park One Dental Whitehall Dental Arts 3V Dental Associates: Dr. Steven Volk & Dr. Irina Kellerman-Volk BEST COSMETIC SURGEON Dr. Burt Greenburg Dr. Andrew Jacono Dr. Anthony Uria Dr. Arnold Breitbart Dr. Deborah Gotkin Dr. Gerald Acker Dr. H. Sasson Dr. Ilan Silberman Dr. James Bradley Dr. Kevin Tehrani Dr. Nathan Monhian Dr. Pamela Gallagher Dr. Peter Korn Dr. Randall Feingold

Dr. Robert Gotkin Dr. Ron Israeli Dr. Scott Newman Island Plastic Surgery Group North Shore Center for Plastic Surgery BEST DAY SPA Allure Esthetics Aesthetic Center for Cosmetic Surgery Aqua Beauty Spa Beautiology Blast Spa and Fitness BodyBrite Brooks Dermatology Deep Blue Med Spa Dr. Kelly Mattone Eastern Breeze Spa Flirt Spa and Brow Bar Glow Skin Esthetics Hand and Stone Massage Envy of Lake Success Massage Envy of Port Washington New Nature Spa Services Inc. nuBest Port Salt Cave on Inspiration Wharf Prism Med Spa Pure Green Day Spa Spa at HealthBridge The Laser Place The North Shore Medical Spa The Spa at Red Hots Truth and Beauty Spa Viana Hotel and Spa Vita Ageless Medical Aesthetics Flawless Art Med Spa BEST DERMATOLOGIST Walk-in Dermatology Dr. Craig A. Kornreich Advanced Dermatology All Island Dermatology Avalon Dermatology Bodian Dermatology Brody Dermatology Complete Care Dermatology Group Dr. Clifford Berck Dr. Vivian Yee Dr. Angela Azar Dr. Carole Hazan Dr. Deborah Sarnoff Dr. Karen Wesson Dr. Laurie Levine Dr. Navin Arora Dr. Robert Gotkin Dr. Helen Flamenbaum Manhasset Dermatology Group Dr. Mimi Bansal North Shore Dermatology Associates Northwell Health Dept of Dermatology Dr. Deborah Porges Schweiger Dermatology SNC Dermatology Winifred Chu DO BEST E.N.T (EAR/NOSE/THROAT) Dr Raymond Soletic Dr. Moishe Ephrat Dr. Joshua Werber

Dr. Maseih Moghaddassi Dr. Alexander Sorin BEST ENDOCRINOLOGIST Dr. Rachel Fetner Ageliki Valsamis DO Dr. Kenneth Herson Dr. Carla M. Romero Dr. David Lieberman Dr. Jonathan Kaplan Dr. Lynn Hawkins Dr. Martin Greenfield Dr. Paul Margulies Dr. Perry B. Herson Dr. Robert L. Levine Dr. Rory S. Breidbart Dr. Tharakaram Ravishankar Endocrine Associates North Shore Diabetes and Endocrine Associates Northwell Health Division of Endocrinology Winthrop Endocrinology BEST FITNESS FACILITY Ultimate Performance + Fitness A+ Martial Arts Blast Spa and Fitness Body In Balance Body N Sync ConfiDanZe & Fitness Cross Fit Nine 7 D-Fine Fitness Equinox of Great Neck Evolution Pilates Excel Workout F45 Training Fitness Figures Harmonious Pilates InForm Fitness Integrated Fitness Solutions Killer Body Fitness & Training Kings Point Fitness Legacy Strength Gym Manhasset Fitness Center New York Sports of Great Neck NXT Gen Fitness of Port Washington Peak Performance Power 10 Push Fitness Club Relentless Strength & Performance Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center Sportime of Roslyn Taecole Tae Kwon Do Fitness The Fitness Loft of Manhasset Training Station Athletic Club BEST GASTROENTEROLOGIST Dr. Neeraj Kaushik Anfang and Zimmerman Digestive Disease Care Digestive Medicine of Long Island Dr Brian Markowitz Dr. Alan Lipp Dr. Anthony Celifarco Dr. Arthur Talansky Dr. David Berger Dr. Geraldine Lanman Dr. Gregory M. Ackert Dr. Ian Storch

Dr. Joanne Lee Dr. Joel Laxer Dr. John Rizzo Dr. Leena Sayedy Dr. Leonard Treihaft Dr. Lisa Lih-Brody Dr. Madhu Patel Dr. Nathan Schulman Dr. Perry Milman Dr. Robert Brunner Dr. Ronald Greenberg Dr. Alan Sloyer Gastrointestinal Associates of Long Island Hillside Internal Medicine and Geriatrics Long Island Medical Gastroenterology Mt. Sinai Medical Associates North Shore Gastroenterology Northwell Health Physicians Partners NYU Langone Nassau Gastro Assoc. Dr. T. Cristina Sardinha Winthrop Internal Medical Group BEST GENERAL DENTIST Dr. Frederick Steinberg Dr. Harvey Passes, Passes Dental Care Bella Smiles Da Vinci Dental Arts Danoff Dental & Associates LLP Dental Care of Manhasset Distinctive Dental Services of NY Dr. Anton Feldman Dr. Adrianne Koster Dr. Antoinetta Pannullo Dr. Anthony Mondello Dr. Emily Halpern Dr. Howard Baylarian Dr. Jeffrey Navre Dr. Joseph Parisi Dr. Lu Dr. Maria Eubig Dr. Michael Greenbaum Dr. Morris Chimon Dr. Paul Eisen Dr. Stuart Rubin East Hills Dental Associates Dr. Edward L Perlow Essential Dental of Roslyn Dr. Eugene Simons Floral Park Family Dental Four Seasons Dental Care Dr. Sandra Garcia Iryami Golan Family Dental Great Neck Orthodontics PLLC Dr. Jack Gruber Gruber Dr. Krecko Andrejs Lake Success Dental Group Linsky Dental Group Long Island Dental Group Manhasset Dental Arts Mineola Dental Care National Dental New York Dental Partners North Shore Dental Group of Manhasset Park One Dental Port Washington Dental Dr. Alan Ganci Silverstein & Vinciguerra Dr. Neal Seltzer The Dental Center NY

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST HAIR SALON Salon Rock Lauren Lavelle Adelina Hair Salon All 4 Hair All In One Salon Salon Allure Ambiance Hair Salon Angelo’s Hair Salon Aria Hair Salon BAM Style Beauty Bar Glen Cove Bogart & Co Hair Salon Cuttin Club Dari’s Barber DiRosa Hair Hair Junkie Salon Hairsay Salon Illusions Hair Design Inspire Hair Care Salon Jadore De Hair Lakeville Hair Studio Lemon Tree Hair Salon Lemon Tree of Williston Park McGreevy Salon Nicole Rose Hair Salon Nina Josephine Hair nuBest Salon and Spa Paragon Hair Salon Profile Hair Salon Salon 311 Salon ECO Salon Pop Salon Ruby Salus Day Spa Sorell The Cut Salon The Haircutters of Roslyn Tomy B. Salon Touch of Class II VS1 Hair Salon Wash Salon and Color Lounge William Matt Salon Bella Luna Hair Salon Adesso The Salon Great Hands Hair Salon Wisdom Salon Biometrix Hair Center Glass Beauty Bar Luminez Salon Mirror Mirror Hair Boutique BEST HEALTH FOOD STORE Organic Peak Rising Tide Whole Foods of Manhasset BEST HEALTH SYSTEM Catholic Health Services of Long Island Northwell Health NYU Winthrop Pro Health HSS Long Island BEST HEARING AID STORE Contemporary Hearing Aids G B Audiology I Love Hearing Inc. Long Island Audiology North Shore Audiology

BEST HOSPITAL St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center® Long Island Jewish Medical Center Northwell University Hospital` NYU Winthrop Hospital BEST IN-HOME ELDER CARE SERVICE Sara Companion HomeCare Services 7 Day Home Care Advanced At Home PT BrightStar Homecare Jzanus Home Care SafeCare Seniors Helping Seniors Eastern Nassau BEST INTERNIST Dr. J. Ezra Haller Dr. Rory S. Breidbart Dr. John Peters Dr. Anthony Ardito Dr. Ari Ezratty Dr. Carl Ruoff Dr. David Edelson Dr. David Hoch Dr. Gabriel Dugue Dr. HIlary Kushner Dr. Joanne Gottridge Dr. Kenneth Ackerman Dr. Lori Cohen Dr. Marc Meltzer Dr. Marius L. Pessah Dr. Mark Corapi Dr. Marlene Lobato Dr. Rosa F. Pereira DO Dr. Roseann Russo Dr. Sanford Ratner Dr. Scott M. Tinter DO Dr. Steve W. Rucker Dr. William Klein Dr. Joel Laxer Manhasset Primary Care Mount Sinai Medical Associates North Coast Internal Medicine North Nassau Cardiology Associates Northwell Health Department of Internal Medicine Winthrop Internal Medical Associates Dr. J. Ezra Haller Winthrop Internal Medical Associates BEST LASER TREATMENT CENTER Bodian Dermatology Group & Medical Day Spa BodyBrite Deep Blue Med Spa Dr Kelly Mattone Ideal Image J. K. Laser Aesthetics The Laser Place BARE NY Laser Hair Removal & Aesthetica Aesthetic Medical Network Simi Beauty Salon Zen Retreat

BEST MASSAGE CLINIC/STUDIO Beautiology Studio & Spa Besties Nail & Spa Blue Horizon Spa Deep Blue Med Spa Massage Envy of Lake Success Massage Envy of Port Washington New Nature Spa Services Nicole Nahmias, Great Neck Therapeutic Massage and Wellness Red Hots Spa Yang’s Wellness Massage Foot Kiosk BEST NAIL SALON Bellissimo Nails Emma’s Nails Ahava Nail Spa Besties Nail & Spa Black Diamond Nail & Spa Cleo Nails Fine Nails & Spa Friendly Nail Salon Glamour Nail Salon and Spa Jane Nail Spa Kacsi Nails & Spa Kings Point Nails Lovely Nails Milk and Sugar 11 Nail Sense Noble Nails nuBest Ogi Nails Red Nail Divas Salon ECO Tulip Nail & Spa Wheatley Nail Spa Lala Nail & Spa JY Style Spa & Nails BEST NEUROLOGIST Dr. Philip S. Ragone Dr. Abraham Glassman Dr. Laura Schoenberg Neurology Dr. Rina Caprarella Dr. Anthony Cohen Dr. Grace Forde Dr. Itzhak Haimovic Dr. James Liguori Dr. Lawrence J Robinson Neurological Associates of Long Island Dr. Noah Rosen BEST NUTRITIONIST/DIETICIAN Eleana Kaidanian Allison Marshall, ProHEALTH Care Josephine Tutrani, HealthBridge June Alpert Laura Burak NutriHealthny, Port Washington Weight Watchers BEST OBGYN/OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY PRACTICE Dr. Terry Rifkin Dr Wendy Fried Dr. Agnes Chen-Steibel Dr. Hera Sambaziotis Dr. Hetty Chung

Dr. Eileen Krim Garden City Obstetrics & Gyn Dr. Jennifer Hanauer Dr. Maria Levada BEST OPHTHALMOLOGIST Dr. Susan Resnick Dr. Peter D’Arienzo Dr. Anat Benjamin Dr. Aimee Eichen Dr. Allison Angelilli Dr. Faye Warren Dr. George Tung Dr. Jerome Martin Garber O.D. Dr. Jules Winokur Dr. Lawrence Jindra Dr. Mark Weiss, Marcus Avenue Dr. Martin Fox Dr. Stephen Kronwith Dr. Frank Loffredo Lake Success Ophthalmic Associates Long Island Eye Surgeons New York Ophthalmology P.C. Dr. Brad Kligman BEST OPTICIAN Focal Point Optical Optical Heights 20/20 Eyecare In Focus Eyewear London Optical North Shore Optics at Roslyn Eye Center Pearl Vision of New Hyde Park Pearl Vision of Roslyn Pearle Vision Roslyn Eye Centre See World Optics Inc. Visual Eyes of Albertson BEST OPTOMETRIST Alice Mann Dr. Jerome Martin Garber O.D. Dr. Linda Gulotta, Optical Heights Katims Optometrists London Optical North Shore Vision Services OCLI Unique Eye Optique Village Optical Vision World Visions of Manhasset BEST ORTHODONTIST- ADULT Dr. Laura Danoff Dr. Robert Panzer Great Neck Orthodontic Group Luccarelli & Barrese Orthodontics BEST ORTHOPEDIST Dr. Jonathan Danoff Dr. Michael Angel Dr. Peyton Hays Dr. Stanley Asnis Dr. Barry G. Simonson Dr. Peter R. Langan Dr. Glenn Teplitz HSS Long Island Continued on Page 36

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST PAIN MANAGEMENT Comprehensive Pain Management Associates Contemporary Rehab Dr. Carole Agin Dr. Christopher Burrei Dr. David Rosenblum Dr. Edward S. Rubin Dr. James D’Olimpio Dr. Kiran V. Patel St Francis Hospital Pain Associates BEST PERIODONTIST Dr. Steven Cooper Dr. Barbara Berwald Dr. Barry Greenfield Dr. Demetrios Tsiokos Dr. Edward Ginsberg Dr. Edward Jutkowitz Dr. Jordanna Fleischer Dr. Marichia Attalla Dr. Steven Kerpen Dr. Stuart Heimann North Shore Periodontics BEST PERSONAL TRAINER Anthony Giallanzo, Ultimate Performance Ashley Davi, A+ Martial Arts Jason Nelson, Trainerize.me Kings Point Fitness Ray Messina, Taecole Tae Kwon Do, Albertson Petros Arzoumanidis, Workout Anywhere Inc. BEST PHARMACY Village Pharmacy Of Syosset Carman Drugs East Hills Pharmacy Franklin Square Pharmacy Grace Avenue Pharmacy Greenvale Pharmacy & Homecare Harbor Hill Pharmacy Manhasset Park Drug New Grace Pharmacy Roslyn Pharmacy Smith Pharmacy Town Pharmacy BEST PHYSICAL THERAPIST Health Solutions Physical Therapy PCLouis Tortorello Advance at Home Physical Therapy House Calls Body Movement Physiotherapy Contemporary Rehab Dynamic Physical Therapy Healing Touch Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation P.C. KIDZ Therapy Services PLLC Marathon Physical Therapy of Great Neck Metro Physical & Aquatic Therapy Panetta Physical Therapy Peak Performance Physical Therapy Physical Solutions PT Pro Sports Performance and Physical Therapy Total Performance

BEST PILATES STUDIO Body N Sync Harmonious Pilates Evolution Pilates Art of Pilates Long Island My Pilates Studio Club Pilates BEST PODIATRIST David Sands DPM P.C. Advanced Podiatry of Roslyn Comprehensive Podiatric Care Country Foot Care Phil Palmieri DPM Arthur Kaplan DPM John Burzotta DPM Michael Pliskin DPM Mitchell Greenbaum DPM Russell Caprioli DPM Gary F Stones DPM Great Neck Family Foot Care Lance I. Greiff DPM Long Island Foot and Ankle Group Mark F Buthorn Jr., DPM National Foot Care Center North Shore Podiatry Robert J Gottlieb DPM P.C. Westbury Foot Care BEST RADIOLOGIST Dr. Thomas F. Mannino Dr. Sharon Taylor Dr. Brett Cox Dr. Ken Crystal Dr. Scott Sherman Jericho Specialty Imaging Nassau Radiology Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology HSS Long Island Radiology BEST REHAB CENTER Advance at Home PT AMG Occupational Therapy P.C. Excel Workout Healing Touch PT of New Hyde Park Long Beach Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Marathon Physical Therapy Northwell Health Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Services Peak Performance Sands Point Center for Health and Rehab Sports Physical Therapy of Manhasset Zelik Ziegelbaum BEST SENIOR LIVING Amber Court Assisted Living at Westbury Amsterdam at Harborside Atria at Cutter Mill Atria at Roslyn Harbor Plattduetsche Retirement Home Regency at Glen Cove The Bristal at Lake Success The Bristal at North Hills Orchard Estate of Woodbury Assisted Living & Memory Care

BEST TATTOO ARTIST/ BEST TATTOO SHOP Olga Lucia Permanent Cosmetics Lark Tattoo Tony’s Tattoo and Body Piercing Twin Moon Creations BEST THERAPIST Dr. Rosara Torrisi Dina Kalnicki Psy.D Dr. Karen S. Miller Erica Rubrum Therapy My Way Dr. Marlene Levy BEST URGENT CARE FACILITY CityMD of Great Neck CityMD of Mineola Excel Urgent Care of New Hyde Park Go Health of Port Washington Nassau Immediate Medical Care Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care NYU Winthrop Urgent Care ProHEALTH Urgent Care of Roslyn Stat MD Urgent Care BEST VASCULAR/VEIN CARE Dr. George Hines Dr. John Gallagher Dr. Peter Patetsios Dr. Richard Matano Dr. Saqib Chaudhry Dr. Thomas Panetta Dr. William Purtill North Shore Vein Center Schulman Vein and Laser Center BEST VITAMIN STORE Nature’s Remedy Pharmacy Organic Peak Rising Tide Whole Foods of Manhasset BEST WAXING SALON Grace Drazal at Aesthetic Medical Studio Pamper Aesthetics & Make-Up Sonia’s Waxing Plus BEST YOGA STUDIO Ashtanga Yoga Long Island ConfiDanZe & Fitness Glen Cove Yoga Om Sweet Om Yoga Yoga Life at Sands Point Preserve

HOME AND DESIGN BEST AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY T.F. O’Brien Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co. Inc. Mel Modern Systems Systematic Control Corporation Slomin’s Universe Home Services

BEST APPLIANCE STORE P.C. Richard & Son All Shore Appliance Hampton Major Appliances and Televisions Alper’s Hardware Gold Coast Appliance Mr. Jay Appliances P.C. Richard & Son of Greenvale P.C. Richard & Son of New Hyde Park The Home Depot BEST ARCHITECT Costa Architects Frank Petruso Architect Guilor Architect Hierarchy Architecture and Design James Thomas Martino P.C. Jared Mandel Architect P.C. Landow and Landow Architects AIA Matthew Korn Architect N2 Design + Architecture P.C. Norman Glavas Notaro Grupp Associates Pinner Architecture Rosenbaum Design Group Architecture Sanford Berger Schneider Architectural Works P.C. Sussan Lari Architect P.C. Vassalotti Associates Victor Famulari BEST CARPET, FLOORING STORE Anthony’s World of Floors Inc. Harry Katz Carpet One Floor & Home Campbell’s Carpet Service Inc. Country Carpet & Rug Designer Rugs & Carpet by Peykar Glen Floors J&R Kitchen and Flooring Long Island Ceiling and Floors Millennium Class Carpet National Carpet Sid Hall Floors The Home Depot BEST CONTRACTOR W.E. Bonnie Contracting Northern Contracting Micron Restoration Inc. Elite Kitchen & Bath / Express Contracting Express Contracting of Great Neck Golden Hammer Home Improvement GRB Construction Harbor Remodeling Island Contracting Metropolitan Painting and Contracting North Shore Signature Homes Pascarella and Son Contracting Perri Logan Group Precision Plus Home Remodelers Reality Roofing RJ Flynn Home Improvement T Michaels Contracting Inc. Ted Emmerich Construction V.A.R. Home Improvement Wendel Home Center Continued on Page 38

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST ELECTRICIAN W.E. Bonnie Contracting ADB and Sons Electric Inc. Albertson Electric H&A Long Island Electric Home Run Electric Generator Showroom JHACS Electric K.J. Kenny Inc. Michael Mirino Nello Electric Roslyn Electrical Company Scotty’s Electric Services Inc. BEST GARDEN STORE/NURSERY Abby’s Parkside Nursery & Florist Inc. Bayles Garden Center & Nursery Inc. Di Stefano Garden Center Eagle Nurseries Garden World Hicks Nurseries Inc. North Shore Garden Center Venezia Garden Center Zaino’s Nursery & Garden Center BEST GRANITE, MARBLE, TILE STORE GENROSE Stone + Tile (Formerly Galleria Stone & Tile) Cancos Tile Architectural Tile and Bath C-Line Marble and Granite Country Carpet Glamour Tile Manhasset Marble Park Tile Porcelanosa RAI Design Renaissance Marble Works Siena Marble & Tile Swan Tile & Cabinets The Tile Shop BEST HARDWARE STORE Feldman Lumber Ace Hardware of Glen Cove Ace Hardware of New Hyde Park Albertson Hardware Alpers True Value Hardware Do It Best Hardware Costello’s Ace Hardware of Garden City Park Glen Head Hardware Raindew Family Center Randy’s Hardware Store Shields Hardware BEST HEATING AND AC COMPANY Baker Air Heating & Air Conditioning Abballe Plumbing and Heating Absolute Comfort Inc. Air Ideal Arvada Mechanical Corporation Gelber & Sons Jack Gayson Plumbing & Heating Co. Inc. Mel Modern Systems Nassau Heating and Cooling Rebman Plumbing Heating & AC Systematic Control Corporation T. F. O’Brien Thomas Curley Plumbing and Heating

BEST HOME DECORATOR/ INTERIOR DESIGN In-Two Design Baltimore Design Center Interiors by Dafna Adler F&F Design Center Margali & Flynn Designs Color Age Stores The Rinfret Group Abaca Interiors BEST HOME FURNISHING STORE Baltimore Design Center Restoration Oak Safavieh Home Furnishings Arhaus Classic Dinette Crate and Barrel Duxianna Home Goods of Port Washington Home Goods of Westbury Horizon Furniture Mitchell Gold Bob Williams Nude Furniture NY Peter Andrews Color Age Stores Thomasville Walpole Outdoor Furniture BEST HOME ORGANIZER Stow and Behold California Closets Jane’s Addiction Organization Neat Freaks SMART Organizing by Geri 1-866 WE JUNK IT - Dumpster Rental NYC BEST HOME PAINTER All American Painting CertaPro Painters of Nassau County Granath Color Works iPaint and Contract Inc. Jose Garcia Pereira Michelangelo Painting and Wallpaper BEST HOME THEATRE & AUDIO Home Theater of Long Island Audio Breakthroughs Audio Command of Westbury Certified Custom Integrators Long Island Sound and Cinema BEST KITCHEN & BATH Showcase Kitchens Elite Kitchen & Bath / Express Contracting Boss Cabinetry Eli Cabinetry J&R Kitchen and Flooring Inc. Ken Kelly Kitchen Designs Kitchens and Baths by Precision Kolson Korenge Mineola Kitchen and Bath Pin Point Design The Kitchen Studio

BEST LANDSCAPER Bromante Landscape Design Inc. Collura Bro’s. Landscaping Inc. Di Stefano Landscaping Frank Graves Irrigation Grounds Guys of Garden City Hicks Nurseries Inc. Hines & Zaffarese Landscaping Milena’s Garden Center Organic Solutions Peter Fuschetto Landscaping Roma Horticulture Sontelli and Sun Landscape Venezia Garden Center BEST LOCKSMITH Able Lock Shop Frog Lock Key Star Locksmith of Great Neck Lock City Locksmith of Port Washington Precision Lock & Safe Inc. Randy’s Hardware & Variety Center S N Z Locksmith Inc. BEST MOVING COMPANY A & J Moving & Storage Verity Van Lines Inc. All The Right Moves Ltd., Moving & Storage Gentil Moving Services Inc. Men On The Move BEST OIL COMPANY Hy-Grade Fuel Petro Home Services Slomin’s BEST PAINT STORE Sherwin Williams, New Hyde Park Sherwin-Williams Paint Store Aboff’s of Glen Cove Aboff’s of Roslyn Alper’s True Value Hardware Benjamin Moore of Mineola Costello’s Ace Hardware of Garden City Park Feldman Lumber New Park Paint and Wallpaper Raindew Family Center Sea Cliff Paint and Hardware Sherwin Williams of Mineola Sherwin Williams of Port Washington The Home Depot Willis Paint Place & Design Center BEST PEST SERVICES Parkway Pest Services Aladdin Pest Control Masters Exterminating Optimum Pest Control Orkin Pest Paramount Pest Management Rest Easy Pest Control BEST PLUMBING AND HEATING Botto Brothers Plumbing & Heating Bellmore Plumbing & Heating Kaufman Brothers Plumbing Supply Abballe Plumbing and Heating Ben Dinkin Plumbing

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST REALTOR (Con’t) Maggie Keats, Douglas Elliman Mark Leventhal, Compass Mary Kay Connors, Daniel Gale Melissa Assael, Douglas Elliman Michael Alpert, Daniel Gale Michelle N Cohen, Compass Mindy Miles Greenberg, Douglas Elliman Patricia Rummel. Patricia Rummel Real Estate Roy Sobel, Premier Properties Tony Piscopio, Douglas Elliman Trudy Elliott, Keller Williams Wendy Sanders, Douglas Elliman Linda Freedman, Douglas Elliman BEST ROOFER Blake Windows, Siding & Roofing F & F Roofing Co. Reality Roofing Unified Roofing Wendel Home Center Clearview Roofing and Construction

PETS BEST ANIMAL HOSPITAL Feline Veterinary Hospital Station Plaza Veterinary Group Port Washington Animal Hospital V.E.T.S. Group, New Hyde Park Animal Hospital Crawford Dog & Cat Hospital Dr Joseph Silverman, Garden City Park Animal Hospital Garden City Park Animal Hospital Great Neck Animal Hospital Green Forest Veterinary Hospital of Glen Cove Jericho Animal Hospital Manhasset Animal Hospital Mid Island Animal Hospital Mineola Animal Hospital Old Shore Animal Clinic Veterinary Referral & Emergency Center of Westbury Williston Park Animal Hospital BEST DOG WALKER Good Dog Lady Laura Abrahamsen Doriana Hyman In Home Pet Services of Nassau’s Gold Coast Leslie’s Leashes Manhasset Animal Hospital Pet Sitters Club Dan’s Dog Walking and Pet Sitting BEST GROOMER Doggie Den Inc. Luxury Pet Spa & Boutique Manhasset Animal Hospital Ruff Life Mobile Grooming Shirwill Trim Shop Spock and Elvis Unleashed By The Bay

BEST PET STORE Luxury Pet Spa and Boutique New Hyde Bark Pet Smart of New Hyde Park Pet Supplies Plus Petco of Albertson Spock and Elvis The Left Paw The Pet Store Next Door Unleashed By The Bay BEST PET SITTING/BOARDING Good Dog Lady Laura Abrahamsen Best In Show Pet Resort Catnip and Carrots Central Vets of Mineola Garden City Park Animal Hospital Leslie’s Leashes Manhasset Animal Hospital Pet Smart Pet Sitters Club Roslyn-Greenvale Veterinary Group Spock and Elvis The Left Paw Wiggily Waggily Dog Walking Service Dan’s Dog Walking and Pet Sitting Hounds Town BEST VETERINARIAN Station Plaza Veterinary Group Dr. Joseph Farmiloe Animal Hospital of Roslyn Catnip and Carrots Central Vets of Mineola Cove Animal Rescue Dr. Joseph Silverman, Garden City Animal Hospital Dr. Jay Berkowitz Dr. Julie, Garden City Park Animal Hospital Dr. Michael Ezell Green Forest Veterinary Hospital Manhasset Animal Hospital New Hyde Park Animal Hospital North Shore Animal League Old Shore Animal Clinic Roslyn-Greenvale Veterinary Group Roslyn Village Veterinarian The Cat Doctor Veterinarian on Wheels Village Vets West Hempstead Animal Hospital Williston Park Animal Hospital

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Robert H Swerdloff PLLC Rooney, Schmidt & Associates Rosen and Glaser CPA Stephen Goodman E.A. Steven Bachmann and Company Trager, Kevy & Trager LLP BEST BANK BRANCH Apple Bank Northern Blvd Bank of America Capital One Forest Ave. Citibank 1535 Northern Blvd Citibank, Middle Neck Road Dime Bank Jericho Tpke. First National Bank of Long Island, Glen Head Road Hanover Community Bank Jericho Tpke. HSBC Bank Union Tpke. Jovia Financial Credit Union People’s United Bank, Glen Cove Road Roslyn Savings Bank TD Bank, Great Neck Road TD Bank, Willis Avenue Wells Fargo, Northern Blvd Wells Fargo, Plandome Road BEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Port Washington Chamber-Commerce Floral Park Chamber of Commerce Great Neck Chamber of Commerce Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce Manhasset Chamber of Commerce Mineola Chamber of Commerce Roslyn Chamber of Commerce Williston Chamber of Commerce BEST CHARITY Women Of Integrity Inc. Cancer Care Inc. Family and Children’s Association Life’s WORC Ronald McDonald House of Long Island Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases BEST CORPORATE VENUE The Inn at New Hyde Park Hilton Garden Inn Jericho Terrace Leonard’s Palazzo Swan Club The Inn at Great Neck BEST DRY CLEANERS Giovanni’s Garment Care Veroli Cleaners & Tailors Ltd $2.99 Pressed Cleaners Alpian Cleaners Beau Geste Cleaners Butler Cleaners Chen’s Cleaners Continental Cleaners Country Cleaners East Hills Cleaners Executive Dry Cleaners Great Neck Plaza Cleaners Inc. Green Tree Cleaners Harbour Hill Cleaners Joy Cleaners

JRS Dry Cleaners Lakeville Dry Cleaners Manor 2 French Cleaners Mayflower Cleaners II New Vincent Cleaners Nu Natural Cleaners Park Manor Dry Cleaners Plandome Road Cleaners Tres Bon Dry Cleaners Unique Dry Cleaning BEST FINANCIAL ADVISOR Charles Schwab Davidov Financial Coaching Gino Carollo, Citibank Ginsberg Wealth Management LLC Jeffrey Blank, Ameriprise Financial Kleinman Financial Services Rooney, Schmidt & Associates Inc. S K Management Consultants Inc. Stephen Goodman E.A. The North Shore Group at Morgan Stanley Fidelity Investments BEST FIREHOUSE Protection Fire Engine Co. #1 Syosset Fire Department Carle Place Fire Department Albertson Hook & Ladder, Engine & Hose Co. No. 1 Inc. Floral Park Fire Department Garden City Park Fire District Great Neck Vigilant Fire Co. Mineola Fire Department HQ Plandome Fire Station Roslyn Highlands Fire Department East Williston Fire Dept. BEST FUNERAL HOME Roslyn Heights Funeral Home Carl C Burnett Funeral Home Austin Knowles Funeral Home Cassidy Funeral Home Dodge Thomas Funeral Home Fairchild Sons Funeral Home McLaughlin Kramer Megiel Funeral Home New Hyde Park Funeral Home R. Stutzman Funeral Home Riverside-Nassau North Chapel Thomas F. Dalton Funeral Home Weigand Brothers Funeral Home Whitting Funeral Home BEST GREEN BUSINESS Restoration Oak Winters Bros. Recycling of Long Island Hicks Nurseries, Inc. BEST HOTEL/MOTEL Floral Park Motel Hilton Garden Inn at Westbury Holiday Inn Express at Roslyn-Manhasset Inn at Great Neck Continued on Page 41

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST INSURANCE AGENCY Mark Smith - State Farm Insurance Agent Allen Insurance & Associates Allstate Insurance - Nicholas Stavola Allstate Insurance - Richard McKenna Double Eagle Insurance Haller Zaremba & Company Inc. Hiram Cohen and Son Jacoby Life and Pension Planners Inc. Keats Insurance Agencies - Nationwide Insurance Krug Insurance Manhasset Agency Metlife of Lake Success N S Gigoutakis & Co. Northwestern Mutual of Great Neck Prudential of Manhasset Rosenweig Insurance State Farm Insurance - Jim Paterson State Farm Insurance Nancy Morris Agency The B&G Group Inc. Valentine Agency All-State Insurance- Ken Marcus Noah Bank, Insurance Broker BEST LAW FIRM/LAWYER Law Office of Stephen J Silverberg P.C. Pegalis Law Group LLC Law Office of Cohen & Jaffe LLP Anita Nissan Yehuda Bart Sobel

Bellavia Blatt & Andron & Crossett P.C. Brownstein, Gurfein, Weingarten Burton Weston Great Neck Castillo Law Firm Collard and Roe Davidov Law Group Dennett Law Offices Goldstein and Bashner Gutman, Mintz, Baker & Sonnenfeldt James Iannone Katrina Paterson Makofsky & Associates P.C. Martin Weinberg Michael Adges Nancy Peters Randall, John R IV Robert J Kurre & Associates Salamone, Gruber, Blaymore & Strenger P.C. Sanders, Sanders, Block & Woycik, Viener & Grossman P.C. Scott Limmer Sontag & Hyman Tadler & Hoil The Law Firm of Alan W. Clark & Associates LLC Wisselman, Harounian & Associates

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Best of Nassau County Nominees • Vote at theislandnow.com/contest2021 BEST TAX PREPARATION SERVICE Henry C. Meier CPA Howard Ginsberg CPA Maurice Kalaygian NY Mitchell Beckerman CPA Rooney, Schmidt & Associates Inc. Roy Berg CPA Spitzkoff & Associates Stephen Goodman E.A. BEST TRAVEL AGENCY Julie’s Star Travel KT Getaways Dream Vacations Atlantic Travel Blue Ribbon Travel Courtyard Travel Dream Vacations Herricks Travel Superior Travel Consultants Travel Mood Walter’s Travel Agency

SHOPPING BEST ANTIQUE STORE Antique Elements Bobb Howard’s General Store & Auto Repair Long Island Trading Post Maison Antiques Syl-Lee Antiques The Coin Galleries of Oyster Bay Wilson’s Dry Dock Worth Repeating Boutique Lost & Found Antiques BEST CRAFT/HOBBY STORE Joanne Fabrics and Crafts Knit Long Island Knitting Place Lakeshore Learning Store Magna Mindz Matty’s Toy Shop Michael’s Paper Source Willis Hobbies Infinite Yarns Inc. BEST EYEGLASS STORE Focal Point Optical Optics Plus 20/20 Eye Care America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses Cheaper Peepers Eyesight In Sight In Focus London Optical North Shore Optics at Roslyn Eye Center North Shore Vision Services Optical Heights Pearl Vision of New Hyde Park Pearl Vision of Roslyn Roslyn Eye Centre Spectacles of Great Neck Unique Eye Optique Vision World Visual Eyes of Albertson Williston Park Eye Associates Wize Eyes

BEST FLORIST Flower Shop Inc. East Williston Florist All Fresh Floral Artistry in Flowers City Line Florist Countryside Florist & Gifts Flowers By Gus Glen Head Flower Shop Manhasset Florist & Greenhouse Mineola Florist and Gift Shop New Hyde Park Florist Olive Duntley Florist Port Washington Florist R&G Florist Roslyn Florist S.F. Falconer Florist and Gifts Scabiosa Floral Design The Village Flower Shoppe of Williston Park United Florist of Great Neck Westbury Florist Inc. BEST GIFT STORE Restoration Oak It’s a Girl Thing Painting with Flowers LIJ Hospital Gift Shop Girlfriends Jodi’s Gifts Bobb Howard’s General Store and Auto Repair Yussel’s Place Judaica What A Girl Wants Let’s Bag It Cards For Less And That BEST JEWELRY STORE Manhasset Jewelers Herricks Jewelers Aldila Jewelers Ambalu Jewelers Diamond Boutique From Italy With Love Gelber and Mundy Gold Heart Fine Jewelry Italian Design Jewelry Steve’s Jewels London Jeweler Molinari Jewelers Periwinkle Boutique Pyramid Jewelers Sands Point Shop Solomon’s Fine Jewelry Charles Krypell Jewelers HL Gross and Brothers Gennaro Jewelers BEST MUSIC STORE Catalano’s Laconia Music Wrights Music Store All Music Sam Ash Music Scott Russ Music Best Frame Store Framer Outlet Mantra Framing Michaels of Manhasset NY Solar Print

BEST SUPERMARKET Apna Bazaar Ferreira Market Grace’s Marketplace Holiday Farms Iavarone Bros King Kullen of Glen Cove North Shore Farms Shop-Rite of New Hyde Park Stew Leonard’s Stop and Shop Trader Joe’s of Oceanside Uncle Guiseppe’s Market of Port Washington Whole Foods of Manhasset Trader Joe’s BEST TWEEN FASHION STORE Lester’s Suite 275 Inc. Bluetique BEST WOMEN’S CLOTHING STORE Gallery Couture Impulse Boutique The Girls Room Suite 275 Inc. Nancy Sinoway Design Studio It’s A Girl Thing

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BEST GOLF COURSE Eisenhower Park Golf Courses Christopher Morley Park Golf Harbor Links North Hempstead Country Club Sands Point Golf Club Spring Rock Golf Village Club of Sands Point BEST INTRAMURAL LEAGUE FOR YOUTH Syosset Soccer Club Port Washington Soccer Club Highwind Archery BEST MINI-GOLF Spring Rock Golf Center (Denton Ave Golf) Glow Golf Cantiague Mini Golf Bethpage Miniature Golf Bayville Adventure Park BEST PARK Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park Baxter Pond Park Centennial Gardens Christopher Morley Park Clark Botanical Garden Clinton G Martin Park Cuttermill Park Eisenhower Park John D. Caemmerer Park Manorhaven Beach Park & Pool Michael Tully Park Mineola Memorial Park Morgan Memorial Park Old Westbury Gardens Sands Point Preserve Steppingstone Park Sunset Park The Park at East Hills Bethpage State Park Cantiague Park Syosset-Woodbury Park BEST POOL/WATERPARK Clinton G Martin Pool Floral Park Pool John D’Avanzo Memorial Pool Manorhaven Beach Pool Parkwood Pool Complex The Park at East Hills Williston Park Pool BEST SWIM INSTRUCTION Saf-T-Swim of New Hyde Park Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center The Park at East Hills Pierce Country Day Camp BEST TENNIS FACILITY Christopher Morley Park Parkwood Sports Complex Port Washington Tennis Academy Robbie Wagner Tournament Inc. Shelter Rock Tennis & Country Club Continued on Page 43

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