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Friday, September 13, 2019
Vol. 94, No. 37
GUIDE TO STREET FAIRS PAGES 33-56
NORTHWELL INTRODUCES TRANSGENDER SURGERY PAGE 2
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Weinstock honors 9/11 vics
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Makes climb in New Zealand BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Michael Weinstock is running. Aside from running his campaign to represent New York’s 3rd Congressional District, he has been hitting the gym to work on his cardio for a very important visit to New Zealand this week. “I’m surprised I haven’t gotten a lot of questionable looks at the gym,” Weinstock said. “Not even for the firefighter equipPHOTO COURTESY OF GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ment I have on, but for the heavy amount of sweating to go along Great Neck school district gears up for the school year. See story on page 24. with it.” The 9/11 responder from Great Neck had been gearing up for the trip, as he joined forces with New York firefighters and their New Zealand counterparts to climb the Auckland Sky Tower to commemorate Sept. 11 - a journey he completed on Tuesday. Ielpi’s memory is also kept to signify when Flight 175 was darity on Wednesday morning to The climb began after a BY R OB E RT honor those who served during intact by his #16 high school hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001. reading of the names of all 343 PELAEZ hockey jersey being hung from “Our actions in the after- the attacks. New York firefighters whose lives The ceremony took place the Saddle Rock Bridge, where were lost 18 years ago. At 8:42 a.m. on Wednesday, math of this tragedy sent a clear Weinstock said he was given a roof siren from the Vigilant Fire message, that you could knock at Jonathan L. Ielpi Firefighters the view of the city skyline is Continued on Page 85 Company in Great Neck went off us down, but we wouldn’t stay Park in Great Neck Plaza. Ielpi’s straight ahead. Charry spoke of the losses down,” said Joshua Charry, life was among the many lost on that have continued to mount, chief of the Vigilant Fire that day 18 years ago. “We remember Jon as a which includes losing 22 memCompany. Members of the Great father, husband, brother, son, bers of the Fire Department of Neck fire, police and EMT friend, firefighter and consum- New York to 9/11-related cancer, departments stood in soli- mate prankster,” said Charry. Continued on Page 74
Great Neck remembers the fallen
Jonathan Ielpi Firefighters Park hosts 9/11 ceremony on 18th anniversary
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