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Friday, March 3, 2023
Vol. 98, No. 9
HOME & DESIGN
BERKOWITZ SETS RECORD STRAIGHT
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Ideas to revitalize biz district Destination: G.N. holds public forum BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Ideas on how to improve Great Neck’s business district were discussed at Tuesday night’s Destination: Great Neck public forum. The grassroots organization whose mission is to aid the peninsula’s business district held its second public forum over the past six months with nearly 100 people in attendance. Among them were elected officials such as Nassau County Legislator Mazi Pilip, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, Village of Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral, Village of Kensington Mayor Susan Lopatkin, Great Neck Library President Rory Lancman and Great Neck Chamber of Commerce President Pat Schneider. Janet Nina Esagoff, the co-founder of Destination: Great Neck, made a presentation to peninsula leaders in November on how to transform Middle Neck Road and the entire business district. Esagoff, on Tuesday, said the organization’s focus is on beautifying the Villages of Great Neck Plaza, Great Neck Estates and Great Neck, the ones that downtown businesses are intertwined within. “We hope that we will make all of these villages along the corridor a bit more appealing and inviting so outsiders can come back and feel like it’s the Great Neck they remember and Continued on Page 42
PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY
Third District residents call to oust U.S. Rep. George Santos ahead of the ‘Drive Out Santos’ caravan on Feb. 25.
Caravan drives effort to oust Santos 3rd District residents travel North Shore to highlight rep’s falsehoods BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Dozens of NY-03 constituents staged a “Drive Out Santos” caravan Saturday morning throughout different North Shore locations to highlight the parts of Congressman George Santos’ resume that have come under
scrutiny in recent months. Chants of “New York 3, Santosfree” and “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Santos has got to go” were two of the many heard by residents, who lined their cars with streamers, posters and writin 3gs to voice their ongoing displeasure.
“George Santos told real and significant lies that impacted all of us,” said resident Casey Sabella. “It’s unacceptable that he is still in Congress actively legislating against us, and he needs to be expelled.” The groups responsible for organizing Saturday’s event include
Concerned Citizens of NY-03, Courage For America and MoveOn. The organization previously held another rally weeks ago in Roslyn before constituents loaded up buses headed to Washington, D.C., to speak to Santos at his office in the Capitol. Continued on Page 43
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