Friday, August 18, 2017
THE PULSE OF THE PENINSULA
Vol. 92, No. 33
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GUIDE TO SCHOOL PROJECTS PRIVATE SCHOOLS UNDERWAY
MARTINS OPPOSES ‘SANCTUARY’ LAWS
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Assisted living facility pitched for G.N. village
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Residents see need, but raise concerns BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN An assisted living facility for 705 Middle Neck Road was pitched to Great Neck village trustees and residents on Tuesday, drawing out traffic safety concerns but acknowledgement of a need for such a place. Building representatives framed the idea as one aligned with revitalizing the village. Attorney Paul Bloom, who represented the potential developers, said the underused office building could be torn down and replaced with a fivestory assisted living complex with 96 units and 110 beds. “That property has been very underutilized for many, many years,” Bloom said at a village board meeting on Tuesday. Glenn Kaplan, the head of Kaplan Development Group, said that similar facilities in the area were operating at over 90 percent capacity. In the years since he started working in 1972, Kaplan said he has seen a sharply increased demand. “All the Alzheimer’s facilities I
know of are full,” Kaplan said. Drawing on his experience with similarly sized facilities, Kaplan said workers would work in three shifts. Between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., there would be around 30 staff members, from registered nurses to cooks, around 20 on the second shift and six on the midnight shift. Kaplan also described the proposed facility as being built on “a social model.” The primary responsibility is to ensure patrons take their medications and are well taken care of. But, he said, the care is not meant to be too intensive. “We’re not a nursing home,” Kaplan said. Great Neck Mayor Pedram Bral asked questions about the price of the apartments as well as how the facility would decide who gets in. The cost is expected to be between $60,000 and $80,000 per year, Kaplan said, and it will operate on a “first come, first served” basis. Jean Pierce was one of four residents who raised concerns about the location and potential traffic Continued on Page 58
PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN
David Zielenziger of Great Neck (right), an organizer of a Great Neck vigil to show solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia, against racism, bigotry and violence, raises a candle with Keith and Cheryl Fishenfeld. See story on page 2.
Manhasset car crash leaves G.N. man dead ing a dispute with another Great Neck man, police said. Detectives said that ChrisA 20-year-old Great Neck tian Arevalo, 19, of 150 Manor man died after being thrown Drive, and the victim, Corey from the hood of a car on Howell, got into a dispute that Friday in Manhasset follow- soon became physical. Arevalo
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then entered his mother’s 2013 Nissan Altima and drove into Manhasset, with the victim clinging to the hood, police said. After a short time driving, Continued on Page 58
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