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Decade brings diversity in N. shore schools

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Education quality spurs growth in Asian, Hispanic communities By Joe Nikic Over the past 10 years, an influx of new groups has brought greater ethnic diversity to North Shore schools, and administrators are working to foster a climate of acceptance and tolerance. The Great Neck, Manhasset, Roslyn, Port Washington, Herricks, Mineola, Sewanhaka, East Williston and New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school districts have all seen populations of minority students increase from the 2005-06 school year to the 2014-15 school year, according to state education department data. A sharp increase in enrollment by Asian students has been seen in several districts. The Herricks School District has seen the biggest change in student demographics, with the Asian population now totaling more than half of the student body. In 2005-06, the white population made up about 50 percent of the student body, but that number

has since decreased to 35 percent. The Asian student population, which accounted for 45 percent of the student body in 2005-06, now accounts for about 57 percent. The Hispanic/Latino student population has increased from 4 to 6 percent, while the African-American population has remained the same at 1 percent. Herricks Superintendent Fino Celano said that students have a lot of “empathy and respect” for each other because of the district’s diversity. “I think that’s a byproduct of the fact that we have a wonderfully diverse community,” Celano said. “Kids are going through the experience of having classmates of different ethnicities and different religious beliefs and it really fosters a spirit of acceptance and tolerance and respect, which is a wonderful thing.” He said that the district devotes “a lot of time and energy” to socialContinued on Page 54

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on Aug. 1, 97-year-old great neck Park district resident Sylvia tankel climbed the rock wall at the Rec center. her daughter, debbie kaufman and granddaughter, lauren carahalios were there to support her, as well as Superintendent Jason Marra and Rec Aide dana gianonne.

3rd Shop Delight expansion attempt sees same criticism By J oe N i k i c The third try by a Great Neck Plaza kosher supermarket, Shop Delight, at expanding in Great Neck has been met with criticism similar to what

it received in its first two attempts. At Wednesday’s Great Neck Plaza Board of Trustees meeting, Shop Delight owner Mike Karam and his attorney, Paul Bloom, introduced plans to

operate a storage facility, administrative office and location for preparing goods in a vacant storefront three stores down from the supermarket on Welwyn Road. Continued on Page 71

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estates looks to change G.N.’s ‘Fred the proposed home rental law Furrier’ dies at 84

Mayor David Fox calls initial proposal ‘too restrictive’ Gained fame from television ads By J oe N i k i c

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Village of Great Neck Estates trustees are looking to adjust a proposed limitation on short-term rentals in the village through websites like Airbnb after residents said the proposed law was too restrictive. Great Neck Estates Mayor David Fox said at Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting that the board discussed changing the initially proposed law, which would permit home rentals for no less than 60 days, to allow residents to rent out their homes for a minimum of eight days no more than two times per calendar year. Fox admitted that the first proposal was “too restrictive” for residents. “We’re not a transient community and that’s one of the reasons and issues we came up with this proposal in the first place,” he said. “It’s not that we have an issue today, it’s that we could have an issue tomorrow and why should we wait until tomorrow to see if there’s a problem.” Trustee Howard Hershenhorn said that the proposed law was “way overly restrictive,” but that the board wanted to limit residents renting out their homes every weekend or on a consistent basis for a short period of time. Hershenhorn said the adjusted law, which has not yet been formally drafted, is fairer to village residents. “It allows people to go once or twice a year to swap their house or do whatever they want to do, maybe they do it over the December holiday or August holiday,” he said. “That sounds a lot fairer to me than a blanket restriction saying 60 days or that you can’t do it at all.” Trustee Jeffrey Farkas said that some form of registration

Fred Schwartz, a Great Neck resident and former fur dealer known for his role as Fred the Furrier in television commercials in the 1970’s and 1980’s, died on Sunday. He was 84. His wife, Allyne Schwartz, told The New York Times that her husband died at his home in Great Neck of pancreatic cancer. According to The Times, Schwartz was born on Oct. 10, 1931, in the Tremont section of the Bronx. As a young boy, a New York Times obituary said, Schwartz would buy balloons for three cents a piece, then sell them at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for 25 cents. He was a graduate of William Howard Taft High School in the Bronx and received his degree in social science from City College. His brother, Harold, hired Schwartz to work for him at his retail store in Manhattan’s fur district. The brothers operated standalone retail stores and licensed the fur department at the S. Klein department store in Manhattan in 1967, where they remained until it closed in 1975. They then took their company, the Fur Vault, to Alexander’s department store and Bloomingdale’s, where they sold their products under the name Northern Lights, according to the obituary. The company expanded to other cities, the obituary said, and eventually included a men’s fur sportswear line. Schwartz appeared under the Fred the Furrier persona in television advertisements through the 1970’s and 1980’s wearing his “signature designer glasses under a mane of silver curls,” the obituary said. But, the obituary said, he was reluctant to step in front of the

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process should be set up for residents to alert the village of their intentions to rent out their home and so the village can “control who’s doing what.” Farkas suggested the village also collect a “minimal” fee between $25 and $50 for registering. The board voted to schedule

a public hearing for the updated proposed law at its Sept. 7 meeting. Fox said once the legislation is drafted, it will be posted on the village website before the public hearing. Also at Monday’s meeting, the board voted to again adjourn a public hearing on a proposal to demolish the First Playhouse Theater and replace it with an apartment complex. Fox said the applicant requested an adjournment to the Sept. 7 board meeting. He said he was unsure if the applicant would be ready by the next meeting, but said discussions with the Nassau County Department of Public Works over a traffic control plan was “making some progress.”

fred Schwartz in 1986 camera and become the face of his company. Martin Shaw, the president of the advertising agency representing Schwartz’s company, persuaded Schwartz to accept the role. “He told me the price of hiring an outside spokesman,” Schwartz told The Times in 1980. He said in the same interview that he felt uneasy with his last line in his company’s first commercial, which had him saying his full name. “I looked at the last line and I told [Shaw], ‘I can’t say Fred Schwartz.’ And Martin said, ‘What do you mean you can’t say Fred Schwartz? That’s your name,’” Schwartz said. “He was getting panicky, and almost out of desperation I said, ‘What about Fred the Furrier?’” Schwartz retired from the company in 2005 and went on to found the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation, a study center in Poland with offices in other areas of the world devoted to genocide prevention, according to The Times. He is survived by his wife, their four children, Steven, Amy and Gary Schwartz and Anni Kluger, seven grandchildren and his brother.

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Park district to celebrate 100 years The district will host a carnival at Steppingstone Park to commemorate its inception in G.N. By J oe N i k i c

The Great Neck Park District hit the benchmark this month of its 100th year in existence. To celebrate its anniversary, the park district is holding a celebration and carnival on Sunday at Steppingstone Park. “When we decided to put the celebration together, it was just for the people to have fun,” park district Commissioner Robert Lincoln said. “We don’t need bureaucracy or fancy stuff, we wanted a celebration for the day and for everyone to have a good time.” The park district was formed in August 1916 after a Great Neck resident, Roswell Eldridge, filed a petition with the North Hempstead Town Board to establish the Great Neck Park District, with the intention of obtaining and preserving open space. After receiving approval from the town board, the park district held its first Board of Commissioners meeting on Aug. 31, 1916. Its first land acquisition was the purchase of Hayden’s

Combined with three and a half acres added to the park district by the Great Neck School District, that land became the Village Green. In 1938, the park district agreed to lease the 175-acre Kings Point Park from the Village of Kings Point. The park now serves as a popular spot with nature trails and various recreational offerings like basketball and tennis courts and picnic areas. The public bathing beach property at the end of Steamboat Road was purchased from the park district by the United State Government in 1942 to create the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The park district then purchased land from Walter ChrysPhoto by Michele Siegel ler Jr., which became Steppingstone Park and the marina. A plaque in the Village green bandstand dedicated by louise Alice Kasten, president of eldridge to her husband, Roswell eldridge. the Great Neck Historical Society, said Chrysler had tried to sell Coal Yard at the western end purchased in the 1920s, William the property to the park district of Steamboat Road by Eldridge Gould Brokaw sold a piece of his before the construction of the and his wife, Louise. It became a property between Arrandale Av- Merchant Marine Academy, but public park and beach. enue and Beach Road to the park park district officials rejected all of his offers. After Allenwood Park was district.

Chrysler, Kasten said, did not like having a public beach so close to his property and wanted to move it further away. She said he made attempts at “sweetening the deal,” even offering to build the park district an in-ground pool and purchase the land that is now Steppingstone Park from silent film actress Olga Petrova and swap it with the park district for the bathing beach. Chrysler ended up purchasing Petrova’s property anyway, Kasten said, and sold it to the park district after many attempts at giving it to the district as a swap deal for the bathing beach. The Parkwood Sports Complex, which included an Olympic-size outdoor swimming pool and ice skating rink, opened and began operating in 1964. By 1970, the rink was enclosed so it could be used yearround. Lincoln said he remembers when the park district would flood the tennis courts in hope that it would freeze over so residents had a place to ice skate. Continued on Page 61

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Town sets rules for vape shop locations By J oe N i k i c

The North Hempstead Town Board approved regulations Tuesday prohibiting indoor smoking establishments, such as vape shops and hookah bars, from being located near residential neighborhoods and areas where large numbers of children are found. Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio, who spearheaded the effort to regulate vape shops, said the legislation was aimed at protecting children from exposure to tobacco products. “The purpose of this zoning amendment is to regulate where indoor smoking establishments are located and to make sure that they’re located in places that are not near where children congregate and not in residential neighborhoods,” De Giorgio said. The law requires indoor smoking businesses to be located at least 500 feet from a residential property or home. It also requires the businesses to be at least 1,000 feet from any school, place of worship, park, playground or playing field, library or hospital. The legislation, which was

“If the operation is fully permitted, prior to the enactment of the law, they get to keep what they have,” he said. “But if their operation does not have the proper permits, then they’re not entitled to grandfathered in protection.” Levine said if someone reports a nonconforming indoor smoking establishment, the building department would review the business’ file and look at what it is permitted to have prior to the law’s enactment. Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and De Giorgio said the legislation was a joint effort between the town attorney’s office, building department and public safety department. The town is also looking Photo: Vaping360.com/flickr at limiting what type of signs would be permitted outside the north hempstead town board approved regulations keeping indoor smoking establish- smoking establishments. ments away from residences and children. On July 12, the board set a public hearing for its Sept. 13 1,000 feet away, it would not be meeting on proposed legislation introduced at the July 12 board unanimously approved it. Planning Commissioner permitted. meeting, was reviewed by the that would establish regulations In order for an existing in- on advertising for electronic cigNassau County Planning Com- Michael Levine said that the distance restrictions cross mu- door smoking establishment to arettes and other tobacco prodmission at its July 28 meeting. De Giorgio said the planning nicipality lines, so if a school is be “grandfathered” in to the new ucts on the outside of smoking commission advised the town located in the Town of Hemp- regulations, Levine said, it would businesses. that it could make its own “lo- stead and a proposed vape shop need to have all necessary perThe next board meeting is cal determination.” The board or hookah lounge is less than mits and conform to town code. on Aug. 23.

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Gonsalves violated election law: court GOP leader of the Nassau County Legislature found guilty of eight infractions By N o a h M a N s K a r The leader of the Nassau County Legislature, Norma Gonsalves, violated state campaign finance disclosure rules eight times between 2013 and 2015, a state judge ruled last Friday. Judge Christina Ryba of Albany County Supreme Court ordered Friends of Norma Gonsalves, the East Meadow Republican’s campaign committee, to pay $14,000 in fines for failing to file financial disclosure reports with the state Board of Elections, according to a Newsday report. The Board of Elections brought legal action against Gonsalves in March after finding in December that she failed to file reports listing her campaign’s donors and expenses at least 34 times between January 2006 and February 2015. The board was seeking $28,000 in fines. Ryba’s decision found there was “ample support” for the board’s claim in its lawsuit that Gonsalves’ committee failed to

ports. John Ciampoli, an attorney for Friends of Norma Gonsalves, said the committee may appeal Ryba’s ruling because the Board of Elections never gave any notice of the violations. He also said the statute of limitations on filing violations should be four months, not three years, as the elections board claims. “It’s clear that there were late filings that we brought the committee into compliance as soon as we found out about it, and the court, I think, recognized that by knocking down the penalty for the late filings,” Ciampoli said. The decision only applied to Gonsalves’ committee and did Photo BY noah manSKar not find fault with Gonsalves or Parisi individually, Ciampoli Presiding officer norma gonsalves (r-East meadow, at microphone) is seen at a press said. conference in march. Frank Moroney, Gonsalves’ spokesman, said that the comfile 10 reports between 2013 elected to the county Legislature surer Joseph Parisi’s failure to and 2015, Newsday reported. in 2015, has blamed the miss- file them, Newsday has reported. mittee will decide how to proThe court decision was not im- ing filings on confusion with the Her committee has since filed ceed as soon as Ryba’s decision mediately accessible online. Board of Elections’ electronic several of the missing reports, is analyzed by the committee’s Gonsalves, who was last re- filing system and campaign trea- according to multiple media re- attorneys.

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Martins parses support for Trump By N o a h M a N s K a r Republican congressional candidate Jack Martins will keep his pledge to vote for Donald Trump, but that’s the extent of his support. The Old Westbury state senator will cast a ballot for the GOP presidential nominee but is not endorsing him, said E. O’Brien Murray, Martins’ spokesman and senior campaign strategist. Newsday on Thursday first reported Martins’ position on Trump in a week when some Republican lawmakers and party figures either criticized him or said they would vote for the Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Asked to elaborate on how voting for Trump is different from endorsing him, Murray said, “The [Newsday] story speaks for itself.” Martins is running to replace Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) in the North Shore’s 3rd Congressional District against Democrat Tom Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive. Long Island’s Republican congressmen, Lee Zeldin of Shir-

State Sen. Jack martins (r-old Westsbury) ley and Peter King of Seaford, have endorsed Trump, a Queens native and New York-based billionaire real estate developer. The Nassau and Suffolk county GOP chairmen, Joseph Mondello and John LaValle, have also thrown their support behind Trump. He appeared at a $5,000-aplate Suffolk GOP fundraiser in Nissequogue on Monday, Newsday reported.

In May, after Trump was the only remaining Republican candidate, Martins said he would vote for Trump if he indeed became the party’s nominee. “It’s either support him, or support either Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton, so the choice is not between Donald Trump and somebody else,” he said in May. Endorsing a candidate “connotes a kind of teamwork” a pledge to vote does not, said

Meena Bose of Port Washington, a Hofstra University political science professor specializing in presidential politics. When it comes to Trump, Bose said, “I think there’s a sense of party loyalty that is kind of at odds with certain candidates’ views of the presidential ticket, so it seems to be a very delicate balancing act.” Some Republican leaders dissatisfied with Trump are advising congressional candidates to keep some distance between their campaigns and the national campaign, Bose said. Trump has drawn fire from Republican and Democratic figures for criticizing Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, a Muslim who was killed in Iraq. Trump has also proposed banning the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims from entering the U.S. as an antiterrorism measure. Meg Whitman, a HewlettPackard executive and prominent Republican fundraiser, and Rep. Richard Hanna (R-New York) are among the GOP figures who have said they will

vote for Clinton. Addressing the Democratic National Convention last month, Khizr Khan said Trump has “sacrificed nothing and no one.” Trump responded by telling ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos that he has “made plenty of sacrifices” and telling the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd he would have liked to hear Ghazala Khan speak, suggesting her Muslim faith did not allow her to. In an LI News Radio interview with Jay Oliver on Wednesday, Martins said he wants to see both presidential candidates “put the nonsense aside” and focus on substantive issues such as national security and the economy. “Whether it’s Trump and the issues that he’s dealing with right now, he has to be frank and honest and, frankly, apologize’’ to the Khans, he said. “But I think by the same measure, Hillary Clinton has to do the same thing, be frank and honest with the American public so we can move on and deal with the real issues affecting our homes, our families and our communities.”

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Pols unite in opposing EPA plan B y N o a h M a N s K a r also signed on. The Environmental Protection Agency should dump its plan to continue unloading dredged material into the Long Island Sound, North Shore lawmakers from both parties said this week. “The only thing the federal government should dump into the Long Island Sound is more money to help clean it up,” state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Old Westbury) said. The federal agency last month proposed a new rule to continue allowing dumping of sand and silt dredged from Connecticut waterways for up to 30 years at two sites in the eastern Long Island Sound, which were set to close in December. Dumping would continue at two sites near western and central Long Island. Martins and state Assembly members Edward Ra (R-Franklin Square), Michelle Schimel (D-Port Washington) and Michaelle Solages (D-Elmont) signed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Aug. 4 letter threatening legal action against the EPA if it decides to let dumping continue at the eastern sites. Democratic U.S. Reps. Kathleen Rice and Steve Israel — whom Martins is running to replace —

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The EPA says there is a “demonstrated, continuing need” for open-water dumping out east, but state officials argue there is plenty of room at the western sites and say the EPA should keep to its 2005 plan to end dumping at the eastern sites, located near Cornfield Shoals and New London, Conn. Local lawmakers agree, saying more dumping of potentially toxic material would work against recent local efforts to protect the Sound. Tom Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive and Martins’ Democratic opponent in the 3rd Congressional District race, said the EPA plan is “irresponsible and poses a threat to our communities.” Adam Haber, a Roslyn Democrat who is seeking to replace Martins in the state Senate, said that it would “turn back the clock” on recovery efforts — a phrase Elaine Phillips, his Republican opponent, also used. “Study after study shows that our efforts are working and the Sound is bouncing back from decades of dumping and abuse. This plan threatens that progress,” said Phillips, the mayor of the Village of Flower Hill. Local efforts to help the

Sound include the Town of North Hempstead’s $1.8 million plan to reduce the flow of nitrogen into the Sound’s waters by installing a sewer system at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. The Village of Flower Hill also filters stormwater to prevent the pollutants from flowing to the Sound, Phillips said. All four dumping sites are in Connecticut’s territory. Officials there told The Associated Press that dredging and dumping ensure ships and ferries can safely navigate its waterways for commercial, recreational and military purposes, and that dumped material is not toxic. The EPA has not officially decided to allow long-term dumping at the two eastern sites, and it still plans to explore and ultimately implement alternatives to dumping in the Sound. “The EPA has not made a final decision, but we believe the proposal strikes an appropriate balance between the need for dredging to maintain safe and efficient navigation, and our desired outcome to restore and protect Long Island Sound,” an EPA spokesman, Dave Deegan, said in a statement to the AP.

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By St e p h e N RomaNo The Long Island Railroad and the Town of North Hempstead are continuing to hold talks about extending the rail yard area of the Port Washington station, LIRR spokesperson Salvatore Arena said. The expansion, which was proposed in 2013, is still in the early planning stages, Arena said, but it has been narrowed down to two possible expansion plans. Option one would extend Track 1 into the Haven Avenue parking lot and extend Track 8 into the South Bayles Avenue parking lot. The option would require the LIRR would to purchase a portion of the South Bayles parking lot from the town. Forty parking

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spaces would be eliminated from the Haven Avenue parking lot. Option two calls for the installation a new track that would run parallel and to the west of Track 1 and extend into the Haven Avenue parking lot. The LIRR said the second option wouldn’t

require the purchase of land from the town and 140 parking spaces would be eliminated. “We are very excited about the opportunity to provide more and better service to our Port Washington customers, LIRR President Helena E. Williams said in a release. “This project will allow us the ability to deliver the kind of additional service we know they want.” There is currently no start date or estimated completion date, Arena said, but there was a May 2018 estimated completion date, and would cost $500,000 dollars. “The proposed track extension of two tracks will benefit the LIRR’s Port Washington Branch customers especially those using the Manhasset, Plandome and Port Washington Stations,” the LIRR said in a release.

The LIRR’s release said that the expansion would add nine more trains during peak hours to the Port Washington schedule to and from Penn Station and Grand Central Station. It will also add enhanced express service, more available seats, and extra service to Mets-Willets Point for Mets games and the U.S. Open, according to the release. “To offer more train service, the LIRR must be able to position trains in Port Washington for the beginning of the morning rush hour,” the release said. “The track extensions allow the LIRR greater operational flexibility and support additional service in the busy single main track area between Great Neck and Port Washington.”

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By N o a h m a N S k a R A Washington Heights woman was arrested in North Hills early Sunday morning for allegedly driving drunk with a 9-yearold girl in her car. A Nassau County Highway Patrol officer stopped Stephanie Quezada, 32, at 3:09 a.m. near exit 36 on the westbound Long Island Expressway after someContinued on Page 52

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Former G.N. resident appointed cop chaplain By J oe N i k i c A former Great Neck resident, the Rev. Derek Garcia, was headed for a career as a pilot. But, Garcia said, he had a change of heart and wanted to dedicate his life to assisting others through his faith. “As much as I loved flying and I think it’s a passion, my desire is to help people,” he said. “My desire was to be a person who followed in my father’s footsteps as a minister of our faith.” Now, Garcia serves as a se-

nior pastor at El Tabernaculo de Gozo Church in East Meadow, and he was appointed last month as a chaplain for the Nassau County Police Department. Garcia, 33, was born and raised in Great Neck in a devout Christian household. Thirty-one years ago, he said, his father founded El Tabernaculo de Gozo Church, a Protestant church. While his parents could have decided to live in a more affordable area, Garcia said, they thought living in Great Neck

would be best for the family. “My parents decided very early on that they were going to take that sacrifice, take that financial hit, to try and provide us with the best possible education,” he said. “The whole reason we grew up in Great Neck was because my father wanted us to get the best education.” Garcia attended John F. Kennedy Elementary School, then went to Great Neck North Middle School and eventually graduated from Great Neck North High School.

He also attended BOCES in Farmingdale for aviation. Although he was pursuing his dream of flying airplanes, Garcia decided to follow his faith instead. He began serving as a pastor at his father’s church in 2006 and is now a senior pastor. Aside from helping those living in his community and congregants from his church, Garcia said he found a new group of people to help after his brother became a New York State troopContinued on Page 52

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State flunks job in school projects Taxpayers wondering why school projects seemingly take forever need look no further than the state Education Department. Thanks to a lack of staffing, the Education Department is currently taking an average of 22 weeks to review school building projects, according to an eyeopening story by Blank Slate Media’s Noah Manskar. The 22 weeks, according to the education department, is actually an improvement from earlier this year when the department took on average 11 months to give approval for project management, architecture and engineering. Currently, about 440 projects are awaiting reviews including work in seven North Shore school districts — East Williston, Great Neck, Manhasset, Mineola, Port Washington, Roslyn and Sewanhaka. Projects awaiting final state approvals include repairs at eight Port Washington buildings, electrical work throughout the Great Neck district and $5 million worth of work at Mineola’s Hampton Street School. The result of the delays is more than students spending another year in unairconditioned classrooms, cramped

classrooms or shabby sports fields — although the impact of this is not be understated. The delays are also costing schools districts and taxpayers money. One architect told Herricks Superintendent Fino Celano construction that costs are rising as much as 10 percent annually, so administrators have accounted for cost increases in a $25 million construction plan for the district’s seven buildings. A 10 percent increase in that case comes to $2.5 million. “There is no question that in many cases in a construction environment, the longer you wait to build, the more expensive it will be,” said Mitchell Pally, chief executive officer of the Long Island Builders Institute. State education officials blame the delays on staff cutbacks. The Education Department’s project review staff is about half what it was a decade ago, Carl Thurnau, the state’s director of facilities planning, told the New York State School Boards Association in an April 2015 article. This leaves a department staff of nine to review about 2,000 projects annually, said Jeanne Beattie, the department spokeswoman. The department has

hired nine outside engineering firms to help with project reviews and is in the process of hiring more permanent staff using a combined $1.6 million boost in the past two state budgets. The are several unanswered questions to this. Why did the education department officials allow its staffing to fall to a level

in which it could not handle the projects that came before them in a reasonable period, why has the education department taken so long to respond to the problem and where was the state Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Each school district awaiting approval for improvements is located within a state Senate and state Assem-

bly district. It is hard to believe no one was aware of the delays in districts getting approval for their projects — and the extra costs they were bearing as a result. The same can be said for the governor. We doubt that large campaign contributors would receive the same treatment.

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Jefferson, Hamilton — and Trump

homas Jefferson challenged Alexander Hamilton when he was at his least democratic in views and actions. We owe Jefferson a huge debt; none of it is paid in the hit Miranda play. Now, during this 2016 election, we can note Donald Trump marching to Hamilton’s worst beat (not that Trump probably knows much about Hamilton or American history). I feel awkward even putting Trump’s name in the same sentence with Hamilton. Hamilton was a genius who made substantial contributions to the new nation. Trump, on the other hand, is a personal ogre to many in the Republican Party. In last week’s Wall Street Journal, Deputy Editorial Page Editor Bret Stephens concluded that Trump “is a sociopath,” that “he is morally unfit for any office, high or low.” By different routes, Trump is as likely to destroy the Republican Party as Hamilton’s actions led to the demise of the Federalist Party. Unlike Trump, Hamilton was a leader with policies and actions. However, he ran into trouble

because his extreme approach favored the rich and privileged (sound familiar?) Hamilton’s comprehensive economic programs were “top down,” from taxation falling disproportionately on workers and farmers to special financial benefits lavished on government bondholders (our first scandal of insider trading). Unlike Trump, Hamilton was not driven for wealth himself, but his programs allowed others to use the system to enrich themselves. In fairness to Hamilton, it should be said his strategy was to attach the wealthiest Americans to support the national government because he literally made them stakeholders. Jefferson and Madison were quick to highlight the disparities of government burdens and benefits. They became masters of their own “branding” when they called the Hamilton-led Federalists “the Aristocrat Party,” and the “Hog Party.” Because of Hamilton’s other undemocratic actions, by the time of his death in 1804, as Hofstra’s Broadus Mitchell noted, the Federalist Party was already dying.

MiCHAEl d’innoCEnzo Out of Left Field Indeed, by 1807, the term Federalist had become such an embarrassing political label that the party leaders in Hamilton’s home New York state got rid of it, changing their name to the “American Party.” If Trump loses worse than Alf Landon, as Stephens and conservative George Wills advocate, perhaps the old GOP can use the alternative label adopted when the first party of the privileged died. For all of his brilliance in “thinking continentally” and properly recognizing the importance of the national government, Hamilton, like Trump, shared the

curse of arrogance. The admiring historian, Richard B. Morris writes about Hamilton: “Opinionated and self-assured, he lacked that understanding of the art of compromise, the mastery of which is so essential to the aspiring politician.” For all of his boasting that his book “The Art of the Deal” ranks next to the Bible, Trump’s arrogance and stupidity (worse than ignorance) has GOP leaders looking for ways to replace him as their candidate. There is a danger of overreach in comparing Trump’s current excesses to Hamilton’s more than 200 years ago. However, just a few can be mentioned that show parallels for these two men. In each of these instances Jefferson (and Madison) offered more enduring democratic values. 1. Hamilton undermined ambassador John Jay, perverting his own role in the cabinet regarding foreign policy, even using a secret code to make sure the Treaty with England in 1795 suited his goals (see J.P. Boyd’s “Number 7: Alexander Hamilton’s Secret Attempts to Control Foreign Policy).

Trump is increasingly criticized by CIA leaders for disregarding American and international laws when he rambles on about Putin, NATO and torture. 2. Quick to use military power to control dissent, on two occasions Hamilton manipulated to place himself at the head of newly organized American armies to give a lesson of proper authority to protestors — first the so-called Whiskey Rebels in 1794 and then in 1798 when he got President Adams to name him second in command to retired Washington for national military security. Jefferson opposed these resorts to intimidation as violations of the rights of citizens to protest, as well as Hamilton’s exaggerated claims of danger. Now, Trump constantly says that only he can protect us from terrorism and nuclear danger (he did not seem to know the difference between the nuclear “triad” and the “trinity”). Unlike Trump who managed to get five deferments to avoid serving during the Vietnam War, Hamilton volunteered to leave the comfort of being Washington’s scribe to take a battlefield command. Continued on Page 56

A LOOk On THE LIgHTER SIdE

A new-fangled hero’s adventure T here’s only one thing that infuriates me more than dealing with new-fangled technology … and that’s when the new-fangled technology doesn’t work! My husband and I were in a hospital room recently, visiting someone (spoiler alert: they’re fine now), when I realized that, of all the beeping from machines all around us, none of it was coming from my cell phone. “My cell phone is dead!” I exclaimed. “And there’s zero service here!” “You sound upset,” remarked my husband. “I should think you’d be happy.” “Yes,” added the friend, “We all know how you hate the things.” “That’s true, but…” My voice trailed off. Could it be that, like kudzu, it had grown on me? The truth was, my two boys — adults now, or so they tell me — were at that very moment driving down the East Coast to move the older brother into his new apart-

ment. Without me. The only reason I had agreed to let them do this was that their grandmother lived near their destination. Also, they insisted that “Mom, we’ll only be a cell-call away.” Except now, my cell-phone was useless! There was no way for them to reach me, except by calling our friend’s bedside phone. But how to tell them the phone number? “I know! I’ll text them!” I said. “No, that won’t work,” said the friend. “Dead cell phone, remember?” “Okay, I’ll call them.” “From what?” “Oh.” From my dead cell phone. “Well, what if I email them?” “To two young men in a moving car?” she asked me. “Do you seriously want to do that?” “No, of course not.” “Look at it this way, Judy” said my husband. “They’re on an adventure.” “Great. An ‘adventure’,” I

Judy EPsTEin

A Look on the Lighter Side groused. “That was always the word I used with the kids; it meant: A Horribly Messed Up Situation that I’m Forcing Myself to Seem Cheerful About!” “No,” he persisted. “I mean like the Adventures of Hercules! For example, remember last night, when we told them ‘Don’t try to drive across Manhattan, no matter what the navigation software tells you?’ What did they answer?” “They said , ‘But what if it says

that’s the shortest route?’ ” “And Judy, you said, ‘Do not listen to the Siren’s song. As soon as you’re over the bridge, or through the Midtown Tunnel, the music stops and you will find yourself trapped in river-to-river gridlock. Happens every time.’” So instead, my offspring have to navigate the bumper-to-bumper gridlock of Staten Island, stuck between the six-headed Scylla-monster of other peoples’ car wrecks at the side of the road, and the Charybdis whirlpool of new traffic patterns caused by construction. Aha! They are emailing me after all! “They say they’ve reached a rest stop on the New Jersey Turnpike!” That would be Hercules’ chore of cleansing the massively filthy stables of King Augeas. Hercules did it by diverting a river through the site. I just hope my boys discover the bottles of hand sanitizer I left for each of them, in the car’s side pockets. “Not to mention the Golden Fleece,” says my husband — “every

time they have to pay tolls!” The thing is, there really is no Greek adventure I can think of that compares with setting out for a new place, and furnishing it to make your home. “Look at it this way, Judy. If we had been able to go along, we would only have gotten in the way. This way it’s an adventure, — their adventure — and the excitement of everything is magnified. Do you remember how it was for us?” To tell the truth, I remember nothing…and you can’t call suburban Long Island any kind of a frontier. But I didn’t say that. Instead, I took my husband’s hand, smiled, and said, ‘You’ve got a point.” And just at that moment, as if a magical spell had been lifted, my phone rang, and it was my boys, telling me they were safe at their destination — having some turkey sandwiches at .Grandma’s. “So nice to have the technology working again,” I murmured. I even meant it!

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Plaza ignores resident parking woes

ear Mayor Celender, I have written to you at least six times over the past month about the dire parking problem in the residential Welwyn Road/Shoreward Drive area. Unfortunately, I have not received a single response from you — not now; not in the past. A large number of residents who live in the apartments on Welwyn Road do not have garages available to them, so we have to street park our cars. More often than not, it is impossible to find parking in the vicinity of our apartments within any reasonable time frame; sometimes we cannot find parking at all. There are several posted street signs noting three-hour parking in this area. Residents with parking permits from the Village of Great Neck Plaza are exempt. Many non-residents — mostly Shop Delight employees — usurp the spaces on the streets all day long and late into the evening. They come out periodically to check

their tires for chalk marks. If they do find chalk marks (which is a very rare occurrence), they erase them. Or sometimes they come out in pairs and quickly switch places with one another, each moving his car to the opposite side of the street from where it was previously parked — still illegal under the 3-hour parking limitation. If the village made a commitment to police the three-hour parking limit by ticketing the illegally parked cars, the parking fines might stop the illegal parking. I know that Shop Delight has made a good attempt to take their employees’ cars off the street by buying them stickers for the village parking lots — which you have sanctioned. However, the employees still persist in parking in the residential spaces, regardless of the fact that they have stickers for the village lots. Proper code enforcement on Welwyn Road would solve the problem. In my letters, which you have ignored, I have offered a multitude of suggestions

to deal with the problem. Here are just a few of them: • Keep a code enforcement officer in this area who will ticket offenders on a regular basis. This would pay for itself over and over from the ticket revenue. • Post a code enforcement officer on Welwyn Road and/or Shoreward Drive every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 9:45 a.m., just before alternate side of the street cleaning is finished at 10 a.m.. Have code enforcement watch and record the non-resident cars as they overtake the street. Once these cars are identified, code enforcement could easily return for a short time three hours later to issue tickets. • Take the Shop Delight employees off the street by having them park in the lot in back of the store. Shoppers will not be inconvenienced because there is valet parking available. Lack of parking in this area has been a problem for many years. We often become prisoners in our own homes because we know we will not be able to park when we get home. We have

needed your help for a long time, but none has been forthcoming. Our one hope is that the post office garage for residents will materialize, but without Sen. Schumer’s involvement that proposal probably would not have come about at all. Even if the resident garage does come to fruition at some future date, what are we supposed to do until then? We are at our wits end; we cannot hang our cars from trees. I find it extremely disconcerting that officials who have been elected to serve their constituents still refuse to properly address this issue. Mayor Celender, your apathy is blinding. It’s time for you do your civic duty to deal with this problem in a reasonable fashion. We are waiting. Muriel Pfeifer Village of Neck Plaza (We want our “Great” back!)

Town ignores ferry service opportunity

our years ago, I proposed to the Town of North Hempstead that we have ferry service to New York City and LaGuardia Airports from Hempstead Harbor Beach. This would create hundreds of well paying jobs, take thousands of cars off the road, lower our taxes, create revenue for the town (as opposed to all of the losing financial ventures we have today) and make commuting infinitely better than the LIE or LIRR. Good idea right? For reasons I do not yet understand, after writing a study, sending dozens of letters and making many times more phone calls, the Town of North Hempstead has not responded. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Metropolitan New York and Long Island have one of the worst

transportation hubs in the country with the worst problem spots at LaGuardia Airport. Our country’s infrastructure is in the worst shape as it has ever been with an estimated $3.1 trillion to bring it back into shape and decades of time needed to get it done. Gov. Cuomo has initiated $22 billion to bring back the crumbling infrastructure on the highways, which as we all know is already clogging the roadways and railways, and it is a safe bet, it will take twice as long as promised and cost twice as much before it is done. As recent facts show from a New York City Economic Development Corporation study, ferries are a viable alternative to railroads, subways and highways for the New York metropolitan region, as they are less costly, easier to implement and faster. More than any other city in the U.S.,

New York has an abundance of accessible waterways. Communities all along the east river have seen a renaissance with ferry access and their property values have skyrocketed. In fact, ferries could bring the Town of North Hempstead a revenue stream in excess of over $100 million a year or more and become its largest revenue source. Ferries would be twice as fast in getting to the destinations while they would also lesson the overload of the other transportations systems today. Furthermore, unlike trains and roadways, which cost billions and take dozens (East Side tunnel 3.5 miles long is on its 40th year) of years to build, we can implement ferries quickly. No one in Long Island is farther than five miles from the water.

So here we are, the state wants to do this, New York City is doing this, the U.S. Department of Transportation wants to do this, the ferry companies want to do this, the people want to do this and the markets are making money available, so what or who is holding us up? One name: Judi Bosworth, the Town of North Hempstead supervisor. Over the years I have called and written repeatedly to get an answer, but she has not responded. Please call her office and ask why she is holding up jobs, the environment, revenue, lower taxes, keeping property values down, and most of all, denying commuters a better way to go. James Warwick Port Washington

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Voters must ensure love trumps hate

ove trumps fear. Love trumps hate. We’ve heard these expressions countless times this election cycle. Sometimes political slogans are simply empty rhetoric; a catchy phrase meant to persuade and influence us the way a television commercial would. Some of the political arguments we’ve heard recently feel like nothing more than sophistry. Sophistry is nothing new. Well-crafted argument and debate such as sophistry has been around since the time of the Ancient Greeks. The point of the sophistry is to successfully win the argument, not necessarily to offer truth and knowledge. This is exactly why Socrates tried to challenge his contemporaries. Socrates worked to muddle through the arguments of the Sophists, who mostly followed social conventions and norms without questioning whether or not something was right or just. With all of the rhetoric and sophistry this political season, it is easy for Long Islanders to become apathetic and/ or frustrated. Yet, let’s consider that among all of the slogans and negativity that we are being bombarded with, some of the ideas are real and true. Let’s consider that love really does trump fear. What kind of country do we want for our children, our grandchildren, our friends, and for ourselves? We want to be safe, of course. Yet, any time we make decisions based on fear, the results are not usually what we expect. What will make us safe? Will it be walls, intolerance, hatred, and insults?

We can spend so much time and energy building walls, literally and metaphorically. Then, what? Decisions that are made out of fear, and certainly hate, only cause more pain and more struggle. Safety and protection comes from well-informed intelligence and expert strategy, not fear and hate. Can we stop bullies from hurting our children, or racism from interfering with lives, or the pain of struggling parents choosing to feed their children over themselves, or impoverished children growing up in cycles of violence and drugs? Only love and compassion can fight these struggles. If we belittle and make fun of the disabled, allow derogatory remarks about women, alienate and stereotype whole ethnicities and cultures, and insult and name-call our peers, we are inviting our children to do the same to each other. This will not make our country safe, and will only create more fear. Whatever religion a person prescribes to, if any, I think the one thing that most of us Long Islanders believe in our hearts is that love really does trump fear. Love really does trump hate. Love liberates us; fear imprisons us. Our democracy is based on this very premise. Our country was founded on freedom of religion, economic liberty, the promise of rule of law, that everyone is treated equal under the law, and that we are all created equal. The hope for American was that with this equality, we all have the hope of realizing our own American dream. We have come so far since our founding fathers made this promise, too.

Women’s rights have become human rights, LGBTQ rights are a national goal, education has become more available, and health care more accessible. Further, science has helped us realize the importance of caring for our environment. Long Island really does have such natural beauty. Teaching our children to care for and respect our natural world helps them learn to respect the beautiful diversity of life, and to respect each other. These are all issues that are country has made so much progress on, yet we need to do even more. If we choose fear over love, we’ll take giant steps backwards. I’ve heard many Long Islanders that are so disenchanted with this election cycle say that they are choosing apathy over action. They are choosing not to exercise their right to vote and many feel that this will somehow make a point. The problem with this strategy is that by disengaging from the political process, you are simply giving your neighbor more power. You are making their vote count more. I understand that many do not like either side. Neither side is perfect. Yet, this election is not only about voting for a candidate. It is about voting for love over hate and love over fear. In the words of John Lennon: “There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance.” Let us not pull back from life. Diana Poulos-Lutz Mineola

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3rd track work in NICE route cuts jeopardize 2017 unrealistic Great Neck pedestrians

t is wishful thinking on the part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo that construction can start on the MTA Long Island Rail Road main line third track in 2017. It could easily cost $700 million more than the $1.5 billion to cover costs of either elevating or sinking roadways at seven grade crossings (three in New Hyde Park, two in Mineola and two in Westbury) within the existing right of way. There is only $7 million to support planning, preliminary design and engineering along with environmental work. This was included in the recently approved 2015-2019 MTA Five Year Capital Program by Albany Capital Program Review Board. Cuomo’s belief that $1.5 billion plus $700 million more can be found to amend actual construction funding for main line third track project into the existing 2015-2019 MTA Five-Year Capital Program is pure fantasy. Cuomo first has to come up with $7.3 billion of his promised $8.3 billion to pay for existing shortfalls in this plan, which is still outstanding. Cuomo must also find $6 billion more to meet his promised contribution toward the $24 billion Amtrak Gateway Tunnel (a new connection for Amtrak and New Jersey Transit across the Hudson River to access Penn Station). The Draft Scoping Document for the project including the planned Environmental Impact Statement is in compliance with the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act. There was no reference to the National Environmental Protection Act. Without following NEPA, the MTA LIRR would probably forfeit any opportunity to access U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration funding to support the main line third track. U.S. DOT FTA provides over $1.2 billion in yearly formula

grant assistance to the MTA. The LIRR annual share averages $150 million, not counting East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal. This is supplemented by New Starts and other competitive discretionary dollars which over any Five-Year Capital Plan can average one billion or more. Why would the MTA LIRR not want to preserve the option to apply for U.S. DOT FTA capital funding in the future for this project. Based upon past history, the next MTA Five-Year Capital Plan may not be approved by New York State Capital Program Review Board until 2021. Without approved funding for construction, the LIRR could not initiate and complete a procurement process for award of construction contracts until 2022. Let us assume the MTA/LIRR awards a contract and issues a notice to proceed in 2022. The winning “design/build” construction contractor would begin mobilization of forces and starts work in 2022. Even in the best case scenario put forward by MTA/LIRR, work would not be completed until five years later in 2027. It is far more realistic based upon such a complex project that work may not be finished until 2028 or 2029. In reality, the potential project cost of $2.2 billion for main line third track may have to be spread out using local funds between the 2020-2024 and 20252029 future Five-Year MTA Capital Programs.

y name is Yuki Endo, resident of Jackson Heights, Queens and member of Long Island Bus Riders Union, fighting for better bus service In Long Island. I am frequent rider of n20 bus and I’m quoting on Reader’s Opinion, “Plaza bus routing a threat to motorists”, July 26, 2016. Reader Mauriel Pfeifer forgot Nassau County Bus Service is not part of the MTA; it’s private public ownership operated by Veolia Transdev. She was not aware that before NICE Bus service cut on June 27 last year, the N20 bus, which used to run between Hicksville and Flushing via Great Neck Station, as well as N21 bus, which used to run rush hour between Glen Cove and Flushing via Great Neck station. The reason NICE Bus CEO Michael Setzler cut the N21 bus west of Great Neck Station and the N20 bus was two split into two routes, N20H HicksvilleGreat Neck bus and N20G Great Neck-Flushing was to save time and budget. NiCE Bus has lots of budget problems. The MTA do not have permission to control NICE Bus situation. When the N20 bus used to be direct bus service, there were no interference with motorists because only some rush-hour short trips originated and terminated at Great Neck Station, while few of them were interlined with N57 Great Neck Loop bus. Instead of building a bus terminal, a better solution to reinstate the direct N20 bus via Great Neck Train Station, so there will be only four bus routes during rush hour which are N21, N25, N26 and N57/58 bus routes layover while only three routes on other time since N26 only has few trips to and

from Jamaica in peak rush hour. I have testified at a NICE Bus public hearing and Nassau County Legislature full hearing regarding N20 bus riders want their direct N20 bus service restored to way it was before the service cut. Sometimes when Great Neck-bound N20G bus arrives at Middle Neck Road/Northern Boulevard, there is already Hicksville-bound N20H bus waiting to make left turn, forcing N20 bus riders to play FROGGER at extreme dangerous and busy intersection to catch connecting bus which I recorded with my camera which is on Youtube, “N20 riders play FROGGER” and opposite direction as well. This is serious problem for seniors and pregnant women because all passengers on N20 bus are forced to jump red light to make our connecting bus. For this reason, I have started petition on petition24.com to restore direct N20 bus back to way it was. Great Neck Village Mayor Jean Celender should ride N20H and N20G buses between Hicksville and Flushing with transfer at Great Neck Station to see how bad bus situation in Great Neck is. I agree with Mauriel that Great Neck Station is not built for bus layover. I also have been contacting Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano regarding N20 bus situation because he was responsible for cutting funding for bus service that forced N20 bus to split at Great Neck Station and inconvience bus drivers, bus riders and motorists in beautiful Great Neck community. Yuki Endo Member of Long Island Bus Riders Union. Jackson Heights, Queens

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o: Frederick R. Bedell Jr. ments would have summarily dis(Letter of July 29, 2016) qualified any other candidate. Everyone in America is Did he speak for you when he entitled to their own opin- showed complete ignorance of the ion. Russian occupation of the Ukraine? One would hope, however, What a nuclear triad is? What that there is a rational and some- Brexit was? His forte is criticism with no Larry Penner what factual basis for it. If Donald Trump speaks for substantive plans to address the Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transpor- you and America, then in the problems he is referring to. His “plan” for getting rid of tation historian and advocate words of Michael Bloomberg, “God help us.” ISIS? who previously worked 31 Almost daily Trump encourHe said it’s a secret except he years for the US Department of ages divisiveness, disrespect for would violate international law Transportation Federal Transit and go after terrorists’ families and Administration Region 2 NY minorities and violence. He further displays no com- institute torture “way worse than Oﬃce.). mand of the state of world affairs, waterboarding.” and, in past years many of his comI assume it gives you comfort when he says he knows more about international terrorism and how to solve it than the Unites LETTERS pOLICy States armed forces do. When asked if he would put Letters should be typed or neatly handwritten, and those longer than 300 words may be edited for brevity and clarity. all letters must include the writer’s name and phone number for verification. anony- American boots on the ground mously sent letters will not be printed. Letters must be received by Monday noon to appear in the to address the issue of ISIS, he next week’s paper. all letters become the property of Blank slate Media LLc and may be republished answered “not many” and then avoided the question. in any format. Letters can be e-mailed to news@theislandnow.com or mailed to Blank slate Media, You stated he spoke at the Re105 hillside ave., Williston Park, Ny 11596.

publican Convention of protecting the LGBTQ community. Have you even been listening? He has publicly stated that he agrees with the North Carolina Anti-trans House Bill #2. He has stated that he would strongly consider appointing judges that would overturn the Supreme Court same-sex marriage ruling. In June, 2016 he had a private meeting with over 400 of the most homophobic, bigoted and powerful anti-LGBTQ leaders in the country. Have you been awake, Mr. Bedell, during all of this? The only greater concern I have for our beloved country, clearly the best nation on Earth, of Trump getting elected is for people like you who blindly follow this homegrown demagogue. Herbert N. Steinberg Great Neck Letters Continued on Page 56

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NiFa to oK county’s plan to save $50M B y N o a h M a N s K a r tor Roseann D’Alleva. Nassau County plans to spend less on police termination pay, social services and other expenses to reduce a projected $130 million deficit by $50.3 million by the end of the year. The county expects to cut $13 million from police termination expenses, spend $5 million less on preschool programs and make $8.5 million in other “across the board cuts” to meet targets set by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the county’s financial control board, according to an Aug. 1 letter from county Budget Direc-

The plan also forecasts $17.6 million in additional revenue from fees, rents, interest payments, tax penalties and red light camera tickets. NIFA Chairman Adam Barsky told Newsday the board will accept the plan but “continue to hold the county’s feet to the fire” and impose more cuts if the county does not follow through. The plan would keep the county’s deficit below $80 million at the end of 2016 under an agreement it reached with NIFA. NIFA is currently projecting a $130.3 million deficit for

the year under generally accepted accounting principals, D’Alleva’s letter says. Recent NIFA projections indicate the county will end the year with an $18 million deficit because of revenue sources that are unlikely to come through, including money from video gambling terminals that Nassau Off-Track Betting Corp. was supposed to operate, Newsday reported. A NIFA attorney declined to release the board’s projections to Blank Slate Media. Nassau OTB has transferred its right to operate the gambling machines to Resorts World Casino

in Queens in an agreement that’s supposed to generate revenue for the county. But the agency has yet to submit a plan to the state to do so, Newsday reported. NIFA does not allow the county to use borrowing or reserves to balance its budget. The NIFA board in July rejected the county’s plan to save $23 million, saying it was based on unrealistic numbers, Newsday reported. The county’s new deficit reduction plan is “prefaced on opportunities that exceed NIFA’s most recent projections,” D’Alleva wrote in the letter. “Through sound fiscal man-

agement the county continues its commitment to ending FY 2016 with a NIFA GAAP deficit that does not exeed $80 million (without using other financing sources), as required by a resolution of NIFA and achieving all set milestones,” D’Alleva wrote. The county also expects to cut $1.7 million in social service spending, get $3.4 million through a Federal Emergency Management Agency matching program and save $4.5 million in payments it no longer has to make to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, D’Alleva’s letter says.

reform ethics, then raise legislators’ pay: haber By J oe N i K i c Democratic state Senate candidate Adam Haber said he opposes pay increases for state legislators because the Legislature has failed to adequately address ethics reforms. In a letter sent to Sheila Birnbaum, chair of the New York State Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation, Haber said that before seeking a raise, state legislators should focus on fixing corruption within the state Senate and Assembly. “It is hard to fathom how Albany politicians could feel worthy of a pay raise after refusing to take meaningful action following the corruption charges against Dean Skelos, Sheldon Silver and more of their colleagues,” he said in the letter. “I have worked in business for over 30 years and I can’t imagine an individual receiving a pay raise for failing at their job.” State legislators currently earn $79,500 per year on a parttime basis, but some earn an additional $9,000 to $41,500 for leadership positions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo and

the state Legislature formed the seven-member compensation commission last year with the intention of recommending pay increases for both state officials and legislators. The commission’s recommendations are expected by Nov. 15. If approved, the pay raises would take effect on Jan. 1, 2017. The compensation commission said it had “no comment” in an email. Haber, who will face off against Elaine Phillips, a Republican, for the state Senate 7th District seat in November, said legislators need to address ethics reforms before accepting an increase in pay. “Giving this Legislature a raise while they’re allowed to use their campaign accounts as personal ATMs, double-dip into their pensions, dodge contribution limits through the LLC loophole and earn unlimited outside income for other work is abhorrent,” he said. “The system is obviously broken and nothing substantial is being done about it.” Last year, Skelos, the former Senate majority leader, and his

son, Adam Skelos, as well as Silver, the former Assembly speaker, were convicted on federal corruption charges. Haber, a commodities traderturned-restaurateur and Roslyn school board trustee, said the pay raise would be an unfair burden on taxpayers. “Politicians should not be treated any differently than their constituents, the very individuals you are asking to foot the bill for their raise, who already fund their part-time $79,500 salary,” he said. Phillips, who is the mayor of the Village of Flower Hill, said that she was not in favor of a pay raise for state legislators. “I do not support increasing the pay for legislators,” she said. “As the unpaid mayor of my village, I’ve shown my strong belief that serving the community by election to public office is an honor and a privilege.” Phillips also said that if elected, she would fight to end political corruption. “As senator, I will work to bring integrity back to the capitol and insist on the highest standards of ethical behavior by every

elected official, support legislation to take away the pensions of corrupt politicians and fight to enact term limits to bring fresh ideas and energy to state government,” she said. On Monday, the Long Island Environmental Voters Forum announced that it was endorsing Haber in the 7th state Senate District race. The nonprofit group also endorsed Haber in 2014, when he was running for the same seat against current state Sen. Jack Martins. “We’re endorsing Adam Haber because he’s the candidate who Long Islanders can count on to support both a healthy environment and a healthy economy, together,” said David L. Reisfield, executive director of the group. “For too long, our communities have lacked true leadership in the state Senate when it comes to protecting our drinking water, and it’s time for change.” Haber said that he was “proud” to again receive the group’s endorsement. “I’m proud to have the support of the Long Island Environ-

mental Voters Forum and their help to highlight what is at stake in this election when it comes to protecting Long Island’s precious resources, especially our drinking water,” he said. “We need leaders in Albany who will fight to protect our environment and public health on Long Island, which I’m committed to doing.” Despite Haber’s endorsement, Phillips said she has a record of protecting the environment and creating a cleaner community. “I am proud of my record in protecting and promoting a cleaner, better and safer environment,” she said. “As a village mayor, I successfully created a post-Sandy tree-planting program that won national recognition for helping to protect Long Island’s drinking water, strengthen our defense against erosion and runoff pollution, clean the air, save energy and beautify the community.” “My work to create a village pedestrian path and make improvements to the village park shows my commitment to promoting better health and protecting the environment,” Phillips added.

Daniel Berrigan honored by anti-nuke group By G a B r i e LL e D e o N aT h The late Rev. Daniel Berrigan, a priest, activist and poet, was honored for his work against nuclear weapons, war and poverty at a commemoration on the 71st anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki held last Wednesday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock. The commemoration was sponsored by Great Neck SANE/

Peace Action, the Social Justice Committee of the Shelter Rock congregation and the Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives. Berrigan is best known for his part in the Catonsville Nine, who protested the Vietnam War by burning draft documents. This led him to be imprisoned for two years. Berrigan died in April at the age of 94. Emilie Beck, a Hostra junior and peace fellow, and Sister Jeanne Clark, the founder and director of Homecoming, a nonprofit group

in Amityville that tries to increase environmental awarness, both read poems by Berrigan, which supported the night’s theme of peace and opposition to nuclear weapons. Clark also briefly spoke about Berrigan’s role in her life as a colleague in the cause of nuclear abolition and a search for peace. She cited protests they participated in at the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Activity in Washington before the first Trident submarine was deployed. Beck told the story of Sadako

Sasaki, a 2-year-old Japanese girl living in Hiroshima when the bomb was dropped who developed leukemia 10 years later due to radiation exposure. “According to ancient Japanese legend, a person who folds 1,000 paper cranes will get one wish granted by the gods, so she began folding, but unfortunately she was only able to fold 644 before she passed away,” Beck said. “Her classmates took up her legacy and started folding as well, and now there are memorials dedicated to

her, featuring the cranes, all over the world.” Paper cranes were given out before the commemoration began and were pinned to the clothing of all in attendance. Beck explained that the cranes have been a symbol of peace since the story of Sadako Sasaki became well known. “The bomb marked a crucial turning point for the human species, and the volatile world in which we are living 71 years later Continued on Page 67

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Winthrop-University Hospital is Long Island’s first “Baby-Friendly Hospital,” according to the worldwide Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). BFHI is a global program of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). It recognizes hospitals that provide an optimal level of care for infant feeding and mother/baby bonding, including breastfeeding support. Evidence shows that breastfeeding reduces the risk of SIDS, childhood cancers and diabetes. And women who breastfeed have lower rates of breast and ovarian cancer, anemia and diabetes. The New Life Center at Winthrop offers 16 comfortable labor-delivery-recovery suites, a nationally recognized neonatal intensive care unit and all the resources of a major, universityaffiliated medical center. No wonder more moms in Nassau County go to Winthrop to deliver their babies than any other hospital. Not to mention the hundreds of new moms from Suffolk and Queens. To learn more, call 1-866-WINTHROP or visit winthrop.org.

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he United Ink Flight 816 Tattoo & Arts Festival is set to invade the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City Friday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Aug. 28. The expo, which is called family friendly by its organizers, champions Tattoo culture and various art forms. It was recently announced that festival-goers will have a chance to win a brand new Dean Acoustic Guitar signed by Grammy Nominated rockers Jane’s Addiction, participate in live Wall-Mural Art Showcases from BK Foxx and Fanakapan, and attend the EPIC after-party at Aura Nightclub with music from DJ Andre & Rob Krush Saturday night, Aug. 27 9 p.m. -12 a.m. Jane’s Addiction has a long rock history with hits like “Jane Says”, “Been Caught Stealing”, and “Mountain Song” BS lead singer Perry Farrell launched the first Lollapalooza Festival. At United Ink Flight 816, attendees will get a chance to take home a piece of your own history with a signed guitar from the band. The Acoustic Dean guitar signed by Dave Navarro, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, and Chris Chaney will be raffled off with all proceeds going to Face the Music Foundation, whose mission is “to raise awareness about

addiction, provide resources for those active in recovery and to promote a clean and sober way of life”. Live wall-mural artwork from artist BK Foxx, who works on large surfaces and uses spray paint and brush work to portray creatures in their natural habitat, whether that be a puma living in the wild, or a house cat posing her cat bed — will be on display as well as London-based graffiti artist Fanakapan, whose hyperrealistic helium balloon work has been dazzling New York City in recent years. Saturday night there will be free admission (with Flight 816 wristband) into the official United Ink Flight 817 After Party at Aura Nightclub — 1900 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow. Attendees will hear the sounds of soulful house music and the classics from DJ Andre and Rob Krush along with $4 Fireball shots and $3 Coney Island beer! For more information about the United Ink Flight 816 Tattoo & Arts Festival, visit http://www.newyorktattooshow.com One price for all tickets — includes full access to Long Island’s Air and Space Museum with every ticket.

Free parking! Day Passes: $25. Weekend passes: $55.00* with $10 OFF WITH STUDENT I.D. Kids 2-12 get in 1/2 price. Advanced tickets may be purchased at the Cradle of Aviation Box office, or online at: http://bit.ly/28L3jDL Tickets will also be available at the door. Hours: Friday, Aug. 26: 2 p.m-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 : 12 p.m-11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 : 12 p.m-7 p.m. The show will include over 200 of the world’s best tattoo artists including Jose Lopez of Lowrider Tattoo and Denis Sivak, New York artists Darwin Enriquez and Jose Contreras, InkMasters Tyler Nolan, Halo, Aaron Is, Chris Blinston, and Ty’esha Reels, and artists Sarah Miller, Joshua Carlton, Lydia Bruno, Oleg Shepelenko, Zhang Po and many more- you’ll have the chance to browse through 150 tattoo and vendor booths while meeting some of the industry’s best and most prominent in tattoo culture for this incredible event!

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Credited as one of the founders of heavy metal music, Black Sabbath formed in 1968, have since sold over 70 million albums worldwide - and now they’re coming to Jones Beach! A seminal band in rock n’ roll history and fronted by rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, they have released nearly 20 albums, and will no doubt unleash their famous hits like “Paranoid,” “War Pigs,” “Iron Man,” and “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” on a full-house crowd. Where: nikon at Jones beach Theatre 1000 Ocean parkway, Wantagh Info: 516-221-1000 • www.jonesbeach.com

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Saturday, August 13, 7 p.m. One of the world’s most popular pop-punk bands ever since their formation in the early 90s, Blink 182 is set for an explosive performance at Jones Beach, alongside A Day To Remember and All Time Low. Playing unforgettable hits “What’s My Age Again?,” “All The Small Things,” “Adam’s Song” and many others spanning their 20+ year career, the famous three-piece group is touring with their new guitarist Matt Skiba, and touring on their latest record “California.” Where: nikon at Jones beach Theatre 1000 Ocean parkway, Wantagh Info: 516-221-1000 • www.jonesbeach.com

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The famous all-female rock trio that formed in 1981 and haven’t stopped rocking since will be playing in Huntington! With their hits “Walk Like An Egyptian,” “Manic Monday,” “Hazy Shade of Winter,” and “Eternal Flame,” their live performances are always a favorite wherever they go. Where: The paramount, 370 new york Ave., Huntington Info: 631-673-7300 ext. 303 • www.paramountny.com

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Safari Adventure is proud to host an exclusive special needs morning. This is an open time for families that care of a child with special needs to come, play, explore and have fun. This is a sensory friendly time providing a quieter and supportive environment. All families are welcome to stay after during our regular open hours (10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.). Safari Adventure staff are trained by Missing Piece Awareness to anticipate and meet the sensory needs of their customers. Regular price admission; families that stay less than 20 minutes will be given a courtesy pass to return and try again. Children ages 1-12 are welcome to join us! Where: Safari Adventure, 1074 pulaski Street, Riverhead Info: 631-727-4386 | thesafariadventure.com

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ete’s dragon: AMC Sensory Film Saturday, August 13, 10:00 a.m

For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford) has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard), who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales...until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley). Pete is a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete’s descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham’s stories. With the help of Natalie (Oona Laurence), an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack (Wes Bentley) owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon. AMC Sensory Friendly Films helps families affected by autism. They offer monthly films so that kids can enjoy their favorite films in a safe and accepting environment. Each program has their lights up, the sound turned down, and audience members are invited to get up and dance, walk, shout, or sing. Where: AMC Levittown 10 - Levittown, new york 11756 Info: 516-731-5422 | www.amctheatres.com

he Boat Building exhibit at the Long Island Maritime Museum

monday, August 15 and 22, Wednesday, August 17 and 24, Friday, August 19 and 26, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Long Island Maritime Museum was founded in 1966 and is located on the historic West Sayville waterfront. The museum grounds, once part of the Meadow Edge estate of Mr. and Mrs. Hard, is now comprised of 14 acres and 9 historic buildings. Charged with the mission of preserving Long Island’s maritime history and heritage for educational purposes, the Museum has been welcoming visitors from all over the world for 40 years. Come and meet the volunteers of both the Penney Boat Shop and the Bob Grooms Moonbeam Shop as they build and restore various small craft. Tour the Small Craft Building which houses over seventy five craft which sailed the Long Island waters over the past century. $8 admission. Where: The Long Island Maritime Museum, 88 West Avenue, West Sayville Info: 631-HISTORy | Limaritime.org

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now through September 5 L.I. Adventureland is excited and eager to become more active in the community that has made us a part of your families for over 50 years. Through the creation of the Helping Hands Foundation, we feel we can finally give Long Island organizations the chance to reach their potential and make Long Island the best it can be. The Helping Hands Foundation is backed by Adventureland to ensure 100% of every dollar donated goes directly to helping the Long Island community. There is now a school supply drive that will make everyone feel good. Help us reach our goal of collecting 500 school ready backpacks for a local school district in need. For each item you donate, you get a FREE ride on Adventureland’s Formula 1 Bumper Cars! Items to donate include pens, pencils, backpacks, rulers, crayons, notebooks, lunch boxes, folders, glue, markers and paper. Where: Adventureland, 2245 broad Hollow Road, Farmingdale Info: 631-694-6868 | www.adventureland.us | www.helpinghandsli.org

“Thrilling... Klaussner’s performance captures a man struggling to maintain his identity, save his country from itself, and hopefully inspire the best integrity in others.” - Jesse Roberts, Cinema Axis

Top German actors Burghart Klaussner and Ronald Zehfeld star in this riveting historical thriller, which chronicles the herculean efforts of German District Attorney Fritz Bauer to bring Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann to justice. In German with English subtitles. Visit goldcoastfilmfestival.org or call 516-829-2570 for tickets. Tickets $15/$10 for students when purchased in advance, $20 at the door.

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Healthy habits to combat stress Few adults can imagine a life that does not include financial- or work-related stress. But there are ways to combat stress that can benefit people’s longterm health and improve their presentday quality of life. Develop a support network. Speaking about problems with trusted friends and family members can be an effective way to combat stress. The APA study found that participants who reported having an emotional support network reported lower stress levels than those who had no such networks to rely on. Try to overcome any reticence you might have about speaking about your stress to a close friend or trusted relative on those days when stress seems overwhelming.

tress has an immediate and potentially long-term effect on the human body. Though it’s a natural response to both good and bad experiences, stress, when chronic, can produce a host of negative consequences that greatly diminish one’s quality of life. Combatting stress can sometimes be difficult, as the causes of stress are never too far away for many adults. In its 2015 “Stress in AmericaTM: Paying

With Our Health” survey, the American Psychological Association found that money is the top cause of stress for Americans. The survey was conducted on behalf of the APA by Harris Poll, which asked more than 3,000 participants about their issues with stress. Sixty-four percent said money was a somewhat or very significant source of stress, and that number was even higher for parents (77 percent). Survey respondents also noted that work is a significant source of stress.

Get more exercise. Routine exercise is another healthy way to combat stress. According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, studies have shown that exercise can reduce fatigue, improve alertness and concentration and enhance overall cognitive function. Those are considerable benefits to people dealing with elevated levels of stress, which can contribute to both physical and mental fatigue and negatively impact one’s ability to concentrate. Studies also have shown that regular exercise can decrease tension, which tends

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While these are decisions that people often put off, it’s important to make them as early as possible. Not only will they dictate your wishes, they’ll take the pressure off of loved ones who would otherwise be tasked with making difficult decisions on their own.

Healthcare proxy

Appointing a healthcare proxy ensures that there will be someone there who has the legal authority to make healthcare decisions for you if you are no longer able to speak for yourself. This may be a spouse, child, relative, or close friend. The Mayo Clinic suggests choosing a person who can be trusted to make

decisions that adhere to your wishes and values and to be your advocate if there are disagreements about your care. Be sure to have a candid discussion with your healthcare proxy in which you go over the types of medical care you wish to receive and any ways you would or would not like your life prolonged. It helps to keep the proxy up-to-date on any medical conditions you may have so that he or she can make the most informed decisions on your behalf. Having a healthcare proxy does not mean you are giving up your right to make medical decisions. It’s a fail-safe in the event you are unconscious or cannot direct medical care.

Living will

An advanced healthcare directive enables you to create specific written instructions for future health care, known as a living will. The living will should include wishes regarding life-sustaining medical treatments and resuscitation if you are no longer able to speak on your own behalf. It also can spell out whether you want to remain in a hospital or receive palliative care at home for a terminal illness. A living will can be changed if/when your wishes or circumstances change.

Legal and medical advice

Although legal advice is not required for an advanced directive, it can be helpful to iron out the legalities of your directives. Speak with your doctor about your desires and needs. A physician can help you form a coherent directive that is in line with your wishes. Remember, an advanced directive is not reserved for the elderly. Any consenting adult age 18 or older can benefit from a living will and other documentation.

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Questions to ask when looking for an after-school program ray of activities that range from academic programs to athletic events and more. a wide range of programs can increase the chances that youngsters will find activities What is the program schedule? schedule is a significant issue for that pique their interests and make the afworking parents, many of whom want a pro- terschool program more enjoyable. gram that is open on holidays when schools How are staff members vetted? are closed. Flexibility also is a concern for Parents also may want to ask about working parents, some of whom may need a facility that is open before school starts. the program’s hiring practices. ask about Parents also may want a facility that al- the background checks performed on staff lows youngsters to attend just a few days a members and if the facility requires any week, which might make certain programs specific certifications for staff who will be that require parents to commit to full weeks dealing directly with children. When asking about hiring practices, less enticing. When discussing the facility schedule with staff members, be sure to get parents also may want to inquire about as specific a schedule as possible, inquiring the ratio of staff members to children. The about any additional costs associated with smaller the ratio, the more attention youngsters will receive. Facilities with an espeextending the typical schedule as well. cially high ratio of staff to children may not What are the activities available be able to provide the type of environment parents want for their children. to the kids? Many afterschool programs provide Finding an afterschool program requires more than just a place for kids to sit and do their homework until their folks come parents to exercise their due diligence. Parto pick them up. ask staff members at the ents who can be patient and learn as much facility how big a role activities play in their about facilities as possible are more likely to programs. Many programs try to offer an ar- find the right fit for their children. are and how conducive to doing homework the environment is.

Many of today’s working professionals grew up in single-income households where only one of their parents went to work each day. But that once-common dynamic is now largely a thing of the past, as economic necessity has driven both moms and dads to continue their careers even after they have had children. That reality has led many working parents to lean heavily on afterschool programs to serve as safe havens that provide structure for their kids while mom and dad are still at work. choosing an after-school program is a decision many parents find difficult, but there are some questions parents can ask during their searches for programs that should make those decisions easier.

Can I tour and observe the facility? When considering a particular afterschool program for their children, parents should ask to tour the facility, paying specific attention to the areas of the facility where their youngsters will spend the bulk of their time. Do the classrooms look clean? are the materials up-to-date? is the playground equipment safe and well-maintained? Wellmaintained facilities with new supplies and equipment can make the program more enjoyable and safer for kids. Parents also should ask to spend some time observing the facility when it is abuzz with activity. such observation can give parents an idea of what their kids’ afternoons will be like should they enroll in the program. stay out of the way, but watch to see how engaged kids and staff members

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learning kuMON GreAT NeCk 400 northern Boulevard great neck, 11021 Kumon.com 516-504-0888 kuMON POrT WAShINGTON 925 Port Washington Boulevard Port Washington, 11050 Kumon.com 516-767-0560 eye LeveL OF WILLISTON PArk 61 hillside avenue Williston Park, 11596 eyelevelwillistonpark.com 516-747-7700 C2 eduCATION 1520 old northern Boulevard roslyn, 11576 c2education.com 516-630-3545 SyLvAN LeArNING CeNTer 23 main Street Port Washington, 11050 Sylvanlearning.com (516) 303-9955 SPANISh IMMerSION WOrkShOP Congregational Church of manhasset 1845 northern Boulevar manhasset, 11030 spanishiw.com 516-935-0699 The LANGuAGe WOrkShOP FOr ChILdreN 593 Plandome road, manhasset, 11030 languageworkshopforchildren.com 800-731-0830 SCIeNCe MuSeuM OF LONG ISLANd 1526 n. Plandome road Plandome, 11030 smli.org 516-627-9400

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Choosing the Right Contact Lens for You Today, there are many contact lens choices available to correct vision conditions such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia. Among the more popular options: • Daily Disposable Contact Lenses The healthiest contact lens option available. Convenient because there is no need to clean or store the lenses. • Frequent Replacement Most commonly prescribed to be disposed of on a two-week or four-week basis. These lenses are taken out every night and should be replaced as directed by your Eye Care Professional. • Cosmetic Contact Lenses (a/ka/ decorative contact lenses) Designed to change the appearance of the eye. These lenses may also correct retractive error. Your should not purchase or wear contact lenses without a contact lens examination by an Eye Care Professional prior to first use, and a prescription. Your Eye Care Professional will work with you to determine the appropriate lens, replacement frequency, and wearing modality that best suits your lifestyle needs.

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Making new friends after a move or other life event

ownsizing and other life changes often find seniors leaving their comfort zones to move to new neighborhoods or regions of the country. It can be difficult to leave those comfort zones behind, especially when it means saying goodbye to close friends or family members. Establishing new social circles as a senior can be challenging. But with a little effort and the right attitude, seniors can meet new people and enjoy the excitement that comes with new friendships. Join a club. If you have a particular hobby or interest, rekindle it in your new location. Find a local gardening club, church-sponsored organization or fitness center where you can meet likeminded men and women. Ask the real estate agent who helped you relocate to make suggestions on where to find community information and read community notices in the local newspaper.

Get a dog. Dogs make great companions inside of the house and also serve as an ice breaker when you are outdoors. Take plenty of walks and take advantage of opportunities for conversation when people come up to you to inquire about your dog. Explain your situation and you may make some new friends along the way.

Volunteer your time. Many people make new friends through volunteering. Volunteer and you’re likely to meet

people who share the same interests as you. Sign up with a favorite charity or volunteer at nonprofit events and look for familiar faces. Start talking to those people you meet again and again.

Participate in church events. Places of religious worship are often cornerstones of a community, and they frequently host different events to get parishioners or members together. Read the bulletin and get involved in pot lucks, retreats, movie nights, and other church-sponsored events.

Work at a school. Schools also serve as hubs of community activity. Volunteer or work for a local school and you will soon find yourself immersed in your community’s weekday hustle and bustle. This is a great way to meet people and learn more about your new neighborhood in the process.

Host your own party. Go out on a limb and plan a “new to the neighborhood” party. Put invitations in neighbors’ mailboxes and invite everyone over for snacks and cocktails. Remember, neighbors may be just as nervous about new faces as you are, and a party is a great way to break the ice. Change can be hard for people seniors starting out in new communities. With some gumption and a few strategies to get started, anyone can expand their circle of friends.

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The meetings, will be held on the third Thursday of every month at 2:00pm at Grace Plaza, located at 15 St. Paul’s Place, Great Neck. So whether this disease directly affects your family or you know of someone in this situation, this group is here to help. For more information on this support group or to sign up, please call 516-659-8488. Grace Plaza Nursing & Rehabilitation Center was established in 1972 as a 214-bed short & long term skilled nursing & rehabilitation center located in Great Neck, Long Island, New York. Grace Plaza offers expertise care in the field of sub-acute rehabilitation, including geriatric care, rehabilitative care, respiratory therapy and medically complex care.

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s adults approach their golden years, the homes they once thought of as sanctuaries can become unsafe. Families wrestle with the decision to keep parents and grandparents in their homes or move them into assisted living facilities or other senior residences.

Modifying seniors’ homes to make them safer is another option. The National Institute on Aging says that families may be able to have a senior stay at home by helping older relatives remain independent but safe. The following are a few ways to do just that.

Remove fall hazards. The NIA reports that six out of 10 falls happen at home, where people spend the most time and fail to think about their safety. Seniors who want to be independent may overestimate their physical abilities. Because falls can be so dangerous, leading to cuts, abrasions, broken bones, and more, seniors and their families must take steps to prevent falls in homes. Improve lighting, especially at night when sight may become diminished. Install hand rails and grab bars where possible. Pick up clutter and remove tripping hazards, such as slippery rugs or electric cords. Install an electric stair climbing seat to make traversing stairs less risky. Improve visibility and ability to communicate. Vision loss may accompany aging, but technology can help mitigate such losses. Use big-button phones, remote controls and even keyboards

Modify fixtures and other features. Dexterity may wane with age, and arthritis can make grasping or turning doorknobs and faucets more challenging. Take inventory of areas of the home that present the biggest obstacles to seniors. Replace knobs in the shower or on faucets with lever handles, which are easier to maneuver. Install new cabinets and doors that freely glide open and self-close. Replace toggle light switches with easier paddle-type switches that can be pushed with a hand or even arm. Motion-sensor lights also can be handy. Push-button oven controls may make cooking easier.

Prepare for medical emergencies. Invest in medical alert systems, such as necklaces or bracelets, that can be used to contact police or emergency medical personnel directly. Make phones available in commonly used rooms in the home, such as bedrooms, the living room, bathrooms, and the kitchen. Install ramps and nonslip flooring. Ramps can make it easier to reach the front door or cross over elevated doorway thresholds. Nonslip flooring also can prevent falls around the house, offering more traction for feet, walkers or canes.

Repair cracks in walkways and driveways. Safety should also extend to the outdoors. Be sure to repair cracks or uneven pavement. Replace loose patio blocks or bricks with a more stable design or with concrete or asphalt. While outdoors, trim back bushes and make sure there are no tripping hazards outside as well. A few modifications can make it possible for seniors to live comfortably in their homes for many years.

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Caring for grandchildren

Finding the right person to care for your loved one is a very important decision The decision and ultimately this choice should be taken very seriously and that takes time, experience and an ability to match your needs to the right caregiver. It's not an easy process and that is how SafeCare came into existence. Based on my own experience for my dad during his time of need, utilizing personal referrals from both family and friends, I realized how difficult the process is. That Is how SafeCare's screening process originated. As time passed, I refined the personal screening process I created, and am now offering my experience to other families. SafeCare has successfully been helping

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Live In or Live Out

n the not-so-distant past, it was quite common for various generations of a single family to live under one roof and for many different members of the family to play a role in raising the children. But that dynamic slowly changed as families spread out geographically. However, when the economy faltered and parents of young children realized they needed help, many returned to the old way of doing things. Grandparents stepped up to look after their grandkids, and adults moved back home with their aging parents. Some seniors needed to move in with their children to make ends meet. A study of data from the Rand Corporation found that, of the four million children living with their grandparents in the United States, 2.5 million live in three-generation households. Nearly 1.5 million live in split-generation households or ones in which grandparents are raising their grandchildren. The proportion of all grandchildren living in three-generation households, 3.6 percent, has been steady in recent years. Research suggests that split-generation households are usually formed when parents are no longer able to take care of their children because of physical or mental illness, substance abuse, or economic problems. Threegeneration households, on the other hand, are generally formed because of problems parents encounter living independently, such as through separation or divorce or due to unemployment or economic need. Caring for their grandchildren can elicit many feelings in grandparents, from nervousness to excitement about a

fresh face around the house. Raising grandkids can be overwhelming for elderly men and women, but the following are a few tips that can make the process easier. Explore your feelings. When you acknowledge your feelings, you are on the right path to making things work and recognizing possible obstacles. Expect mixed feelings from others. Grandchildren and your own children also may be apprehensive about this new living situation. Encourage everyone to share their thoughts and come to a consensus on how things will be done. Expect it to take some time to establish a schedule, and don’t be discouraged by any initial behavioral problems. Take care of yourself. Grandchildren, particularly young ones, can have a lot of energy and may require constant attention. Caring for such lively youngsters can be taxing on grandparents, who must make their own health and nutrition a priority. Give yourself some time for recreation and rest. Have grandchildren help out where they can. Don’t feel you have to spend every moment entertaining them. Ask for help when needed. Reach out to friends or community members if you are feeling overwhelmed. There are a number of resources available to you, and many organizations, including AARP, have their own tips for assisting three-generation households. Multi-generational households are common once again. Families who work together can make the most of such living arrangements.

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Modern hearing devices are more sophisticated than ever. Many offer patients the option to link the devices directly to their smartphone.

Smartphones--given the tremendous technology packed into these pocket-size devices, it should come as little surprise that they can do anything from piping music and phone calls through your car’s stereo to monitoring your workout and streaming movies. Now, hearing devices are among the latest creations that can communicate with nearby smartphones. How does this help the hearing aid user? Imagine that you’re sitting in a noisy restaurant having a conversation. Making necessary adjustments to blot out background noise is simple and discreet, using a convenient, intuitive app. Nobody has to know you even have a hearing aid — your companions will just assume you’re checking Facebook. Furthermore, watching movies on your phone or tablet, and even just talking on the telephone becomes clearer and simpler. No conflict between ear buds and hearing aids, and the sound being streamed is processed through your hearing aids for the best possible clarity. You can even locate lost or misplaced hearing aids through the phone's GPS! Hearing aids, like smartphones, have gotten more sophisticated and intuitive than ever. Come hear what you've been missing. We'll even arrange a free demo. At GB AUDIOLOGY we have 30 years of experience helping people improve the quality of their lives through better hearing. We will fit your hearing aids to your smartphone and program them to hear your best at work and at home! Focus your energy on what you love — not on your hearing aids. Call us at (516) 570-3037 for a free consultation. Hear what you've been missing! Dr. Gloria Boms Doctor of Audiology

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Arts & Entertainment Calendar Gold CoAsT ARTs CEnTER 113 Middle Neck road, Great Neck (516) 829-2570 • http://goldcoastarts.org Furman Film series: “little Men” Friday, Aug. 12, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Gold Coast Arts Center Paint night Wednesday, Aug. 17, 7:30 p.m The People Vs. Fritz Bauer Wednesday, Aug. 31 7:30 p.m. The 50+ Comedy Tour Saturday, Sept. 17, 8:30 p.m. The Front Page on Broadway Tuesday, Sept. 27, 8:00 p.m. natasha, Pieree & the Great Comet of 1812 on Broadway Wednesday, Oct. 26, 8:00 p.m. Gold Coast international Film Festival opening night Gala Thursday, Nov. 10 - evening opening night Gala lAndMARK on MAin sTREET 232 Main street, suite 1 Port Washington (516) 767-1384 ext. 101 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Wednesdays through Sundays until September 4 My Mother’s italian, My Father’s Jewish & i’m in Therapy! Wednesday, August 31, 2:00 p.m. Film: To Catch a Thief Saturday, September 10, 8:00 p.m. donovan - The sunshine superman Fiftieth Anniversary north American Tour lonG islAnd CHildREn’s MusEuM 11 Davis avenue, garden City 516-224-5800 • www.licm.org Through Friday, August 12, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Energy Week Friday, August 12 from 11:30 a.m. to noon Kids in the Kitchen (Family series) Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14 at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Plaza Theatrical presents “disney’s Aladdin JR” Through Sunday, September 4 Traveling Exhibit - The Art of Andy Warhol niKon AT JonEs BEACH THEATRE 1000 ocean Parkway, Wantagh 516-221-1000 • www.jonesbeach.com Friday, August 12, 7 p.m. Goo Goo dolls Saturday, August 13, 7 p.m. Blink 182 with A day To Remember and All Time low Wednesday, August 17, 7:30 p.m. Black sabbath Saturday, August 20, 3:59 p.m. through Sunday, August 21, 11:59 p.m. 2016 Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival Thursday, August 25, 8 p.m. Jimmy Buffet Thursday, September 1, 7 p.m. nyCB THEATRE AT WEsTBuRy 960 Brush hollow road, Westbury (516) 247-5200

www.thetheatreatwestbury.com Saturday, August 13, 8 p.m. neil sedaka Monday, August 15, 8 p.m. Bonnie Raitt Tuesday, August 16, 6:30 p.m. The Wizard of oz Friday August 19, 8 p.m. Elvis Tribute Artist spectacular with shawn Klush, Cody Ray slaughter, dJ Fontana, and The sweet inspirations Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m. Air supply Friday, Sept. 16, 8 p.m. Charlie daniels Band Saturday, Nov. 19, 8 p.m. Joe Bonamassa THE sPACE AT WEsTBuRy 250 Post ave., Westbury (516) 283.5566 www.thespaceatwestbury.com Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m. The Wailers Thursday, August 18, 7 p.m. Memphis Crawl with guest Joe Rock and The All stars Friday, August 19, 8 p.m. The Fast lane Saturday, August 20, 9 p.m. sasy Mankan Friday, August 26, 8 p.m. An Evening of sting & Peter Gabriel/Genesis- Tribute show Wednesday, August 31, 8 p.m. Bruce Hornsby and The noisemakers with special guest Gill landry noRTH sHoRE PoPs oRCHEsTRA Po Box 920, huntington (516) 574-3059 • www.northshorepops.org THE HARRy CHAPin lAKEsidE THEATRE eisenhower Park Friday, Aug. 12, 8 p.m. dr. K’s Motown Revue Saturday, Aug. 13, 8 p.m. CBs-FM show with Taylor dane and Eddie Money Sunday, Aug. 14, 8 p.m. Pakistani American night Friday, Aug. 19, 8 p.m. desert Highway Eagles Tribute Band Saturday, Aug. 20, 8 p.m. Gospel and Jazz Sunday, Aug. 21, 8 p.m. Bangladeshi American night Friday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m. oldies show with the del satins and Classics Saturday, Aug. 27, 8 p.m. neil Berg¹s 100 years of Broadway Sunday, Aug. 28, 8 p.m. Korean American night Thursday, Sept. 1, 7 p.m. Victory Games Benefit oldies show Sunday, Sept. 4, 8 p.m. latino American night

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Community Calendar Project independence support & social Group The Town of North hempstead’s Project independence is reminding residents that they offer free support and social groups. call 311 or (516) 869-6311 for more information.

in about one hour, 20 minutes (Non stop) We start and finish at the same location. routes and speeds vary depending on the group. ride is canceled if the roads are wet or temperature is below 40 degrees. Free parking in the lot till 9 a.m. and after 6 p.m. helmets and road bikes Parents of Millennials Group mandatory. Beginners welcome. ride Join us as we explore ways to help at your own risk. april to Novemour 18-30 year olds move on to ber. come & meet others who are independence and pursue the life they interested in your sport, you may want. even pick up a pointer or two from For more information please visit: one of the veteran cyclists. contact www.meetup.com/Parents-of-Millen- David (speedy) emanuel at speedynials-Meetup-Group emanuel@optonline.net or 516-8409370 or 516-487-8065 before 9:45 Trivia Challenge p.m. for schedule and to confirm your come see how much you know. participation. Match wits with other great minds. you may win a prize! Last Wednes36th Annual R. Brinkley smithers day of every month at 7 p.m. havana Golf invitational central restaurant roosevelt Field, Piping Rock and The Creek Garden city. For more info, call (516) Locust Valley 676- 1976. Monday, September 19 Named for LicaDD Founder, r. singles Association of l.i. Brinkley smithers, the tournament’s For information on events, please call proceeds ensure that the services (516) 825-0633 or (516) 333-2851 or LicaDD provides - from screening, e-mail singlesassociationofli@yahoo. intervention and referral services, to com. recovery support, an employee assistance Program and mentoring- all your Widowed social Group remain accessible to the individuals The group meets on the third and families who are most affected Wednesday of the each month (except by drug and alcohol abuse on Long July and august) from 7:30 to 9:30 island. p.m. at st. Joseph’s r.c. church on Power hitting outfielder Darryl strawFranklin ave. and Fifth street, Garden berry, will Keynote this event with city. There is a $5 fee for members his personal story of success and and a $8 fee for non-members. For redemption. “your life can change. it additional information, please call is important to know that no matter (516) 481-9280. what you go through, we are not a mistake we make mistakes.” says Area Cyclists unite Keynote speaker Darryl strawberry. There are several area cyclists & Foursomes and individual tickets are cycling groups that ride before or already on sale and expected to sell after work on Weekdays. Let’s ride out before the event. For more inforTogether !! a bigger group is more mation, or to reserve your spot today, fun and a better work out. i invite please contact cynthia Doerler at you to join the areas longest run516.747.2606 ext. 103 or visit LicaDD. ning Weekday cycling group. When: orG. Weekdays before work or after work Where: parking lot across from Great GARViEs PoinT MusEuM Neck Diner, corner of Bond street 31st Annual International Coastal and Grace avenue. Cleanup Description of ride : about 15 miles 50 Barry Dr. in Glen cove

(516) 571-8010/11 • www.garviespointmuseum.com in conjunction with the american Littoral society saturday, september 24th, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Join thousands of volunteers just like you from argentina to Vietnam who will be picking up trash from miles of beaches all over the world during the cleanup. Then we all send data about the trash we collect to scientists at the ocean conservancy to determine

what is polluting our water so that 2016 Annual Native American Fest saturday & sunday, November 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. When the autumn leaves start to turn, and the crisp fall air is here, Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it’s time for Garvies Point Museum’s NaTiVe aMericaN FeasT. This celebration of northeastern Native american culture has been held the weekend before Thanksgiving for more than 25 years.

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Summer is the time for tomatoes Whether you grow your own tomatoes or buy them at the farm, summer is the time to enjoy delicious, flavorful and succulent tomatoes. There are so many varieties to choose from, Beefsteak, Roma, Plum, Heirloom (my favorite, available at Rottkamp Bros. Farm, McCoun’s Lane, Glen Head. 516671-2556, Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Grape and Cherry tomatoes, to name just a few. No matter what tomatoes you buy or grow, remember to keep them at room temperature until using. Never refrigerate, as this diminishes their “tomatoey” flavor. To speed up ripening, place your tomatoes in a brown paper bag, close the bag and check on them daily There are hundreds to thousands of recipes on the internet if you need some recipe inspiration. However, I have given you three of my favorite, easy and quick go to recipes during tomato season. Try one or all three; you will be glad you did.

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Tomato, Pita and Herb Salad 1 6-inch whole wheat pita, toasted until crisp 3 tblsps. extra virgin olive oil 2 tblsps. red wine vinegar 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup chopped cucumbers 3 cups chopped tomatoes 1/4 cup cilantro and/ or mint, chopped 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped 1/4 cup dill, chopped 2 scallions, sliced thinly Break the pita into small pieces. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar and salt. Toss with the cucumber, tomatoes, herbs,scallions and pita, just before serving, so it does not get soggy.

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add some of the salt as you chop; mash the garlic bits and salt with the flat side of the knife). Place the garlic paste and the remaining salt over the tomatoes; stir gently. Pour in the oil; stir and fold to coat the tomato mixture and distribute the seasonings. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap. Let the sauce marinate at room temperature for 1 to 2 hours. Toss the marinated sauce with freshly cooked and drained pasta. Serve as is or toss in the cheese for extra goodness.

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North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, the Town Board and the Town’s Business & Tourism Development Corporation along with the North Hempstead Arts Advisory Council and The Art Guild of Port Washington announced last week that the town will be holding the Arts Matter! juried exhibit and contest. The entries will be accepted until Sept. 2 and the exhibit will be on display at Town Hall in Manhasset from Sept. 27 to Nov. 30. Entrants must be a resident of the town, an employee of a business located in the town or a member of an art organization within the town. All artists must be 18 years or older. Any artwork submitted must be available from Sept. 26 to Nov. 30 and must have been completed in the past three

years. The cost to submit an entry is $25. All entries must be submitted by Sept. 2. For more information, including how to enter, accepted art mediums, additional rules and regulations at: www.northhempsteadny.gov/btdc. The winning pieces will be on display at Town Hall in Manhasset from Sept. 27 to Nov. 30 and the exhibit is open to the public. The Arts Matter! Artist’s Reception will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. For more information and to access the entry form please visit www.northhempsteadny.gov/btdc or call 311 or (516) 8696311.

56th scottish fest at old Westbury Gardens The 56th Annual Long Island Scottish Festival and Highland Games will be held on Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Old Westbury Gardens. The festival is organized by a nonprofit under the same name, and will feature activities such as running races, tugof-war, and a children’s caber toss.

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Great Neck Library Great Neck Library Election October 31, 2016 Slate of Candidates and Independent Candidate Petitions Deadline The Great Neck Library Nominating Committee has endorsed the candidates below to fill two seats on the Library Board of Trustees and one seat on the Nominating Committee that will be expiring in January 2017. Board of Trustees: Four-year term January 2017-2021 for the seat currently held by Varda Solomon – Nominating Committee Endorsed Candidate: Varda Solomon. Board of Trustees: Four-year term January 2017-2021 for the seat currently held by Josie Pizer – Nominating Committee Endorsed Candidate: Rebecca Miller. Nominating Committee: Three-year term January 2017-2020 for the seat currently held by Michael Katz – Nominating Committee Endorsed Candidate: Patrick McDonnell. Please note: In accordance with the Bylaws of the Great Neck Library, the deadline for filing of petitions for independent nominations for these same positions is August 15, 2016. Petition forms are available in the Di-

rector’s Office during regular business hours. Biographical information for all candidates will be in the October/November/December issue of the Library Newsletter and online at greatnecklibrary. org. Finance Committee Meeting at Station A Board of Trustees Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Station Branch, 26 Great Neck Road (2nd level), Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, above Best Market. All are welcome. Please confirm with the Library at (516) 466-8055, ext. 201 that there has been no change in meeting date, time, or location. Special Board of Trustees Meeting at Parkville A Special Board of Trustees meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, August 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park. All are welcome. Please confirm with the Library at (516) 466-8055, ext. 201 that there has been no change

in meeting date, time, or location. Building Advisory Committee Meeting at Parkville A Building Advisory Committee meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), New Hyde Park. All are welcome. Please confirm with the Library at (516) 466-8055, ext. 201 that there has been no change in meeting date, time, or location. Project Independence at Parkville Join us for Project Independence Social Discussion Group on Thursday, August 18 at 11:30 a.m. and a Project Independence Men’s Group on Friday, August 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the Parkville Branch, 10 Campbell Street (off Lakeville Road), in New Hyde Park. Each weekly meeting is 60 minutes. Project Independence of the Town of North Hempstead provides services and opportunities for seniors that enable them to live independently while maintaining

The Parkville Branch Library holds weekly Project Independence Discussion Groups. socially active and healthy lives. This includes being a resource for social and recreational interests. Film at Station Branch All film matinees are now held at the Station Branch while the Main Library building is being renovated. The next film, a drama/ romance set in 1950s New York will be shown on Thursday, August 18 at 2:00 p.m. at the Station Branch, Gardens at Great Neck Plaza, 26 Great Neck Road, (2nd level), above Best Market and Planet Fitness. Refer to the Library Newsletter, film brochure or

website for further information on the films scheduled. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Arrive early as seating is limited. Priority seating is given to Great Neck School District residents. Please bring your Library card, driver’s license or other ID showing your Great Neck School District address. Great Neck Library Closing/Cancellation Information Online Library patrons connected to the Internet are asked to check the website: www. cancellations.com for Library weather related closings/program cancel-

lations. In order to access this service, Library District residents can log on to cancellations.com, type in their zip code or Great Neck Library and obtain information on program cancellations or Library closings. In addition, at no charge, residents can request automatic e-mails from cancellations.com when the Library has posted any information. This is a great way for Library District residents who are connected online to be advised of weather related changes in Library hours or programs.

Great Neck Community Calendar BOOSTS LOCAL RESTAURANTS In order to show community dedication and support, Leonard N. Katz, President of the Rotary Club of Great Neck, has instituted a new dynamic to his club. They have begun to have dinner events at local Great Neck restaurants on a monthly basis. The second Wednesday of each month will be given over to the club patronizing local establishments. As a further welcoming gesture, the club invites town residents and businesspeople to visit these restaurants with them to network and to participate in keeping Great Neck great and a wonderful place to live and work. They say, “come and discover how meaningful it is to give back to the community.” For more information, visit their Facebook page, Rotary Club of Great Neck or their website, www.rotaryclubofgreatneck.org. To join with them and be a dinner participant, just call 516-4879392 or email them at rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com. FREE EXERCISE CLASSES Ongoing Program - FREE Silver Sneakers Exercise Classes For All Levels: Balance, agility, strengthening, endurance and osteoporosis for eligible seniors. Monday through Saturday. Garden City, Roslyn and Great Neck. Call for more details, including seeing if you are eligible and class times, (516) 745-8050. WOMANSPACE A discussion group devoted to issues concerning women. Weekly meetings are held every Wednesday from 1 to 3

p.m. at the Great Neck Senior Center, at 80 Grace Ave, Great Neck. New members welcome. For more info call Joan Keppler at (516) 487-5844. LIONS CLUB OF GREAT NECK Lions Club of Great Neck meets the first Monday of each month at Pearl East Restaurant, 1190 Northern Blvd., Manhasset at 12 p.m. If you would like to attend a meeting and learn more about our club, please contact fernweiss@ aol.com or call (516) 829-5192. ROTARY CLUB MEETINGS The Rotary Club of Great Neck invites residents and business people to visit its meetings for social and business networking. In alignment with the club’s motto, “They Profit Most Who Serves Best,” all are welcome to discover how meaningful and satisfying it is to give back to the community while networking through the Rotary Club of Great Neck. On the second Wednesday of each month, dinner events are held to support local Great Neck restaurants, and on all other Wednesdays, the group gathers for breakfast at 8am in the boardroom of TD Bank at 2 Great Neck Rd For more information, visit the website at www.rotaryclubofgreatneck.org or its Facebook page at rotaryclubofgreatneck. To arrange for your visit as a guest or interested in becoming one of their weekly speakers please , email rotaryclubofgreatneck@aol.com or call 516487-9392.

TUESDAY WITH REAP Tuesday. August 16th Reap, institute for studies, is part of the adult education center at 20 Cumberland Ave., Great Neck. At 9 a.m. significant issues will be aired by members. “My Opinion” will be offered by Rose Simon, who will introduce a topic for discussion. Our speaker for the day is Leba Lashansky, with topic to be announced! Our lunch break occurs at about 11:30. We eat family style. Please feel free to bring your lunch and join us! Current Events starts 12:30 and Alyce Drabkin will lead the discussion. Short Story Club meets at 1. Book club and Fitness meet the last Tuesday of the month. Coffee, tea and refreshments are served! TECHNOLOGY COURSES REACH NEW LEVELS Olivia Lundelius, a student at Great Neck South High School, is using her computer science skills to bring technology courses to Levels. Olivia planned and taught a 5-session introductory course to Java this past spring. This summer she is teaching a 4-session class on Android app-making using open source software from MIT. Olivia is continuing to develop her technology skills with an internship in the computer science department at Columbia University. Check www.greatnecklibrary.org/ levels to learn about more computer classes at Levels.

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Great Neck Park District STEPPINGSTONE SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS: Saturday August 13 at 8 pm Band of Long Island. Steppingstone Park. Admission with park card.

New Bus Stop by Steppingstone Park A seasonal bus stop has been added to the Nassau Inter-County Express N-58 bus route at the corner of Steppingstone Lane and Sunset Road (west of Sunset Rd.) This makes it convenient for Park District residents who would like to visit Steppingstone Park this summer. The bus will run through Labor Day, Monday, September 5.

STEPPINGSTONE SUMMER PERFORMING ARTS: Concert: TUSK: Sunday August 14 at 8 pm Fleetwood Mac Tribute. Steppingstone Park. Admission with park card.

Pool Memberships Available now through Labor Day Join the pool for the remainder of the summer! Get a great rate for family, single or senior memberships through Labor Day or ask about our Five-Day Pool Pass. Call (516) 487-2975; Ext. 129 for more information. Carnival: 100 Year Celebration Sunday, August 14, celebrate with us, in honor of the Park District’s 100-year Anniversary. An all-day Carnival will take place in Steppingstone Park beginning at 1 p.m. It will include activities, performances, music, food and more, continuing throughout the evening when TUSKFleetwood Mac Tribute Band takes the Steppingstone stage. Enjoy musical children’s performer Brady Rymer, the GN Chinese Association presentation, Fusion Marching Band plus rides, games, give-aways, face painting, tattoo artist, ethnic food for purchase and so much more. You won’t want to miss it! It is FREE for

SKATE SCHOOL AND HOCKEY Monday August 15 all day Registration begins today at Great Neck House. Full payment must be made before a skater can begin. Call (516) 487-2975 for more information. Pool memberships available now through Labor Day. Call (516) 487-2975 for details. residents with a valid park card. Two guests permitted per park card.

on. Rain location Parkwood Sports Complex. Call 4820355 for more information.

Outdoor Movie in the Village Green Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 8:30 p.m., Inside Out (2015), will be shown outdoors in the Village Green. This animated film features the voices Amy Poehler, Bill Hader and Lewis Black. After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions, joy, fear, anger, disgust and sadness, conflict on how best to navigate her life in a new city. It is rated PG and runs 95 minutes. Free popcorn! Bring chair or blanket to sit

Nature Program: Seasonal Stroll Saturday, August 13 at 10 a.m. take a Late Summer Seasonal Stroll with us through Kings Point Park. Meet at the Redbrook Road entrance. No registration required. Children under 16 years old are not permitted to attend. Camp Parkwood Register your child for Camp Parkwood on a weekly basis or for the entire summer. The Great Neck Park District offers

campers the ultimate camp experience, as they play, gain independence, learn life skills and make friends. Call Great Neck House at 482-0355 or visit www. greatneckparks.com for further information. Parkwood Family Aquatic Center Feel like you are on a family vacation all summer long at the Park wood Family Aquatic Center; open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Bring your current park card with you to Great Neck House when registering. Also available is a Five-Day pool pass. Call 482-0355 for more

information. Rec Center at Parkwood Park District residents can enjoy the Rec Center without being a pool member; just bring your park card. The Rec Center is open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. and weekends from 11 a.m. through 8 p.m. For more information call (516) 482-0355. Nature Program Sat. August 13 at 10 am Late Summer Seasonal Stroll. Meet in first lot at Redbrook Road entrance. No registration required. No children under 16 yrs. old. Call 482-0355 for more info.

Great Neck Social Center Great Canadian Cities The Social Center is featuring a nine-day trip on Sept. 21. Featured will be Montreal, Quebec City, Toronto and Niagara Falls. This is an amazing first class trip that you will never forget, because it has been planned especially for active seniors. Call the Office (516) 4870025 for more information. The World in Depth As the world gets more and more complicated, the Thursday afternoon sessions have become more exciting and stimulating! The savvy men and women who come at 2 p.m. agree to disagree, opt to keep the peace or have at it, and the time goes fast.

The Social Center: A Community Treasure! Did you know the Great Neck Social Center is considered a model program for men and women over 60? Why? Because it is comfortable and accessible; made for active seniors; action oriented via exercise, brain stimulation, trips like the Canadian nine-day experience and other skillfully planned events. It has easy access to healthy foods; onsite nursing services and important consultative services; and offers free or low-cost adult experiences in dance, music, writing, art, bridge, mah jongg, other cultures and languages!

MONDAY FAMILY SPECIAL EVENTS: Monday August 15 at 7 pm Campfire & Marshmallow Roast. Kings Point Park. Rain date is August 22. Board of Commissioners Meeting Tuesday August 16 at 10 am The Board of Commissioners of the Great Neck Park District will hold a work session meeting at Great Neck House, 14 Arrandale Avenue. WEDNESDAY OUTDOOR MOVIE: Inside Out (2015): Wednesday August 17 at 8:30 pm . Village Green. Rated PG; runs 95 minutes. Rain location is Parkwood Sports Complex.

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Continued from Page 13 er two years ago. “In the beginning of him becoming a state trooper, we were learning what it was like to be a police family,” he said. “We had a great time learning what he does and his training.” But, Garcia said, there was a “turning point” where he realized the job had more serious implications. “One day my brother said he had a scary experience and told me about a traffic stop where his heart started pounding harder,” he said. “I realized that, yeah, he’s a state trooper, but he’s my brother and he’s like any other person and if there’s anything I can do as a minister, I could pray for him.” It was after that moment when Garcia decided he would offer his efforts to police officers. He said he began assisting the Nassau County Police Department by working with recruits and offering courses on Hispanic culture to them a few years ago. Last month, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter appointed him as a chaplain for the police department. “Reverend Derek Garcia is a great addition to the Nassau County Police Department,” Mangano said in a statement. “His dedication to the people of Nassau County is truly admirable and speaks volumes about his commitment to bettering the lives of everyone he comes across.” Garcia said there was a natural fit between what Mangano and Krumpter wanted for the department and what he wanted to accomplish. “The need for spiritual guidance in the police department is very real and we don’t notice it until it’s needed,” he said. “They hired me because they want me to be available as a spiritual connection between the police department and God.” According to Mangano’s office, chaplains serve the police department in various capacities including assisting in death

Drunk driver

Continued from Page 12 one reported her driving erratically, police said. The officer saw a 9-year-old and her mother in the car and determined Quezada was drunk, police said. Quezada was arrested and the girl and her mother were released to a family friend, police said.

notifications, supporting victims during crises, visiting sick or injured personnel, counseling police officers and more. Garcia said he was most looking forward to “being an asset” to the police department. “Although we don’t look for applause or thank yous, those thank yous are what keeps a minister on point,” he said. “Sometimes the greatest reward is that ‘thank you’ or that ‘hey, you really helped me out.’” “Those are the moments that will be defining in my chaplaincy,” Garcia added. He said his duties are more complex than just offering support to police officers and their families. Garcia said that although “you’re never fully prepared” for a difficult situation, it is his responsibility to show compassion to those who are hurting. “I need to be compassionate with the information I’m giving and with the families,” he said. “Compassion drives the heart of a minister.” “Whether it’s delivering difficult news or being there at somebody’s bedside, my job is to make sure that person’s faith is still intact,” Garcia added. He said that because he speaks Spanish, he’s had a number of opportunities open up for him, including the chaplain position. Garcia said he had spoken with an officer who was concerned about someone being able to contact his mother, who only speaks Spanish, if something were to happen to him in the field. “He had a very pressing concern and I wonder how many other officers have similar concerns,” he said. Garcia said that as the Hispanic population is increasing on Long Island, leadership needs to shift to reflect the change in demographics. “When it comes to the police department, they want to increase the numbers to make sure it looks like the communities we’re serving,” he said. “I’ll be helping to encourage that in my community.”

Quezada was arraigned Sunday on charges including aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra’s Law, which makes drunken driving a felony on the first offense when a child age 15 or younger is in the car. Quezada is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, driving while intoxicated, driving while alcohol impaired and several vehicle and traffic violations, police said.

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Decade brings diversity in N. shore schools

Continued from Page 1 emotional learning in every grade from kindergarten to 12th grade. Besides the schools, Celano said, the local community and families play a large role in students’ accepting other ethnicities and cultures. He also said that there are many benefits to living in a multicultural society and having students attend diverse schools. “In order for students to be successful, students have to be able to be open-minded and welcoming,” Celano said. “At the workplace, for example, be able to collaborate and work with others. Not only that but just in general, in terms of living and being a contributing member of society, I think, requires a lot of empathy and concern for one another.” The Great Neck School District has also seen a steep increase in Asian students attending its schools. In 2005-06, white students made up 71 percent of the student body, whereas now they make up 55 percent. The Asian population has seen the biggest increase, with the percentage of Asian students rising from 20 percent to 34 percent. Evidence of the increase of Asian students was seen this year when the Board of Education announced in March that it would begin recognizing the Lunar New Year in the 2016-17 school years. “We often speak of the richness and value that we place on diversity on our community and also on family,” the school board president, Barbara Berkowitz, said in March after the announcement. “This decision shows the respect that we place on both.” Lawrence Levy, the executive

dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, said the growing Asian population on the North Shore can be attributed to its proximity to Flushing, where large numbers of Chinese and Korean people reside. “There’s a great comfort level there, yet the suburbs offers beautiful homes that more and more of the Asian community can afford, communities with some of the best schools in the country that are also among the safest and least congested,” Levy said. In Great Neck, the percentage of Hispanic/Latino students has increased from 7 to 8 percent, but the percentage of African-American students has decreased from 2 to 1 percent. Efforts to reach the Great Neck school superintendent, Teresa Prendergast, were unavailing. The East Williston and New Hyde Park-Garden City Park school districts have also seen their Asian student populations grow. In the East Williston School District, Asian students made up only 7 percent of the student body in the 2005-06 school year, but that number has since risen to 19 percent. The Asian student enrollment in the New Hyde Park-Garden City Park School District rose from 35 percent in 2005-06 to 44 percent in the 2014-15 school year. East Williston’s white student population dropped from 85 percent to 74 percent, while its Hispanic/Latino population increased from 3 percent to 5 percent. African-American student enrollment has remained the same at 1 percent. The New Hyde Park-Garden

City Park School District’s white student enrollment dropped from 53 percent of the student body to 36 percent. Hispanic/Latino student enrollment increased by 5 percentage points to 16 percent, while the African-American student population increase from zero to 1 percent. The Mineola School District has seen an increase in Hispanic/ Latino students, with student enrollment increasing 7 percentage points to 24 percent in the 201415 school year. The Mineola school superintendent, Michael Nagler, said the increase in Spanish-speaking students led the district to implement a “dual language” program about three years ago, beginning in kindergarten and lasting until fourth grade. Nagler said it is an “interesting process” to watch children grow through the dual language program. “That’s a tall order, but we’re meeting great success with it,” he said. “You have English speaking kids learning Spanish at a much faster rate than they ever would in a Spanish class ... and the converse is true also.” The district had slight increases to its Asian population, growing from 9 percent of the student body to 12 percent, and the African-American population, growing from 2 percent to 3 percent. White student enrollment has decreased from 72 percent of the student body in 2004-05 to 66 percent in 2014-15. Nagler said the district this year joined students between fifth and 12th grade for a multicultural night to celebrate diversity.

The Port Washington School District’s demographics haven’t changed drastically, said the school superintendent. Dr. Kathleen A. Mooney, but the minor diversification that’s occurred over the last 10 years has made the school community very appealing to potential students. From the 2005-06 school year to last year, the Hispanic/ Latino population in the school district has risen from 14 percent to 19 percent—the district’s only increase. The Asian population fell from 12 percent to 11 percent, and the white population dropped from 71 percent to 66 percent. The black population remains at 2 percent. “We’re considered a very diverse community,” Mooney said. “The diversity is very attractive to incoming and existing families. Our Latino population has risen and we’re proud of that.” The school district hopes to see a more equal representation of all ethnicities, Mooney said, and has been implementing programs to bring students together and teach them that everyone can get along. In October, the district is celebrating Unity Day, an event that’s focused on students “exploring the concept of togetherness,” Mooney said. The day focuses on accepting everyone and ending bullying by educating students on bully prevention and being nice and open to everyone, she said. “The district seems to be very desirable,” Mooney said. “We’re a public institution and we welcome and accept all students and we want to educate them to our best ability.” Homeland Security places international students in the school district through its Study in the

States program, Mooney said, which allows international and domestic students to learn about cultures outside of their own. In January, some Port Washington Board of Education members questioned the large increase of students enrolling. Mooney said that it’s normal for an increase of 60 students, but at the start of the 2015-16 school year, there were 112 new students. Trustee Alan Baer in January said that “there is more going on than simply normal classes moving up.” He said that the district would investigate the influx of students, and said that he wanted the overcrowding of houses in Port Washington to be investigated, because the district’s bus list showed multiple students living in homes. At the time, Mooney said that the district noticed a large increase in students who speak English as a second language. Mooney said that situation is no longer being discussed and that the district continues to welcome all students. The Sewanhaka School District has seen minimal increases to its Hispanic/Latino and Asian student populations. But the district remains one of the more diverse on the North Shore. African-American students make up 26 percent of the student body, the same as in the 2004-05 school year. Asian students have increased from 14 percent of the student body to 19 percent. Hispanic/Latino students have increased 4 percentage points to 17 percent of the student body in the 2014-15 school years. White students have decreased from 47 percent of the student body to 37 percent. The Sewanhaka school superintendent, Ralph Ferrie, said students in the district embrace the various cultures and that the diverse student body contributes to academic success. Ferrie said diversity is emphasized in the types of literature students are required to read and what they study in social studies courses. The Manhasset School District has seen minimal growth in minority students since the 200405 school year. White students, who made up 80 percent of the student body, now make up 73 percent of the student body. The Asian student population has increased by 4 percentage points to 17 percent, while the Hispanic/Latino student population increased by 3 percentage Continued on Page 61

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tony orlando and the USo liberty Bells gave a â€œSalute to Vetsâ€? concert at Eisenhower Park in East meadow last weekend. Performing with orlando was gene Cornish, an original member of the 1960s group the rascals. also appearing was mary Eisenhower, the daughter of the late President Dwight Eisenhower. more photos are available at mgphotoconcepts.com.

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REAdERS WRITE

Vote out G.n. Plaza’s failed leadership

n 7/29/16, two readers wrote in and I am simply adding my two cents to echo their sentiments re Great Neck in general and the Village Plaza specifically. In other words, I wish to both thank and applaud the contributions of readers/ residents Muriel Pfeifer and Alan A. Gray. It is practically exactly one decade ago that I purchased my co-op in the Village Plaza. I was a haste and naive buyer at the time. I much needed to leave the rental I was occupying in Bethpage and I had only bought/sold one piece of property prior, but that purchase was made with a partner, and so I allowed a good deal of the details to fall upon his shoulders that first time. I simply ponied up some money and signed my name to countless documents when this first home was bought. Fast-forward to the closing of my cur-

rent residence which took place, as I indicated, on 8/2006. I, no longer with a partner, failed to do my due-diligence then as a haste buyer. I “bought into” Great Neck’s reputation from the good old days as a Great place to live! I work close by so that too was a “plus” for me. Then, again, almost exactly one year later after the purchase (8/2007) I am at a wedding seated with two brilliant professionals. When I told them that I had made this purchase in Great Neck and have really only been living here roughly one year, they said that I was “brilliant” for selecting such a fine town in which to reside. I could not, however, avoid confiding in them, back in 2007, that I may have exercised poor judgment in selecting Great Neck as my home. I told them that the number of store vacancies I was noting

even then in 2007 was scary to me. I revealed to them that the VP was at times filthy with debris flying everywhere. I also observed a large number of “For Sale” signs and “Open-House” balloons advertising that many were moving out of Great Neck. Traffic was an abomination. The quality of life I was hoping for when buying into Great Neck was simply not coming to fruition. The Village Plaza has some of the worst policy makers “working” for us. This is what government’s job is — to work for and represent the needs/wants of its people! During the European Age of Enlightenment, John Locke, among others, began to develop theories about government that rubbed off nicely on men like Thomas Jefferson. These ideas and theories are particu-

larly evident in the Declaration of Independence. In a nutshell, if I may: People as a society have recognized the genuine need for leadership, government, call it what you will. Anarchy simply is not viable. And so, upon acknowledging this need for government, we make a pact/contract that emphasizes that its this government’s job to do exactly what is best for society. If said government fails to do this, not only is it the people’s right to “overthrow” (vote out!) this government..it is the people’s duty to do so! I implore you all to exercise what amounts to your duty. Vote out the Village Plaza’s policy makers. Great Neck is hemorrhaging! Monica Braunfeld Great Neck

Hamilton, Jefferson MTa fails to fix signal problems and Donald Trump Continued from Page 15 Only now, do we hear Trump say: “I always wanted to get a Purple Heart.” 3. Although he was an immigrant himself (the play’s first song is about not “missing my shot” for success, Hamilton urged vigorous enforcement of the Alien and Sedition Acts. In 1798, Hamilton wrote about new immigrants: “My opinion is that the mass ought to be obliged to leave the country.” He was open to some exceptions — “favor of merchants,” and those “whose demeanor among us has been unexceptionable.” Then, with anticipation of Trump, Hamilton adds: “There are a few such.” [he did not go as far as Trump in categorizing “some good people” beyond murderers and rapists] To his everlasting glory, Jefferson led the opposition on all these matters, with passionate and intelligent support of the Bill of Rights. Conservative writer, Yuval

Levin, in “The Fractured Republic, captures the dangerous appeal of Trump. He notes that citizens have real frustrations and grievances, but politicians like Trump “simply embody or articulate that frustration” without real diagnosis or policy proposals. The many “Pinocchios,” already given to Trump for outright lies show his betrayal of democracy and respect for regular citizens. Hamilton said: “Your people, sir, are a great beast; they seldom judge or determine correctly.” Jefferson who believed in “benevolence” responded: “If we think the people not enlightened enough to exercise power with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take power from them, but inform their discretion through education.” He concluded: “We must preach my dear sir a crusade against ignorance, for if a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be.”

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hree to four weeks ago the transit report said no LIRR trains moving in Penn station during the evening rush hour: Signal problems. About 10 days ago during the evening rush hour, the day with the thunder storms: No trains moving through Jamaica Station except the Port Washington line: Signal problems again. Nothing is ever said about getting this problem fixed To the contrary, besides the third track, Cuomo recently talked about getting train cars with wider doors. That would have to result in fewer seats. One would still rub elbows with the people of the world. The last I heard, he wants to get 1,000 new cars? From what I have seen, there is nothing wrong with the cars presently in use. In other news, I notice how the Republicans have done everything possible so that Sen. Martins would not have to face Philip Pidot in a primary. It’s the new American way. I remember that Sen. Martins was adamantly against raising the minimum wage being that it would hurt small businesses. The last I read was that for his self promotion he was taking credit for it being raised. Just an opportunist. Then there is Martins and state Assemblywoman Schimel doing everything they can; overriding court

decisions, etc. to wrest a piece of what is left of pristine forest and use it for development. What is in it for them? It is like money first. Integrity last. It is clear what makes Bernie Sanders a statesman with more than a nifty 50-year clean record. In 1960s lingo, Bernie has never needed sacks of gold, man! For most of the others it is “Think what my country can do for me.” I know that when I am on Facebook or Twitter I have freedom of speech. However, I also know not to make as much as a hint of a threat to anyone. I had been using my phone more than four years including writing to Readers Write. Suddenly about six weeks ago it was informing me that it was running out of storage capacity. As if it was being jammed full of something. Then Sunday evening, the eve of the Democratic convention, Facebook disappeared from my phone as if it had never existed. Hmmm! Maybe what I was saying such as Citizens United = Communist Party was not liked by someone with ‘pull’ or whatever. Just a guess. Okay! So now I have a new up to date smarter phone. Charles Samek Mineola

Clinton not mentally competent

n the 7/29/16 edition of Great Neck News John F. Nahas stated that he was going to vote for Hillary Clinton because she is mentally competent. He may want to reconsider her mental competence in view of the fact she is married to a lothario. Bill Clinton has had affairs with so many women, while married to Hillary, that I will be dollars

to donuts he can’t even remember how many there were, much less their names. What mentally competent woman would do this? Certainly no self-respecting woman would do so. Morton Perlman Great Neck

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REAdERS WRITE

Trump unfit to lead the free world

n the Aug. 3, 2016 News Times Newspapers, Dr. Wayne Roth wrote a letter in response to Jerry Kremer’s column criticizing Donald Trump. While Mr. Kremer does not need me to defend him, several of Roth’s statements are so ludicrous that I need to respond. Early in his piece, the line “I applaud America First,” appears. I’m certain that what Roth is saying is that he, like Trump, puts our country first. What is missed by both gentlemen is the history of the phrase America First which makes it controversial. Founded in 1940, the America First Committee opposed U.S. entry into World War II as well as aid to England. Many joined the AFC as a way of opposing FDR and the New Deal. Others had more sinister motives such as anti-Semitism. A good example of this point of view was Charles Lindbergh who was virulently anti-Semitic in speech and actions. The lesson to be learned here is that Trump critics were not questioning Trump’s love of America, so much as his abject failure to

know and understand our country’s history and why “America First” was an unwise slogan. Trump’s abysmal ignorance was referenced at the Democratic National Convention when Mr. Khizr Khan took a copy of the U.S. Constitution from his pocket offering it to the Republican nominee. Roth acknowledges that “Trump made disparaging remarks about Muslims and Mexicans.” He excuses this behavior pointing out that “Mr. Trump is not a politician. He only entered the political arena one year ago. He does not have the handlers and advisors who groomed him...in the art of political doublespeak...” Here is an admission that, as a neophyte, Trump knows little, and worse, has yet to surround himself with knowledgeable advisors. \ No person aspiring to be the leader of the free world should use inexperience as an excuse for bigotry. On excluding Muslim refugees to America, Roth states: “I want them to answer as to whether or not they believe in Sharia law.” This seems reasonable, but how does one ascertain such in-

formation. Surely, one cannot expect a terrorist to admit to being a member of ISIS and a follower of Sharia law. In a convoluted discussion of Mexicans and criminality, Roth references Ann Coulter as his source. Is this the same Ann Coulter who espouses public flogging? Is this the Coulter who said: “I think that there should be a literacy test and a poll tax for people to vote.” Such antedeluvian ideas have no place in reasonable discourse any one spouting them is a buffoon. Roth, like Trump, is convinced that Mexicans are rapists and engage in homicide, kidnapping and drug dealing. Here too, Trump has an adversarial relationship to the truth. Here are the facts. The main reason the undocumented have a high crime rate is because the mere entering the U.S. makes them criminals. In the highly respected journal the Economist it is noted that “... cities such as San Diego and San Antonio have many undocumented Mexican immigrants, but relatively low crime rates.”

Data shows that illegal persons are actually less likely to be incarcerated then U.S. citizens. How does Trump manage to get it so wrong? He does so by generalizing from a very small sample. For instance, he cites the murder of a young woman in San Francisco several weeks ago and extrapolates that this is a nationwide phenomenon. While Trump brags about his excellent grades at the Wharton School of Business, he must have slept through any course on statistics. Also, Trump has no incentive to tell the truth. He realizes that his loyal followers do not care what he says, to wit, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” Roth mentions the exchange which took place between Trump and Putin assuring us that Trump “never praised Putin.” Michael Morrell, former Deputy Director of the C.I.A., has another version. Putin complimented Trump and Trump reciprocated:

“Look at it from Putin’s perspective...he’s a trained intelligence officer, worked for the KGB...manipulated people much smarter than Donald Trump. He played this perfectly...He saw that Donald Trump wanted to be complimented. He complimented him. This led Donald Trump to defend Vladimir Putin’s actions in a number of places around the world. Donald Trump didn’t even understand that Putin was playing him. If Morrell’s scenario is true, we should all be very frightened. One of the two major political parties has nominated a man who knows next to nothing about governance, very little about foreign policy, but has his finger on the nuclear codes which could start World War III. As Hillary Clinton has repeatedly pointed out, Trump does not have the temperament to be president. I will go one step further. Trump is emotionally challenged...a loose canon...and unfit to lead the free world. Hal Sobel Great Neck

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Recent Real estate Sales in great neck Great Neck Real estate market Conditions median sales price $880,000 Demographics near Great Neck, Ny

Population Population density Median Age People per household Median household income Average income per capita

city 9,972 7,503 41.4 2.9 86,722 39,686

county 1,338,712 4,702 41.2 3 97,049 42,286

9 steven Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $2,495,000 date: 07/27/2016 6 beds, 5 full/2 half baths Style: contemporary # of families: 1 lot Size: 1 acre Schools: great neck total taxes: $38,259 MlS# 2848225

256-04 Pembroke Ave. Great Neck Sold Price: $788,000 date: 07/01/2016 4 beds, 2 full baths Style: colonial # of families: 1 lot Size: 40x100 Schools: great neck total taxes: $10,173 MlS# 2834920

41 North Drive, Great Neck Sold Price: $998,900 date: 07/20/2016 3 beds, 2 full baths Style: Ranch # of families: 1 lot Size: 100x119 Schools: great neck total taxes: $16,271 MlS# 2838764

70 Gristmill Lane, Great Neck Sold Price: $1,900,000 date: 06/22/2016 6 beds, 3 full baths Style: exp. Ranch # of families: 1 lot Size: 129x196 Schools: great neck total taxes: $20,311 MlS# 2831545

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Community meetings Village of East Hills Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Great Neck Planning Meeting

Tuesday, August 16 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 209 Harbor Hill Road, East Hills (516) 621-5600

Thursday, August 18 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck 516-482-0019

Village of Flower Hill Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Village of Great Neck Estates Board of Zoning and Appeals Meetig

Wednesday, August 17@ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 1 Bonnie Heights Road, Manhasset 516-627-5000 Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Board of Commissioners Meeting

Thursday, August 18 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, Atwater Plaza/ 4 Gateway Drive, Great Neck 516-482-8283 Herricks School District Board of Education Meeting

Thursday, August 18 @ 8:30 a.m. District Office 236 East Shore Road, Great Neck (516) 482-0238

Thursday, August 18 @ 7:30 p.m. Herricks Community Center, 999 Herricks Road, New Hyde Park 516-305-8900

Village of Great Neck Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Kensington Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, August 16 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 61 Baker Hill Road, Great Neck 516-482-0019

Wednesday, August 17 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 2 Nassau Drive, Great Neck 516-482-4409

Village of Lake Success Planning Meeting

Village of North Hills Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, August 18 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall 318 Lakeville Road Lake Success 516-482-4411

Wednesday, August 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 1 Shelter Rock Road, North Hills 516-627-3451 Village of Old Westbury Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Manorhaven Architectural Review Board Meeting

Monday, August 15 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Blvd. Port Washington 516-883-7000 Mineola Memorial Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Tuesday, August 16 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall 1200 Old Northern Boulevard Roslyn 516-621-1961 Village of Roslyn Estates Board of Zoning and Appeals Meeting

Wednesday, August 17 @ 7:30 p.m. Village Hall 25 The Tulips Roslyn Estates 516-621-3541

Village of Old Westbury Architectural Review Board Meeting

Thursday, August 18 @ 8:30 a.m. Village Hall 1 Stone Hill Road, Old Westbury 516-626-0800

Village of New Hyde Park Board of Trustees Meeting

Village of Roslyn Architectural Review Board Meeting

Tuesday, August 16 @ 8:00 p.m. Village Hall, 1420 Jericho Turnpike, New Hyde Park 516-354-0022

Village of Roslyn Board of Trustees Meeting

Monday, August 15 @ 7:00 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Stone Hill Road, Old Westbury 516-626-0800

Monday, August 15 @ 7:00 p.m. 195 Marcellus Road, Mineola (516) 746-8488

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Cheers for G.N. Park District’s anniversary The Great Neck Park District is celebrating 100 years of its existence with activities and special concerts on Sunday, Aug. 14. The Great Neck Park District, the oldest park system in Nassau County and still one of the only park districts in New York State, was formed on Aug. 14, 1916 by a resolution of the Town of North Hempstead. The district originally served 750 families; today the Great Neck Park District serves more than 13,500 families. But we should never take what we have for granted. Think about the effort it took to create, and build over the years into what it is today. Certainly there are public parks — the Boston Commons being the oldest. And every colonial town had a public square of sorts. But ours is a park district — a complex of 21 parks, three commuter lots and facilities and programs that serves residents of six villages plus unincorporated areas of Great Neck with a full gamut of recreational and cultural programming for all ages – even commuter parking. It began with a remarkable woman, Louise Eldridge, and her husband, Roswell, the first mayor of Saddle Rock. Louise Udall Skidmore Eldridge, a marvel of feminism, is

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believed to be the first female mayor in New York State, serving in her own right from 1926 until her death in 1947, and also was the visionary behind the creation of the Great Neck Library. (The gazebo on the Village Green has a 1928 marker from Louise honoring her husband.) But think of the philosophy that had to be foundational to policy to creating the Great Neck Park District in 1916, the height of the Gilded Age, when dare I say, Great Neck consisted of very wealthy people like the Graces, Vanderbilts and Chryslers, and their servants. It required a sense of community, of equal access, an appreciation for a government role in the quality of life of residents. Just six months after New York State passed legislation al-

lowing for the creation of special districts, Roswell Eldridge filed a petition before the Town of North Hempstead to establish a Great Neck Park District. The petition was approved on Aug. 14, 1916 and the first meeting of the new Park District’s Board of Commissioners was held on Aug. 31, 1916. “The GNPD set out to acquire land for parks,” according to a history of the park district. “As its first transaction, it purchased property on Long Island Sound for $40,000 for a Public Bathing Beach. It was located at the foot of Steamboat Road. In 1942, the U.S. Government purchased the old Public Bathing Beach site from the GNPD to construct the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The Park District offset that sale to the government by buying property from Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.” to build our now cherished Steppingstone Park and Marina. Concert performers never cease to be awestruck by the beauty of Steppingstone Park, affording all residents, regardless of income or station, a privilege that has all too often been restricted to only the wealthiest few. In the early 1920s, the park district acquired land for Memorial Field and the Village Green, which was later expanded with 31/2 acres purchased from the

Great Neck School District. We shouldn’t take for granted all the facilities we have in the Park District, as the fight to acquire the property for Allenwood Park shows. According to a history assembled by Alice Kasten, president of the Great Neck Historical Society (citing news accounts from the Great Neck News of 1928 and 1929, among other records): The Park District, having recently purchased Village Green, was actively looking for another Park which could accommodate a playground. On April 6, 1929, a realtor approached Gustav Zeese with an offer to purchase his 10.5 acres which contained roads, trees, shrubs, gas, electricity, a miniature swimming pool, a garage with an apartment above it, and a house valued at $50,000. He agreed to accept $190,000 ($2,645,911 in 2016 dollars, a sizeable amount for the time, not to mention the impending Great Depression). The fight against acquiring Allenwood Park property is illustrative of the fact that nothing changes, as Kasten notes: “An active, heated campaign followed. The main opponent was the Chamber of Commerce.... Those in opposition also felt that the cost was too high, and that the park was unneeded as most peo-

ple had yards. School taxes had recently doubled, and taxpayers were overburdened.” More recently, the Great Neck Chamber of Commerce, prevented the park district from offering a farmers market on the Village Green. You have to appreciate the passion and the effort of those who would work to public use of land and programming against the inevitable opposition. Notably, the biggest growth of the park district occurred during the 1960s and into the 1970s, a period (I contend) when Great Neck was dominated by a group of passionate progressives who have left us a priceless legacy: The Parkwood Sports Complex opened in 1964 with an Olympic-size outdoor swimming pool and ice-skating rink that served a membership of 2,000 families. The skating rink was enclosed to make it an all-weather rink in 1970. (Parkwood underwent a major renovation in 2008.) “Great Neck House was acquired in 1974 and was only the beginning of a new wave of expansion of the Park District in the 1970s,” Michelle Siegel, the park district’s publicist, writes. “This gracious English Tudor style building is an indoor facility, which was built by Roswell Eldridge at the Continued on Page 70

park district to celebrate 100 years Continued from Page 3 What started as a plan to preserve open space turned into an entity that includes 21 parks and three commuter parking lots on the peninsula. Lincoln, who began serving as one of the three district commissioners in 2001, said that the park district evolved over time to meet the needs of Great Neck residents. “Recreation is considered by some to be a luxury,” he said.

“But really it’s a basic need as far as physical activity and a place to let off steam or a place to relax.” Lincoln said the park district has always considered the needs and concerns of its residents when it made decisions. Indoor tennis courts, he said, were a popular request in the 1990s. “The park district responded and said that if the community wanted it, it’s our job to get it,” Lincoln said.

He also said that the park district has historically been ahead of the game in terms of safety. As a member of the Great Neck Vigilant Fire Department, Lincoln said, he assisted in setting up a defibrillator program that utilized automatic defibrillators. He said the park district was one of the first entities to have automatic defibrillators after they became legal in the 1990s. The park district’s 100-year

N. Shore school demographics Continued from Page 54 points to 6 percent. Black student enrollment decreased from 4 percent of the student body to 3 percent. The Manhasset school superintendent, Charles Cardillo, said he can’t explain the difference in distribution of ethnic populations

compared with other districts, but said Manhasset is seeing a growth in minority populations, specifically with students learning English as a new language. “There still has been an increase of [new language] students,” Cardillo said. “I would say that this is true for many districts throughout Long Island,

and especially in Manhasset our program has strengthened. We have more teacher support these days to address the needs of [new language] students.” He said that students who come from other countries or speak different languages are embraced and accepted by the district’s students and that school

anniversary celebration begins at 1 p.m. at Steppingstone Park. Lincoln said there would be various activities including inflatable houses, food, games, kayaking and sailing at the marina, and live music and entertainment performances. He also said that there will be boat rides offered to give residents a tour of the Stepping Stones Lighthouse and surrounding areas. A Fleetwood Mac tribute band, TUSK, will end the night

with a performance beginning at 8 p.m. “We had them last year and people loved it,” Lincoln said. “So we figured it would be good to have them come back and blow the roof off the place.” In the event of inclement weather, the carnival will be moved to the Parkwood Sports Complex. “Rain or shine, we’re celebrating,” Lincoln said.

clubs have also helped integrate those students into the schools. “I’ve seen in the last few years the clubs that foster a great sense of community and family, and making activities more inclusive,” Cardillo said. “I think that’s something that they put a high value on.” The Roslyn School District’s student demographics have remained similar between the 2004-05 school year and 2014-15

school years. White students made up 80 percent of the student body, but now make up 75 percent. African-American students declined from 4 percent of the student body to 3 percent. Hispanic student enrollment increased from 4 percent to 6 percent, while the Asian student population increased 4 percentage points to 17 percent.

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is the owner the premier golf fitness academy in the nation and its right here at 180 Michael Drive in Syosset. The facility has a broad spectrum of golf related services including one of the top orthopedic surgeons in the country (Dr. Charlie Goodwin of Hospital for Special Surgery), professional physical therapy, one of the best sports massage therapists (Veronica Martinez), the best trainers (Mike Heller), the best simulators in the business (About Golf Company) a state of the art putting green, and soon the best club fitting company in the nation (Club Champion.) John refers to this as one stop shopping for golfers but it’s more than that. Ondrush has the ability to attract the best in the business based upon his love of golf and his contagious enthusiasm. Drop by any morning and you will see many of the elite club pros on Long Island all working out. Darrell Kestner of Deepdale, Bobby Rittberger of Garden City Golf, Mark Brown of Tam O’Shanter, Mike Gilmore of Winged Foot, Craig Thomas of Metropolis and Tim Shifflett of Glen Oaks are regulars. And as the Barclay’s Cham-

pionship approaches in two weeks at Bethpage Black you will also be seeing many tour players stopping by as well. Thanks to Tiger Woods the world of golf has slowly come to realize that to get better one needs a team of experts to support you. Long before the rest Tiger Woods was the guy who employed the best swing coaches, the best fitness experts, physical therapists, physicians, a nutritionist, a sport psychologist and a golf club company to support his inexorable climb to the top. John Ondrush told me that this attitude will eventually be the norm in golf. To obtain full potential you will need a support group that will guide you on your way. So if you’re a serous golfer and hope to improve it will take more than prayer, and wishful thinking. It will take hard work, support and expert guidance. I can think of no better place for a golfer to be than at a facility which is upbeat, brand new and which employs the best in the game. So I guess I’ll be seeing you in the gym. And you will love those simulators. The last time I was there I played a round at Pebble Beach.

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franklin hill Perrell, guest curator for “feast for the Eyes,” is shown with artist Ben Schonzeit, represented in the exhibition with three photorealistic works, and in “Ben Schonzeit: abstract figuration,” a solo exhibition in the Contemporary gallery.

Dr. michael Schantz, director of the heckscher museum of art, museum Board President angela Susan anton, Dr. Karl E. Willers, director of nassau County museum of art.

museum Board member Dr. harvey manes is shown with andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Chicken Soup Can,” a work he loaned to “feast for the Eyes.” louis meisel of the louis K. meisel gallery with ralph going’s “amsterdam Diner,” a work his gallery loaned to the exhibition.

long island artist Susan Cushing and guest curator franklin hill Perrell are shown with Cushing’s “United nations,” a 2016 oil on canvas.

artist tracey miller was represented in the exhibition with her 1990 oil on canvas, “Cranberry fool.”

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cheers for G.N. park District Continued from Page 61 turn-of-the-century, as the original location of the Great Neck Library. Mr. Eldridge stipulated that if and when the library no longer housed the building, it must be used by the community and not sold for private use.” Today, Great Neck House is the cultural hub of the Park District, offering year round classes for adults and children, weekly presentations of current movies, recitals, lectures, concerts, family shows and art exhibits, and serving as a meeting place for local organizations. “Additional expansion has added neighborhood parks to all boundaries of the Park District. Upland Park opened in 1963, Lakeville Park in 1966, Ravine Park in 1968, Manor Park in 1970 and Thomaston Park with wooden structures and quiet game areas in 1978.” The commuter parking lots by the Long Island Railroad Station might seem an odd activity for a park district. That came about after the explosive growth in middle class homeowners on Great Neck peninsula after World War II, commuting into New York City, who appealed to the Town of North Hempstead to provide parking. Instead of setting up a new agency, the town turned to the Great Neck Park District. (A present challenge for the park district is somehow expanding commuter parking to accommodate more LIRR passengers once the link to the East Side is open.) The park district has served as a steward of public greenspace - saving property like the 175-acre Kings Point Park (which since 1938, the district has managed for the village of Kings Point, turning swamp land into a park, when it would have been turned into a garbage dump) and the Peninsula Property in Thomaston (which was slated to be redeveloped for housing). I remember the fight over purchasing the 2.4-acre waterfront section of the former George M. Cohan estate, adjacent to Steppingstone Park (for $2.95 million). In truth, the entire waterfront should be public — as it is in certain communities and even countries (I’m thinking of Spring Lake, N.J., and Del-

ray Beach, Fla., for example, where development is set across a roadway from the beach and Portugal and Albania where the beachfront is public land). The park district’s plan to acquire the former Waldbaum’s, now BMW, on East Shore Road and create a shoreline path was brilliant but thwarted). Now, the park district is one of the partners, along with the Great Neck Historical Society and the Town of North Hempstead, to save the Stepping Stones Lighthouse from being knocked down and replaced with a steel pole. It would be wrong to take for granted all that we have, to imagine that the superb maintenance and operation and wide programming and extraordinary facilities exist without the constant effort of the Parks staff and particularly the commissioners who, generation after generation, take on the mantle of stewards, protecting the heritage we have inherited for future generations. “We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children,” a Native American expression goes. Today, we have Bob Lincoln, Dan Nachmanoff and Frank Cilluffo, to thank for having taken on the responsibility of leading the park district. It is this sense of community, this notion of “public,” and what is “local government” that is fundamental to appreciating our Great Neck Park District, especially with rising tides that would uproot local government like special districts. And here I take vigorous exception to John Oliver who last March did a rant against special districts, attacking them universally as “ghost governments,” suggesting that they are undemocratic (mocking one board for going through the protocol of asking for comments when there was no one in the audience). In fact, they are the most democratic form of government — if residents choose to be informed and involved. The difference is a special district that is well governed and one that is allowed to run amok because of apathy — which is true at every level of government. One could say “government” but in a “government” formed “of the people” that means “community.”

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“Public” means “us.” We don’t pay more to have local control — if anything, our park district operates in the most efficient way possible and is accountable for every dollar and to the interests of the community The dollars raised are spent locally, not sent to other, less endowed, districts (as would have been the case if Tom Suozzi got his way and shut down the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District). And the larger the government entity, the more bureaucratic and less responsive it is. Yes, we have had to rein in some projects — as with the first proposal for the indoor tennis facility and an early plan for the rebuilding of Parkwood Pool (remember all the “visionings”?) And we did have fights over whether a Lazy River was an unnecessary luxury or something that would prove healthfully beneficial source of exercise for an aging population, as well as a delightful amusement that multi-generational families could enjoy together. And programming went into the neighborhood parks, became more multicultural because that’s what we asked for. On this 100th anniversary, we should properly celebrate, and also appreciate, and be ever vigilant to protect. The concert at Steppingstone on Saturday, Aug 13 will feature the Band of Long Island offering a program marking the 100th anniversary with narration and selection of music over the decades. Then, on Sunday, Aug. 14, the 100-Year event will include: Brady Rymer, children’s musical performer (2 p.m.); Great Neck Chinese Association presentation (3 p.m.); Magic Show (4 p.m.); Fusion Marching Band (5 p.m.); Town of North Hempstead presents Park District with Proclamation (7:30 p.m.) and Concert by TUSK: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute (8 p.m.). In addition, there will be boat rides out to the Stepping Stones Lighthouse, as well as kayak and sailboat rides.

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3rd Shop Delight expansion attempt sees same criticism Continued from Page 1 “To accept this concept is going to help what we have right now,” Karam said. “It will help the situation, it will help the congestion.” Shop Delight decided to withdraw its application two months ago to operate a butcher shop at the same location after trustees expressed concerns over violations of the supermarket’s existing conditional-use permit and traffic safety. Karam was met again with the same concerns from trustees. Deputy Mayor Ted Rosen and Trustee Lawrence Katz both said that within the past week, they have seen violations by delivery trucks unloading products in other areas besides the designated loading zone in front of the supermarket. “Why with this record of repeated noncompliance of the conditions imposed by this board, agreed to by Shop Delight, the very same applicant that is here tonight, why should this board accept these representations that there will be compliance with these conditions?” Rosen said. Shop Delight’s current conditionaluse permit restricts deliveries to 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Bloom said the application was an effort to alleviate congestion and concerns about truck deliveries. Acknowledging that truck deliveries have “been an issue since day one,” he said the storage facility would have a loading zone for trucks in the back to prevent them from parking and blocking traffic on Welwyn Road. Bloom said that using the proposed facility for storage would increase the supermarket’s space to hold items, which would decrease the number of deliveries. Trustee Gerald Schneiderman said he has seen trucks that are supposed to be unloading in the back of the supermarket unloading in the front. Schneiderman suggested that if the application was approved, strict conditions should be imposed to ensure that deliveries are actually made in the back of the facility. Karam said the proposed storage facil-

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ity is intended to alleviate traffic concerns, prevent truck congestion and create a more comfortable storage area than the supermarket currently has. “Shop Delight is not doing this to increase sales,” he said. “We will have a space to put everything under one roof, that’s the whole thing.” But Rosen said that businesses that attempt to expand their product space often do so to increase sales. “How do we know the effect of this would not overall be, not just to increase the volume of each delivery, but to increase the scope of the products being delivered, which would therefore, basically, not necessarily cut down the number of deliveries and might very well serve to drive up the volume of sales and make this busy location even busier,” he said. Bloom said the supermarket was not expanding its retail space to increase the volume of products sold. Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender said she had concerns about truck drivers being able to maneuver into the back of the facility because they would have to make a three-point turn. “I think its asking a lot for these drivers to do,” Celender said. “There may be a car back there trying to park.” Bloom said they tried a “simulation” to see if a truck would be able to get into and out of the back loading zone. “Is it better to not have that area and to still continue to have the problem of truckers parking in the front because we’re not providing this?” he asked. Celender said she wanted to see a plan from a traffic engineer to see if it were possible. Charlie Reed, the landlord for the storefront, said he had no concerns about

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trucks entering the back of the facility and that he supported Shop Delight’s attempt to address problems. “We honestly believe they’re trying to make the situation better for the neighborhood. We feel that they are trying to alleviate the problem,” Reed said. “They’re not going anywhere, so the problem will exist, so they’re trying to make it better.” Peter Butchen, a resident and member of the village’s Citizens Advisory Committee, said the expansion would increase the volume of customers patronizing the store. “I wish you all the luck in the world, but not in this location,” Butchen said. “This location is not appropriate for the amount of business that’s being done there.” Resident Jeffrey Schwartz, who is Celender’s husband, said he believes the application is more of an effort to alleviate the supermarket’s problems than to Nassau County Legislator Ellen increase sales. Birnbaum (D-Great Neck), in con“I think the board needs to get a little junction with the Manhasset-Lakevmore familiar with exactly what the retail ille Water-Fire District, will hold a operation here is in terms of what they back to school supply drive in August want to do,” Schwartz said. “Unless the for the collection of school supplies floor space is expanding, I’d like to see a for elementary school children. better explanation of how what they want The following items are being to do is going to increase foot traffic into requested: backpacks, composition that store.” notebooks, number two pencils, colRosen said he supported the appliored pencils, colored markers, craycation, but wanted to see Shop Delight ons, three ring binders, loose leaf pacomply with its current conditional-use per and two-pocket folders. permit. For those who wish to donate “If your client can do that and have a school supplies, the drop off location record for doing that, I will be the first one is the Manhasset-Lakeville Water-Fire to vote for this application tonight,” he District Office located at 170 East said. “But the record of compliance over Shore Road in Great Neck. the years has not been there and you’re The drive will run from Aug. 17 asking us to accept certain premises and I to Aug. 26th (weekdays only) with have a difficulty with that ... based upon drop-off hours from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. the experiences we’ve had with the appliSchool supplies will be made cant.” available for pickup, with no quesTrustees said they wanted Karam and tions asked, on Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. Bloom to present the board with a list of to 11 a.m. at the Manhasset-Lakeville who will be delivering to the back loading Fire Department, Company No. 2 lozone and how many times per week. cated at 2 Community Drive East in Discussions on the application were CHERRY to 1-8the Page - 07-11-16_Layout 1 7/12/16 2:25 PM Page 1 adjourned Sept. 7 meeting. Manhasset.

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