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Friday, April 19, 2019
Vol. 68, No. 16
N E W H Y D E PA R K
EARTH DAY GUIDE
PUBLIC CHIMES IN ON TEACHERS’ CONTRACT
GOP LEGISLATORS OPPOSE CONGESTION PRICING
PAGES 37-44
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NHP doc faces drug charges
S E WA N H A- CO N S
Psychiatrist held NYU Langone job BY J E S S I C A PA R K S AND S H E L BY TA L C O T T A psychiatrist at NYU Langone Health faces 10 counts of misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and felony counts for possession of methadone and possession of a controlled substance in the third degree. According to a news release from the Nassau County Police Department, officers observed Thomas Boes, 42, of New Hyde Park holding a glass pipe to his mouth while parked in the back of 900 Merchants Concourse in Westbury on Sunday afternoon. Officers said upon searching Boes’ vehicle they found hundreds of pills, capsules and other drugs. They then saw Boes try to conceal the glass pipe along with an orange pill bottle containing what is believed to be crystallized methamphetamine. After the arrest, detectives said a search of the vehicle found multiple orange pill bottles with labels Continued on Page 77
PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Sewanhaka Central High School District students took part in the sixth annual Sewanha-Con event at Sewanhaka High School. See story on page 79.
Open for business on a closed road Storeowners look for ways to promote stores amid partial Covert Ave. closure BY J E S S I C A PA R K S
vert Avenue between 1st and 5th avenues was closed for approxiStore owners on Covert Av- mately six months to accommoenue in New Hyde Park want date a grade crossing eliminashoppers to keep in mind that tion. Last Thursday, Covert Avthey’re still open for business deenue business owners met with spite a partial road closure. On Monday, a section of Co- representatives from the Metropolitan Transportation Authoirty to discuss the best ways to promote their businesses despite the impact of the road closure. Paul Copoziello, the
owner of the restaurant Capo in Floral Park, said that Covert Avenue business owners are nervous about what to expect from the construction in regard to signs and detours. He said one of the main problems is that the original signs identified Covert Avenue as being closed when that is not exactly the case. Some of the ideas to inform shoppers that the businesses are still open are hanging a banner
that reads “We Are Open For Business!” and “SHOP LOCAL, Floral Park and Stewart Manor” and creating a flyer to clarify that the road is only partly closed and explaining the detours, as well as an advertising campaign. An MTA spokesperson said representatives and the business owners are currently deliberating where the best location for the banner is. The MTA is also hosting an Continued on Page 64
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