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Friday, April 16, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 16
N E W H Y D E PA R K
GUIDE TO HOME & DESIGN
MAN ARRESTED FOR PEDESTRIAN DEATH
SCHUMER PUSHES FOR MENTAL HEALTH FUNDS
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Students rally against antiAsian violence Dozens gather at Great Neck park, condemn racist acts across the country BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
PHOTO BY ROBERT PELAEZ
Residents from the Town of North Hempstead rallied and marched in Great Neck on Sunday in light of anti-Asian incidents in the country over the past few months.
Around three dozen elementary and high school students from across the North Shore gathered at Grace Avenue Park in Great Neck on Sunday to condemn acts of violence and intolerance against Asian-Americans. The rally was spearheaded by Great Neck North High School sophomore Angelica Wu along with students from the Great Neck, Manhasset, Roslyn, Sewanhaka and Herricks school districts. Wu said her main goal was to spur change in the North Hempstead
community in light of the number of recent discriminatory acts toward Asian-Americans throughout the nation. Despite cultural teachings of “sweeping things under the rug,” Wu said, people can no longer continue to turn a blind eye to what is happening. “When I watch the videos of our elderly being pushed to the ground, beaten, treated like nothing, I was furious and disgusted,” Wu said. “But I felt another pain when I saw how no one helped her, no one stood up for them, and no one seemed to care.” Continued on Page 37
NHP man charged with vehicular homicide BY R OB E RT PELAEZ A New Hyde Park man was arrested on Sunday for allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian
trying to cross the street in Williston Park Saturday night, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officials said 29-year-old David Bernardi was driving
eastbound on Hillside Avenue near Broad Street in Williston Park on Saturday around 8:25 p.m. Bernardi, who resides at 46 Yorkshire Road in New Hyde Park, allegedly hit a 74-year-old woman crossing Hillside Avenue with his 2012 Nissan Rogue, according to a news release. The woman, whose
name was not disclosed, suffered multiple trauma injuries, according to officials. She was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County police medic. Police said Bernardi remained at the scene after the incident. Bernardi was charged with second-degree manslaughter and driving while ability im-
paired by drugs, officials said. He was arraigned in First District Court in Hempstead on Sunday, according to officials. Bernardi did not respond to a request for comment. Efforts to reach officials from the Police Department for further information were unavailing.
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