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Friday, December 2, 2022
Vol. 71, No. 48
N E W H Y D E PA R K
GUIDE TO THE HOLIDAYS
NASSAU POLICE COMPLAINTS RISE
NICOLELLO EYES REDISTRICTING
PAGES 25-32
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Lancman, Hu win election Will serve on G.N. Library board BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Great Neck Library Board President Liman Mimi Hu and Rory Lancman were victorious in a contentious election against a pair of candidates who filed challenges and a subsequent lawsuit over a handful of absentee and proxy ballots. Hu defeated challenger Jessica Hughes 1,760-1,753 for another fouryear term on the board, while Lancman defeated Rusu 1,683-1,626, according to certified election results. Fellow trustee candidate Karen Hirch Romero received 154 votes. Nominating Committee candidate Kim Schader defeated challenger Sara Rivka Khodadian 1,688-1,667, according to the certified results. The committee seat lasts for three years. The counting of votes from the Halloween election was challenged by Hughes and Rusu, who also filed a legal complaint against the library and their opponents. The vote counting was set to resume Nov. 21, but was delayed a week due to COVID-19 exposure. The lawsuit, which cited concerns about the legitimacy of absentee ballots that had not been counted prior to Monday, resulted in the filing of a stipulation of discontinuance last week. A team of qualified officers from the Nassau County Board of Continued on Page 47
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Eric Gerwatowski of New Hyde Park (left) is seen in a YouTube video from the Capitol Building riots on Jan. 6, 2021.
NHP man’s Jan. 6 guilty plea Eric Gerwatowski, 32, led group of rioters into Capitol during insurrection BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y A New Hyde Park man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge for leading a group of rioters inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Eric Gerwatowski, 32, was at the front of a crowd outside the upper House doors when he pulled one of them open after Capitol Police previously closed them to prevent rioters from entering, according to federal prosecutors.
After opening the doors, Gerwatowski turned to the crowd behind him and shouted “Let’s go!” as he began to direct rioters inside the building. Gerwatowski pleaded guilty to interfering with law enforcement dur-
ing a civil disorder. He faces a maximum of five years in prison when he is sentenced in early March. While inside the Capitol, Gerwatowski was livestreamed by another rioter that showed him saying Continued on Page 46
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