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Says board members kept in dark about Clinton Martin overruns BY R O S E W E L D ON No change orders for the problem-fraught Clinton G. Martin Park project were brought before the North Hempstead Town Board, according to Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio. The New Hyde Park public park and pool is the subject of a hotly contested legal case between the town and Wantagh-based contractor Gramercy Group. The town originally granted a contract to Gramercy in 2017 for a $19.4 million bid to renovate the then50-year-old park, which increased to $23 million once additional refurbishments and additions were built. In May, Public Works Commissioner Paul DiMaria, whose oﬃce oversaw the repairs, wrote in a letter to Gramercy that some work, including domestic water piping, the pool’s overflow system and a sump that was not connected to a drain, had not been completed on

time. The contractor replied in a letter that there were discrepancies between what was presented in the contract and what was present on site. Now, the town is withholding $1.3 million for what it considers unfinished business, and Gramercy Group is claiming an additional $1.5 million in unpaid debts, a conflict that will play out in Bankruptcy Court. DiMaria resigned from his post eﬀective Oct. 4. De Giorgio, whose 6th District represents Port Washington, Plandome and Flower Hill among other areas and who was a lawyer prior to her public service career, said in an interview that she had asked the town attorney about the matter in a series of emails. “The fact that we’re in court means somebody dropped the ball somewhere,” De Giorgio said. “So I’m sure there’s plenty of blame to go around, but the fact that we’re Continued on Page 50

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Fire chief’s brother added to state memorial for fallen BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Ray Plakstis Jr., the longtime member and former chief of the Great Neck Alert Fire Company, is one of three Nas-

sau County firefighters whose names will be added to the New York State Fallen Firefighters Memorial, according to a release from the oﬃce of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday. “New York’s firefighters

risk their lives every day, and many have made the ultimate sacrifice while running toward danger to protect the communities they serve,” Cuomo said at a press conference on TuesContinued on Page 19

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Town to broadcast zoning board meetings Town seeks to increase transparency BY R OB E RT PELAEZ

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Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth presented a $135.2 million 2020 town budget.

Town’s 2020 budget proposed by Bosworth

The North Hempstead Town Board unanimously passed a resolution last Thursday to authorize the broadcast and live video streaming of Board of Zoning Appeals meetings. Video streaming, which would not go into eﬀect until 2020, was among several changes that have been proposed by the board. According to a news release sent out by the town on Friday, these changes are to ensure that the board’s business and discussions are more transparent and accessible to residents. “I believe that these changes will make information more easily accessible,” Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said. “The business that comes before our Board of Zoning Appeals is linked to the quality of life of

our residents and these adjustments to some of our policies will give everyone concerned the facts they need.” Until the approval of the resolution, the only live streaming service that the town provided was for Town Board meetings. Board of Zoning Appeals meetings typically occur twice a month and are held in the afternoon at Town Hall at 220 Plandome Road in Manhasset. Proposed changes have also been put forward to make local residents more aware of applicants’ proposals. The proposed changes would require applicants to post a notice of the hearing date on the premises and to notify property owners within a 300-foot radius of the property, according to the town. Additionally, the town will email the Board of Zoning ApContinued on Page 50

$135.2M plan to increase general tax levy by 1.3% BY R OB E RT PELAEZ North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth has proposed a $135.2 million town budget for 2020 that will increase the General Fund tax levy by 1.3%. She said it will not cut any public services. “This budget reflects the collective eﬀort of our commissioners and department heads as well as our finance team who crafted a budget that once again will stay under the tax cap,” she said in a news release. The proposed budget includes $69.3 million in the General Fund, $38.3 million for the Town Outside Village expenses and $27.7 million for the 20 special districts operated by the

town. The proposed total will be roughly $2 million more than this year’s budget of $133 million. The tax increase is $11.47 for the General Fund and $6.78 for the Town Outside Village Fund per household, according to the town. The General Fund saw minimal changes from the previous year, the most notable being a 1% increase for the Department of Parks and Recreation. The proposal calls for total spending of $17,727,161 for the department, an increase of $309,242. Town Outside Village expenses, which center around services such as public works and traﬃc safety provided to residents who live outside incorporated villages, increased by

$1,079,160 from the previous year. Half of that is a result of a $573,102 increase for the Highway Department. “The new budget continues to hold the line on spending and I commend our commissioners for working with our dedicated finance team to make this budget happen,” Bosworth said. “I am committed to responsibly providing town residents with the services they deserve.” During a Town Board meeting last Thursday, Bosworth thanked those who were instrumental in preparing the proposed budget. She also touched on how the town and its board must remain fiscally prudent while providing “excellent service” to residents. Continued on Page 50

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De Giorgio touts work on waterfront Councilwoman calls opponent Dalimonte’s ‘lack of transparency’ claim ‘ridiculous’ BY R O S E W E L D ON

Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio has rejected criticism from her opponent in the race for North Hempstead Town Board that she has not been transparent. Mariann Dalimonte, a Democrat running for the 6th District seat, had said she wanted to bring back the voice of residents and said De Giorgio fell short of engaging all of her constituents. “There was no merchant meeting. Not one merchant had a meeting with the councilperson,” Dalimonte said of a Port Washington project. “There was no community meeting.” “Ridiculous is the only word I can come up with,” De Giorgio said in response. The councilwoman, a Republican running for her third term in the November election, cited a community meeting held at the library for Port Washington residents in July 2018, which resulted in the creation of an email group for all who wanted to be informed of progress on the project, and continuous updates on her web page Portal 2 Port.

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“We created an email group, and I’ve been communicating from July 2018 to today, about any updates,” De Giorgio said. “We’re even adding those who weren’t at that first meeting who want in on the email list.” De Giorgio also said that she had held meetings with groups such as the Port Washington Waterfront Association and Residents Forward, among other groups. “Since July [2018], I’ve met

individually with any group that’s asked to meet with me,” De Giorgio said. “If you’re an interested group and you want to meet with me, I’ll meet with you.” In addition, De Giorgio said, she created a steering committee to serve in an advisory capacity, which meets publicly and comprises local residents and representatives from Port groups. “The idea that nobody knows what’s going on, that people can’t get involved, and that we’re only listening to a select group is completely inaccurate,” De Giorgio said. “It’s just not borne out by what’s actually happening. If you ask the people on the committee, they’re very happy with the process.” The goal for the steering committee, De Giorgio said, is to focus on commercial activity. “Everybody on the steering committee was pretty pleased with the process, and how it’s going, so I think Mariann’s the only one that isn’t satisfied,” Di Giorgio said. A request for comment from Dalimonte’s campaign was unavailing.

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DeRiggi-Whitton on re-election, reform Incumbent 11th District legislator frets about impact of reassessment BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove) said she is campaigning for her seventh term by promoting the results she has achieved for her district and her ability to work with the Republican members of the county Legislature to achieve more. “I have a number of projects in my district that are coming to fruition,” she said in a sitdown interview with Blank Slate Media. “And I think that’s partially because I can work with Rich Nicolello and I think I have their respect, and I think they listen to me when I ask for something.” She was referring to Richard Nicolello, the presiding oﬃcer of the Republicancontrolled Legislature. DeRiggi-Whitton is the incumbent running against James Greenberg, a Republican, for Nassau County’s 11th District, which comprises Port Washington, parts of Manhasset and Roslyn, the City of Glen Cove and a small portion of the Town of Oyster Bay. She said she is particularly proud of the Democratic eﬀort to reform the county procurement process such as the push to create an inspector general to oversee county contracts and introducing a law setting a maximum spending limit for

spend at least $20.” She said she has also stopped the passage of contracts that were signed by the previous administration. These contracts now require a second signature from a member of the current administration. DeRiggi-Whitton said she is particularly worried over the impact reassessment will have on the high-end homes in her district, particularly the Village of Sea Cliﬀ, where she said a large number of households will see an increase of over $5,000 on their property taxes. She said when she initially voted for countywide reassessment, she thought assessors were going to go house to house to determine property values, but instead the Department of Assessment implemented a “neighborhood factor” which she said makes “no sense.” She described an instance in Sea Cliﬀ in which the neighborhood factor of homes facing the water is lower than those behind the commercial street. The 12-year legislator said the Assessment Review Commission is seeLegislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton ing a record number of grievances this year, which are not being granted county contracts. because the department is not findCounty contracts previously only dis- ing an issue with comparative home closed a minimum spending amount, to sales not matching assessed values. But which DeRiggi-Whitton joked: “If I give DeRiggi-Whitton said she has worries my daughter my debit card, I don’t say about those matters reaching the courts,

which she said could uphold grievances. “There’s a big percentage of people that we can’t justify the number,” she said. DeRiggi-Whitton said she does not support the Republican-backed “Assessment Bill of Rights” but she did vote for the full release of the formula used to determine county home values because that is “transparent government.” She said the county only released about 85 percent of the formula over the summer. If re-elected, DeRiggi-Whitton said she would support the county’s use of an independent redistricting commission to redraw legislative districts, a process completed every 10 years based on data obtained through the U.S. Census. Some of the county-funded projects DeRiggi-Whitton is executing in her district focus on the environment and downtown revitalization. Some of that, she said, is just laying down the groundwork to support a growing downtown such as installing sewers along the main roads in her district, a basic requirement for an increased business presence. “Ninety percent of Nassau County is sewered,” she said, “and I think almost all of it is in my district and a little bit in Great Neck that is not sewered.” Continued on Page 50

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Assessment override vote fails 10-8 GOP called legislation a bid for increased fairness, Curran calls measure political games BY TOM M CC A RT HY

The Nassau County Legislature on Tuesday failed to override County Executive Laura Curran’s veto of legislation that Republicans said would make the assessment process more “fair and transparent.” The override failed by a party-line vote of 10-8, GOP spokesman Christopher Boyle said, short of the 13 votes needed to override. “While I am disappointed by the results of today’s vote, the Majority Caucus will continue to fight for the taxpayers of this Nassau County who are simply looking to understand the process and have their questions answered,” Presiding Oﬃcer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said. He continued, “While the county executive and Minority Caucus fight against our common-sense legislation that would have mandated the Department of Assessment answer the phone when constituents call among other things, we will continue to implement reforms that make this more fair and transparent for the residents of Nassau County.” Christine Geed, a spokeswoman for the county executive, said in an

for protecting what is right for taxpayers and the significant progress we have made toward a more fair, accurate and equitable assessment roll.” The six vetoed resolutions would have forced the county Department of Assessment to staﬀ its phones with a human operator, mail updated tax impact statements, restrict private home inspections conducted by the department, require the county assessor to hold multiple public hearings throughout the county and mandate that the appointed county assessor reside in Nassau County. Nassau County Assessor David Moog lives in New York City. Curran has urged Republican legislators to take “real action” and pass the proposed five-year phase-in, which PHOTO COURTESY OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE LAURA CURRAN would spread property tax increases and decreases over five years. The Taxpayer Protection Plan was County Executive Laura Curran’s veto of a GOP-proposed assessment packapproved by the state Legislature but age stands after a 10-8 override vote. requires ratification by the county Legislature to go into eﬀect. emailed statement that the GOP major- tics first, taxpayers last.” Republican legislators have said “Despite their sudden and disinity did “absolutely nothing” to fix assessment discrepancies during Edward genuous attention to assessment, they previously that they are reviewing the have failed to propose any legislation legislation that needs to be set in place Mangano’s reign as county executive. Geed said that a “flurry of useless” that would actually benefit taxpayers,” before tax statements are prepared for legislation proposed and passed by the Geed said. “We want to thank the Mi- October 2020. majority is a textbook example of “poli- nority in the Nassau County Legislature

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GOP proposal targets asessment notices Curran spokeswoman says language same as used when Mangano county executive BY TOM M CC A RT HY Members of the Republican majority in the Nassau County Legislature introduced legislation last Friday that they said would clarify “deceptive” assessment notices. “We are here this morning to discuss a mailing that the county sent out. It is a confusing, misleading mailing that has upset thousands of Nassau County residents,” Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said. The Assessment Review Commission (ARC) has sent out misleading notices entitled a “Notice of Settlement,” to thousands of homeowners who are receiving no reduction of their assessments, Nicolello said. These notices are not an offer of settlement, Nicolello said. They are in effect rejections of challenges, Nicolello said. This “confusing language” could lead homeowners to accept an offer of settlement that is, in reality, a rejection, thereby waiving their rights to challenge the commission’s determination. In response, Christine Geed, spokeswoman for County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat, said that the Nassau GOP previously had no issues with the notices, which Geed said have not changed since Edward Mangano’s reign as county execu-

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thinking they care when they have proven they don’t.” According to Nicolello, the legislation will do three things. First, it would require letters oﬀering no reduction to be termed a “Preliminary Determination Notice” instead of “Notice of Settlement.” Second, it would include within that mailing a prominent disclaimer that the

mailing is not the ARC’s “Final Determination,” to make it clear to homeowners that there will be a further communication that will actually trigger their right to appeal, Nicolello said. Nicolello said there is no clear explanation of what Nassau residents’ rights are when they receive these assessment notices. Third, it would ensure that residents who were misled into signing a “Notice of Settlement” with zero reduction will still have a right to appeal, Nicolello said. “You cannot call something a settlement when there has not been a reduction,’ Nicolello said. In a statement, Danny Schrafel, spokesman for the legislature’s Democratic minority, said, “After 10 long years in the Majority, if they felt this was a truly meaningful bill, they wouldn’t have waited until three weeks before Election Day to file it.” Nicolello said that the legislation has been introduced and is in committee. He said that the majority has the votes, but that the majority has not spoken with the minority about the legislation. “We cannot imagine anyone would be opposed to this,” Nicolello said. “This is not the way government should be operating and we need to be clear in our mailing.”

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Northwell Health’s Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Center has received a $1.5 million grant from the Edmond J. Safra Foundation to fund two innovative programs designed to improve the quality of life of people living with Parkinson’s disease. One of the programs to be funded through the grant is the Edmond J. Safra Parkinson’s Wellness Program at the Marlene Meyerson JCC in Manhattan, which is the largest community fitness program in the country dedicated to Parkinson’s disease. The program was founded by Alessandro Di Rocco, MD, professor of Neurology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and Northwell’ s director of the Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Center. The Wellness Program emphasizes the importance of exercise, which has proven to delay disease progression and improve motor skills. In addition, the Wellness Program provides ongoing education and coping skills to patients and their caregivers. The grant will also fund the Edmond J. Safra Interdisciplinary Home Visit Program for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease. This innovative program is being developed for Northwell patients with Parkinson’s that reside in Manhattan and are unable to travel to doctor’s appointments, therapy sessions and other important visits crucial to their overall medical care. As part of the program, Northwell’s neurologists and other healthcare professionals will provide care to patients in the comfort of their homes, including medical visits, occupational, physical, and speech therapy services. Program staﬀ will also assist patients, their families

and caregivers in coordinating socialization activities, and arrange for in-home delivery of food and meals. The program will be available to patients in Manhattan with a goal of expanding to an even broader area following its launch. “We are extremely grateful to the Edmond J. Safra Foundation for its overwhelming generosity and unwavering support in providing much-needed funds so that Parkinson’s disease patients can have a better quality of life,” said Dr. Di Rocco. “Beyond the medical and surgical treatment of Parkinson’s patients, it is also important to incorporate fitness, nutrition and psychological support as part of the overall treatment plan. The Edmond J. Safra Parkinson’s Wellness and Home Visit Programs enable us to offer our patients a better and easier way to manage their disease and will ensure that their individual needs are being met so they can live active and fulfilling lives.” Lily Safra, Chairwoman of the Edmond J. Safra Foundation, said, “I know first-hand the challenges faced by Parkinson’s patients and their families, and I am very proud to support programs that will do so much to alleviate that suffering. My husband Edmond would have been honored to have his name linked with such efforts.” For more information about Northwell’s Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Center, visitwww.northwell.edu/neurosciences/ our-centers/parkinsons-and-movementdisorders-center, or call 844-56-NEURO. Submitted by Northwell Health.

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Vaping legislation not wrong, but…. Legendary columnist H.L. Mencken once observed: “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” We would not suggest the legislation sponsored by Congressmen Tom Suozzi and Peter King that takes aim at vaping and smoking fits in this category. But Suozzi’s legislation, like nearly two dozen other measures introduced since the beginning of the year to curb the appeal and availability of electronic cigarettes, does raise concerns of overkill and unintended consequences. This is not to say that officials like Suozzi – and Gov. Andrew Cuomo – are not to take any action. Just that they should be careful when they do. Nearly 1,300 people have been sickened and 29 have died, including a 17-year-old from New York, as a result of vaping-related lung injuries. That is a large number and should be of serious concern. Still, that number is dwarfed by deaths attributed to opioids, firearms, alcohol, cigarettes and bad diet. Thanks to a strong public health response opioid deaths have seen a large decline in the last two years but the death toll is still way too high. Firearm deaths? Sadly the carnage continues because of inaction at the federal level – oﬀset somewhat by strong responses in states like New York. Still, in the past year,

39,000 deaths have been attributed to firearms. Cigarette smoking? It is responsible for more than 480,000 deathsperyearin the United States, including more than 41,000deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vaping, which heats nicotine (extracted from tobacco), flavorings and other chemicals to create a water vapor you can inhale, is less harmful than tobacco cigarettes, which contain 7,000 chemicals, many of which are toxic, according to John Hopkins Medicine. Which is not to say that vaping is not bad for your health. Nicotine is the primary agent in both regular cigarettes and e-cigarettes, and it is highly addictive. It is also a toxic substance that raises your blood pressure and spikes adrenaline, which increases your heart rate and the likelihood of having a heart attack. Adding to concerns is the appeal to high school students. The U.S. surgeon general reported that e-cigarette use among high school students had increased by 900 percent and 40 percent of young e-cigarette users had never smoked regular tobacco. This is what was behind Cuomo’s decision to issue an emergency ban of flavored electronic cigarettes intended, in part, to attract young smokers.

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To their credit, the legislation proposed by Suozzi and King is at least consistent in addressing both traditional cigarettes and e-cigarettes by banning flavors for both and tripling the federal taxes on them from $1 to $3. “The bottom line is: It’s a revenue producer, but it’s more to discourage people especially kids, from smoking and vaping,” Suozzi said in an interview with Newsday. “And it’s proven, it’s worked. I’ve seen it work in New York.” Well, sort of. At $4.35, New York has the highest tax per pack of cigarettes and the ninth-lowest rate among states of adult smokers. Not exactly irrefutable proof, but not bad. Still, we wonder whether many more lives would be saved by adding $2 to the cost of a bullet. We are also concerned that

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and stronger enforcement of the laws already on the books – an argument eerily similar to what the gun industry has used for years. Critics of the legislation also point out that it could hurt the small delis and shops that sell e-cigarette products and even result in an underground market for illegal and potentially dangerous flavored pods. Suozzi’s response was: “This is killing kids and killing people. We have to do everything we can to discourage it.” This is a laudable sentiment. But is the toll it would take on small businesses worth it? Especially when more deadly hazards go untouched. The legislation proposed by Suozzi and King is not wrong. But it doesn’t feel totally right either.

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this would be yet another tax that falls heaviest on the poor. The legislation proposed by Suozzi and King would help pay for another provision in the bill: boosting the budget of the CDC’s anti-smoking oﬃce from $221 million to $500 million. This is a good idea, but we wonder why it took 1,300 people sickened and 29 dying from vaping when traditional cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deathsperyear. The legislation, like other eﬀorts to curtail cigarettes, both traditional and electronic, faces opposition from lawmakers representing tobacco-growing states, the tobacco industry and the vaping industry. They argue that it is already illegal for teens to purchase vapor products and teen use can be better curbed by stricter marketing standards

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KREMER’S CORNER

Dem’s pick for prez far from known

re you tired of politics yet? Have the antics of President Trump exhausted you? Are you bleary-eyed from watching Democratic debates, with at least ten or more candidates? How many times can you hear the words “breaking news” and it really isn’t “breaking” or “news”? Well for the record, nothing much is going to happen before March when the state-by-state primaries start. If you are a Republican Donald Trump is your candidate, like it or not. If you are a Democrat, you have so many choices depending on your mood, the time of day or which candidate floats your boat. But no matter how many debates there are on cable news, there are still only about five or six possible candidates that have a serious chance of being a nominee for either president or vice president. The leader of the pack is former Vice President Joe Biden

with Elizabeth Warren closing in. Good days or bad days, Biden continues to survive for a variety of reasons. He is the most experienced candidate in the field and having been President Obama’s trusted partner helps. Despite being pummeled by President Trump with phony charges of misconduct in Ukraine, Biden oﬀers a return to normalcy at a time when most of the Democrats just want someone who will act and perform like a leader. Elizabeth Warren had an early start on the campaign trail and the results show it. She has a good field team in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada, three early primary states. She is attractive to most liberal Democrats. She has a program for everything from free college tuition to curing the common cold. She takes hundreds of selfies at her rallies and never shows any fatigue. Bernie Sanders was staying close to the top two, but his

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heart attack may be a serious setback. There are four candidates over 70 if you count the president, but no one knows if the Sanders base sticks with him or switches their allegiances to Mrs. Warren. I am the last one to criticize any candidate over age, but the public judges every candidate on whether they can serve for four years and survive. If Sanders fades, Warren benefits.

The remaining candidates seem poised to either have a magic moment that propels them upward or will fade before the big contests begin. Kamela Harris still has some gas in the tank but she has only had one breakout night and nothing since. Corey Booker has managed to stay alive but has yet to show that he is the heir to any of the top group, should one fail. I find Booker as a candidate who yells too much and doesn’t convey compassion on a constant basis. Mayor Pete Buttigieg has amassed a lot of donors and definitely attracts many new believers. But his lack of serious experience will work against him and there is no way at this point in time that there will be a spot for him at the top of the ticket. But with a lot of money he will stay alive well into the primary season. Sen. Amy Klobuchar is no doubt the other most moderate candidate, but she hasn’t had that one big moment. She may hang on through the

early primaries. My millennial family members tell me they like Andrew Yang and Beto O’Rourke. Some observers lean towards Julian Castro and even like Tulsi Gabbard. I haven’t figured out billionaire Tom Steyer whose claim to fame is his business success. Steve Bullock is a red-state governor, who wins election after election and might be a surprise if the media starts to notice him. For now, we are left with Biden and Warren. Biden is still alive because of the belief that he is electable. Warren is doing great in the primaries, but she has taken far too many liberal positions and she might be extremely vulnerable if she is the party’s candidate. She will become the target in the upcoming debates and that could put a major dent in her current status. But what if the two front runners falter? I leave that topic for another day.

A LOOK ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

When you need a help with car trouble

ut here in suburbia, it’s very hard to live without a car. But sometimes it’s hard living with one, too. Take what happened to me the other day, at the bank. Or on the way to the bank, I should say, because I never actually got there. I had been running errands all around town, picking up some dry cleaning here, mailing a package there, until finally, I drove to the bank to deposit the check that was supposed to fuel the day’s festivities. (I should have done that first, of course, but that’s a story for a diﬀerent column.) The thing is, I couldn’t get out of the car! Oh, my feet were working well enough, and the parking brake engaged, and the door opened just fine…but the seat belt latch thing wouldn’t release. I tried again. I started the car, then stopped it, took my keys out of the ignition, and pushed the red “seat belt re-

lease” button again. Again, nothing happened. The little red button went down, and back up, but the seat belt stayed latched. I tried yet again… and was still belted in, as tightly as ever. Tighter, in fact, because by this time the seat belt had decided, “There’s obviously a crash coming,” and had gone into that mode where it tightens up and gives no slack at all. In other words, I was trapped inside my own car … taken hostage by a safety device that is supposedly there to protect me. I suppose I could have tried to make the deposit at the drivethrough window…except, the last time I used that, I dropped my bank card out the car’s window, and it fell between the machine and my car all the way to the ground, and I had to pull forward a bit, then quickly get out of the car and wave like a maniac so the car behind me wouldn’t pull up and run over my bank card before I had a

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A Look on the Lighter Side chance to pick it up. That wasn’t happening this time, not with this insane seat belt trapping me in my seat. But what were my choices? My children don’t know what “going to the bank” even means! If they have to deal with a paper-and-ink check at all, they just take a picture of it, zap it to the bank, and voila, money appears in their account. You can tell how freaked out I was that I was even consider-

ing this as an option… if I could download the right “app” from my seat in the car. But I would still have to get out of that car, at some point. Maybe I could saw through the seatbelt? I do have a Swiss Army knife on my keychain. Of course, it’s the manicure size, and I’d probably die of dehydration before attaining freedom…. Finally, I realized it was still daylight, and maybe I could find someone to “talk turkey” to my seat belt gizmo. I drove straight to Bill’s Auto — making them, literally, my “go-to” garage. As I drove, I realized I wouldn’t be able to jump out of the car and walk into their oﬃce, the way I usually do. I would have to think of some other way to get their attention. That’s why I drove right up their forecourt, blocking all their other customers; rolled down my window; and started waving my hand and singing the Beatles’ song “Help! I need somebody! Help, not just any-

body! Help, you know I need someone, Help!” Eventually, a mechanic came over and oﬀered to wrestle with the seatbelt thing. I wanted to get out of the car and give him more room to work — but of course, I couldn’t, that was the whole point. At last, the thing let go, and they could “Help me get my feet back on the ground.” The garage said they’d order a replacement part, and all I have to do is stay out of trouble till it arrives. Of course, there’s no point telling that to me. It’s entirely up to the car! I am just a little concerned that when they do take the old mechanism out, they’ll find that the only problem is some Skittles in there, gumming up the works; and I’ll have to explain to my husband how the boys managed that when I don’t let them near my car…. I’ll have to sing: “Baby you can drive my car…and maybe I’ll love you!”

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

Myth: environmentally friendly natural gas

et’s be clear. Natural gas is not an environmentallyfriendly choice. Though greenhouse gas emissions from burning natural gas are lower than from burning oil, natural gas is still a fossil fuel. The use of fossil fuels for power releases greenhouse gases, which are gases that absorb infrared radiation and therefore contribute to climate change. Drilling for and extracting natural gas also releases greenhouse gases. Natural gas production releases methane, which is 34 times stronger than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the earth’s atmosphere over a 100 year period and 86 times stronger over a 20 year period. Additionally, drilling for natural gas can cause an increase in concentrations of hazardous air pollutants including two of the six “criteria pollutants” regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency because of their harmful eﬀects on health and environment in the areas where drilling occurs. Exposure to these air pollutants is linked to respiratory issues, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Right now, many New York State legislators, including

six representatives from Long Island, are fighting with the governor and environmental groups who oppose the construction of a natural gas pipeline in New York Harbor. Natural gas pipelines are significant environmental threats. To build a natural gas pipeline and drill for natural gas, land needs to be cleared. This obviously alters the landscape and harms local ecosystems. Without plants and trees to hold the soil in place, the land erodes where sites are cleared for well pads, pipelines and access roads. Wildlife habitats are fragmented by the access roads and infrastructure. Migration patterns are interrupted, and the very existence of species is threatened. Eroding soil carries pollutants, dirt and minerals into nearby water sources threatening the quality for marine life and human use. Natural gas production typically produces large volumes of contaminated water that must be disposed of. Any disposal option, whether back into the ground or through a treatment system is costly and presents environ-

LYNN CAPUANO Earth Matters mental threats to underground water sources, like the one we Long Islanders rely on, and to surface waters receiving the discharge or runoﬀ. Finally, natural gas pipelines can and have exploded causing loss of life and property damage. Pipelines may leak for months before the leaks are detected and any corrective action is taken. Leaking natural gas pipelines release methane into the air, further contributing to climate change. Although regulations require pipeline inspections, they do not require repair of all leaks. Over time, small methane

leaks add up to major contributors to global climate changes. Our focus must be on renewable energy sources if we have any hope of holding global climate change to less than a 1.5-degree Celsius increase in temperature. Instead of pursuing a natural gas pipeline in New York Harbor, New York State communities should establish microgrids as an alternative energy source and potential great use for brownfields (a former industrial or commercial site where future use is aﬀected by real or perceived environmental contamination). A microgrid is a local energy grid with local control capability. It can disconnect from the traditional grid, that relies on a central power source to provide energy to homes, businesses and more, and operate autonomously. A microgrid can rely on locally generated renewable energy, which eliminates “line losses” – the loss of energy when power travels long distances. Microgrids can be large enough to support a community or small enough to power a single facility. New York is one of the seven states where

most of the microgrids in the United States are located. New York State offers financial incentives to convert brownfields into solar farms. These sites are excellent for local energy production because (1) they are often large and located in areas with the existing infrastructure needed to support development and (2) they can be very difficult and expensive to develop for other uses because of existing contamination. In fact, the U.S. Department of Energy calls these converted sites “brightfields” because they are otherwise unused contaminated or polluted areas used for solar development. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has compiled a list of more than 80,000 brownfields vetted as suitable for renewable energy development. So, hold off on turning on your heat a little longer, put on a sweater and investigate solar panels, solar hot water and geothermal for your home and business. And maybe call your state legislator and encourage them to focus on converting some of Long Island’s hundreds of brownfields into local renewable energy microgrids.

VIEW POINT

Honoring the plight of the indigenous

n the same day as he issued a proclamation for Columbus Day, Trump’s White House issued a “fact sheet” blasting “Activist Judicial Rulings Block the Administration From Enforcing Our Nation’s Immigration Laws.” Except that the Trump Administration is not “enforcing” existing laws, it is defying them – separating children from families and incarcerating people who are trying to make a legal claim for asylum. Columbus Day is now being celebrated as Indigenous Peoples Day in many places. At the time of Columbus, there were an estimated 7 million and 18 million indigenous people in North America, a number that was decimated to near extinction; today, there are an estimated 5 million. It is important to be reminded that unless you are descended from the indigenous people, you are or are descended from an immigrant. I was reminded of this after a

biking trip in Black Hills of South Dakota where I visited the Crazy Horse Memorial. Crazy Horse, a Lakota Sioux warrior, serves as a symbol of the resilience of the indigenous people of the Americas. A patch of quartz glints in the light like a tear on his cheek. He stretches out his arm pointing to the Pine Ridge Reservation, where his people in an act of ethnic cleansing, were forced to live after gold was discovered in the Black Hills, breaking treaties the US government signed. Not only did the American government stiﬀ the native peoples from the stipends, supplies, and royalties they were promised, the atrocities included massacring villages on an invented pretext and intentionally infecting villages with smallpox. And now we have the latest example of the United States breaking its bond, abandoning people to genocide and ethnic cleansing. Well over 100,000 Kurds in northern Syria, under the

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assault of Turkish bombs (how is this not a war crime?), are fleeing, some to be massacred on the road. The Kurds are responsible for whatever success the United States had in beating back ISIS, and now hundreds of ISIS terrorists are unleashed to attack again. In 1492, Columbus bumped into the New World expecting to sail to India on a shorter route to India’s spices. That year was

the Inquisition when Jews were forced out of Spain (Portugal went along in 1497). Marranos (secret Jews) are believed to have been aboard Columbus’ ship and actually were among the first permanent European settlements in the New World. On my Global Scavenger Hunt around-the-world last spring, I find myself basically tracing the route of Jewish merchants and refugees of the Inquisition – Vietnam, Myanmar, Greece, Morocco, Gibraltar, Spain, Portugal, New York. And who can forget or forgive Franklin Roosevelt for turning back the St. Louis, crammed with Jews fleeing Hitler’s Holocaust. Columbus Day, in addition to showing penance to indigenous peoples, should also be Worldwide Refugee Day, paying tribute to the courage and sacrifice of all people forced from their homelands. And now, Trump has cut the number of refugees the United States will accept from 110,000

(in Obama’s last year) to 15,000. Trump has not only prosecuted “illegal” immigration (it is “illegal” because there is almost no mechanism for “legal” immigration; moreover it is not “illegal” to seek refuge), but gone after legal immigration – declaring virtually overnight that people who have deferments for life-saving medical treatment must leave (that one was temporarily put on hold), throwing out thousands of people who have been here decades after natural disasters, and setting new requirements that would bar anyone who has or might seek any form of government assistance as ineligible for a green card under the Public Charge law. There was a time when the U.S. eagerly welcomed immigrants – and then didn’t. The European colonists were so desperate for labor, they brought over scores of indentured servants, but out of that practice of indentured servitude came slavery. Continued on Page 24

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THE NEW SUBURBANIST

Overkill for stand-up paddleboarders

tand-up paddleboarders won’t take senseless, clunky regulation sitting down. New York State assemblyman Fred Thiele from Sag Harbor recently submitted a draft bill to amend the Navigation Law, requiring anyone on watercraft under 21 feet long to wear a life jacket all year round. That includes watercraft from recreational motorboats to rowboats, canoes, kayaks, and even stand-up paddleboards. Thiele’s bill stems, perhaps, from good intentions. His draft bill notes a majority of boating deaths involve boats less than 21 feet and that 87 percent of boating fatalities were linked to people not wearing life jackets. Starting in 2009, the Navigation Law required people to wear life jackets from Nov. 1 to May 1 to avoid death in the winter months when waters are cold. But Thiele’s bill aims to extend the life jacket requirement all year round for pleasure crafts less than 21 feet.

Even if it makes sense to mandate life jacket wear for motorboats, kayaks and canoes, which accounted for 311, 84 and 44 deaths, respectively, out of 633 total recreational boating deaths in 2018, the same cannot be said for stand-up paddleboarding. Stand-up paddleboarding, called “SUP” for short, is the fastest-growing paddle sport in North America. Roughly 3.3 million people tried SUP in 2017 and the sport continues to grow as another 3.5 million participated in 2018. In other words, SUP participation is up more than 200% from the 1.1 million who tried it in 2010. Kayaking saw more modest growth of 59% to over 11 million participants during the same time period. Meanwhile, the canoe industry saw participants decline 13 percent to 9.1 million between 2010 and 2018. People operating motorboats, canoes or kayaks can wear life jackets if they so de-

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The New Suburbanist sire. But those of us who prefer board sports such as surfing and SUP have no interest or need for life jackets. Those devices don’t make us safer, they hamper our enjoyment of the sport, and they are inferior to alternative, SUP-specific, safety devices such as leashes that tether the board to the paddler. Surfboards and paddleboards are, themselves, flotation devices. Anyone riding

those boards should know how to swim. If we wear a leash tethered to our board, which is standard practice, we always have our flotation device with us. Wearing life jackets could make surfers and SUP riders less safe as it prevents us from diving underwater to avoid waves or another’s board. Excess gear on a paddleboard can snag on branches, straps and other impediments, resulting in a life-threatening situation where the paddler is stuck under swift-moving currents. And asking board enthusiasts to wear life jackets is impractical and unwieldy. In past years the U.S. Coast Guard contemplated federal regulations that would require all SUP riders to wear a life jacket, a visual signaling device such as a flare gun and a whistle on federal waterways. But board sports advocates spoke up and convinced the Coast Guard to abandon such regulations on a federal level.

Meanwhile, New York state appears to be the first state where a legislator is proposing a mandate for year-round wear of life jackets on all SUP or vessels under 21 feet. The semantics of water “vessel” has been in play for a few decades. Windsurf boards have been exempt from Coast Guard regulations to carry personal flotation devices since 1973. Stand-up paddleboards should be classified alongside windsurfing and surfing as board sports. As former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., said, paddleboards with leashes operate at low speeds and “make SUPs even safer than sailboards and windsurfing, both of which have excellent safety records” without any personal flotation device requirements. Coast Guard data shows 5,876 recreational boats involved in accidents in 2017, resulting in 658 deaths. Canoes made up 6.7 percent of those Continued on Page 56

F R O M T H E D E S K O F W AY N E W I N K

What to know about dog licenses

hey say that a dog is man’s best friend, and I couldn’t agree more. Every time I walk in the door (or room), Snowball greets me as if he hasn’t seen me in ages. He has a special excitement as he runs towards me, tail enthusiastically wagging, ready to leap right into my arms. He provides me with love and purpose, countless laughs and often fills me with awe as I wonder if there truly could be a smarter, or cuter, dog on the planet. There have been numerous studies to show the benefits of owning a dog. More than just cuddly companions, dogs provide tangible benefits ranging from reducing stress to living longer, healthier lives. And because they do so

much to support us, we should be doing right by them in return. License your dog. It’s the law. Many new (and veteran) dog owners do not realize that it is a law in New York State to license your dog. All dogs older than 4 months must provide documentation of being rabies vaccinated. Licensing fees vary, but discounts are available to the annual fees for owners older than 60 years of age and for those whose dog is spayed or neutered. Many people still wonder, however, why they must license their dogs. Besides the fact that it is state law, here are some of the extra reasons why you should have a dog license. Lost dog – In the event that your dog gets separated from you, the license tag on their collar will be an added insurance to return your pet to you safely and eﬃciently. Whoever may find your dog can contact the Town and we will be able to reunite you with your dog easily. Safe dog – Licensing your dog proves that your dog is up to date with vaccinations. Not only will it help you remember to get annual vaccinations, but again, in the event that your dog becomes separated from you, good Samaritans will be more comfortable handling and helping your pet know-

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North Hempstead Town Clerk ing that they are safe from rabies. Good dog – In order to stay compliant, dog licenses need to be renewed annually. They expire after 12 months. It is imperative that you not only license your dog but that you keep up to date with the licensing renewals. Smart dog – The cost of annual fees range from $2.50-$15 depending on the dog and owner. Fines or civil penalties are up to $25 for the first offense, $50 for the second offense and $100 for the third and subsequent offenses. It is a lot more cost-effective to license your dog than to get a ticket for no license. Philanthropic dog- A portion of

license fees goes to help fund the Animal Population Control Program. So licensing your dog actually means that you are helping to take care of the stray animals in our Town. Social dog – Only dogs with licenses are permitted to access our wonderful dog parks and areas. The recently opened Dog Park at Michael J. Tully Park allows for licensed dogs to play in the enclosed areas with the play equipment and with other dogs of similar size. Dog Events- We have had various dog events throughout the Town, including a special dog swim at the end of summer, walk a thons like the Walk and Wag which benefits the North Shore Animal League, and our free rabies clinic oﬀered periodically at the Yes We Can Community Center and the North Hempstead Animal Shelter. On Saturday, Oct. 26, the Town is hosting a HOWL-OWEEN Event at Tully Park which we are thrilled about. It will be a fun Halloween festival for the entire family featuring a pet costume contest, music, crafts, and giveaways. Dogs of North Hempstead- and speaking of HOWL-O-WEEN and

other contests, our oﬃce is sponsoring a Town of North Hempstead DOG OF THE MONTH contest. Our first winner will be announced at the HOWL-OWEEN event. All dogs entered will be featured as Dogs of North Hempstead. To enter your dog as a pawticipant, your dog must be currently licensed (new or existing, not expired). Please submit a photo of your dog with their name and community in which you live with either their licensing paperwork or upload onto social media with the hashtag #dogsofnorthhempstead. One lucky pooch will receive a prize pack and certificate each month, declaring them the reigning Dog of the Month. To apply for a dog license, dog owners must submit the completed application along with payment, proof of rabies vaccination and a certificate of spay/neuter, if applicable, directly to the Town Clerk’s Oﬃce or the North Hempstead Animal Shelter in Port Washington. More information can be found under Dog Licenses in the Clerk tab of the North Hempstead website or by calling 311. Don’t turn your furry friend into a fugitive. License your dog. It’s the law.

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READERS WRITE

Concern with foreign investment misplaced

am glad to see Dr. Roth supports constitutional government and free enterprise in theory. I would like to see him support it in practice. He rejects that the Trade Promotion Act as unconstitutional because the courts have not yet ruled it so. But constitutional government is not the sole job of the courts. Congress should not pass unconstitutional laws, the president should not sign unconstitutional laws or execute unconstitutional laws. The people should not elect oﬃcials that violate the constitution. Elected oﬃcials take an oath to uphold the constitution. They can try to change the constitution, but until they do, they are bound by it. The need for Congress to pass tax laws is an important part

of our system. Just as the 2nd amendment prevents the government from having a monopoly of force, the taxation clause prevents any individual in the government from having the sole discretion to set taxes. This is power too important to delegate to the President. As for the tariffs as policy, Dr. Roth argues, that tariffs are justifiable because the Chinese government is evil; because trade hurts American workers, because foreign investment is bad and because trade with China is only a minor part of the economy. The evil nature of President Xi’s government is undeniable. But is hard to see how raising taxes on Americans help the people of China or weakens the grip of President Xi. And why tariffs on China OK but not other tyrannical

governments. As Dr. Roth is familiar with the greater efficiency of free trade, the argument that we should have tariffs to help some Americans at the expense of the majority of Americans is odd. The “rust belt” was not created primarily by foreign trade. Urban factories were uncompetitive due to improvements in transportation (Interstate highways & containerization) which allowed factories to move to cheap land away from the old cities, as well automation reducing the need for workers and factories moving to the American South due to lower wages. Most cities were able to reinvent themselves as service providers in the global economy. The majority of Americans ended up better off.

Let’s not forget that not all of Trump’s tax increases have been about China. His tariﬀs on steel, hurt the American auto industry. Is a steelworker’s job worth more than an autoworker’s job? Or two autoworkers’ jobs? (Economists found the job losses in the auto industry exceed jobs saved in steel) Conservatives used to say that it is not the job of the government to pick winners or losers. Dr. Roth’s concern about foreign investment seems misplaced. Why should have Dubai Ports World, a reputable firm based in a friendly country be barred from investing in the US? Why are “Arabs” unacceptable as investors? In any case, most foreign investment involves buying U.S. government securities, thereby financing our increasing deficit,

the highest since 2012, almost double the deficit in Obama’s last year. Without a trade deficit, we would be facing much higher interest rates. Dr. Roth, also stated that trade with China is only 5 percent of our economy, so it is not important. Five percent of our economy is more than a trillion dollars a year? That is twice as much as drop in our GDP during 20082009 recession. As I write this, Donald Trump says he has reached an agreement with China that they will purchase more agricultural products in return for Trump not raising taxes again. Please forgive me for not being grateful to Donald Trump on this. Roger Cooper Albertson

More parking needed in G.N. Plaza

ollowing up on Michael Glickman’s article “New leadership needed to fix G.N.’s biz district. I agree with what he wrote. But there’s more. Yes, we all know that the internet including Amazon has changed the shopping habits not only in Great Neck but all across America. Many retailers have gone out of business and many more will nationwide. The ethnic makeup of the population of Great Neck and those shopping here has

changed. In the past when people went to the movie theaters in town they would window shop and eat before or after. Now fewer people go to the movies, even less walk the streets and we are down to one theater. Great Neck has become a town of mostly banks, restaurants, and beauty and nail salons. The retailers that survive and grow have and must make changes as should the village of Great Neck Plaza. There are two major problems:

The rents are high and have increased a lot; which causes businesses to close and discourages new ones from renting. There are storefronts that have empty for years. The Plaza could oﬀer incentives to landlords so they may be more likely to rent than to stay empty The bigger problem is limited street parking which has existed for decades. A great many shoppers do not want to walk to and from the parking lots or garages. If they can’t get a spot they double park or leave and shop

elsewhere. Fewer shoppers make it even more diﬃcult to justify staying or start a new business or keeping a store here. Very few stores have owners and employees who live within walking distance so they must drive. Owners are allowed to get one parking permit per business. Everyone else has to find parking elsewhere and frequently park on the street which takes up the valuable spots. One solution is to require all employees to register their vehicles; get a permit for

a nominal fee and park at Gussack Plaza Garage on the fourth floor and not allow them to park on the street during the day. This would free up many spots on the street. If this was done, then The Plaza should advertise that new parking has been created. I have lived in Great Neck for over 30 years and shopped here for many more. Please write with your comments and suggestions. Bradford Marcus Village of Great Neck Plaza

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n behalf of the United Parent-Teacher Council, we would like to acknowledge the dedication and outstanding service of the members of the Great Neck Public Schools Board of Education. Our thanks and appreciation go to President Barbara Berkowitz, Vice President

Donald Ashkenase, Trustee Donna Peirez, Trustee Rebecca Sassouni, and Trustee Jeffrey Shi for their outstanding service to the Great Neck community. These dedicated leaders spend endless hours volunteering their time for the benefit of our community, providing exemplary education

opportunities for all, from Pre-K to adult education. In conjunction with celebrating School Board Recognition Week in New York State, we acknowledge our board’s unwavering commitment to educational excellence. “Education is a once in a lifetime opportunity to open

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our district with their guidance and leadership. Miriam Kobliner Moji Pourmoradi Co-Presidents United Parent-Teacher Council Great Neck Public Schools Letters Continued on Page 44

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Fire chief’s brother added to memorial being elected chief of the company twice since 2002. His name will be the first from the Alert Fire Company to grace the memorial located in Albany. “I was honored that my husband’s name was going to be put up on the wall. He was well deserving of it,” Plakstis’ wife Donna said to Newsday. Plakstis’ brother, Thomas P. McDonough, is a former chief of the Port Washington Fire Department. “Ray Plakstis was a giant. I admired him in a big way,” said fellow Great Neck firefighter, and 9/11 responder, Michael Weinstock. “He was not only a great firefighter, but he also ran his business with remarkable compassion and decency.” Cuomo also declared that the week of Oct. 6-12, 2019 will be known as Fire Prevention Week and Oct. 8 specifically PHOTO COURTESY OF ALERT FIRE COMPANY as Firefighter Appreciation Day. “Firefighter Appreciation Day honors The former chief of the Alert Fire the legacies of these courageous men and Company in Great Neck, Raymond women who sacrificed their lives to proPlakstis Jr., will be one of three Nas- tect the people of this state and helps to sau County firefighters added to the ensure they will be remembered forever,” state’s Fallen Firefighter Memorial in he said. Plakstis’ name will be added along Albany. with fellow Nassau firefighters Richard Kaplan of the Jericho Fire Department Continued from Page 1 and Robert J. Langer of the Westbury Fire day. Department. Plakstis died on Nov. 30, 2018, of 20 other names will be added this 9/11-related illness at the age of 57. He year, which will bring the total amount served 33 years as a member, as well as of honorees to 2,575, according to the re-

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Breast cancer program in 39th year BY R O S E W E L D ON Adelphi University’s New York Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program, now in its 39th year, is continuing its mission of free information and care for women across the state. The program originated in 1980 at the university’s School of Social Work, where women in a post-mastectomy support group thought of ways to reach out to women in similar circumstances. At the time, breast cancer was a taboo subject, according to Angela Papalia, a bilingual social worker with the program. “No one discussed breast cancer at that time,” Papalia said. “Now, with it being 2019, we’re in a time where we have a lot more power in terms of being informed, there’s a lot more known about breast cancer.” The support group created a “Woman-to-Woman Hotline,” where women in the area could call in and ask questions they wouldn’t or couldn’t otherwise. In 1990,

state funding allowed the hotline’s expansion statewide, and now over 100 volunteers operate the phones. “We field hundreds of calls a year from all over the state, and we even field calls from all over the country,” Papalia

said. Papalia said that calls increase around October, the officially designated Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “But for us, every month is breast cancer awareness month,” Papalia said.

In addition to the hotline, Adelphi runs a program where social workers like Papalia, operating through Nassau County Medical Center, provide services for diagnosed women in medically underserved areas. The hospital invited the pro-

gram in 2005, Papalia said. “A lot of patients were being diagnosed, but there wasn’t a lot of follow-up,” she said. “So we brought in our social workers to really look and see the barriers to care. We began in the breast clinics, and realized that there were so many barriers in their lives that prevented patients from coming in, barriers such as transportation, access to insurance, financial hardship. Patients were choosing between food on their table or copays for appointments.” Since then, Papalia and her colleagues have worked with thousands of women a year through the program. “The Adelphi New York State breast cancer program is here to assure that no one has to face breast cancer alone,” she said. The program can be reached by phone at 516-8774320 and by email at breastcancerhotline@adelphi.edu. The program’s support hotline is reachable at 1-800-8778077.

SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS/NETWORKS/HOTLINES/SERVICES ABCD After Breast Cancer Diagnosis 800-977-4121 www.abcdbreastcancersupport.org Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline 800-877-8077 www.breast-cancer.adelphi.edu American Cancer Society 800-227-2345 www.cancer.org American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 800-635-0635 www.plasticsurgery.org Breast Cancer Center – NYU Winthrop Hospital 516-663-3887 www.nyuwinthrop.org Breast Cancer Freebies www.breastcancerfreebies.com Breast Cancer.Org 610-642-6550 www.breastcancer.org Breast Cancer Research Foundation 866-FIND-A-CURE www.bcrf.org Breast Imaging Center Mercy Medical Center 516-62MERCY www.mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org/breastimaging-center-excellence Breast Imaging Center – NYU Winthrop

516-663-2400 www.nyuwinthrop.org Breast Reconstruction.org www.breastreconstruction.org Bright Pink www.brightpink.org Cancer and Careers 646-929-8032 www.cancerandcareers.org CancerCare 800-813-HOPE www.cancercare.org Cancer Support Community Hotline 888-793-9355 www.cancersupportcommunity.org Go With Courage 516-987-6156 www.gowithcourage.org Great Neck Breast Cancer Coalition Greatneckbcc.org Kat’s Ribbon of Hope 917-292-3472 www.katsribbonofhope.com Living Beyond Breast Cancer Survivor’s Hotline 888-753-LBBC (5222) www.lbbc.org Look Good Feel Better www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org Manhasset Coalition Against Breast Cancer 516-627-2410 www.manhassetbreastcancer.org

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 516-559-1000 www.mskcc.org Mercy Medical Center Breast Health Services 516-62-MERCY www.mercymedicalcenter.chsli.org National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. www.nationalbreastcancer.org National Cancer Center 516-349-0610 www.nationalcancercenter.org National Cancer Institute 1-800-4-CANCER www.cancer.gov National Lymphedema Network 800-541-3259 www.lymphnet.org Northwell Health Breast Imaging Center 516-734-8600 www.northwell.edu Northwell Health Cancer Institute Monter Cancer Center 888-316-7015 www.northwell.edu Pink Link www.pinklink.org Reach to Recovery 800-227-2345 www.cancer.org Real Men Wear Pink www.makingstrideswalk.org/realmennassauny

SHARE 844-275-7427 www.sharecancersupport.org Sharsheret 866-474-2774 www.sharsheret.org Strength for Life www.strengthforlifeny.org 631-675-6513 Stony Brook Cancer Center 631-638-1000 www.cancer.stonyrbrookmedicine.edu Susan G. Komen 877-GO-KOMEN ww5.komen.org The Women’s Health Center at St. Francis Hospital 516-629-2066 www.stfrancisheartcenter.com Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation 877-880-8622 www.tnbcfoundation.org Weill Cornell Medicine Breast Center www.weillcornell.org/breastcenter West Islip Breast Cancer Coalition 631-669-7770 www.wibcc.org Young Survival Coalition 877-972-1011 www.youngsurvival.org

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Remembering plight of the indigenous Continued from Page 16 Barack Obama’s ancestor, John Punch, was an indentured servant in Colonial Virginia who fled his servitude in 1640; after he was caught, he was punished with enslavement for life, the first documented case of slavery

for life in the colonies. (https:// blogs.ancestry.com/cm/obamarelated-to-americas-first-slave/) After slavery was abolished, the U.S. was desperate for labor again, as the Industrial Revolution and western expansion were taking hold – needing manpower

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migrants around the world living outside their country of birth today, a figure that is expected to grow, the UN states, due to “population growth, increasing connectivity, trade, rising inequality, demographic imbalances and climate change. Migration provides immense opportunity and benefits – for the migrants, host communities and communities of origin. However, when poorly regulated it can create significant challenges. These challenges include overwhelming social infrastructures with the unexpected arrival of large numbers of people and the deaths of migrants undertaking dangerous journeys” as well as their exploitation. (https://refugeesmigrants. un.org/migration-compact) The UN, as a result, undertook its first-ever Global Compact for Migration, which establishes a kind of Bill of Rights for migrants, comprising 23 objectives for better managing migration at local, national, regional and global levels. The United States, under Trump, refused to participate.

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he three outstanding musicians of Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play will bring a joyous concert to the Adelphi University Performing Arts Center on Friday, Oct. 25. With deep musical roots, the talented trio includes Peter Madcat Ruth (on harmonica, guitar, jaw harp, percussion and vocals), Joel Brown (acoustic guitar and vocals) and Chris Brubeck (electric fretless bass, bass trombone, piano and vocals.) The audience will be treated to an eclectic program that blends blues, jazz, acoustic funk and classical music throughout this entertaining concert. “Triple Play, rollicking good fun … the trio stole the show with its flair and virtuosity.” – L.A. Times The trio’s musical history includes Chris and Madcat touring and recording together since 1969, first as young rock musicians in the group “New Heavenly Blue” (with albums on RCA and Atlantic Records), “Sky King” (on Columbia), and Chris Brubeck’s Triple Play then as jazz musicians touring the world with in Adelphi’s PAC Concert niors, students, alumni Dave Brubeck. and employees. For more Chris Brubeck’s Triple Hall. Tickets are $35, with information call the LuPlay will perform at 8 p.m. on the Westermann Stage discounts available to se- cia and Steven N. Fischer

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Hofstra University’s annual fall celebration of the tuba continues this year. There will be solo performances of the instrument by both students and faculty. Additionally, there will be a performance by Hofstra-Tuba Euphonium Ensemble. Admission to the event, which will be held at the Helene Fortunoﬀ Theater in the Monroe Lecture Center, is free. Where: Helene Fortunoff Theater at the Monroe Lecture Center at Hofstra University 127 Hofstra University, Hempstead NY 11549 Info: 516-463-5669

Pumpkinfest Craft Brew Weekends Saturday, Oct. 26, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Riverhead’s Garden of Eve organic farm will have a pumpkin-picking field and craft beer tastings. Kids can enjoy themselves through activities like pumpkin-picking, hay rides and seeing farm animals. Those 21 and older will have access to the farm brewery, which will be oﬀering craft beer tastings and cups of beer from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Local wine will also be available for purchase by the bottle. Admission to the event is $7.95 per person, but those who pre-purchase tickets online would only have to pay $5. Where: Garden of Eve Organic Farm and Market 4558 Sound Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901 Info: 631-722-8777

Among the marathons that participants may run in are a 5K, 10K, half-marathon and marathon through Patchogue. There will be several forms of entertainment once the races are finished, including live music, food and craft beers.Prices to participate range from $20 to $30 for the 5K, $30 to $50 for the 10K, $40 to $80 for the half-marathon and $50 to $90 for the marathon. Where: YMCA, 255 W Main St, Patchogue, NY 11772 Info: suffolkmarathon.comor runsignup.com

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Where: Malloy College Madison Theatre 1000 Hempstead Ave, Rockville Centre, NY 11570 Info: 516-323-4444 or madisontheatreny.org

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FOR THE COMING WEEK Paint Nite: Whimsical Pumpkins Monday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.

Wantaugh’s Tavolo Kitchen will be hosting a painting class. Attendees will be guided and entertained by an artist as they’re tasked with making their own creative works of art. Interaction between fellow aspiring artists is encouraged at the event. Tickets to the event are $35 per person. Where: Tavolo Kitchen, 1919 Wantagh Ave, Wantagh, NY 11793 Info: tavolokitchen.com/paint-nite/ or yaymaker.com

Other People’s Parties Tuesday, Oct. 29, 11 a.m.

The exhibit attempts to call attention to the highs and lows of our most social occasions through photographs of people socializing with each other. The photographers’ goal is to investigate the human impulse to capture party moments through photography and our desire to live vicariously through images of others. Among the artists’ works being shown are those of Henri Cartier-Bresson, Larry Fink, Danny Lyon, Mary Ellen Mark and Andy Warhol. Where: Hofstra University Museum of Art 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549 Info: 516-463-5672 or hofstra.edu

Business Expo 2019

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m. The Melville Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Expo could present a good opportunity for businesses attending the event to boost revenue and make connections with other attendees. Among the features available at the event are opportunities for exhibitors and sponsors to be recognized via the Chamber’s network platforms and the venue’s big screen. Where: Hilton Long Island/Huntington 598 Broadhollow Road, Melville, NY 11747 Info: melvillechamber.org or 631-777-6260

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Rise of the Jack O’Lanterns Friday, Oct. 25, 6:30 p.m.

Kids can walk along the pathway set up and look at the 5,000 hand-carved jack o’lanterns. Each creatively made jack o’lantern will be illuminated throughout the night, and there will be music playing that fits into the spooky holiday mood. Tickets are on sale at therise.org/owg. Where: Old Westbury Gardens, 71 Old Westbury Rd, Old Westbury, NY 11568 Info: 516-333-0048 or therise.org | oldwestburygardens.org. 1

Halloween Fest 2019 Saturday, Oct. 26, 11 a.m.

Kids that dress up in costume will get half-price admission to the Long Island Aquarium, where vendors will be giving out raﬄe prizes and candy to trick or treaters. There will also be author readings, demonstrations, arts and crafts, music and games there. Kids can also register to compete in the coﬃn races, where teams of five will face each other. There is a $20 registration fee per person. Additionally, kids can go trick or treating around Main Street from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Finally, the kids in attendance can participate in the Grand Halloween Costume Parade at 7:00. Where: 200 Howell Ave, Riverhead, NY 11901 Info:halloweenfestriverhead.com 2

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North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth & the Town Board dare you to join us at Clark Botanic Garden’s:

Clark Botanic Garden 193 I.U. Willets Road, Albertson

SPOOKY WALK

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Friday, October 25, 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. - A DJ performance

Sunday, October 27, 12 p.m. – 4 p.m. - Ride-on train (for children) - A DJ performance

May not be suitable for young children; minors must be accompanied by an adult. LAST WALK IS AT 9 P.M.

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Council Member, District 1 Viviana Russell

Council Member, District 2 Peter J. Zuckerman

Council Member, District 3 Angelo P. Ferrara

Council Member, District 4 Veronica Lurvey

Council Member, District 5 Lee R. Seeman

Council Member, District 6 Dina M. De Giorgio

Town Clerk Wayne H. Wink, Jr.

Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman

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Climate change, future of energy in Nassau Blank Slate Media and the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock will be hosting an on the record Community Forum on the future of energy in New York and the state’s ambitious climate – and how it will affect us all. The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 48 Shelter Rock Road in Manhasset. The panel will include state Sen. Todd Kaminsky, the state Senate sponsor of the legislation recently approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Marjaneh Issapour, Professor of electrical and computer tech Farmingdale State College; Michael Voltz, director of energy efficiency and renewables for PSEG Long Island; and Ruth Coffey, visiting assistant professor in the Environmental Studies Program at Adelphi University. New York State is set to approve an ambitious climate plan, pledging to eliminate net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 with all its electricity coming from carbon-

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky free resources. Hear what the experts think and learn how you will be aﬀected. Steven Blank, editor and publisher of Blank Slate Media, will question the panelists in the first half of the forum followed by questions from attendees.

Marjaneh Issapour, professor of electrical and computer tech at Farmingdale State College

Michael Voltz, director of energy efficiency and renewables for PSEG Long Island

Attendance is free. Those planning to attend are asked to register at www.theislandnow.com/community forum. Reservations will be accepted at the door. Refresh-

ments will be served at the conclusion of the forum The on the record Community Forum series is sponsored by Northwell Health.

A conversation with Women’s leadership George Will at temple conference on Nov. 2 The eighth season of Stephen C. Widom Cultural Arts at Emanuel begins on Sunday, Oct. 27 at 3:00 p.m., with a conversation between George F. Will and NY1 anchor Errol Louis. George F. Will is among today’s most widely read columnists. His newspaper column has been syndicated by The Washington Post since 1974. Today, it appears twice weekly in approximately 500 newspapers in the United States and in Europe. In addition, he currently serves as a contributor for MSNBC and NBC News. In 1976, he became a regular contributing editor of Newsweek magazine, for which he provided a bimonthly essay until 2011.

George Will will converse with NY1’s Errol Louis at Emanuel, Sunday, Oct. 27th at 3:00 p.m.

In 1977, he won a Pulitzer Prize for commentary for his newspaper columns. Altogether eight collections of Will’s Newsweek and Washington Post columns have been published, the most recent being One Man’s America. In addition, he has published several best-selling books on baseball. For 32 years, beginning as a founding member in 1981, he was a panelist on ABC television’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos. Will was born in Champaign, Illinois, educated at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., Oxford University and Princeton University, where he earned his doctor of philosophy degree. He has taught political philosophy at Michigan State University and the University of Toronto. Will served as a staﬀ member in the United States Senate from 1970 to 1972. From 1973 through 1976, he was the Washington editor of National Review magazine. Today, Will lives and works in Washington. Will’s recently published book, “The Conservative Sensibility,” has been called an “astonishing” and “enthralling” (Booklist) new examination of how the Founders’ belief in natural rights created a great American political tradition—”easily one of the best books on American Conservatism ever written” (Jonah Goldberg). Following the discussion, there will be a Q&A, book signing and refreshments. Tickets are $25 or 2@$45. For further information about group discounts and to purchase tickets, call (516) 4825701. Temple Emanuel of Great Neck is located at 150 Hicks Lane in Great Neck.

Speakers at Adelphi’s Women’s Leadership Conference: Neha Gandhi and Dottie Herman Adelphi University will hold its third annual Women’s Leadership Conference on Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Garden City Hotel from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Adelphi invites all members of the community to a day full of panels and table discussions providing hands-on leadership training and exclusive professional development. The conference will feature two major keynote speakers. The breakfast speaker is Dottie Herman, CEO of Douglas Elliman Real Estate LLC and the “Richest Self-Made Woman In Real Estate” according to Forbes. An Adelphi alumna, she was a President’s Gala honoree in 2007 and aﬀectionately claims Adelphi as her home. The lunch keynote speaker is Neha Gandhi, editor in chief and chief oper-

ating officer at Girlboss. Prior to Girlboss, she was the senior vice president of content strategy and innovation at Refinery29and held editor positions at Harper’s Bazaar, Seventeen and more. “The Women’s Leadership Conference is important because it allows Adelphi to provide leadership training and professional development to all Panthers– students, alumni, and friends,” said Jodie Serpico, executive director of Alumni Relations. Co-hosted by Adelphi’s Center for Career and Professional Development and the Office of Alumni Relations, the conference is centered around the theme “Becoming Your Most Powerful Self.” The topics include leadership across the generations, money management, resiliency and more. Last year, more than 250 Adelphi alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends participated in the half-day program, which included breakout panels and a networking roundtable luncheon that will be incorporated in this year’s conference. Conference attendees will include students from high schools that participate in Adelphi’s Hispanic Community Partnership Program, a summer college-readiness program, including Sacred Heart Academy and Our Lady of Mercy. “The conference has quickly become a premier, signature event for Adelphi and we are hoping to develop and mentor the future leaders of Long Island and beyond,” said Sperico. Find more information and register for the conference online (bit. ly/2pSij0F).

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Acting legends Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce star as conservative outgoing Pope Benedict and progressive incoming Pope Francis as they debate the best path forward for the Catholic Church in this surprisingly funny & intimate story of one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years.

THE KEEPER SUNDAY, NOV. 10, 7:00PM | GREAT NECK SQUIRE

The romantic, life-affirming and complicated story of Bert Trautmann, a WWII soldier and POW who signs as Manchester City’s first German goalkeeper during British post-war protest and prejudice, causing outrage among thousands of fans, many of them Jewish.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4 TILLES CTR FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Join us as we present Ben Vereen, star of Broadway, Hollywood & Television, with this year’s Gold Coast Arts Center’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. This special event includes: • Intimate on stage conversation with Ben Vereen conducted by Emmy Award winner Frank DiLella • Lavish cocktails • Musical tribute by the awardwinning Uniondale High School Show Choir “Rhythm of the Knight”

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The sensational story of the most infamous tabloid in US history, the National Enquirer. With rare archival footage and revelations as wild as the Enquirer’s headlines, this revealing film examines our obsession with the rich, famous and powerful, and the tabloid that has fed those obsessions for generations.

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A maverick veterinarian and his dedicated team of doctors create a mecca for pets and their owners looking for hope and a last chance for animal healing by incorporating alternative therapies and cutting-edge techniques. An inspiring documentary.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

1. Flat-topped hill 5. Fire usually accompanies it 10. Talked 12. Skillset 14. Unembarrassed 16. Where teens spend their days 18. Boxing’s GOAT 19. Used to anoint 20. Rust fungi 22. Panthers’ signal caller 23. Forests have lots of them 25. Lentils 26. One’s self-esteem 27. Where you entered the world (abbr.) 28. High school test 30. Large, flightless bird 31. Expectorated 33. Some practice it 35. Prickly shrub

37. French river 38. Told on 40. Steep hillside 41. Peyton’s little brother 42. Soviet Socialist Republic 44. Welsh river 45. Witness 48. Brews 50. Orange-brown 52. Separates DNA and RNA 53. Mexican agave 55. Self-contained aircraft unit 56. Encourage 57. Atomic #52 (abbr.) 58. About latitude 63. Trivial gadget 65. Film a scene again 66. Small blisters 67. Dark brown

1. Advanced degree 2. Goes with flow 3. The Caspian is one 4. Accumulate on the surface of 5. Vascular systems or plants 6. A popular kids magazine 7. __ podrida: spicy Spanish stew 8. Vandalized a car 9. Prefix meaning “within” 10. Soviet labor camp system 11. Strong hostilities 13. B complex vitamin 15. Go quickly 17. Toast 18. A team’s best pitcher 21. A Philly culinary special 23. Small child 24. Unhappy 27. Trims by cutting

29. Weepy 32. It might be on the back 34. Spy organization 35. Female body part 36. Came back from behind 39. Fall back or spring forward 40. Famed traveling journalist 43. Where the current is fast 44. Withstand 46. A Philly football player 47. Records brain activity 49. Aromatic powder 51. Circular panpipe 54. Ship as cargo 59. Bar bill 60. Adult female 61. OJ trial judge 62. One’s grandmother 64. Hot, massive star

‘Salt Water People’ play reading Nov. 3 As part of the Waterfront Heroes exhibit, celebrating those who preserve New York’s maritime heritage, Long Island Traditions is proud to present a staged reading of “Salt Water People” by American Lore Theater at the Oyster Bay Historical Society on Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. The play, by Jake Rosenberg, loosely based on Peter Matthiessen’s book, “Men’s Lives,” focuses on the plight of the Baymen of Long Island, and of the Bonackers, descendants of the oldest European settlers on Long Island, and their unique and

rapidly fading American English dialect. “Salt Water People spins the legend of the 12th Generation Bonacker Bayman Chris King, and his final fishing trip with his son, Danny. When Chris, struggling with the pressures of losing his wife, his home, his boat, and his source of income catches a mystical creature from the depths of his past, he must choose which he’d rather lose: his son or his mind,” says the play’s creator, Jake Rosenberg. To prepare for the Nov. 3 show, American Lore The-

ater members spent time learning from experienced local Baymen including Oyster Bay bayman Bill Fetzer, listening to archival recordings, and reading historical documents. The show will feature Trevor Jones, Thomas Hedlund, Juliana Sass, Allison Boenig, Ruthie Ofrasio, and Jac Bernhard. The play reading is part of the Waterfront Heroes exhibit, on display at the Oyster Bay Historical Society until Nov. 3. Curated by Long Island Traditions, City Lore, and folklorists Naomi Sturm and Dan Ward, the exhibit celebrates unique folk artists and tradition bearers from Staten Island, New York City’s outer boroughs, and Long Island. Admission to the event is free of charge. The Oyster Bay Historical Society is located at 20 Summit Street, Oyster Bay. For more information, visit: https://www. oysterbayhistorical.org/ upcoming-events.html

Pop-up art walk at Walt Whitman Shops The Art League of Long Island brings the artists out of its studios and directly to the public at a Pop-Up Art Walk at Walt Whitman Shops on Saturday, Oct. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors to the mall will be

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treated to a visual feast of artwork, live demonstrations, and hands-on activities for children and adults. Demonstrations include painting, drawing, pottery and ceramic art, printmaking, and jewelry making.

Meet the art instructors and learn about the Art League’s art classes and programs for adults, teens, and children. The Art League is grateful for the support provided by Walt Whitman Shops in opening up their space to the local arts community. “Walt Whitman Shops is thrilled to support the Art League of Long Island by hosting the Art Fest event. We recognize the importance of art for our local community and encourage families to attend the interactive art event”, said Jessica Ekin, director of marketing and business development. The Dix Hills-based Art League of Long Island is a not-for-profit art center oﬀering more than 250 visual arts classes in a large variety of mediums to adults, teens, and kids ages four and up.

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Farmingdale to screen town doc about civil rights North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, in partnership with Farmingdale State College and Distinguished Teaching Professor of Sociology Dr. Miriam K. Deitsch, have announced that the town-produced documentary “Defining Moments: The Civil Rights Movement in North Hempstead,” will be shown on Thursday, November 7 at 11 a.m. at the College’s Campus Center Ballroom as part of a special event sponsored by the College’s Social Science Research Institute’s Center for Social Justice. The event is free and open to the public. The documentary highlights the stories related to the African American

struggle for equality in the 20th Century during the Civil Rights Movement in North Hempstead. North Hempstead was at the epicenter of major triumphs of human rights as well as inequalities during this tumultuous time. “This film provides a wonderful opportunity for us to preserve the stories of the Civil Rights Movement and for the young people of today to hear a first-hand account of how these people stood up against bigotry and changed the world for the better,” said Bosworth. Guest speakers invited for the film screening include North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth; Marge Rogatz, Bernice Sims, Rabbi Jerome Davidson;

Bernice Roberts, Dr. Hazel Dukes and filmmaker Alan Ginsberg and other participants in the film who shared their stories for the film about that tumultuous time in our Country’s history. They will be lead in a Q&A session after the film by Deitsch, who has been a member of the Farmingdale faculty since 1977. Deitsch is the director of the Social Science Research Institute, Center for Social Justice, Center for Civic Engagement and Service and Center for Information in the Public Interest. “I have always passionately believed that studying Black History should not be designated to the shortest month of the year, but rather should be studied and

celebrated all year round, as we are doing here with the viewing of this important film,” said Deitsch. “I hope the film’s message of struggle, hope and courage will inspire the students who see it and that they will take up the cause of social equity and justice into the future.” In addition, the film’s participants will all be inducted into the Social Justice Distinguished Scholar Academy, of the Social Science Research Institute at Farmingdale State College, in recognition of their commitment to social equity and justice. For information about the film event, contact the Town’s 311 Call Center at 516-869-6311.

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Biz district woes not related to housing

i, I’m a Great Neck mother and I write regarding the article that appeared in The Island Now on Oct. 9 under the headline “Great Neck public oﬃcials meet to discuss downtown revitalization.” With respect to Great Neck community members that oppose adding residential apartment complexes to their beautiful and beloved suburb, you printed the following quote from architect Mark Stumer. “The amount of time it has taken to put up just two 12-story apartment buildings in the past three years is ridiculous. You have to give them a reason to want to build here, don’t worry about the 20 something people who show up here and have nothing but complaining to do.” I am hopeful that The Island Now is open to publishing facts and information refuting this inaccurate view by Stumer. The reality is, there is widespread opposition to adding residential apartment buildings to Great Neck and compelling bases for the opposition: –Over 1400 people signed a petition opposing the addition ofresidential apartment buildings inthe Village of Great Neck because ofthe overcrowding and harm it wouldbring to our community and public schools. Seehttps://www.change.org/p/stopthe-village-of-great-neck-zoning-codechange?recruiter=936655421&utm_ source=share_petition&utm_ medium=facebook&utm_ campaign=psf_combo_share_initial. pacific_post_sap_share_gmail_abi. gmail_abi&recruited_by_id=cca03590321e-11e9-9971-21bda7ccdb50&utm_ content=fht-14306047-en-us%3Av6 – While certain developers, architects and public oﬃcials seem to think adding apartment buildings and concomitantly people to Great Neck will revitalize the

commercial district, available data indicates otherwise. Specifically, publicly available census data shows that Port Washington, Roslyn, Scarsdale and Short Hills (N.J.) all currently have less people than the Village of Great Neck. And these areas have successful commercial districts! So adding people is not the answer. We already have enough people. It’sabout bringing in the right businesses! (Population per square mile: Great Neck Village (7,516), Millburn, NJ (2,161), Scarsdale (2,578), Manhasset (3,392), Jericho (3,441), Port Washington (3,786), Garden City (4,197), Roslyn (4,456); Source: 2010 U.S. Decennial Census.). Well over 20-something Great Neck residents understand this. -The large influx of students that comes with adding residential apartment buildings poses serious risks to Great Neck’s top rated public schools. Current class sizes in Great Neck are not small and its top ranked school district isalready looking to earmark millions of dollars forconstruction in an effort to accommodate more students (that money could go to educational programs). If Great Neck schools are suddenly hit with increased students flowing from new residential multistory buildings, what about the significantovercrowding threat posed to the schools? Study after study shows that as classroom populations rise the quality of education goes down.See e.g.,http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/ PB08_ClassSize08.pdf; https://www. greatschools.org/gk/articles/class-size/; http://www.newyorkschools.com/articles/class-size-and-your-childs-education. html. Plus,it is both common sense and welldocumented that areas with top rated public schools have higher property values. This community is very desirable to fami-

lies leaving the boroughs in search of a forever home because our school district has anexcellent reputation. If we harm our public schools via overdevelopment and overcrowding, we risktankingour property values.For context,as I understand it, when the apartment building known as the Avalon was added to East Shore Road, elementary school children in that building were initially “zoned” toattend EM Baker Elementary School (given the Avalon’s address) but were diverted to JFK Elementary Schoolin Kings Point to meet concerns associated with student population growth. The Avalon is one building. What if Great Neck public officials say “yes” to the two residential apartment buildings being proposed – one at 777 Middle Neck and the other by where Middle Neck Pharmacy used to stand – and then more from there? More than20 people in Great Neck care about protecting Great Neck’s top ranked public schools from the risks associated with overcrowding. In fact, Great Neck is a community that has shown it will come out to support its top notch public school district– in numbers much larger than 20. -Plus, school districts need additional resources (staff and space)to accommodate student population increases which means costs and likely taxes go up. More than 20 “complainers” in Great Neck are opposed to tax increase risks. -There is already deficient parking at the train station for commuters. Traffic and roadsafety issues are also common sources of frustration and concern among residents. Adding more people and therefore cars to Great Neck could certainly further exacerbate these problems. Many more than 20 people in Great Neck are aware of this reality and rightfully worried about it. -As for the insinuation that there is a

need for apartments (currently referred to by many as “affordable housing”)- where is the evidence of this need? Great Neck just added or is adding well over a hundredresidential apartments! For example: (a)15 Bond Street. https://www.buzzbuzzhome.com/us/15bond-street;(b)Millbrook- 101 residential units are being added for a total of 186 residential units– on Middle Neck Road in the Village of Great Neck at 240-250 Middle Neck Road (Section 2, Block 354, Lot 138). See https://theislandnow.com/ great_neck/great-neck-trustees-approvemillbrook-review-other-plans; (c) 5-9 Grace Ave. Plus when public officials reference this “need” for apartments they do so without mentioning the number of current vacancies in the preexisting apartment buildings all over Great Neck. How can Great Neck residents support meeting “a need” that no one has demonstrated exists! More than 20 people in Great Neck “are hip” to this question. -The aforementioned list of community concerns around overdevelopment is not comprehensive. It doesn’t even even touch on risks such as – (a) strain on resources likepotable water, sewer infrastructure and related costs/tax increases, (b) crowding at public parks and pools, (c) public officials taking campaign money from real estate developers and becoming beholden to them at the expense of the Great Neck public. Again, more than 20 people care about these things and not just because they like to complain. I am happy to discuss the above issues at greater length if you think that would be productive. Thank you in advance for your time. Jenni Spiritis Lurman Great Neck

NICE shuttle Marianne Dalimonte is a ‘weaver’ aids commuting J

was excited to learn that a NICE shuttle bus was being oﬀered from Soundview, to and from the LIRR station, for commuters and have been riding it since late May when the program began. The shuttle is comfortable and pleasant to ride, and it brings such peace-of-mind not to worry about finding parking near the train. It also allows me to leave an extra car at home for my family to use during the day for their activities.

Thanks so much to Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton for working so hard to get the shuttle up and running along West Shore Road, then its expansion from Port Washington North and the Port LIRR Station. I hope the shuttle becomes permanent and that more lines are added for commuters who live in other areas of Port Washington. Liz Schmidt Port Washington

ane Jacobs described the life of an average community as a “ballet”— from the mundane collection of garbage to the gathering of school walkers; from the opening of a Main Street store each morning to the communal spirit of volunteer associations; from civic involvement to community spiritual worship. Likewise, as America entered the post-World War II world with stunning changes afoot, Reisman, Glazer and Denney wrote of “The Lonely Crowd”— about how traditionalbased communitarianism gave way to increasingly” atomized,” inner and other-directed pursuits away from the community. As Scot Peck noted, we heal others while healing ourselves by inclusion, not isolation.

As we fast forward beyond William H. Whyte’s seminal “The Organization Man,”written in the year of my birth to the first real modern snapshot of the new pre/post-20th century community in America captured clinically but powerfully by Robert Putnam’s “Bowling Alone,” we realize here in North Hempstead with increasing urgency that community cohesion is key. Being a North Hempstead councilperson is not simply the avatar of the community; she is a steward, a Sheppard, and a facilitator for a sound policy that preserves community strengths and assets. Social critic/journalist David Brooks in his new “The Second Mountain” and elsewhere carefully reviews a new national movement called” The weavers”. Brooks says: “ Renewal is

building, region by region, community by community. And it spreads and spreads as the sparks fly upward”. Our councilmanic district is a community in sync with the best of Riesman’s traditional communities and defies much of Putnam’s accurate dystopian reality reporting about the state of community today. One of the “weavers” in our community is Marianne Contino Dalimonte. Travel through the byways of this district and you will see as I and many others gave: there seemingly is not a person whom Marianne Dalimonte does not know; there are so many who she has helped through her leadership of the Port Washington Business Improvement District; she is respected in her church, in Continued on Page 52

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Controls won’t reduce drug prices

resident Trump broke with most Republicans on the issue of drug pricing possibly supporting a plan that many Republicans called “socialist”. Stephen Ubl, president and CEO of The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America called PhRMA, opposes the Pelosi plan saying “it gives the federal government unprecedented, sweeping authority to set medicine prices in public and private markets while importing price controls from other countries that restricted access to innovative medicine.” “Speaker Pelosi’s radical plan would end the current market-based system that has made the U.S. the global leader in developing innovative, lifesaving, treatments and cures,” he said. I do not support the Pelosi bill as I think the government has a place in protecting us in this industry from drugs that may be harmful but do not want to destroy the profit motive. The next industry that is thought to be to “expensive” may be yours. It is wonderful to be a physi-

cian but why go to school for so many years and then be told by “uncle” how much you can earn, while watching how much money is earned by athletes, movie stars, politicians, etc. It was congress that passed the current legislation that prohibits negotiation of Medicare drug prices. To limit the number of drugs in a year to 250 drugs in medicare that do not have competitors and would impose severe financial penalties on drug companies that failed to come to an agreement is an arbitrary misuse of government authority. Prescription drug prices are a major issue for discussion today but writing about what I see and hear about them is a very diﬃcult topic. The subject matter is confusing in its own right but the concept of choosing an industry and having the government interfere in its day to day operation and setting of prices is not what America is all about. I understand that certain industries are already under the control of the government in setting prices and more in the following industries, telecom-

munications, health care, railroads, airlines, pipeline transportation, oil, gas, and more. The pharmaceutical industry in this country is operated by private investments in publicly traded companies and does have many rules and regulations in place now that dictate how it may conduct business. It has shareholders no diﬀerent than those people who invest in any of the large companies in the above spaces that I mentioned earlier such as airlines, energy, etc. Why should we now instead of figuring out a way to lower costs that makes sense be willing to dictate how much money the private investment can earn if they choose to invest in such companies that now account for about 45-50 of all new drugs and is one of the few remaining industries that the United States is a leader in. When a drug finally makes it to market, drug manufacturers set the drug’s list price based on a number of factors. However, this is not the price you pay. Your employer, insurance company and their pharmacy

benefit manager all play an important role in the final cost of your prescriptions. That being said, it is a very complicated concept, the lowering of prescription drugs prices, that is being challenged by so many diﬀerent parties. Prescription drug pricing is not only a problem of the U.S. Prescription drug prices are very much involved with the WTO or World Trade Organization. the World Trade Organization is the only global international organization dealing with the rules of trade between nations. At its heart are the WTO agreements, negotiated and signed by the bulk of the world’s trading nations and ratified in their parliaments. The goal is to help producers of goods and services, exporters, and importers conduct their business. The agreement on” Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property” or TRIPS in an international agreement between all the member nations of the World Trade Organization. Sharon Friel, writing in an article entitled “Global health disruptors ”Doha’ declaration”,

an agreement adopted by the WTO 2001, reaﬃrmed flexibility of TRIPS member states in circumventing patent rights for better access to essential medicines says “power imbalances threaten access to medicines for all countries.” The outcomes achieved in the Doha declaration stand in stark contrast to the progressive “ratcheting up” of intellectual property rights in free trade agreements negotiated outside the WTO. This resetting of global trade rules does not bode well for the future of global public health, with the issues of price and access to medicines now a concern to all countries”. The TRIPS Agreement is a minimum standards agreement, which allows members to provide more extensive protection of intellectual property if they so wish. Members are left free to determine the appropriate method of implementing the provisions of the Agreement within their own legal system and practice. Bertram Drachtman Great Neck

Past construction delays weigh on present

ast month’s announcement by LIRR President Philip Eng concerning the return of full Penn Station service after Amtrak completed this past summer’s work was premature. The same is true for placing one train set of new M9 electric cars into revenue service. The periodic cancellation and combining of trains due to problems in the East River Tunnels and other portions of the system due to adverse weather, signal, power, broken rail and switches or mechanical train problems will continue for years to come. Continued delays of over two years and growing for delivery and acceptance of new M9 electric cars (the first set finally went into service last month) going into passenger service will add to diﬃculties in meeting peak service requirements. There is no guarantee that all 202 new M9 electric cars will be inspected, accepted and go into passenger service by March 2021. How will this new equipment operate in cold winters, snow and other adverse weather conditions? More M9 electric cars are also needed to provide additional service for future East Side Access to Grand Central Terminal starting in December 2022. These delays in receipt of new M9 electric cars result in increasing reliance

of older electric cars, which have reached their useful life based on industry standards and should have been replaced several years ago. Older electric cars are more likely to be adversely impacted by extreme cold and snow resulting in mechanical failure and removal from service. Combined with a limited number of available spares can result in a shortage of equipment for rush hour service. The Holban Hillside heavy maintenance facility can handle only so many out of service electric cars in need of repair. Many other electric cars in the M7 fleet that went into service in 2002 are approaching the need for major mid-life overhauls. This is necessary after 20 years of service to insure they can reliably and safely operate another 20 years to obtain 40 years of service. Removal of electric cars from service for mid-life overhauls can take several weeks to months before they are returned to passenger service. Pending construction for Phase 2 of Hudson Yards foundation pilings at the Penn Station West Side Yards will reduce mid-day equipment storage capacity.This will result in fewer trains being available for rush hour evening service. There is also other ongoing Amtrak Penn Station and LIRR East Side Access work between the East River tunnel por-

tals and Woodside Queens station. There is noroom to run additional trains into or out of Penn Station during rush hours via the East River tunnels. This has been the case for decades. Three of four tunnels run inbound morning and evening rush hours. They have tight spacing between trains. One tunnel is shared by the LIRR, NJ Transit and Amtrak for reverse train movements, with equally tight spacing during rush hours. There is no platform capacity at Penn Station to accommodate additional rushhour trains. Penn Station is currently operating at 100 percent capacity. The Federal Transit Administration provided $432 billion in June 2016 to the MTA. These funds were intended to be spent quickly for 2012 Super Storm Sandy-related work in the East River Tunnels to bring them up to a state of good repair. Amtrak has said they will not begin significant use of these funds for another 6 years, until 2025. This does no one any good. Amtrak has delayed for decades overdue major repairs to the East River tunnels until the LIRR begins service into Grand Central Terminal in early 2023. It has been estimated that delaying the start of work by six years from 2019 to 2025 could increase costs by 300 percent

to $1 billion. The continued deterioration of the East River Tunnels over time could result in an increased scope of work and accompanying service disruptions. Combined with responses to the procurement process from contractors, the final cost could end up several hundred million more than the current engineers’ estimate. Only one of four East River Tunnels can be taken out of service at a time for reconstruction. It will take one to two years to finish work on two of the four tunnels that suﬀered the most damage due to Super Storm Sandy in 2012. The remaining two other tunnels may require one year each. This means canceled, combined and shorter trains for years to come. As a result, this project may not be completed until 2030. Until this work is over, it is impossible to increase rush hour Penn Station capacity and guarantee reliable uninterrupted service that riders desire. Larry Penner Great Neck Larry Penner is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who previously worked in 31 years for the US Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Oﬃce.

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Civic association needed in VGN

he early months of 2019 once again welcomed to the peninsula the Great Neck Old Village Civic Association Inc. Founded in 1986, the association is a selfhelp network by and for residents. Within months of its formation, 300 residents joined. Its more noticeable achievements were headlined regularly in the local press: “Appeals Board Nixes Elks Lodge”…“Village OKs 120-Day Building Halt.” In those formative years, the executive committee sent “communications to local boards when an issue aﬀected an entire area of the community,” said Jean Neubert, a founder. The Great Neck business association invited the civic group to send a representative to their monthly luncheon meetings, and residents of the unincorporated area of Great Neck Gardens asked for support at a Town of North Hempstead hearing about a proposed subdivision. On its anniversaries, the association held a celebration to reflect on achievements and future goals. At one such event, the featured speaker was Howard Miskin, a village mayor who was a founder and first chair of the Great Neck Water Authority. In a history marked by successful advocacy, civic advocates joined with mayors of the Village

of Great Neck and supervisors of the Town of North Hempstead, helping to guarantee responsive local government. “We worked with an impressive crop of public oﬃcials,” says Rebecca Rosenblatt Gilliar, a founder of the civic association. “In times past, the people we elected to have temporary stewardship of our community treated residents as an invaluable partner” she added. Members have continued to monitor town, village, and special district meetings and to request information under the Freedom of Information Law. In 2005 and 2007, the civic association members responded to widespread concerns expressed by residents, and the membership was a resource in Newsday reports on the Great Neck Park District, a United States Congressman’s interest in the East Shore Road corridor, and the Great Neck Water Authority. Starting in 2006 and 2007, Great Neck residents opposed to the devastation and development of the 3.2-acre woodland and watershed between Old Mill Road and Clover Drive asked for civic association help. Members throughout the community gathered by hand 1,000 signatures on a petition in support of the preservation of un-

touched land on our peninsula and united against burying our community in concrete and urbanization. The opposition to the development of the woodland continued in hearings before several boards in two villages until 2018 and included a lawsuit brought by residents. The developer prevailed, though it seems a pyrrhic victory in light of the project’s lasting reputation as a wanton and rapacious invasion of unspoiled land. “Some of the founding families are no longer here,” Sam Yellis observed, “but residents are still taking up the challenge.” “It is our belief,” says longtime resident Ofra Panzer, “that the zoning code acts as a minimum standard to safeguard our suburb.” In recent months, the civic association members stood firm against the re-zoning of Middle Neck Road. The Great Neck Old Village Civic Association was joined by members of the Arrandale civic group. At the village hearing this past spring, residents were vocal in their opposition to a plan that included giving special approvals for ever-higher, ever-denser apartment buildings that would cause an unmanageable increase in the population of children in the public schools, would inten-

sify the congestion of traﬃc on the main roadways of our peninsula, and would jeopardize our supply of fresh drinking water. Members of the civic association, including residents Kelly Cunningham and Alissa Desmarais, researched the ownership of the properties along Middle Neck Road in the “corridor” scheduled for rezoning. They identified clusters of properties that had come under single, invisible ownership. Interested partied asked the mayor to hand over two village public parking lots, as well as the entire operations site of the Department of Public Works, in addition to Village Hall, the seat of village government. Were it not for the dedicated opposition articulated by residents, the mayor was positioned to move ahead to strip the village of much of its real estate wealth. Some of these findings were published in a 12-page white paper that was distributed at the village hall hearing in March 2019. The overall re-zoning plan was discredited. “The current mayor of the Village of Great Neck has set aside a hallmark of our democratic way of life, the separations between the branches of government,” Ms. Gilliar says. “The Board of Trustees has tak-

en over the roles of the Board of Zoning Appeals and of the Planning Board. It makes the laws. It sets laws aside under ‘special conditions.’ It approves developers’ environmental assessments that are inaccurate. It deliberates out of sight. Without a clean process, each decision is sullied and unsafe.” Rob Campbell, a third-generation resident, describes the civic association this way: “The organization’s ongoing role has been to support good government in some places and uncover failure of the public trust in others.” Newcomer Chen Li joined the civic association because “Those of us who are new here are energized and want to get involved.” To join, lend a hand, ask for help, and be kept in touch, write to greatneckcivic@gmail. com. Please include your contact information (name, address, phone, e-mail). Jean Neubert Ofra S. Panzer Sam Yellis Kelly Cunningham Alissa Desmarais Chen Li Robert Campbell Rebeca Rosenblatt Gilliar

Stopping the single use of Judging past plastic bags immediately based on today

n March 1, 2020, a new law will go in to eﬀect in the State of New York. Grocery stores will be prohibited from using, single-use plastic shopping bags. The reasons for the elimination of single-use plastic bags are clear: Plastic requires an enormous amount of petroleum and water to produce. It is commonly thought that it will take each piece of plastic approximately 500 years to totally decompose All plastic, whether manufactured in 1907 or last week are still part of our environment. And finally, when plastic breaks down in a process called “Photo Degradation,” it just means that there are smaller pieces of plastic. Big pieces of plastic are bad, smaller pieces of plastic are worse

and microparticles are ingested and become part of the food chain are the worst. I am not singling out Ever Fresh, but I happened to be there today, Sunday, Oct. 11. What I saw at Ever Fresh, was duplicated at every grocery store in Great Neck. Shopping carts cascading with heavy-duty shopping bags. Each bag containing a few items for the convenience of the purchaser. The average single-use shopping bag is used for a total of 12 minutes. There are three very simple questions we each have to ask: Do we agree that Torah commands us to be the stewards of the Earth? Do we recognize the harmful effects of plastic on the environment? What are we going to do about it?

The use of plastic shopping bags between now and March 1st will be as harmful to the environment as it ever was. Each day that we continue to use single-use plastic bags means the death to more sea turtles, more sea mammals and the million sea birds that perish each year from plastic ingestion. Let Great Neck be the first community in New York State to say, “no we are not going to wait until March 1 and to implement the law as of 1/1/2020. Elliot Rosenzweig Great Neck Elliot Rosenzweig is the chair of the Go Green Committee at Temple Beth-El of Great Neck Temple Beth-El of Great Neck is the first temple on Long Island to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags.

hose who wrote the U. S. Constitution were really smart guys. They wrote it with the knowledge of the Magna Carta and the system of government of most other countries. They debated and compromised, and finally came up with a system that was morally right, and agreeable to all the varied segments of the country. They include in the Constitution (article 1, section 9, paragraph 3), a prohibition of only two classes of laws, the first being ex post facto laws, which outlaw punishment for acts committed before the law prohibiting those acts were performed, and the second being Bills of Attain-

der, which declares someone guilty of a crime and assesses a punishment without providing a trial to prove the crime. These prohibitions were written by people who did what was, to them, morally and ethically right in letter and also spirit. Now, I feel, people are being convicted in the courts of public opinion of violating social laws that hadn’t been enacted when they committed those acts, and also before a trial. Case in point: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam. Yes, he appeared in blackface in his 1984 medical school yearbook.

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Trump blocks economic momentum

t’s hardly a revelation that partisan politics makes people blind to reality, but perhaps nowhere is this more true than with the economy. It should be beginning to dawn on even the most ardent Trump supporters that the economy is performing no better than it was before the election, and that is despite some draconian, if not destructive, policy decisions. As an example, job creation is down by 15 percent since Mr. Trump took the oath. In the last 31 months of Obama’s presidency, on average, 221,000 jobs a month were created. In Trump’s first 31 months, that number is down to 189,000. Wild promises of 5 to 6 percent GDP are as much a fantasy today as they were when these predictions were made, and even so, with mid to large cities responsible for 70 percent of our GDP, stronger numbers wouldn’t help the mythic “heartland” anyway. That’s one reason why GDP isn’t a good way to measure performance: it doesn’t take distribution into account. Nevertheless, there isn’t much to boast about. Another trope popularized by right wing media outlets during the Obama era was about the “92 million people out of the workforce,” a statistic quoted to delegitimize the economic progress being made at that time. Unfortunately, over half of those people are retired, and another third are attending school. Thanks to the aging of the

Chart: Customs Duties Paid by Taxpayers, 2009 to April 2019 population, there are now even more people out of the workforce today, at 96 million people. Yet, there seems to be radio silence from the former critics on this data point. People railed at Obama for “doubling the debt” to $20 trillion, even though it was nothing he did. Revenues had tanked so badly during the financial crisis, it would take the repeal of the Bush tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 to even begin shrinking it. Once again, the same people who were shrieking at the debt level the loudest then, now seem unperturbed by it rocketing up at even a faster clip, due to an even more

reckless tax policy than George Jr. got through. While we’re on that subject, the tax cuts haven’t delivered the economic miracles we were promised, and there’s a good reason for that: tax cuts don’t drive economic performance, but the old Reagan myth won’t die. At $1.5 trillion, the cut is double the size of the stimulus that was enacted in the face of the worst economic crisis since 1929, but it hasn’t propelled the economy to greater levels of prosperity. Unless of course, you were one of the very few who benefited the most from the

cuts. Those are the same people who never needed a tax cut in the first place. So the excess was funneled into buying already inflated assets instead of giving it to people who would use the money to actually consume. That was a self-inflicted wound. Speaking of self inflicted, thanks to tariffs, along with a belligerent and unpredictable trade policy, three sectors of the economy are now technically in recession: manufacturing, farming and shipping. The tariffs, which are nothing more than taxes, are being used to bail out farmers who lost their export markets, which would be too socialist an act even for Bernie Sanders. The $28 billion redistributed exceeds the cost of the auto bailout. At least with that one, jobs were preserved, and the taxpayer got their money back. These funds will never be seen again, and it’s all money down the drain. Yet, the obvious won’t be apparent to the tribe. Of course, we’re all afflicted with some measure of bias, but I hope this lays to rest that the idea of a “businessman” running the country, and a failed one at that, is better than someone with a measured knowledge of statecraft, economics, trade, and policy. Governing is as different from business as science is to religion, and it’s time people respected both spheres of knowledge as two completely opposed disciplines. Donald Davret Roslyn

Delia supports Strong backer Force behind Port’s seniors of environment blvd. facelift

n the few years I’ve known Delia, she has shown herself to not just be an excellent and devoted representative for us at the county Legislature, but also a very kind and caring person. This is particularly true when it comes to senior citizens. I have been a member of the Port Washington Adult Activities Center for well over 20 years. Delia attends just about every special event held at the Center. It is clear that she is a genuinely caring woman who loves seniors. She also started a lovely new activity where she comes every season to celebrate our birthdays. She gives us each a long stem rose and asks what

we’re thankful for. We all know how busy she is and truly appreciate her taking the time to visit with us. I have heard that she is a very fierce supporter of causes she believes in at the Legislature and I know the needs of senior citizens is at the top of her list. It is an honor to know Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton and a blessing that she represents Port Washington. I hope you’ll agree that she is the best person to continue to serve as our legislator and that you’ll join me in voting for her on Nov. 5. Barbara Faticone Port Washington

ver the past several years that I have worked with and otherwise known Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, it is very clear that protecting our environment in myriad ways is one of her top priorities. Whether it be serving as a member of the Western Nassau County Aquifer Committee, being a panelist for a Groundwater Science Summit, passing legislation that bans fracking waste products or fighting for funding to replace septic systems with sewers in shoreline communities in her district, there is no doubt

that Delia truly is a selfproclaimed “tree hugger.” It is a privilege to work alongside Legislator DeRiggi-Whitton on many environmental projects. I have the utmost confidence in her as our representative at the Legislature that our best interests are being optimally represented in Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggiWhitton. I urge you to re-elect Delia to a fifth term as legislator to represent Port Washington and other communities in the 11th Legislative District. Mindy Germain Port Washington

everal years ago, Deputy Mayor von Roeschlaub and I met with Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton to request funding for bus shelters, benches and other amenities for Manorhaven Boulevard. Since the boulevard is a county road and there was already $1 million in the county budget to repave it, Delia decided to add an additional $2 million to the budget so that Port’s second main street and the Village’s only major road could be completely transformed. The project is underway and public meetings have and will continue to

gain input from residents before plans are finalized. Although Delia is not a resident of Port Washington, her obvious devotion to and appreciation of our beautiful waterfront community is very evident from this and other significant projects in Port Washington. For this and many other reasons, I hope you’ll agree that she is an outstanding legislator to represent Port and Legislative District 11. I hope you’ll join me in casting your vote for her on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Jim Avena Mayor, Incorporated Village of Manorhaven

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Preparing your home for fall, winter The leaves will start to fall in a few weeks and yes, raking and blowing time will begin once again. The drudgery of doing this every year is just one of the chores one must be resigned to doing when owning a home; unless you have or hire a gardener. However, it’s excellent exercise if you are one to move about on a regular basis. Just like shoveling snow (or using a snowblower), one must be in good physical condition. So don’t all of a sudden be brave and do strenuous activities, if you haven’t performed them in a long time, because the end result could be an unexpected heart attack or other physical issues. Don’t jeopardize your health, it’s not worth it! Having your property tidy and neat says a lot to buyers and you

don’t get a second chance at a first impression. Soon it will also be time to think about cleaning and putting away or covering your outdoor furniture as well as storing hoses etc. Also, change the oil in your snow blower and starting it up, just to make sure it is operational and if not, it’s a good time to get it fixed before that first snow day when the rush is on in repair shops. While the weather is still quite nice, you might consider cleaning all your outside windows, assuming you can do them from the inside, since most modern windows allow you to have them open in as opposed to the old fashion ones that you had to climb up a ladder, sometimes to a second floor, to clean all of them from the outside, which, was very dangerous.

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Even cleaning out the gutters and leaders of leaves was and is another dreadful item that needs to be on your to-do list. But again, some gardeners have a unique extension to their blowers that reach up into the gutters to suﬃciently clean them out and then taking your hose to thoroughly rinse them out. Not doing these two things could cause clogged gutter drains and then the water (and ice and snow) to back up into your soﬃts causing internal damage to your interior walls. By the way, you still may be able to seal coat your driveway as long as temperatures are at least in the sixties and even today as I write this column it was eighty-three on my car thermom-

eter! Most important, don’t forget to hire a chimney sweep company to thoroughly inspect and clean your chimney of any creosote and debris, (or if any brick pointing or sealing needs to be done, do it now) before using your fireplace this winter. One never knows what animals might be nesting inside your chimney! Also, how does your siding or paint look? While you are able, maybe you need to clean your siding and/or do some painting while this excellent weather continues. Edging your flower beds one or two more times to provide a nice contour and accent around your lawn areas, will again add that little neatness and sharpness to your landscape. It’s an excellent time to plant some fall vegetation. If you are considering selling or your home is already on the market, it’s not too late to enhance the look and presentation of your property. The following are some of my top choices to light up your landscape and catch the attention of your potential purchasers: 1.)Most popular chrysanthemums 2.) Balloon flower (Chinese bellflower) 3.) Sweet alyssum 4.) Celosia 5.) Heliopsis

6.) Sedum 7.) Zig-zag goldenrod 8.) Beautyberry 9.) Heather 10.) Ice pansy 11.) Also, planting those spring bulbs now will provide a gorgeous flush of color next year. Assuming you have the room, there are also fall vegetables that can be planted, (but should be done six weeks before any hard frost), like Brussel sprouts, cabbage, kohlrabi, lettuce, radishes, carrots rutabaga, spinach, and Swiss chard. This can set a very nice mood in and around your property. It won’t necessarily be an arboretum but will provide points of interest to your landscape. Making your outside diﬀerent and beautiful will provide that enhanced look that many buyers will be attracted to and just may help you attain a better price and sell quicker. Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist. He can be reached by cell: (516) 6474289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com to answer any of your questions or concerns.

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Recent Real Estate Sales

in Port Washington

Port Washington Real Estate Market Conditions MEDIAN SALES PRICE $880,000 Demographics near Port Washington, NY Population Population Density Median Age People per Household Median Household Income Average Income per Capita

City 31,095 3,112 45.1 2.7 91,081 64,106

County 1,352,825 4,752 42.5 2.9 85,195 45,421

61 Hillview Avenue, Port Washington Sold Price: $887,500 Date: 08/26/2019 4 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 80x90 Schools: Port Washington Total Taxes: $19,652 MLS# 3122321

76 Irma Avenue, Port Washington Sold Price: $745,500 Date: 07/29/2019 3 beds, 2 Full baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 40x95 Schools: Port Washington Total Taxes: $14,996 MLS# 3111601

9 Linda Road, Port Washington 18 Ivy Way, Port Washington Sold Price: $1,526,000 Date: 06/03/2019 3 beds, 2 Full/1 Half baths Style: Colonial # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 70x87 Schools: Port Washington Total Taxes: $13,537 MLS# 3111264

Sold Price: $1,200,000 Date: 07/01/2019 4 beds, 3 Full baths Style: Exp Cape # of Families: 1 Lot Size: 75x112 Schools: Port Washington Total Taxes: $19,468 MLS# 3113251

Editorâ€™s note: Homes shown here were recently sold in Port Washington by a variety of real estate agencies. The information about the homes and the photos were obtained through the Multiple Listing Services of Long Island. The homes are presented based solely on the fact that they were recently sold in Port Washington and are believed by Blank Slate Media to be of interest to our readers.

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De Giorgio discusses Clinton Martin

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Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio says that the Town Board did not vote on the change orders for Clinton Martin Park in New Hyde Park. Continued from Page 1 in litigation over this means that someone dropped the ball.” Gramercy Group says that change orders for the project totaled $1.5 million. When asked if the change orders should have come before the board, De Giorgio answered, “I believe so.” “I think any time a change is made to any contract, the board needs to approve it, no matter how large or small,” De Giorgio said. “If there were, in fact, almost $2 million [of change orders], we were absolutely required to weigh in on that if that’s what really happened.”

The councilwoman noted that the board has approved changes for as little as “$500 in other projects, with respect to other contracts.” “There is that rule, I’m not sure why they wouldn’t follow it,” De Giorgio said. “I’m not sure we ever voted on any of those cost overruns, and we definitely never voted on the change orders.” De Giorgio added that the Department of Public Works “was obligated to notify the Town Board.” “We have to look at change orders that change the dollar amounts,” De Giorgio said. “To the extent that money

is being requested or additional monies are needed, the board should weigh in on that.” In a phone call in June, Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said that the matter of Clinton G. Martin Park’s overruns was “never discussed at a public hearing.” De Giorgio, who is seeking re-election for a third term in November, said that the problem lies in better management. “It’s deeply troubling why this was allowed to go this way,” De Giorgio said. A request for comment from Bosworth was unavailing.

Town presents tentative budget Continued from Page 2 “I continue to acknowledge the hard work of our town’s comptroller, Tania Orenstein, as well as the entire budget team,” Bosworth said. “We will continue to work hard to make sure our finances are managed well, and that we provide the services to the public, while still living within our means.” In March, the town received its fourth consecutive Aaa bond rating, the highest one, from Moody’s Investors Service. The company provided the town with a rating outlook that reflected the town’s conser-

vative fiscal management practices, according to Moody’s website. “The town has received a Aaa bond rating, just reaffirmed this month, because of our conservative and careful guardianship of taxpayer funds,” Bosworth said. She also mentioned the town’s exemplary fiscal stress score of 1.7%, an improvement since the office of the New York state comptroller’s last recorded score of 5% in 2017. The system, put in place by the office in 2013, gauges early warning signs of fiscal stress for local gov-

ernments and school districts. “To put it in perspective,” she explained, “Nassau and Suﬀolk counties usually finish with stress scores around 70%. While they are bigger entities, it is still wonderful to see how on top of our budget and fiscal conservation we are, and strive to continue to be.” The next public hearing for the budget will be on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m., with the tentative budget scheduled to be voted on by the council members on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Town to start broadcasting planners Continued from Page 2 peals meeting agendas to individuals who choose to sign up for the notification service, as well as civic organizations that are listed on the town’s website. At the Oct. 10 Town Board meeting,

council members heard several residents voice their lack of knowledge and frustrations with what they called a lack of notice. The town will also ensure that legal notices will be made easier to read and

understand by using more “plain language,” according to the news release. The public hearing for these proposed changes will take place on Oct. 24 at Town Hall.

DeRiggiWhitton steers course Continued from Page 4 She said sewer work is underway in Sea Cliﬀ but some areas such as Roslyn Harbor will pose a challenge. DeRiggi-Whitton secured county money to revitalize the Village of Manorhaven’s main street, Manorhaven Boulevard. The road will see handicap-accessible sidewalks, new paving and enhance the area’s nautical charm among other eﬀorts. She said she was proud to announce that of the 112 trees situated along the boulevard, only nine will be cut down, all of which she said are being removed because of poor physical condition. She said she believes the project will help economically stimulate and draw people to an area that she thinks has strong potential. While she said she supports downtown growth and millennial housing, DeRiggi-Whitton said the approach needs to be implemented methodically and on a case-bycase basis. “You want to say ‘let’s grow, let’s grow, let’s grow,” she said. But she said that must be done under the condition that it can be supported “with infrastructure and you know for sure the market is there.” On the topic of how the county should regulate marijuana in the event it is legalized, she said she “isn’t sure what we should do.” She said the county is in crisis from the opioid epidemic and she has concerns over marijuana’s possible classification as a “gateway drug,” one that opens the doors to additional drug use. Elections will be held on Nov. 5 for all contested posts on the Nassau County Legislature and North Hempstead Town Board.

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Winning essayists share pride in Port Every year, Pride in Port committee member Lucy Eﬀron conducts a Pride in Port Poetry & Prose Contest. This year’s topic was “Who is your favorite person or group in Port Washington?” Elizabeth Milgrim’s essay was selected in the grade school level category and John Alexander was chosen in the upper-grade level category. Both were chosen because their essays truly captured what “Pride in Port” is all about. Following is Schreiber High School Senior John Alexander’s essay entitled “Pride in Port: A Legacy”: The continuation of a legacy has always been very important to me, particularly continuing the legacy that my family has created within the Port Washington Fire Department. Starting with my grandfather, John “Jay” Alexander, joining the Protection Engine Company, with my father’s cousins, John and Bobby Gennusa, following shortly after. Next, my father, Donald Alexander, became a member and quickly rose to the oﬃce of Caption within the Company. My mother, a former firefighter from Glenwood, joined the Fire Medics Company after meeting my father in the Department. Each of those names, each of those family members, all passed down a legacy from one person to another and have placed it in my hands today. I was always destined to follow the legacies of those before me. Despite being named after my grandfather John Alexander, I was also named after my father’s aforementioned cousin, John Gennusa. John passed away due to health complications while in the prime of his life, and my parents saw it fit to bestow his name upon me in his honor. John’s legacy, however, was one that was very hard for me to uphold. I wasn’t a firefighter, I

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Essay contest winner John Alexander (center with plaque) with his father Don Alexander (2nd from left) and grandfather John (2nd from right) and Pride in Port co-chairs Barbara Faticone (far left) and Fred Pollack (far right). didn’t have children, and I had no athletic ability. I didn’t play softball for the PWFD as he did for many years. My father joined the team after John’s death and took on his number, 77, for his jersey. One of my brothers took on 77 for his baseball number, the other taking it on for lacrosse. I never had the necessity to have a “number,” which discouraged me: how could I possibly make him proud if I couldn’t properly follow his legacy? In April 2019, I was sworn in as the sixth member of my family to join the Port Washington Fire Department. My photo is on the wall with that of my grandfather, my father, and my cousins. Finally, I was following John’s legacy by joining the same company that he and all of my other family members had joined. The next day, we looked at the roster for Protection. Listed was every single ac-

tive member in the Company. My name placed last on the list, as I was the newest member, came in at number 77. My Pride in Port is passed down like a legacy. The pride that my family has in serving the community cannot be satisfied by a parade or a plaque, or even by uproarious applause. Our pride comes from the members of the Port Washington Fire Department, the members of our family that have served before us. We pass it down to each new member of the Department, the Pride in Port that exists when serving your community with your family behind you the whole time. Following Manorhaven Elementary School fifth-grader Elizabeth Milgrim’s essay: Photo submitted by the Pride in Port Committee My favorite group on Port Washington is Curtains Up. Cur-

Essay contest winner Elizabeth Milgrim with Pride in Port co-chairs Barbara Faticone and Fred Pollack.

tains Up is a musical theater afterschool activity for Port’s elementary school students funded by HEARTS (Helping Enrich the Arts in Port Washington)> HEARTS is a foundation helping the arts in our community and has funded things like Weber and Schreiber shows and Curtains Up. Curtains Up is for 4th and 5th grade students in Port Washington’s public school district. I like Curtains Up because I happen to love musical theater. There is a workshop in the Fall and a production in the Spring. I was not able to do the workshop because it conflicted with something else I was doing, but I did the show and ILOVED IT! This year, it was Disney’s “The Lion King”! I played a lioness/featured dancer/grub. Getting to learn songs and dances for a production was an amazing experience that most other communities don’t

have. Working with the teachers (Ms. Friedman and Ms. Medford), volunteers and cast was great! I feel so lucky that a group like HEARTS and Curtains Up exists because it brings together Port’s elementary students, middle and high school volunteers, teachers, parents, and wonderful families to put on an amazing show! Many other kids don’t have an experience like Curtains Up and I am so glad that I do! Both winners were invited to march in the Pride in Port parade and received Certificates of Achievement along with a gift card from a local business. The Pride in Port committee wishes to congratulate Elizabeth and John and thank them for sharing what pride in Port means to them. Submitted by the Pride in Port Committee

Town honors Port man for heroism North Hempstead elected officials welcomed Port Washington resident Scott Trimarchi and his family to Town Hall on Sept. 25. Town oﬃcials honored Trimarchi for his quick thinking this past summer when he helped

save a neighbor and his neighbor’s dog who were trapped on the upper floor of a nearby home that was engulfed in fire. He was presented with a proclamation of recognition in honor of his heroic actions.

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Port Washington Fire Department Chief of Department Thomas Golden, Council Member Lee Seeman, Council Member Veronica Lurvey, Town Clerk Wayne Wink, Council Member Dina De Giorgio, Scott Trimarchi, Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Council Member Angelo Ferrara, Council Member Viviana Russell, Council Member Peter Zuckerman and Port Washington Fire Department 1st Assistant Chief Brian Waterson.

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others will be voting for Marianne Dalimonte on Nov. 5. I have watched Marianne Dalimonte ‘weave’ communitarianism effortlessly; because she has a wealth of relationships and the ability to listen, speak and emphasize as a true Weaver. Weavers coalesce around a cause, an association and a goal. Weavers weave community with one issue at a time, and one small group at a time. As we know, this is how rugs and tapestries are made. A “ Weaver” is the very best of America. A “Weaver” is the soul of what Lincoln called “ The better angels of our nature”. Marianne Dalimonte is a Weaver—and a great American. Jon F. Weinstein Port Washington

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deaths. Kayaks made up 14.3 percent. Meanwhile, SUP reported 1.7 percent (11 in total) of the deaths that year. Since then, SUP has become even safer. The Coast Guard’s data for 2018 shows 633 recreational boating deaths, of which SUP accounts for 0.8 percent (5), canoes represent 7% (44) and kayaks make up 13.3 percent (84). Elected oﬃcials sometimes say a regulation is worth imposing, “if it saves even one life.” The problem with that logic is that life jackets not only restrict liberty but pose safety risks in doing so – risks that may be better avoided through the use of a sim-

ple leash. Regulators need to base decisions on real data and reasonable solutions rather than irrational regulatory ideas. Before the New York legislature comes back into session in January, Assemblyman Thiele needs to amend or revoke his draft bill. Otherwise, the bill, not the paddleboarders, might end up waterlogged. Paddleboarders on Long Island, other parts of New York state and throughout the nation won’t accept the bill as it currently stands. Paul Glader is a professor of journalism at The King’s College in NYC and an avid surfer and stand-up paddleboarder.

Judging past actions today Continued from Page 46 I don’t condone him doing that, but it wasn’t a socially unacceptable act at the time. I remember Ross Perot running as a third-party candidate for president in 1996. He spoke to a group of African Americans, and used the phrase, “You people.” After his talk, someone on TV told him that it was not acceptable to say that. He was taken aback, said that he didn’t realize that it was insulting, and immediately apologized for using those words. He said that if he knew it was in bad taste, he never would have said it. When I was young, my parents took me on a road trip from Brooklyn to Florida. I think that it was in the summer of 1954, or thereabouts. We were in a town in Florida, stopped at a red light. I looked out of the window and saw a hardware store with a rifle in the window. On top of the gun was a sign reading, “N___er

Geter.” Under it was another sign, “Get a n____er with this, and we will give you your money back.” My parents never instilled in me the concept that any race was better than any other. Sure, I saw the diﬀerence, but the idea that anyone was better than anyone else because of their race never occurred to me. That sign, and that it was allowed to hang there, was too heavy for me, a 14 year old, and I think it might have changed the direction of my life in a way, but that was OK in Florida in the ‘50s. What I am trying to say is: Don’t judge the Founding Fathers by today’s social laws, and don’t convict them by social laws written just for them. If not, you and I might then be, in the future, convicted of a crime that doesn’t exist now.

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Northwell launches ‘LabFly’ phone app Northwell Health Labs, a division of Northwell Health, the largest health system in the Northeast, has launched LabFly, a mobile app that allows patients to schedule blood draws in the privacy of their home or workplace. This “concierge health care” app is the first of its kind in the nation to be released by a health system. It oﬀers patients a convenient and private alternative to having their blood taken at a traditional Patient Service Center. The LabFly app is available for download via Apple’s iTunes store and Google Play for Android users. Users simply enter their demographic information, take a photo of their insurance card and paper prescription, then choose a day and time slot to schedule a home or private oﬃce visit from one of over 150 Northwell Health’s lab experts. Caregivers can also schedule a blood draw for someone they are caring for. On the day of the appointment, a patient can view the location of the lab expert in similar fashion to popular ride-sharing apps. Patients can securely access their test

results via the app within approximately four days. The need for lab testing is not only high in the Northeast, but across the country. Laboratory testing is the single highest volume medical activity, with about 13 billion tests performed in the United States every year, according to lab accreditation bureau COLA. Industry studies indicate that approximately 70 percent of medical decisions are based on lab results, yet many patients who have prescriptions for lab work never get them filled. To meet that demand, Northwell opened a $59 million, 101,000-square-foot core lab in Nassau County with the largest automated testing line of its kind and a $47 million, 36,000-squarefoot microbiology lab in Queens – all since February. “At Northwell, we continually look for ways of making it easier for patients to access our programs and services,” Michael J. Dowling, Northwell Health president and chief executive oﬃcer. “Northing enhances consumer convenience like the LabFly app, enabling pa-

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Northwell Health Labs Phlebotomist Dina Durdu (far right) prepares a blood draw for a toddler in the privacy and convenience of his own home with mom and dad by his side. tients to get their blood drawn at home. This first-of-its-kind service is just the latest innovation developed by Northwell Health Labs to expand testing to more people and to more communities throughout the metropolitan area, solidifying its growing reputation as a leader in laboratory services.” The fee for lab testing is covered by most patient’s insur-

ers. There is a convenience fee of $19.99, which includes transportation and sample collection. Northwell Health Labs is oﬀering an introductory discount: First draw is 25 percent oﬀ* with the code “LabFly2019.” In most instances, the convenience fee will not be covered by insurance. “We are happy to launch this state-of-the-art app that allows

our patients to schedule personalized, professional blood draws with ease,” said Dwayne Breining, MD, Northwell Health Labs executive director. “At Northwell Health Labs, our goal is to bring innovative ideas to the table. This app is a new way to give our patients access to the quality experience they would receive at one of our patient service centers, but in their living room or place of work. Whether it’s young children who are anxious about a blood draw, busy professionals or someone you’re caring for, this app is a convenient way to help fulfill our patients’ needs.” The app is being released in four geographic phases. The first phase is operational now across Long Island (Nassau and Suﬀolk Counties). Phase two is expected to launch later this month to Manhattan and Queens, followed by Brooklyn and Staten Island, and finally the Bronx and Westchester. LabFly is expected to be live in all regions by the end of 2019. Submitted by NorthwellHealth.

Inpatient chronic pain consultations Kaplan gets North Shore University Hospital (NSUH) has launched a comprehensive inpatient chronic pain consultation service to ensure that patients with complex pain conditions are provided the highest quality of care. The multidisciplinary team of specialists is specifically trained to diagnose and manage chronic pain patients who undergo surgical procedures or have chronic pain caused by underlying medical conditions such as can-

cer, musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. NSUH’s chronic pain consultation service will also work collaboratively with Northwell Health’s Patient & Family Centered Care team, which oﬀers many complementary therapies including reiki therapy, aromatherapy, pet therapy, meditation and guided imagery.The consultation service is staﬀed by two nurse practitioners, Mary Milano Carter, NP and

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From left: Robert Duarte, M.D.; Maria Giraldo-Sorrentino, N.P., and Mary Milano Carter, N.P., conduct a pain consultation with a patient who received spine surgery.

Maria Giraldo-Sorrentino, NP, along with a team of eight collaborating pain physicians from neurology, anesthesiology and physiatry. “We have tremendous support from Northwell Health’s acute pain and palliative care services, addiction psychiatry and hospitalists to improve the quality of care and satisfaction of patients and their families,” said Michael Gitman, MD, the hospital’s medical director. The program was launched under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Gitman; John DiCapua, MD, chairman of anesthesiology; Robert A. Duarte, MD, director of Northwell Health’s Pain Center; Steven Pacia, MD, vice chairman of neurology; and, Adam Stein, MD, chairman of physical medicine and rehabilitation. Northwell Health providers will be able to initiate a chronic pain consultation through the health system’s Sunrise database. “The consultation will provide the most comprehensive pain evaluation oﬀering a detailed assessment with recommendations from appropriate pain medicine prescribing to complementary interventions,” said Dr. Duarte. “In addition to the initial consult, chronic pain patients will be followed throughout their hospital stay. Upon discharge, continuity of care with an outpatient provider will be arranged.” Submitted by Northwell Health.

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EPL/Environmental Advocates released its annual State Environmental Scorecard, which examines records of voting and bill sponsorships in each house of the legislature on key environmental bills addressing issues of clean energy, public health, transportation, and more. Senator Anna M. Kaplan (D-Great Neck) earned a perfect score on the 2019 scorecard for her record during what the group called “the greatest environmental session in a generation.” “I have consistently fought to protect our environment, keeping our beaches clean and our drinking water safe, and I’m proud to have sponsored and delivered the strongest environmental protections in the history of New York State,” said Senator Anna M. Kaplan. “I’m grateful for the hard work and activism by EPL/Environmental Advocates to make these historic achievements pos-

sible, and I am grateful for their recognition of my efforts as a fierce defender of our environment.” This year, the legislature had the best session for the environment in living memory, including two bold nation-leading policies on climate and transportation, a ban on oﬀshore drilling, and bans on the use of dangerous carcinogens in children’s toys and food packaging. EPL/Environmental Advocates was formed in 1969 with the goal of advancing environmental protections and encouraging public participation in environmental policy discussions.The 2019 Environmental Scorecard is a guide to the Environmental records of New York State Lawmakers. The scorecard provides an overview of the 2019 Legislative session along with compressive scores on the environmental votes of New York Lawmakers.

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