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Vol. 9, No. 9

HEALTH, WELLNESS AND BEAUTY GUIDE PAGES 19-23

TOKU LICENSE SUSPENDED AGAIN

COVID-19 VARIANT FOUND IN GLEN HEAD

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Area camps plan return in summer

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Cuomo OKs day, overnight facilities to begin preparations BY R O S E W E L D ON With the announcement from the state that day and overnight camps can open this summer, camps across the North Shore are beginning preparations. The announcement came last week from Gov. Andrew Cuomo during a news conference in which he also said that outdoor amusement parks and family entertainment centers could begin reopening procedures in the next two months. Specific reopening guidance, including details on timing, will come from the Department of Health in the coming weeks. “In New York, we base our decisions on the science and data and adjust as the virus adjusts,” Cuomo said. “With continued decreases in the infection and hospitalization rates, we have been able to take steps toward beginning our post-COVID recovery and we are excited to now be in a place where we can bring back our recreational

industries with safety protocols in place. As we’ve said time and time again, our success will be dictated by our actions and as long as we stay united and keep carrying this momentum forward in a positive direction, we will be able to see more and more sectors of our economy reopen.” On the North Shore, innumerable camps are waiting for opening protocols, including the Pierce Country Day Camp, Shibley Day Camp and Beth Sholom Day Camp in the Roslyn area; the Buckley Day Camp in North Hills, operated by the Buckley Country Day School; and the North Shore Day Camp in Glen Cove; operated by the TLC Family of Camps. For Will Pierce, owner and director of the Pierce Country Day Camp and president of the Long Island Camps and Private Schools Association, the news was “very pleasing.” “In New York state, the DepartContinued on Page 28

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ROSLYN LANDMARK SOCIETY

Residents dressed in period clothing in 1990 for the bicentennial celebration of President George Washington’s visit to Hempstead Harbor, which included a stop at the Roslyn Grist Mill. The Roslyn Landmark Society posted the image on Instagram this week.

Officials tout public solution for water BY R O S E W E L D ON Local oﬃcials and ratepayers voiced support for the private New York American Water to become a public utility at a hearing Tuesday night. The hearing is the latest development since Gov. An-

drew Cuomo directed Rory I. Lancman, special counsel for ratepayer protection at the state’s Department of Public Service, to start a municipalization feasibility study on the company. On the North Shore, New York American Water covers

the Glen Head and Sea Cliﬀ areas in addition to East Rockaway, Roosevelt, Bellmore and parts of Merrick on the South Shore. American Water has about 124,000 customers, including about 120,000 on Long Island. Continued on Page 37

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Krypell flagship opens in Greenvale Longtime jewelry designer’s first store takes off

Man arrested for kicking cop: police G. Neck resident charged in Glen Head

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Charles Krypell had already gone big, so it was about time to go – well, not home, but close to home. After spending 45 years as an esteemed designer of jewelry who made his career creating pieces sold in over 150 stores across the country, the Brookville-area resident decided to open a store of his own in nearby Greenvale, said his son Evan Krypell, the director of retail development. “My dad has spent the last 45 years traveling the nation and doing business with the finest independent jewelry stores around the country,” Evan Krypell said. “He’s now decided, ‘you know what, for my next chapter in my career, I really want to be able to finally have a store of my own where I can sell my designs to the final customer.'” The flagship space for Charles Krypell Fine Jewelry opened just before Christmas, and resembles more of an art gallery than a jewelry store, with pieces from $75 up to $1 million kept behind glass, illuminated so that each piece sparkles. But for the Krypells, it was imperative that the store come across as accessible to all possible patrons. “There are other stores where there is such a pretentiousness about jewelry,” Evan Krypell said. “We wanted to bring that down and make it more comfortable and attainable. So, that’s what we did. We built a store where the primary focus is meeting with clients one on one, pandemic notwithstanding, and giving them a feasible experience, because especially with something like jewelry that could be intimidating to a certain extent. We want every single person that comes in to feel 100 percent comfortable.”

A Great Neck man kicked a police officer while being arrested for an alleged assault in Glen Head last Wednesday night, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Officers responded to a disturbance call at a residence on Todd Drive around 10:10 p.m. Upon arrival, officers observed Michael Molina, 30, of 12 Welwyn Road, “banging on the front door and screaming obscenities,” according to a statement from the department. “[Molina] ignored multiple verbal commands to step away from the door and kept screaming,” the statement read. “As the officers attempted to place the defendant into custody, he began to flail his arms and refused to be handcuffed. After a brief struggle, he was placed into custody.” As officers were placing Molina in the rear seat of a police vehicle, the statement continued, Molina intentionally kicked an officer on his right side, causing substantial pain to the officer’s arm and shoulder. The officer was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Molina has been charged

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHARLES KRYPELL

Father and son Charles and Evan Krypell stand in their flagship jewelry store in Greenvale. The store boasts no large moldings or expensive marble, with the main focus kept on the products, with contributions from 17 diﬀerent brands including Charles’ own. “We have a very varied product mix from classic jewelry like diamonds and studs and tennis bracelets to really unique men’s watches and men’s belts,” Evan Krypell said. “We have a handmade pocket knife company. There’s everything.” As for his father’s designs, the younger Krypell estimates that about 80 percent of the

merchandise is made in-store. “We’re not a merchant that’s buying from a vendor and selling it to the customer, we’re not the middleman, we’re the designer,” Krypell said. “Since we make it in house and now we sell it to the consumer, we know how to service it. We know that you can’t find items that are like what’s in here anywhere else.” Services like remounting gems are also oﬀered, as well as redesigns of heirloom jewelry. “There’s a lot of heirloom jewelry that’s been passed down Continued on Page 27

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Michael Molina of Great Neck was arrested for assault in Glen Head, during which he allegedly kicked a police officer in the head. with assault in the second degree, resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct. He was arraigned last Thursday in Mineola, where he was represented by the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County, and was expected to return to court on Thursday of this week.

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Voice of the Holocaust dies at 91 W.P. resident, survivor Irving Roth headed Holocaust Resource Center in Manhasset BY R O S E W E L D ON Irving Roth, a Holocaust survivor and educator who told his story of survival across the world, has died at age 91. A longtime resident of Williston Park, Roth died on Feb. 16, and his death was announced that day by the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center in Glen Cove, which he had supported for decades. Born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, on Sept. 9, 1929, Roth grew up with his parents and brother Bondi in the city of Humenné in modern-day Slovakia. In a 2019 interview with Julia Swerdin of the Horizon newspaper at Lynbrook High School, he described his early years as being defined by playing soccer, swimming and ice skating, as well as attending public and Hebrew school. But in 1938, at age 9, Irving began noticing changes in his city following the Nazi invasion of western Czechoslovakia. At school, he told Swerdin, his class was told to chant the German national anthem every morning, and in 1939, signs appeared near his local public park stating “no dogs, no Jews.” By the end of that year, Roth wasn’t allowed in public school at all, and his father, an accountant and owner of a lumber business, was forced to hand over his business to a non-Jew. Roth’s parents moved their family to a small village in Hungary in 1943, and the

zis and herded onto a cattle car bound for Auschwitz. Upon arrival the Roth brothers were separated from the rest of their family. A fellow inmate told them that their family had been murdered and burned. “That night, 5,000 people arrived and 4,700 of them became ashes,” Roth told Swerdin. Roth recalled that he and Bondi were made to work in gravel pits, in fields and caring for horses while living on 400 calories a day. He added that he would supplement his food with sugar beets that were meant to feed horses. “You take two sugar beets, give it to the blacksmith, he keeps one, and roasts both of them,” Roth told Swerdin. “That’s not called stealing. That’s called organizing … The objective was to stay alive.” PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HOLOCAUST Early in 1945, with the Russians closMEMORIAL & TOLERANCE CENTER ing in, the Roths and thousands of their fellow prisoners were made to march from Irving Roth, a Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz to the Buchenwald concentraworld-renowned educator, has died tion camp in a freezing Polish winter. Not long after arriving at the camp, made to hold at age 91. 5,000 people but actually holding 50,000, pair left to pursue work in Budapest and wait Bondi and Irving were separated, with Bondi out the war, leaving the boys, now teenagers, shipped to the Bergen-Belsen camp. in the village with some other members of “My brother and I were separated there,” the family. Roth told the New York Daily News in 2011. The next spring, 14-year-old Irving “I never saw him again.” Roth, his brother, his grandparents, aunt and Months later, as Roth and the other pris10-year-old cousin were captured by the Na- oners were lined up, fearing a death march,

an air raid by the American forces began nearby, and the Nazi oﬃcials ordered them back to their barracks. The next day, on April 11, 1945, around 3 p.m., a Black G.I. stepped into Roth’s barracks and began handing out chocolate to the former prisoners, later joined by a white soldier, U.S. Army Cpl. Rick Carrier. “I had never seen a Black person before,” Roth said in the Daily News interview. “I tell people you may not know what the Messiah looks like, but I do. One is black and one is white.” Roth and thousands of prisoners at Buchenwald had been liberated by Gen. George Patton’s Third Army. The 16-year-old was 5-foot-8 and weighed only 75 pounds when he was found and nursed back to health by the Americans. Following the liberation, Roth briefly returned to Humenne and reunited with his parents, who had survived the war by hiding in the Budapest apartment of a nurse who had treated them. In 1947 the three emigrated to Brooklyn. Roth entered high school as an 18-yearold, where he graduated in three semesters and became captain of his school’s soccer team. In 1950, Roth was drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War and spent two years in radio communication school, becoming an instructor in the subject at Fort Continued on Page 28

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Toku’s liquor license suspended again Poll restaurant in Americana sees second run-in with COVID-19 protocols

BY R O S E W E L D ON Toku Modern Asian, a popular Asian fusion restaurant in the Americana Manhasset shopping center, had its liquor license suspended for the second time in six months following violations relating to COVID-19, according to the State Liquor Authority and the oﬃce of Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The restaurant, owned by Poll Restaurants, had previously seen its liquor license suspended on Sept. 12 due to overcrowding, and it was reinstated after the owners paid a $25,000 fine. On Feb. 12, investigators with the state’s multiagency task force observed 175 patrons crowded inside the premises, over two times the maximum occupancy under COVID-related regulations. The announcement came from a statement issued by Cuomo’s oﬃce last Wednesday, which named the restaurant as one of 23 bars and restaurants in New York state whose liquor licenses were suspended for egregious violations of pandemic-

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Toku Modern Asian saw its liquor license suspended a second time for multiple COVID-19 safety violations.

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related executive orders. The restaurant was the first establishment on the North Shore to have its license revoked due to violations of COVID-19 restrictions in September. According to the authority, the restaurant had its license suspended following an excessive amount of patrons, going against the Department of Health’s indoor seating guidelines, and allowing patrons to purchase drinks at the indoor bar and take them outside. In October, Leonard’s of Great Neck had its license revoked after hosting a wedding with 100 to 120 guests, at least double the 50-person limit on nonessential gatherings. Cabo Sports Bar and Mexican Grill in New Hyde Park followed in December, with investigators stating that rules regarding attendance and facial coverings were violated. Businesses found in violation of COVID-19 regulations face fines up to $10,000 per violation, while egregious violations can result in the immediContinued on Page 27

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COVID variant identified in Glen Head 1st case of South African version of disease in state found in person living on N. Shore BY R O S E W E L D ON

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The first New York state case of a South African variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Nassau County, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced, and the county has confirmed that the individual testing positive lives in Glen Head. According to the state, the sequencing involving a Nassau County resident was conducted at Opentrons Labworks Inc.’s Pandemic Response Lab, a New York Citybased commercial lab, and verified at the Wadsworth Center in Albany. Only days before, a Connecticut resident who had been hospitalized in New York City was found to have the South African variant. Jordan Carmon, a spokesperson for Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, confirmed in a statement that the individual lived in Glen Head. “We don’t believe the South African variant is more

deadly, but it may be more contagious,” Curran said in a statement to her Facebook page. “The best response is to continue the tried and true precautions: wearing masks, avoiding social gatherings, distancing, and staying home and getting tested when sick.” “We continue to see a reduction in positivity and hospitalizations throughout the state, which is good news, and this progress is allowing us to reopen the valve on our economy even further,” Cuomo said in a statement. “But with the discovery of a case of the South African variant in the state, it’s more important than ever for New Yorkers to stay vigilant, wear masks, wash hands and stay socially distanced. We are in a race right now — between our ability to vaccinate and these variants which are actively trying to proliferate — and we will only win that race if we stay smart and disciplined.”

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Curran files lengthy police reform report BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has filed a plan for police reform that calls for increased efforts for diversity in staffing and recruitment and more transparency on officers’ interactions with Nassau residents. The plan, nearly 400 pages long, was submitted in accordance with an executive order that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed in mid-June, in the wake of George Floyd’s death, that requires each police agency to conduct a plan to “reinvent and modernize police strategies” by April 1, when the state’s next fiscal year begins. Included in the proposal, which Curran filed with the County Legislature last week, is a plan for heightened accountability in the county Police Department. “As we move forward and build on our current efforts to reform policing, we welcome additional input into this living document,” Curran said. “I remain committed to building that trust in our communities. I look forward to moving ahead with a community policing effort that meets the needs of all our residents.” Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the department will implement 86 of the 90 recommendations community stakeholders made along with the 23 changes the department made on its own. “The police department will continue to serve our residents in the most professional manner as we have done since our inception over 95 years ago,” Ryder said in a statement. Efforts to reach a member of the Legislature for comment were unavailing. According to the plan, it is anticipated that the Police Department will implement a body camera program this year and will review “best practices” to put forward a program mutually beneficial for officers and the community. The plan noted that the county has not yet chosen a vendor to provide the cameras and the Police Department remains in talks with other law enforcement agencies to gain more insight on how to roll out a program. Body cameras have also been the topic of discussion as members of the Police Benevolent Association rejected a tentative contract that would provide officers a $3,000 annual stipend to wear the cameras, according to Newsday. The $3,000 stipend, according to Newsday, would be awarded annually, but put into the base pay of each officer at the conclusion of the contract. Also featured in the plan were recommendations from two community-based organizations Curran established, the Police and Community Trust initiative and the Community Collaborative Task Force. The Police and Community Trust initiative recommended that Nassau police officers should not be paid to wear body cameras, and the Police Department responded that the recommendation was considered and noted that “any wages are subject to collective bargaining.” Shanequa Levin of Long Island United

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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran filed the county’s plan to reform the police department with the legislature last week. to Transform Policing & Community Safety said community stakeholders do not see the $3,000 stipend to wear body cameras as a sufficient measure of reform in the Police Department. “There should be real, structural changes [to the police], and I’m not just talking about damn body cameras where they’re going to get a stipend to wear them,” Levin said. “I’m talking about real change, like how ticketing can be handled differently, how we handle mental health cases differently, how we handle drug cases differently. I’m talking about reducing the footprint of the police in our streets.” The plan also states that all sworn and civilian members of the Police Department are required to take part in a yearly online anti-bias training course followed by “an exam exhibiting their understanding.” Bias incidents and hate crimes, and use of force reports will also be made public. The plan’s accountability approach featured the department using the Law Enforcement Misconduct Investigative Office in the state attorney general’s office. Curran also noted the department will continue to use the newly established Nassau County crime victim advocate, an office tasked with aiding victims and witnesses of violent crimes. Curran signed the legislation in December 2019. The county’s 24/7 complaint hotline is also a resource for residents to use as well, according to the plan. Nassau County civil rights attorney Frederick Brewington and Long Island Regional NAACP Director Tracey Edwards, who have been active in the call for racial justice in the county, said they submitted their own police reform plan deemed “The People’s Plan,” according to Newsday. The activists’ plan includes redirecting funds from school resource officers to develop youth programming, collecting and publishing racial and ethnic data from vehicle stops, and creating an office of police inspector general. The plan also calls for creating a new emergency call system which would allow mental health providers and unarmed crisis responders to be included on certain crisis calls and the creation of a county task force to monitor the safety and enforcement of state-mandated reforms.

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Cuomo’s approval rating drops in poll More than half of New Yorkers believe governor handled nursing home data poorly BY R OB E RT PELAEZ More than half of New Yorkers think Gov. Andrew Cuomo mishandled the reporting of statistics on nursing home residents who died as a result of the coronavirus, according to a Marist Poll. The results of the poll were issued Tuesday, a week after Cuomo admitted he made a mistake in not providing statistics and information on the nursing home deaths in a timely manner. Cuomo defended state health oﬃcials and the accuracy of the nursing home figures his administration provided, but admitted that he should have “prioritized providing more information.” “To be clear, all the deaths in nursing homes and in the hospitals were always fully, publicly, and accurately reported,” Cuomo said last week. “The public had many questions and concerns and the press had many questions about nursing homes primarily. I understand that they were not answered quickly

enough.” According to the poll, 60 percent said they believed Cuomo mishandled the reporting of statistics on deaths of nursing home patients to state legislators. Nineteen percent said they believed he has done something illegal and 27 percent said they think Cuomo has done nothing wrong. The poll surveyed nearly 1,000 New Yorkers from Feb. 15 to 17, of whom 82 percent were registered voters. Of the registered voters, 51 percent identified as Democrats, 24 percent as Republicans, 24 percent as independents and the remaining 1 percent as “other.” Other results from the poll showed that 41 percent of registered voters agreed Cuomo did something unethical, but not illegal, in the way he handled reporting the nursing home statistics. More than 50 percent of New Yorkers approve of the job that Cuomo has done during the pandemic, a decrease from 72 percent in July.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s approval rating was negatively impacted due to his handling of providing statistics of coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes to federal officials. The poll also showed that New Yorkers are not fully ready to give Cuomo another term as governor, with just 36 percent of registered voters believing he deserves to be re-elected in No-

vember 2022, compared with 39 percent in April 2018, the year he was last elected. “Cuomo’s approval rating, which was sky high in the summer, has returned to its pre-pan-

demic level,” Lee M. Miringoﬀ, director of the Marist Poll, said. “Should Cuomo decide to seek a fourth term, these results suggest it will be a challenge. That said, his current numbers are comparable to what they were when he faced the voters last time.” The controversy began when Attorney General Letitia James announced in late January that an investigation into the state’s Health Department revealed coronavirus deaths of nursing home residents had been undercounted. James said in a statement on Jan. 28 that her oﬃce had been investigating nursing homes “based on allegations of patient neglect and other concerning conduct that may have jeopardized the health and safety of residents and employees,” received as early as March 2020 and numbering more than 900 since November. More than 20 nursing homes were under investigation as a result, according to James. Continued on Page 11

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GOP officials find problems in tax roll BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau County’s 2022-23 tentative tax roll did not include reductions county homeowners received in settlements, resulting in tens of thousands of residents forced to grieve their taxes, Republican legislators said on Monday. Republican oﬃcials, including Presiding Oﬃcer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), once again criticized the administration of Nassau County Executive Laura Curran for its handling of the reassessment of homes throughout the county.

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Republican legislators criticized Nassau County Executive Laura Curran’s administration for its handling of the 2022-23 tentative assessment roll.

“The administration’s failure to update its assessment roll to reflect settlements is another failure in a long line of failures in reassessment,” Nicolello said. “It is fundamentally unfair to apply a higher assessed value when the county has admitted a home is worthless. It forces residents to challenge year after year and creates an inaccurate assessment roll.” Curran called for the reassessment of approximately 400,000 homes in 2018 after the county’s assessment roll had been frozen since 2008. During that period, thousands of residents filed grievances on the value of their homes, winning reduced assessments and shifting the tax burden onto others who did not challenge their assessments. The 2022-23 assessment roll, released in early January, aﬀects school and property taxes that will arrive in October 2022 along with mailed bills in January 2023. Oﬃcials said they have received complaints from residents who received tentative assessment notices that do not reflect the changes they won in the tax grievance process. “All of this information is in the control of this administration and the Department of Assessor and for them to continue at every stage in the process is either a reContinued on Page 34

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Cuomo’s approval rating drops in poll Continued from Page 9 “As the pandemic and our investigations continue, it is imperative that we understand why the residents of nursing homes in New York unnecessarily suffered at such an alarming rate,” James said. “While we cannot bring back the individuals we lost to this crisis, this report seeks to offer transparency that the public deserves and to spur increased action to protect our most vulnerable residents.” The initial investigations conducted by James’ office indicated that a larger number of nursing home residents died from the coronavirus than reported by the

state’s Department of Health. Based on a survey of 62 nursing homes that found the state undercounted the fatalities there by an average of 56 percent, the data could push the department’s original count of 8,711 coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes to more than 13,000, according to the report. Investigations also showed that the lack of compliance in nursing homes with infection control protocols put residents at increased risk of harm, and facilities that had lower pre-pandemic staﬃng rating had higher coronavirus-related fatality rates. After the investigations’ preliminary

findings were publicized, the state came out with new data that showed an additional 3,800 coronavirus-related deaths of nursing home residents had occurred in hospitals. The situation escalated when top Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa told state lawmakers in a private phone conversation that the state delayed providing oﬃcials with updated statistics after former President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice sent an inquiry regarding coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes. “Basically we froze, because then we were in a position where we weren’t sure

if what we were going to give to the Department of Justice or what we give to you guys, what we start saying was going to be used against us,” DeRosa said on the call. DeRosa later clarified her quote to state legislators in a statement. “I was explaining that when we received the DOJ inquiry, we needed to temporarily set aside the Legislature’s request to deal with the federal request first,” she said. “We were comprehensive and transparent in our responses to the DOJ, and then had to immediately focus our resources on the second wave and vaccine rollout.”

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N. Shore total cases surpass 19K

277 positives counted in Village of Roslyn, 578 in Heights, 461 in East Hills BY R OB E RT PELAEZ More than 19,000 people on the North Shore have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began in mid-March, according to statistics provided by the Nassau County Department of Health on Wednesday. As coronavirus vaccinations continue to be rolled out throughout the county, the North Shore again saw one of the lowest one-week increases with fewer than 700 new cases in the past week, according to statistics. The area that incorporates the Willistons and Mineola had 4,367 cases as of Wednesday, the most of all analyzed areas. Reflecting the overall decrease in new cases, the Village of Mineola saw its second-lowest increase of cases over the oneweek period with fewer than 80 new cases. Mineola’s 1,834 cases and Garden City’s 1,698 cases accounted for more than 3,500 of the 4,367 total cases in the area. The New Hyde Park area accounted for 3,796 of the North

The Port Washington area, which surpassed 2,000 total cases this week, saw an increase of fewer than 70 new cases over one week, according to the figures. The town-governed area of Port Washington had 1,053 total cases as of Wednesday, leading the peninsula, and Manorhaven had 647 cases. Municipalities and unincorporated areas that stretch into more than one North Shore area such as Flower Hill, Herricks, Albertson, Garden City Park, Searingtown and North Hills were counted separately and accounted for 2,494 cases, according to county statistics. CHART BY ROBERT PELAEZ The Village of Roslyn’s 277 cases appeared comparatively low, but the cases per 1,000 resiMore than 19,000 North Shore residents had tested positive for the coronavirus since the dents, 97.12, is one of the four beginning of the pandemic in mid-March as of Wednesday, according to county health highest rates in Nassau County, department figures. according to Health DepartShore’s cases, with North New ed town areas in terms of posi- The villages of Great Neck, Kings ment figures. Despite this, the Hyde Park having the third-most tive tests, according to Health Point and Great Neck Plaza ac- village has seen one of the lowcounted for more than 2,400 est three-month increases of confirmed positives, 1,374, out Department statistics. The Great Neck peninsula total cases. Kings Point hit 630 any analyzed municipality, with of any analyzed area. The villages of Floral Park, with 1,225 saw an increase of just more total cases as of Wednesday. The fewer than 160 new confirmed cases, and New Hyde Park, with than 100 new cases over the past peninsula accounted for 3,549 cases since Nov. 1, according to 883 cases, were also among the week for the first time since the cases, according to Health De- county statistics. The village had top 10 villages or unincorporat- early months of the pandemic. partment figures. Continued on Page 36

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81 Jones Beach shots ineffective: state Recipients of vaccines will be contacted, appointments rescheduled BY R OB E RT PELAEZ More than 80 coronavirus vaccines shot into the arms of New Yorkers at Jones Beach on Feb. 15 were deemed “ineffective” by the state’s Health Department. State officials said a staff member at the Jones Beach facility put a hand warmer into a cooler that was carrying syringes, and those who received inoculations there on Feb. 15 are required to go back and be vaccinated again. According to Health Department statistics, 6 percent of people who got vaccinated at Jones Beach on Feb. 15 did not receive an effective dose. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s spokesman, Jack Sterna, said the staff member, whose name was not disclosed, was transporting syringes carrying the vaccine from an on-site pharmacy to inoculation tents when he noticed the temperature was lowering. In an effort to prevent the temperature from decreasing, the staffer added the hand warmer, something that does not follow protocol.

deliveries continued to roll in at the beginning of the week. Cuomo said approximately 10 million New Yorkers are eligible to receive the vaccine, and can use a doctor’s letter, medical information or a signed certification for proof of eligibility to local vaccination officials. “Supply from the federal government is increasing steadily every week, but the demand still far outweighs the supply,” Cuomo said. “We already have the infrastructure in place to administer shots as quickly as possible once we get them, and we are continuing to focus on vaccine equity by working with local PHOTO COURTESY OF METROCREATIVECONNECTION.COM leaders in our most vulnerable communities to educate more State health officials deemed 81 coronavirus vaccine doses ineffective after a staff member New Yorkers about the safety of the vaccine and encourage them put a hand warmer in a cooler carrying syringes. to sign up for an appointment to “New Yorkers’ health and quickly pinpoint this issue, iden- said the people who received get vaccinated.” safety is our top priority, and tify the extremely small number ineffective doses were contacted On Long Island, more than due to this vaccine’s very specific of individuals impacted, and im- and will be rescheduled to be 428,000 vaccinations had been vaccinated. temperature sensitivity, we have mediately begin taking action.” administered out of the 486,000 Cuomo announced on Tues- received, or 88 percent, accordState officials emphasized a process in place to identify if any temperature excursions oc- that there were no health risks day that the 10th week of vac- ing to state figures. Throughout cur,” a state spokesperson said to those who received the inef- cine allocations from the federal New York, the state had received in a statement Monday. “This fective 81 doses. State Health government was delayed due nearly 3.9 million vaccine doses process worked, allowing us to Commissioner Howard Zucker to the winter storms, and those Continued on Page 36

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The leadership we need now

eaders and leadership come in many forms – both good and bad. The country’s surpassing 500,000 deaths from COVID-19 is a heart-breaking reminder of President Donald Trump’s epic failure as a leader to adequately respond or even acknowledge the threat posed by the pandemic. This can be seen in the tens of thousands of people who to this day refuse to practice social distancing, wear a mask or even be willing to take the vaccine. The same can be said for Trump’s inciting a mob to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6 in a bid to overturn the 2020 presidential election – an effort supported by a majority of Republican House members and 10 Republican senators. But Trump is by no means alone in his failure to lead. Just look at Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, a leader in the Republican senators’ bid to invalidate the election, who fled his home state to vacation in Cancun as millions in his state lost electricity and drinkable water amid an unprecedented winter storm. With the exception of the five senators who voted to impeach Trump, Republican senators and House members have by far the worse record, but this failure to lead does not belong to one party. Witness Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s refusal to provide accurate information about nursing home deaths in New York – after presenting himself as a pillar of transparency – and the allegations of his bullying and abuse made in the wake of the nursing home scandal. The failure to lead is not limited to elected officials. It can be found in corporate officials and

among individuals just refusing to wear a mask. Fortunately, there are also many, many examples of people who have led well and have done good for those around them. It is one reason why Blank Slate Media honored those who we believed to be the top business leaders in Nassau County in 2020 in a virtual awards ceremony last week and told their stories in these pages the week before. The honorees and the experiences they shared demonstrate that Nassau County is fortunate to have so many individuals and organizations to lead the county’s economic recovery and more. The list of 25 leaders we chose to honor included many who did well by doing good. This included Neil Seiden, the head of a financial advisory firm who developed a team of accountants and financial professionals to get much-needed government loans to small businesses when the state shut down so they could keep their doors open and their staﬀ employed. Adam Schwam, the president of Sandwire, a provider of managed IT and telecommunications service, immediately came to the rescue of the many businesses that needed to rapidly move to remote work. Others have combined reinventing their businesses with reaching out to others at the same time. Ed Blumenfeld, the founder of the Blumenfeld Development Group, led his company as it reinvented its business model to complete major projects. But Blumenfeld, like others we honored, merged his business eﬀorts with private philanthropy.

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Several set standards for others to follow. Stuart Rabinowitz, the outgoing president of Hofstra University, capped enormous growth at the school with one of the most comprehensive COVID-19 testing and tracing programs among colleges in New York state. He instituted health and safety protocols that protected the campus community while continuing to provide students with a rewarding experiences inside and outside the classroom. And government agencies dedicated to enhancing business opportunities also played a role. Richard Kessell, the chairman of the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency and the Nassau County Local Economic Assistance Corp., helped champion state legislation to temporarily allow IDAs throughout the state to provide grants and loans to coronavirusaﬀected small businesses and nonprofits. He also helped develop a program with other government agencies to create a PPE program that distributed 5,000 PPE kits to small-business owners, nonprofits and Town of Hempstead school

districts. Scott Rechler, the chief executive oﬃcer and chairman of RXR Realty, established a dedicated COVID-19 task force that continues to meet on a weekly basis to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving social, public health and economic crisis. In addition to repositioning its core business for a post-COVID-19 world, RXR used its resources to help local communities navigate through COVID-19 by matching 300 skill-based volunteers with 150 local small businesses and nonprofits in need. RXR also gave $5 million to organizations throughout the New York region to support eﬀorts to address food insecurity, struggling small businesses, the growing digital divide and more. Likewise, James Metzger of The Whitmore Group not only helped his company adapt to COVID, but teamed up with a former Hofstra lacrosse teammate to support a wide range of not-for-profits, including their alma mater. Several not-for-profit heads retooled their organizations to continue to provide services to families

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and small businesses. And in the case of Regina Gil, the founder and executive director of the Gold Coast Arts Center, she not only led her organization to continue to provide arts education but put on safe performances in the great show business tradition of the show must go on The arts center presented hundreds of films, both virtually and inperson at a series of drive-in events around the region. Most notably were the eﬀorts of Michael Dowling, the president and CEO of Northwell Health, who led the state’s largest health network when the pandemic first struck the United States with New York at its epicenter. The pandemic forced the hospital system to change how it operated almost overnight and become a template for other hospitals to follow. Overall, Northwell has treated more than 130,000 COVID patients, including 16,000 who were hospitalized at just one time – more than any other hospital system in the country. Continued on Page 35

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Cuomo reminds us like father, like son

ith the nursing home scandal roiling the Cuomo administration, it appears the governor’s management style—stonewalling, trusting no one, being secretive, instilling fear in his senior staﬀ, badgering journalists and public oﬃcials—has finally caught up with him. Why has Andrew Cuomo’s governing style approach been so heavy-handed? Because he is his father’s son. To understand Andrew, you must understand the man whose footsteps he followed, Gov. Mario Cuomo. Outside of his family, Mario Cuomo trusted no one. When the journalist Jimmy Breslin, was asked about the governor’s inner circle, he replied: “There’s not enough people to form a circle.” Similarly, Andrew only trusted Joe Percoco, the man he referred to in his father’s eulogy as Mario’s “third son.” But with Percoco doing time in a federal prison, there has not been anyone who could say to Andrew “No, that’s a stupid idea.” Instead he’s surrounded by sycophants that say “aye, aye, sir”

to every ludicrous command. Mario Cuomo was secretive. Although he claimed his government was transparent, reporters had a hard time prying information out of the administration. Ditto Andrew Cuomo. The Empire Center for Public Policy had to sue the governor to obtain the true number of COVID nursing home deaths. When dealing with the press, Mario insisted on being the principal spokesman for his administration. But he distained them. “Reporters,” he said, “are like epidemics. They follow catastrophes.” Another time, The New York Times reported that Mario said “he is adept at talking to schoolchildren because he deals with them the same way he does with reporters.” He added, “Only the children get it right.” Watching Andrew’s daily press conferences during the pandemic, it was obvious to me that Andrew had little regard for journalists and treated them like kindergarteners. Andrew also adopted Mario’s practice of badgering and threatening journalists and public oﬃcials.

GEORGE J. MARLIN On The Right Mario Cuomo could be verbally brutal with those who disagreed with him. He was known to call reporters or editors at their homes late at night or very early in the morning to complain about their stories. The Times reported that “the governor has berated writers, accused them of doing the bidding of editorial boards and attacked their ethics.” On one occasion, Mario threatened Times reporter Jeffrey Schmaltz. “I could end your career,” he said. “Your publisher doesn’t even know who you are.” On another occasion, the

noted Times journalist, Adam Nagourney (then the Daily News Albany bureau chief), had an “intense, at times unpleasant” argument with Cuomo, during which the governor said, “I could destroy you if I wanted.” Andrew Cuomo is also wellknown for threatening perceived enemies. A recent example is the call he made to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim about the nursing home scandal. Kim alleges that Cuomo yelled at him for 10 minutes and threatened to destroy his political career. Yes, the paranoid governing style of Mario and Andrew is remarkably similar. Nevertheless, there is one major diﬀerence between them which may help explain why Mario left public oﬃce with honor and why Andrew may not. Mario Cuomo’s political model was St. Thomas More, the patron saint of lawyers, statesmen and politicians, because he was, in Cuomo’s judgment, a combination of “noble hopes and goals and personal weakness.” And while Andrew displays in Albany the copy of the Holbein

portrait of More that hung in Mario’s oﬃce throughout his tenure as governor, Andrew’s political model is a man Thomas More abhorred, Niccolò Machiavelli. In an essay titled “How a leader’s philosophy directly aﬀects an organization culture,” Peter DeMarco, a former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development employee, wrote: “One of Cuomo’s first acts after taking over as secretary of HUD in 1997 was to distribute the book by Niccolò Machiavelli, ‘The Prince,’ to his key aides telling them: ‘This is my leadership philosophy.’” Machiavelli is the man the renowned 20th century political philosopher, Leo Strauss, called “a teacher of evil” because he stooped “to teach maxims of public and private gangsterism.” Machiavelli’s best-known maxim is “the ends justify the means.” And if Andrew employed that “gangster” precept to rationalize the nursing home cover-up, he will be guilty of licentious conduct, will dishonor his family name and will go down in the annals of New York history as a political blackguard.

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Backstories the fairy tales never told you

he folks at Disney have just promised us a film about one of their most notorious villains. “Cruella,” starring Emma Stone, will tell the story of a young woman in 1970s London, before she became the character we know and loathe from “101 Dalmatians” (whose villainous aim was to make a coat from the skins of 101 Dalmatian puppies). It will be her backstory — or, as fans of superheroes put it, her “origin story.” The trailer is out now, but the film won’t be released until May. Meanwhile, I’ve been hearing from other creatures — mainly villains — who want their backstories told, too. “Can I help it if my genetic heritage makes me such a large guy?” asked the Giant, infamous for climbing down Jack’s Beanstalk. “Suppose you woke up one day chasing what you thought were ants in your kitchen—and fell down into a world where everybody thinks you’re the villain, just because they’re all so tiny? Whose fault is that, I ask you? Certainly not mine!”

“And what about me?” asked the Witch from Hansel and Gretel. “Just because I like to make candies called ‘Jelly Babies.’ They’re a candy…a CANDY, I tell you!” she said, with a sob in her voice. She continued, “It’s the British name for them, I didn’t invent it. Ask that science fiction TV fellow — Doctor Who — he kept handing them out, so why is everyone so hard on me? It’s rampant sexism,” the Witch concluded. I didn’t disagree, but just then my mouth was full of jelly babies — they’re like gummy bears, only stickier— so I couldn’t actually say anything at all. “I’ve been misunderstood, too, you know,” came a little voice. “Goldilocks? What’s your problem?” asked the Giant. “You break into people’s homes, eat everyone’s porridge, then you complain — and nobody so much as says ‘Boo’ to you! Imagine if I tried that!” “Blonde girl privilege!” the fairy tale creaturesshouted. “Go home!” “Your OWN home,” the Bears clarified. Goldi pouted and walked away.

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A Look on the Lighter Side “Ahem,” said a culturedsounding voice. “I’d like to put forward my case.” It was the Wolf. He cleared his throat and continued, “An impartial survey of fairy tales reveals that I am cast as the villain more often than anyone else, with the possible exception of stepmothers. And what have I done to deserve such infamy, I’d like to know? Nothing!” “You ate my grandma,” said Little Red Riding Hood. “A misunderstanding,” said the Wolf.

“And killed both my brothers,” said the Third Little Pig. “I do apologize for that,” said the Wolf. “Those were accidents, and I invite you to communicate with my lawyers for suitable compensation.” He handed the Pig a business card. The Pig took the card, then squinted at it. “Wolf, Wolf & Fox, Attorneys at the Buﬀet Bar? Thanks, but I’ll pass.” “As you wish,” said the Wolf, bowing low. “Never mind about him!” said a very cross feminine voice. It was Mrs. Wolf, joining the crowd. “He gallivants all over Fairy Tale Land — eating people’s grandmothers, blowing down houses — meanwhile, who’s stuck at home, raising the pups with no help? Me, that’s who!” “Um, sweetheart, I was just on my way to the store,” said Mr. Wolf. “Stow it,” said his irate wife. “Or tell it to those Grimm Brothers you’re always yarning with. Meanwhile,” she turns to me, “there’s nothing to eat, at home, because in spite of killing neighbors left and right, he forgets to

bring home any actual bacon! If you ask me, I’m the real unsung heroine of all his stories, just keeping us alive.” Again I couldn’t argue with her — those jelly babies can really get stuck in your teeth. “Excuse me, please, but where can I report a robbery?” said a little voice near my knee. I bent down and found myself facing a Gingerbread Man. He smelled delicious. “You can tell me about the crime. What was taken?” “Um, my house! I’m not sure if it’s a robbery or a home invasion or what since what happened was that somebody grabbed and ate my entire house!” “Mmmm,” said the Wolf, sniﬀing the air. “Made of gingerbread, I assume?” “Yes, and it had just come from the oven—as have I!” “We’d better run, Mr. Gingerbread Man,” I whispered. “I can’t vouch for your safety with this crowd!” I picked him up and put him in my pocket while I ran away. And nobody’s seen him from that day to this!

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E A R T H M AT T E R S

Becoming a birder connects us with nature

hen a new acquaintance asked me, “What is the best bird you’ve seen recently?” I realized that what I considered my best bird would mean nothing, so I went with a snowy owl. Like any sphereof expertise, there is an area of popular knowledge that covers only a fraction of the deep dive into a subject. But many more people are on their way to learning more about birds. With many of us stuck at home, what was outside the window took on new interest. From observing the daily drama of a pigeon family on a window ledge to watching the flurry of feeder friends to trooping into the great outdoors with other enthusiasts (social distanced, of course), birding is soaring as a popular activity. Bird seed and supplies like feeders and bird houses have flown out of stores during the pandemic. Big day, the second Saturday in May at the peak of migration in North America, saw more thanc2 million observations of 6,479 species reported worldwide in 2020 to eBird, the free website and app from Cornell Lab of Ornithology. That was the most bird sightings doc-

umented in a single day. I’ve taken groups of new birders and complete novices out birding, and it can be like pulling back a curtain onto a secret world. More than one person has said, “How did I not notice this before?” It’s learning a new way to see the world around you. Once you start observing more closely, it can lead to other interests. Many birders I know are also experts on butterflies, plants, mushrooms, dragonflies, local wildlife and other aspects of nature. Everyone comes to birding on their own path. When I was 9, my family rented an old house surrounded by an acre of overgrown apple orchard and brambles. My parents bought a Golden Nature Guidebook of Birds and a bird feeder to hang outside the kitchen window. We

Rare northern visitor, the Common Redpoll

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didn’t see anything exotic, just the usual feeder birds; blue jays, woodpeckers, sparrows. The next year my grandmother gave me a bird guide that had been hers as a teen. Her last pencil notation was in the 1920s, before she left home to train as a nurse. I had no idea she had been interested in birds, but she had kept the book somewhere safe for 40 years until she passed it on to me. Then I moved to New York for college. I spent many years in living in Manhattan, unaware that there was great birding all around me because it didn’t fit my stereotype of where to see birds. Eventually we moved to Long Island and while strolling through HarborFest, I picked

up a brochure from the North Shore Audubon Society’s booth thinking it would be a good hobby—for my husband—and we could go on a few walks. But birding is like riding a bike, you don’t really forget how to do it. Next thing I knew, I was on the society’s board, and over the years president, VP, newsletter editor and conservation chair. That’s the extreme version of getting involved. Planting the seeds can be important. Because my parents showed an interest and my grandma reinforced it, I thought of birding as fun and entertaining even through the years when I was not doing it actively. But it can be taken up at any age to whatever degree of involvement that you enjoy. Because that’s the key — you should enjoy it. Some people are backyard birders, observing the activities of birds that seem like old friends with distinct personalities. Some are chasers, heading for the newest face on the block. It’s a low-cost and portable hobby, where an entry set of binoculars can be had for $150, a guidebook $15, and a feeder for $40. Of course, you can spend thousands on high-end bins, a scope, outdoor gear, long

lens camera, but you don’t have to to enjoy learning the world of birds. Back to that “best bird.” Right now, it’s a tossup between two exotic visitors. One is a coy, West Coast gal, a Spotted Towhee. She’s a backyard bird, if you live in California. She was first spotted on a Christmas Bird Count, and no one knows how she arrived so far out of her native range. It took me five visits and many hours standing around in the cold to finally get a glimpse of her. Candidate No. 2 is the Common Redpoll. This tiny bird with a raspberry crown is from the far north. It is seen infrequently in winters when it’s been a poor year for spruce cone seed up in the Canadian boreal forests. And it is just so stinkin’ cute. But seeing the flash of a scarlet cardinal in my backyard, the busy visits of chickadees, the iridescent shimmer of a mallard in a local pond also elevates my mood. While we have been locked down, the natural world continues the unbroken cycle of seasons, and birds serve to remind us, as Emily Dickenson lyrically said, “Hope” is the thing with feathers, That perches in the soul.”

OUR TOWN

Games people still play many years later

erein lies the formula: Wintertime plus COVID time equals indoor time. And that mathematical template takes us either to television, video games or board games! You do remember board games. Those were the things that Mother bought her children to keep them busy as the snow fell outside. They came in long flat boxes and contained fold-out boards and a variety of spinners, dice and knickknacks. We all can recall the manufacturers like Hasbro, Parker Brothers and Milton Bradley. I’m not sure about you but my favorite was Clue because I loved the clever use of little murder weapons like a candlestick, a wrench, a lead pipe and a rope and who doesn’t love a little killing in an English Tudor mansion? Actually, you may be surprised to know that most of these adorable games of childhood are still selling like hot cakes and do manage to hold

their own against video game juggernauts like “Game of Thrones” or “Fortnight.” In 1948 Candyland was invented by Eleanor Abbott in San Diego, Calif., while she was recovering from polio and this simple game, now owned by Hasbro, still sells more than a million sets per year. What kid of 3 or 4 or 5 does not like candy? How I wish Dunkin’ Donuts would get behind the creation of The Doughnut Game where you could roll the dice, land on a square that says “Chocolate Frosted with sprinkles” and then munch out on one right there. Chutes and Ladders is the worldwide classic board game for youngsters where you roll the dice and depending where you land, you either get to go up the ladder or fall down a chute. This game attempts to teach morality by showing that if you land on a square showing a selfish, cheating or

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misbehaving child, you fall down a chute far below and if you land on a square showing a generous, kind, helpful and studious child, you go up the ladder and get closer to the finish line or heaven, whichever you prefer. The game is owned by Milton Bradley but is based upon the ancient India game from the second century called Snakes and Ladders. Their game was based upon the

Hindu philosophy of karma, destiny and desire and had many more positive ladders as well as numerous negative traps or snakes. Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” uses this game as the central metaphor for his book, stating “for every ladder that you climb, there is a snake waiting around the corner to bring you back to earth.” I work with many famous athletes and I can assure you this little tidbit of wisdom is extremely true. The Oracle of Delphi has three ancient maxims inscribed on the wall, which include “know thyself, nothing to excess and surety brings ruin.” Sage advice that kids are actually learning as they play the cute game of Chutes and Ladders. And the mother of all modern board games is Monopoly developed in 1906 by Lizie Magie in her eﬀorts to expose the nefarious and exploitative ways of real estate developers. Over the years, after Charles Darrow and Hasbro

got their hands on it, the game has morphed into the glorification of realtors’ and banks’ impressive ability to produce bankruptcy in the homeowner. Maybe that partially explains the global economic collapse of 2008. The postmodern writer John McPhee wrote the very sad story “In search of Marvin Gardens,” which was about his interest in the game of Monopoly and also his visit to Atlantic City, N.J., whose streets the Monopoly game uses. The world of our distant childhood included such marvelous touchstones like jacks, metal slinkys, jump rope, Silly Putty, jig saw puzzles, sidewalk chalk, Scrabble, Clue, Monopoly and much more. It’s good to see that these little bits of magic from the past still exist not only for us but for our kids and grandkids as well. Good things never seem to die, they’re like those Tonka Toys, they just keep on truckin’.

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VIEW POINT

‘Scandal’ aimed at Cuomo’s political capital

he governor intimidated officials to lie about COVID infections and deaths, sent stormtroopers, guns out, to arrest a fired official who continued to publish the real data. Cuomo? No, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (now being pitched as a 2024 presidential candidate). The governor advanced policies that set the stage for a catastrophic failure of power and water and will force those who can least afford it to pay astronomical utility rates. Cuomo? No, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who instead of holding for-profit utility companies responsible, blamed New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the non-existent Green New Deal. Calls to impeach Abbott? The “Former Guy” knew in January 2020 how transmissible, how lethal COVID-19 was, but lied, intimidated governors to keep their economy open, reduced funding for testing, forced workers back to unsafe conditions, contradicted the need to wear masks, held super-spreader events and attacked Democratic governors directly who did not kowtow (“Liberate Michigan!”). He sent his politicized Department of Justice to demand Democratic governors provide nursing home data to sow distrust in their

authority. Twice-impeached Trump is now the leading Republican candidate for 2024. Some 7,500 nursing home residents who died of COVID-19 in hospitals were counted as having died in hospitals, rather than having died in nursing homes where they did not die — about half of the 15,000 nursing home residents who reportedly died of the coronavirus. Are these 7,500 people who died who were not previously counted? No. Would they not have died if their numbers were listed as having died in the nursing home, where they did not die? Not a single person died as a result of accounting. But this is the scandal that is swirling around Governor Andrew Cuomo, that has prompted investigations by Attorney General Letitia James and the FBI (!), calls (from gleeful Republicans) for him to resign, and for Democrats as well as Republicans to rescind the emergency powers he used that saved tens of thousands of New Yorkers’ lives, powers that reversed New York from being the epicenter of the world’s COVID crisis to the lowest infection rate, and prevented hospitals from being overrun so patients did not die from lack of care.

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I frankly trust Cuomo more than I trust state Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens) or state Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square), two who have been his most vocal accusers, to do what is in the best interest of New Yorkers to conquer the coronavirus and rebuild the economy. Kim’s counting scandal centers around nursing home immunity from lawsuits arising from loved ones dying of COVID – immunity that Cuomo is blamed for slipping into the budget, which the outraged Legislature repealed a few months later. Kim wants families to be able to sue the nursing homes for the period when they ostensibly had immunity and wants a victims compensation fund.

Tangentially, what is used to gin up outrage stems from the policy of discharging nursing home patients from hospital back to their nursing homes, at a time when the state was literally ambushed with COVID. The early projections were horrifying: 140,000 needing hospital beds in the state with 50,000 beds (30,000 downstate), including 37,000 in ICUs, and not enough staff to provide care. The panic was that New York would become like Italy (death panels!), and surely, Elmhurst came close, with refrigerator trucks parked outside hospitals to handle the overwhelming number of dead. “So, the question is what does one do?,” state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker related. “We need to protect the healthcare system by balancing the patient load. People die if you cannot get them into the hospital or staff are overstretched as a result of those numbers.” Patients no longer in need of hospital care were sent to nursing homes; the nursing home could refuse to take the patient if they did not have the means to properly segregate and care for them. Once it was realized that the source of COVID in nursing homes came from staff and visitors who

were asymptomatic, new protocols were instituted. Cuomo just issued a new order allowing visitors back into nursing homes if they are tested, and at the same time, unveiled a new network for rapid-testing. The fact 132 facilities that never took a COVID admission from the hospital still had COVID fatalities proves that the policy was not the driver of COVID fatalities but rather a function of community spread, Zucker asserted. Indeed, while every state had a higher proportion of COVID deaths among nursing home residents, New York ranked 34th. “Because remember, the modeling—140,000 hospitalizations, 37,000 in the ICU,” Zucker said. “You make the decisions based on the information that you have at the time. We made the right public health decision at the time, and faced with the same facts we would make the same decisions again.” “And if anyone had the perfect answer to nursing home deaths if anyone tells you they do, they’re lying,” Cuomo added. “Because people are going to die in nursing homes today It really is cruel to say to people who’ve lost a loved one, maybe they didn’t have to die. It’s cruel.” Continued on Page 29

OUT OF LEFT FIELD

In search of the public good among us

am a big fan of “virtue signaling,” provided it is done thoughtfully with humility and with empathy for others. As Michael Sandel points out in his book “The Tyranny of Merit,” there is a risk that folks who have been successful become arrogant and condescending toward others who they see as failing due to their own limitations. Sandel emphasizes, as does Leah Libresco Sargeant in a provocative essay “Dependence,” that all of us are nurtured by others and there can be factors of class, race, ethnicity and luck in what happens in all of our lives. The Google dictionary defines “virtue signaling” as “the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one’s good character or the moral correctness of one’s position on a particular issue.” Don’t we need more of that to show with our daily words what we value and what our principles are? However, Google dictionary immediately warns that “it’s noticeable how often virtue signaling

consists of saying you hate things.” This line of thinking, of course, leads us to current controversies over the disgraced Donald Trump, so much egregious, hateful conduct already revealed and more to be shown if a Jan. 6 commission probes his “Big Lie” conduct {Trump’s life has been a succession of big lies commencing with his racist “birther” attacks on Barack Obama). New School Professor Susan Shapiro has published an incisive analysis of “times when it is OK not to forgive.” (Five of the six major reasons she advances clearly apply to Donald Trump and probably the sixth as well. Even people who supported Trump say he shows no remorse for the terrorism at the Capitol on Jan. 6 and, indeed, seems never to have apologized for anything.) A former Trump supporter, the conservative New York Post said Trump should “halt the insanity” of his big lie about the 2020 election and a Wall Street Journal lead editorial last week said that Trump’s conduct has been so hor-

MICHAEL D’INNOCENZO Out of Left Field rific it doesn’t matter if he was not impeached or if he tries to run for president in 2024, because “he will never win another national election.” What would you place on a list of Trump’s “virtues?” Shapiro is right, as historians David Blight, Douglas Brinkley and others contend that Trump has been a disgrace and should never be forgiven. Remembering his abuses is a way of guarding against similar dangers in the future.

Canadian writer Rondi Adamson advances the positivity of virtue signaling in a recent opinion piece, “America Is Back. Where Were You?” Adamson compares Biden’s victory with Justin Trudeau’s success against a repressive regime in Canada in 2019. Adamson concludes that in fair and free elections democracy triumphed because “agreed upon good people” were elected in the United States and in Canada. This does not guarantee that all will go smoothly, but words matter. Adamson shows a variety of ways that Biden and Trudeau engaged in “virtue signaling.” Both selected diverse cabinets of respected leaders. Showing humanity, empathy and commitment to the public good oﬀers the best chance to make societies more inclusive, fair and progressive. For Adamson Biden and Trudeau’s virtue signaling was based on lives of fundamental decency and respect for others, quite a contrast from the bitter, embattled Trump (recently described as a bully by a seventh grader in a letter

to Blank Slate Media). The virtue signaling theme is dramatically advanced in my favorite book of the past year, “Breaking Bread With The Dead” by Alan Jacobs. The author highlights core values so celebrated by Abraham Lincoln and at the heart of ”virtue signaling” that we owe a debt to individuals who verbally, even if not always in actions, provide “beacons” for a better society. Even when they fall significantly short of reaching ideal goals (either in the context of their own times or by our present day standards), we owe such virtue signalers a huge debt of gratitude for putting noble values and goals in the public arena and having a chance to attract more supporters in their day or in subsequent times. For Michael Sandel in another of his books, “Justice,” and for Leah Libresco Sargeant (“The True Value of Parenting,” New York Times Sunday Review, Feb. 21) virtue signaling is a summons by folks of good values and goals to others to join quests for res publica (the public good).

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FROM THE DESK OF RICHARD NICOLELLO

Vaccine distribution has to get better in Nassau

he state’s vaccination program is failing our most vulnerable residents. Our medical professionals have known since the beginning that COVID-19 is more likely to cause severe illness and death in the elderly and those with underlying conditions. Yet with millions eligible for the vaccine and a limited number of doses available, there is an ongoing mad scramble to obtain appointments, with shifting rules and overloaded websites and call-in numbers. Seniors in particular have had diﬃculty navigating the sys-

tem. The result is that those who are most vulnerable often cannot get the vaccine they desperately need. I have joined with colleagues on both sides of the aisle and across the state to call for a pre-registration system, such as is used in New Jersey, Illinois, California and Florida. Residents should be able to enter their contact information with vital statistics such as age, occupation and underlying conditions. The state and/or local government can then use the database to identify and prioritize those most at risk so that they can get an early appointment.

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I am also advocating that the

state open a mass vaccination site at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum similar to the sites at Yankee Stadium and Citifield, where thousands are being vaccinated every day. While the numbers are improving, Long Island’s positivity rate has been the highest in the state for weeks. Moreover, demographically Nassau County has a higher percentage of seniors than in other regions in our state and country. A mass vaccination site at the Nassau Coliseum makes perfect sense. The location is ideal with easy access and plenty of space and

parking to accommodate staﬃng and provide the necessary protocols to maintain safe social distancing. As the supply of doses begins to flow increase, the site could also help handle larger amounts of individuals daily. We must do more to protect our residents, including our most vulnerable. These commonsense measures will more quickly reduce the number of serious illnesses and assist our county and region to emerge from the pandemic. Richard J. Nicolello Presiding Oﬃcer Nassau County Legislature

THE BACK ROAD

A teenager’s journey through mental illness

n 2018 I released the results of a research study that I organized on the barriers people face finding timely access to quality mental health care. The study entailed soliciting Long Islanders’ experiences regarding their diﬃculty or success in accessing care. One of the findings was that as the result of health insurers paying substandard rates of reimbursement for mental health care as compared to physical health care, many providers were driven away from accepting consumers’ private health insurance. The consequence is that someone seeking help has to either pay unaﬀordable rates out

of pocket or keep looking when the volume of providers accepting insurance is shrinking. The study led to press coverage, which prompted an unexpected phone call from a young woman in her early 20s who introduced herself as Nicole Nagy. She told me that she saw a clip about the project on News 12 Long Island and that she could relate to what we found in the study. She went on to tell me a little bit about herself — that she had been living with mental illness since her early teen years and that she had written a book about it. She said she called me because, “I want to get involved

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in some way.” I asked Nicole if she would be

open to meeting with me to have a longer conversation to which she agreed. I said, “But before we meet I would really love to read your book.” I asked her for the title and where I could buy a copy. We set a date to get together and I ordered her book. It was a distinct privilege to read Nicole’s “Creative Mind.” Although the subtitle of her extraordinary book is “A Diary of Teenage Mental Illness,” it could have been more aptly subtitled, “A Diary of Teenage Innocence, Angst, Courage, Resilience, Humor, Heart, Tenacity, Mental Illness and Much More.”

I sailed through Nicole’s moving memoir. which was in equal parts heartbreaking and uplifting. She tells the story of living with an illness of the brain, while navigating the worlds of peers, family, school, work and therapy. The memories and reflections she shares are presented with transparency, uncompromising honesty and a healthy helping of good humor given the grueling subject matter. On Page 31 Nicole writes about when she first came to grips with what was going on with her. “The doctors told me that anxiety is a part of depression or it had Continued on Page 29

DID YOU KNOW?

The future of Black History Month in town

cross the United States, February is known as Black History Month. Schools will dive into a curriculum that highlights the many achievements of AfricanAmericans in the face of extreme diﬃculties and discrimination. These individuals, such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, should be remembered, honored and taught in classrooms across the country and around the world. Their bravery to stand for what is right but not popular while sacrificing their safety — and in some cases their lives — is admirable and everyone should strive to have the moral fortitude that they showed in trying times. But I am writing this article today to not just point to the towering figures of the past who set

the example, but to highlight African Americans whose present and future is bright and growing. We must recognize those that are building upon the legacies of past leaders in the black community through actions both large and small which are tugging the arc of history towards justice. Leaders such as Stacey Abrams are fighting for voting rights throughout our nation and their eﬀorts should be recognized and lifted up. In 2018, Abrams ran for governor of Georgia and saw the systematic disenfranchisement of voters, disproportionately African American, across the state by removing them from the voter rolls. After narrowly losing that race, she did not disappear in despair, she organized and made sure those who lost their right to vote in 2018,

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North Hempstead Town Clerk regained it and then used it, significantly altering the perceived status quo, perhaps for the long-term. On January 20, 2021, a new star was born in Amanda Gorman. She lifted the country with her po-

etic words, again reminding our country that words really do matter. They can inspire us to be better, they can push our country to strive for the next great achievement, they can unite a divided nation. Right here in North Hempstead, we have seen great leaders in the black community have a vision of inclusion and equality. This was seen in the documentary, “Defining Moments”, that the Town produced just last year about the fight that leaders took during the Civil Rights movement. This movement challenged people to step up in North Hempstead to support civil rights, even in the face of divisiveness. Then as now, we are facing a time when our political divides are deep. But I still look to our present and future leaders right here in our own communities who work to lift

us up and bring us together. Our schools are full of intelligent students that continue to organize so that we can fight hate together to find common ground. Kudos to the many young people across North Hempstead and beyond, who took to organizing their schools and communities to support an end to on-going social injustice. The future of Black History Month is bright, across the nation and right here at home in our Town. As long as we continue to recognize the young, developing leaders, we will continue to grow as a nation. These voices have provided a blueprint on how to end injustice and create equality for all. We must recognize them and heed their call. Letters Continued on Page 24

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Ask the Guidance Center experts

In this monthly column, therapists from North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center answer your questions on issues related to parenting, mental health and children’s well-being. To submit a question, email NSCFGCexperts@gmail. com. Question: My sons, who are four and seven, seem to be having more bad dreams than usual. They’ve both woken up during the night saying they were scared that we would die or get sick and they’d be left all alone. Any tips how to handle these nightmares? —Up at Night Dear Up at Night: The pandemic is impacting the daily lives of our children in numerous ways, with anxiety related to remote learning diﬃculties, loss of social activities and fear of illness and death creating a mental health crisis. So, it’s no surprise that COVID worries are also encroaching on their nights. With our younger clients, we use creative ways such as drawing or playing with toys to help them express and process their fears. Many of them have been drawing scary monsters or big waves that overwhelm them, which reflects the fact that feel they have no control over the virus. Odds are that your boys are having the same thoughts. There are several things you can do to help your kids at bedtime. First, suggest that they comfort themselves with

items that help them feel safe, such as a favorite stuﬀed animal or a special blanket. You could also try a practice that we use with clients, called “Grounding in the Five Senses,” which involves thinking about five things you can see, four things you can touch, three things you can hear, two things you can smell and one thing you can taste. This process helps them let go of their worry of the future and focus on the here and now. Some other strategies: Stick to their normal bedtime routine, perhaps reading an extra book that

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focuses on a happy, comforting topic. Validate their worry and other feelings so they feel seen and heard.Model reassurance and safety either verbally (“I’m here, I will protect you”) or physically with a hug. Encourage them to imagine happy endings for their dreams before bedtime.Limit their exposure to COVIDrelated news—but do respond to any of their questions in an age-appropriate way. Question: As the mom of a daughter who has depression and anxiety, I feel

guilty thinking about spending time on my own needs. Is it selfish to want some me-time? —Exhausted Mom Dear Exhausted Mom: Have you ever heard that if an airplane loses cabin pressure, parents should put on their oxygen masks first, so they are able to help their children? It’s way past time that moms (and dads, too) learn that self-care isn’t selfish, especially if you have a child with special needs. If you are depleted and neglect your own mental and/or physical health, you won’t be able to be there for your family. Prioritize your wellness, even if you have to tell yourself you are doing it for your daughter. The basics: Get enough sleep; fit in some exercise, even in fiveminute spurts (it all adds up!); add a short period of meditation to your daily routine; and eat healthy foods. Most important of all: Ask for help! Family and friends rally around you if your child has cancer. Chances are, they’ll want to be there for you when the issue is mental health. During the pandemic, North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center is seeing clients remotely via telehealth platforms or, when deemed necessary, in person. To make an appointment, call us at (516) 626-1971 or emailintake@northshorechildguidance.org.

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The many ways walking benefits your body Walking strengthens the bones. New York-based Plancher Orthopedics and Sports Medicine notes that walking can stop the loss of bone mass for people with osteoporosis. In addition, postmenopausal women who incorporate 30 minutes of walking into their daily fitness regimens can reduce their risk of hip fractures by 40 percent.

ife changed dramatically in 2020. When the World Health Organization declared a COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, hundreds of millions of people across the globe were forced to change how they go about their daily lives, including how they exercise. Health-conscious adults accustomed to exercising at local gyms had to find new ways to exercise in the wake of the pandemic. Many gyms were forced to close in areas hit hard by COVID19, and that left many people without access to fitness equipment like weights and cardiovascular machines. Resilient men and women soon found ways to exercise, and many of them embraced walking. Though walking might not provide the same level of intensity that fitness enthusiasts are accustomed to, the Arthritis Foundation® notes the various ways walking benefits the body. Walking protects against heart disease and stroke. Walking strengthens the heart and protects it against heart disease. The AF also notes that walking lowers blood pressure. In fact, post-menopausal women who walk just one to two miles per day can lower their blood pressure by nearly 11 points in 24 weeks, while women who walk for 30 minutes a day can reduce their risk of stroke by 20 percent.

Walking can extend your life. The AF notes that one study linked walking to longer life expectancy, finding that people who exercise regularly in their fifties and sixties were 35 percent less likely to die over the next eight years than people who never walked.

Walking can improve mood. One study from researchers at California State University, Long Beach, found that the more steps people taking during the day, the better their moods were.

Walking can lower risk for cognitive decline. Walking also has been linked to a lower risk for agerelated cognitive decline. A study from the University of Virginia Health System found that men between the ages of 71 and 93 who walked more than a quarter of a mile per day had half the incidence of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease compared to men who walked less. In addition, a study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, found that age-related memory decline was lower among women ages 65 and older who walked 2.5 miles per day than it was among women who walked less than half a mile per week. Foot traffic increased as people were forced to find new ways to exercise during the COVID-19 pandemic. Walking is a great way to stay in shape and even provides some lesser known benefits for people who walk each day.

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ALL THINGS POLITICAL

Government is supposed to protect us “The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors.” In this simple quote, Thomas Jeﬀerson captured the essential purpose of government. Yet time and again, many elected oﬃcials lose sight of this critical, basic focus. The disaster in Texas is the most recent example. In Texas, all 254 counties were recently under a deep freeze, the likes of which haven’t been seen in generations. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed renewable energy for power shortages during the recent arctic blast. However, this was a bald-faced lie. The truth is that solar and wind account for only 7 percent of the winter power grid in the Lone Star State. The real problem lies in the fact that Texans like their fossil fuels and the profits that come with them. Oncor, the huge util-

ity which provides electricity to Dallas, made $651 million in net income in 2019. Utility companies are more profitable when they purchase energy directly from the pipeline vs. storing it and using it as needed. And they don’t want to spend the extra money to winterize their power plants or build the infrastructure to get power across state lines. Because of this, Texans are suﬀering without potable water and dying from the cold without power for heat. And let’s not forget Sen. Ted Cruz’s lack of leadership, as he fled to Mexico during this catastrophe, while over 13 million Texans had disruptions in water service and several million had no power. And who can forget our former president’s lack of leadership, when he told Americans the pandemic would be gone by Easter 2020? Trump reinforced this by naming COVID-19 the China flu. As the pandemic exploded, he left it up to the states to handle

ADAM HABER All Things Political emergency protocols. Without a national approach, the pandemic spread like wildfire across our country, leaving us with the highest infection rate in the world. To date about, 28 million Americans have contracted COVID and 500,000 have died. Just like Gov. Abbott’s deflection of blame from the lack of water and power in Texas, Trump abdicated responsibility on protecting Americans from the virus and blamed others.

As further support that lying and not protecting constituents should be seen as a non-partisan issue, Gov. Cuomo is now taking deserved heat for his administration’s disingenuous reporting of deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic. If it were not for New York Attorney General Letitia James releasing a report that found the state’s nursing home deaths from the pandemic underreported by roughly 50 percent and state Assemblyman Ron Kim candidly sharing that he was yelled at and threatened by Cuomo after he criticized the governor’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, the public would never have known of the lies and misinformation. With the truth now out, who is going to purchase Cuomo’s book entitled, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic?” Politicians love to call for hearings to uncover how crises happen, and undoubtedly there

will be hearings on strengthening Texas’ electrical grid, national and state pandemic protocols, and new guidelines on the reporting of death statistics. Instead, I’d prefer hearings, with expert testimony, on how to prevent the next crisis from happening.Elected officials should call for hearings on how to harden infrastructure to stop a bridge or highway from collapsing, prevent a water supply from getting tainted, mitigate homegrown terrorism, avoid financial disaster from runaway national debt, squash a new pandemic before it happens or thwart a future cyber attack. Unfortunately, politicians seem to prefer to blame someone else when things go wrong, rather than take responsibility or invest in preventions. Responding to disasters always costs much more financially and often results in a greater loss of life than preventing them. If elected officials followed Thomas Jefferson’s view on the purpose of government, we’d all be better off.

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Diversity unifies Lakeville Estates Civic

was dismayed to hear of the resurgence of anti-AsianAmerican bias. How sad. One has only to look at the Lakeville Estates Civic Association to see the positive impact that our Asian-American members, as well as our Asian-American board members, have had in the

LECA’s success in recent years. We should consider that the terms “diversity” and “unity” are not necessarily opposites. If we were to look at LECA’s membership rolls, we would see a range of ethnic and religious diversity as never before. The thread that binds these groups is a sense of

community concern, pride in their neighborhood and a desire to make sure that LECA remains viable and strong in its interaction with local government. The example of a Lakeville Estates Civic Association member cutting the overgrown lawn of an unoccupied house or an-

other member going out of his way to shovel the snow so that an elderly member could get out of her house or the diverse group of members who showed up at the home of a terminally ill member to sing Christmas carols in an eﬀort to let him know that he was not forgotten is really

what it’s all about. Good people, good deeds, a sense of compassion and integrity is what turns a diverse group of decent people into a unified civic association. Jack Benigno New Hyde Park

A ‘red’ Cuomo hurt nursing home care state bailout I in Texas?

ot to be excessively ‘partisan’, but…… Moscow Mitch McConnell declared that aid to those major urban states which had suﬀered the most from the early months of the Trumplican pandemic debacle was, in his estimation, a “blue state bailout.” Should we now consider aid to those states which, captive to their own retrograde ideology, deliberately left themselves vulnerable to the current disaster “redstate-relief?” Maybe, just “Americans helping Americans” would be more appropriate. Eric Cashdan Sand Point

n your editorial of Feb. 19, discussing nursing home deaths, you state that Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s directive was “consistent with federal guidelines.” That is not entirely true. On March 25 the CDC’s directive was much more specific than the mandate that was sent to nursing facilities. The CDC stated that Covid-19 patients who are medically stable can be discharged from a hospital to a nursing home, but only if the nursing home can implement all recommended infection control procedures. But once the state issued its March 25 advisory, nursing home operators said they felt they had no choice but to accept residents who were either known to be infected or suspected of being infected because the March 25 memo did not say anything about

making sure that a nursing home could care for a patient before making an admission decision and said they “must comply with the expedited receipt of residents.” In the month following the memo, nursing homes pleaded for relief from this order in vain. The next day, on March 26, Dr. Elaine Healy of United Hebrew Geriatric called the radio talk show host Mark Levin to tell him about this mandate. She described all of the obvious dangers that this would cause patients, and in her position as medical director of a facility housing patients she was very concerned. She had tried to reach someone in charge in the governor’s oﬃce with no success. Before anyone in Albany paid attention to the havoc this was causing, thousands had

died needlessly. Nothing changed until May 2020 when this directive was nullified. The discussion with Dr. Healy can be found on line. Add to this, his irresponsible No Bail legislation that enables criminals to walk out of jail to repeat the same crimes, sometimes on the same day, the disintegration of law and order throughout New York City, the destruction of businesses throughout NYC, the lack of schoolingfor our children and his fiscal irresponsibility (NY was $6 billion in the hole before we ever heard of Covid-19) are reasons enough to rid New York state of Cuomo rule once and for all. Gayle Palmer Williston Park Letters Continued on Page 35

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Business&RealEstate

Planning to downsize or upgrade

ver the years I have met many homeowners who were contemplating downsizing and the work involved in the process that goes along with it. It can boggle many minds due to what has to be accomplished from deciding who to hire to sell the home, decluttering and the preparation as well as any repairs that may have to be considered to optimize the property’s functionality and appearance to future buyers. Questions will arise as to when to sell, where to move and what will be needed to feel comfortable within a certain defined budget. There are so many more questions to be asked and decisions to be made that it can be overwhelming for those who haven’t had to deal with so many issues in perhaps 10 to 30-plus years. It’s not as simple as it used to be, especially for those of you who are older when the pressures of moving are bit more challenging than they were in the past. First things first, you should make a list of the most important items to be addressed. The easiest way is to depend on a seasoned Realtor and invite them over to have a discussion. They have the expertise and know-how as they have been in the business for many years

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and have been guiding sellers as well as buyers through the arduous and sometimes complicated process to prioritize what are the most critical and crucial things to consider first. I always tell sellers to view their homes through the eyes of a buyer and walk around with their broker to closely look at the interior and exterior and be as critical as possible to see what items need to be addressed eg. repaired or upgraded within a certain budget. This can be determined after observing what really needs to be done to make their home presentable to purchasers. Big ticket items like renovating a kitchen and bathrooms may not be an easy decision to make because one must decide do I want to sell quickly and not recoup my total investment (usually it is approximately 65 percent) to make the home salable or just sell as is? Is my home a knockdown? But who do I want to attract: end users who will pay me more or developers who because of their costs and profit mindset will not provide the same sale price? You as the homeowner need the professional advice and opinion of a broker who has been around the block a multitude of times to be able to assist you and weigh the pros and cons of which path to pursue to maxi-

PHILIP A. RAICES Real Estate Watch

mize the monies that you will receive at the closing table. You might ask yourself, would you want to upgrade your home now and enjoy those amenities and improvements for a few years before selling? Also, during this Covid-19 pandemic discuss and set the ground rules with your broker for buyers during showings as they must wear their masks (there have been recent studies that have shown wearing two masks provide added protection for those around you) at all times; gloves, if opening doors or cabinets; and booties or take their shoes oﬀ when entering your home to reduce tracking in dirt. There are so many variables in the mix that relying on your broker to help with your plan

and timeline and to listen to other opinions will surely make it less stressful to come to positive and pragmatic decisions leading to logical solutions. Once you have ascertained what needs to be done in your home to prepare it for sale, then the next step (and you can do this simultaneously) is figuring out whether you are staying local, moving to where your children and grandchildren live or relocating somewhere that you always wanted to retire to — maybe an exotic spot like Costa Rica or the Dominican Republic. Most important are you looking for a smaller home, townhome, gated community/ HOA, condo or co-op or possibly a rental, because you are done with being an owner and want to stay more liquid. However, you might be at a stage in your life with a growing family that upgrading to a larger home would be the way to go. How many bedrooms and baths will you need? Are you looking for a mint/diamond move-in condition place that just needs cosmetic repairs, such as painting, or one that may need an experienced contractor to do a full gut renovation? Obviously a place that needs a full redo could provide you with a better opportunity to ne-

gotiate the sales price than one that is in mint condition. This could potentially be the most advantageous route to do the renovation your way and to build in immediate appreciation after all the work is completed. However, you have to decide if you love the upgrades that the current owner has completed and are willing to pay the premium for them. You must be just as discerning as possible in having as clear-cut plan as possible to know what your needs and wants are before proceeding to search out your “next place to call home.” Philip A. Raices is the owner/ Broker of Turn Key Real Estate at 3 Grace Ave Suite 180 in Great Neck. He has 39 years of experience in the Real Estate industry and has earned designations as a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (G.R.I.) and also as a Certified International Property Specialist (C.I.P.S). For a “FREE” 15 minute consultation, a value analysis of your home, or to answer any of your questions or concerns he can be reached by cell: (516) 6474289 or by email: Phil@TurnKeyRealEstate.Com Just email or snail mail (regular mail) him with your ideas or suggestions on future columns with your name, email and cell number and he will call or email you back.

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Recent Real Estate Sales in

Roslyn

11 Wickham Road, Roslyn Heights

175 Peach Drive, East Hills

3 bd, 3 ba, Sold on: 12/22/20, Sold Price: $855,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Roslyn

5 bd, 4 ba, 2,987 sqft, Sold on: 1/3/21, Sold Price: $1,100,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Roslyn

10 Helen Drive, Roslyn Heights

18 Maplewood Lane, East Hills

5 bd, 5 ba, 6,000 sqft, Sold on: 1/13/21, Sold Price: $,1987,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: East Williston

4 bd, 3 ba, 2,623 sqft, Sold on: 11/12/20, Sold Price: $999,000 Type: Single Family, Schools: Roslyn

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Alleged Chinese spy released on bail W.P. resident, NYPD officer let out for $2M following positive COVID test BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A New York City police officer and Williston Park resident accused of supplying Chinese officials with information on Tibetans living in the United States was released on a $2 million bond last Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. Baimadije Angwang, a 33-year-old man and native Tibetan, was released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn after four months, according to Newsday. John Carman, Angwang’s Garden City-based attorney, confirmed his client’s release. “Mr. Angwang is free today on the strength of 13 people who believed in him so much that they committed to a two million dollar bond. He is going to enjoy an evening with his wife and daughter,” Carman said. He said the trial will occur in two years. Efforts to reach representatives from the Eastern District court for comment were unavailing, but federal prosecutor Matthew Haggans opposed the release, according to Newsday. Newsday said U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee, who presided over the case noted that Angwang’s situation “had notably changed,” after previously denying Angwang bail. Komitee and an appeals court increased the bond from $1 million to $2

and certain special procedures that are taken into consideration with a case surrounding sensitive security intelligence as a reason to grant Angwang bail. According to officials, Angwang faces up to 55 years in prison if found guilty. Court documents said that Angwang told his official handler from China that he wanted to get promoted by the NYPD so he could bring “glory to China.” FBI Special Agent Steven Deck outlined Angwang’s alleged actions in a criminal complaint that was unsealed earlier in federal court in Brooklyn. Deck said Angwang “maintained a relationship” with at least two Chinese consulates since approximately 2018, according to court documents. Angwang allegedly contacted one consulate cellphone at least 53 times from 2014 to 2017, according to court documents. One of the consulates, Deck said, was believed to be assigned to a subdivision of China’s United Front Work Department, responsible for “neutralizing sources of potential opposition to the policies and authority of the [People’s Republic of ChiPHOTO COURTESY OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE na].” Tibet, according to the court docuA member of the NYPD and a Williston Park resident is charged with serv- ments, is an “autonomous region” in China, historically home to ethnic Tibetans ing as an illegal agent to the People’s Republic of China, according to the and the spiritual home of Tibetan BudU.S. Department of Justice. dhism. Since 1951, when China occupied million, according to Newsday. not opposing bail for others accused of Tibet, a Tibetan independence movement Komitee also referred to prosecutors being Chinese agents in unrelated cases for political separation from China has been present throughout the region, according to the documents. Thousands of ethnic Tibetans were believed to have been killed during periods of martial law and repression, according to the documents. Angwang, according to court docuHe acknowledges that the store’s “My father went to work and he ments, was assigned to the 111th Precinct quickly found out that jewelry is wearable opening late last year was not the easiin Queens and served as a patrol officer sculpture,” Evan Krypell said. “And he fell est. and a member of the precinct’s crime pre“Opening up during a pandemic is in love with jewelry.” vention team. He was also a staff sergeant Decades later and with the Krypell not easy,” Krypell said. “December was in the U.S. Army Reserve stationed in Fort Collection known in top department stores busy, but January was dead. I’ll be honDix, New Jersey. and boutiques alike, Evan got involved in est, it was very difficult to get people Angwang allegedly used his position in the door based on the politics in the the best way he knew how. in the Police Department to provide the “We’ve had a major presence as a world and the virus raging.” Chinese consulates access to senior poNevertheless, he said, their goal is to wholesale company around the country, lice officials through invitations to official but that wasn’t my passion,” Evan Krypell continue to flourish in Greenvale. NYPD events, according to the documents. “In such a dark time, we’ve invested said. “I love dealing with the final customDeck said neither of the activities fell er, and there’s not so much personal inter- locally,” Krypell said. “We spent millions within the scope of Angwang’s duties and action wholesale. So I told my dad ‘I really of dollars to build the store, and we’re responsibilities for either the NYPD or the want to open up a retail store,’ which is here for the long run. That’s really our Army Reserve. mission.” also what he’s always wanted to do.” “Had background investigators been aware of the full extent of Angwang’s contact with foreign government officials, Angwang would not have maintained his secret security clearance with the Department of Defense,” the complaint read. Angwang also allegedly lied by denyother restaurants on the North Shore, in- the right direction, we have to keep our ing he had contacts with foreign governcluding Hendrick’s Tavern and Bryant & guard up and enforce rules that we know ment officials or consulates on an electronCooper in Roslyn, Bar Frites in Greenvale keep people safe,” Cuomo said in a stateically submitted background investigation and Cipollini, also located in the Ameri- ment. form. “The vast majority of bar and restaucana. Efforts to reach the company for “As alleged in this federal complaint, rants are following the rules, but we have comment were unavailing. Baimadajie Angwang violated every oath “Thanks to New Yorkers’ hard work, zero tolerance for those who openly ignore he took in this country,” NYPD Commiswe bent the curve last spring and fought public health measures, putting New Yorksioner Dermot Shea said. “One to the Unitoff the holiday surge this winter and if we ers’ lives at risk — and we will continue to ed States, another to the U.S. Army, and a want the numbers to continue moving in hold them accountable.” third to this Police Department.”

Krypell flagship opens in Greenvale Continued from Page 2 and that has significance and meaning, and you may be already invested in something but it may not be your style,” Krypell said. “If people bring it in here, Charles and the rest of our design team will take a look at it, and we’ll utilize the value that you’re already invested in and we’ll reinvent it into something spectacular that fits you.” Reinvention is something of a theme for Charles, a Pratt Institute-trained sculptor who found a job advertisement for an assistant jewelry designer in the Village Voice in the mid-1970s and sought an interview for the position.

Liquor license suspended again at Toku Continued from Page 4 ate suspension of a bar or restaurant’s liquor license. The governor’s oﬃce said that 393 liquor licenses in the state have been suspended during the coronavirus pandemic. Toku, which opened in 2007, is owned by Poll Restaurants, which is headed by brothers George and Gillis Poll. The company also owns and operates

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Area camps plan summer reopening

Continued from Page 1 ment of Health is the governing body that permits day and overnight camps and we believe they should be applauded for using the data from an incredibly successful summer 2020 day camp season in [the state] to recommend overnight camps be allowed to welcome campers in summer 2021,” Pierce said. “It is a science and data driven decision that also supports the healthy development of our children” Heath Levine, director of the Shibley Day Camp, echoed the sentiment. “It is refreshing to know this is on the Health Department’s mind now and we will have plenty of time to prepare when they forward restrictions and regulations in the spring,” Levine said. Last year, approval for camps to reopen was given early in June, and as a result, according to the American Camp Association of New York and New Jersey, many had to push start dates back and offer shortened seasons. Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for day and overnight camps advise that small groups of campers stay together all day and each day, remaining at least six feet apart, refraining from sharing objects and prioritizing outdoor activities for the lowest risk of spread of the coronavirus. Masks and frequent handwashing are

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The Pierce Country Day Camp in Roslyn will be one of several camps on the North Shore to reopen for the summer. also encouraged, with stringent cleaning and disinfection, ventilation, and water standards mandated. Physical barriers such as sneeze guards and partitions should be in place, shared spaces such as mess halls and playgrounds should be closed, with campers encouraged to

bring their own foods as much as possible and eat in small groups. Field trips are not permitted. Pierce added that despite the late opening mandated by the state last year, his own camp did not see any cases last summer and that he was looking forward

to maintaining that record. “As camp owners and operators, we have long been at work already preparing for summer 2021, but the governor’s announcement made for many happy campers who can now look forward to summer at camp,” Pierce said.

Holocaust survivor Roth dies at 91 Continued from Page 3 Knox in Kentucky. Following his service he attended Polytechnic University in Brooklyn on the G.I. Bill, earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in engineering and worked in the electrical engineering field for most of his life. By the time he retired in the early 1990s, Temple Judea of Manhasset, of which he had been a member for many years, was building its Holocaust Resource Center, making it the first synagogue in the world to do so, according to Rabbi Todd Chizner, the congregation’s current leader. “It had only one thing missing: a person to run it,” Chizner said in a statement to Blank Slate Media on the temple’s behalf. “Soon after, Irving Roth became the center’s director. In the words of Judit Ungar, one of the two co-founders of the Center along with Nita Lee, of blessed memory, ‘until Irving came on board, the center was nothing more than a box with four walls and ceiling.'” While serving as director, Roth taught students, trained teachers and developed educational programs, some of which occurred in the center itself and others that traveled around the world. One such learning model Roth created, inspired by his attendance of the 1998 March of the Living, an annual walk down the three-kilometer path from Auschwitz

to Birkenau, was the Adopt-A-Survivor program. Students would meet and interview a Holocaust survivor about his or her life and experiences in order to tell that survivor’s story in a public venue in the year 2045, 100 years after the liberation of Auschwitz. The program has been adopted by Holocaust centers around the world, and thousands have participated. As part of his educational eﬀorts, Roth published two books, “Bondi’s Brother: A Story of Love, Loss, Betrayal and Liberation” and “Saved by Psalms: The Story of Irving Roth,” and took part in speaking engagements across the world. Closer to home at Temple Judea, he was lauded as the temple’s in-house expert on current trends in anti-Semitism and was invited to speak at Yom HaShoah and Kristallnacht remembrances, and addressed the congregation any time an antiSemitic incident made the news. At the 2011 March of the Living, Roth, then 82, was reunited with Carrier, 86, for the first time since the liberation 66 years before. “It was like the Twilight Zone,” Roth told the Daily News. “I was looking at someone who gave me a new life. He wore his old dress uniform for the meeting. But when I looked at him, I saw him in fatigues holding a gun.” He reportedly told the retired corporal, “You saved my life,” and joined Carrier

again for a speaking event at the Harriet and Kenneth Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College in Bayside, Queens, in 2013. Five years after their initial reunion in 2016, Carrier died at his home in New York City, also at age 91. Meryl Menashe of Great Neck, a former teacher and Holocaust scholar, first met Roth in 1998 and worked by his side for decades. “The light had gone out in our lives, the world has lost an amazing person who had the ability to relate to every single audience that he spoke to,” Menashe said. “He spoke to Orthodox Jewish groups, Christian groups, 10-year-olds, middle schools, high schools, college students — he had this gift of connection with people. When he was speaking to you, you felt like the only person in the room.” Andrea Bolender, president of the Holocaust Memorial & Tolerance Center, called Roth her mentor in a post to Facebook. “This man a giant among men, my adopted ‘poppa,’ my mentor, my guiding light, a Holocaust survivor, educator, and speaker has passed,” Bolender wrote. “I am heartbroken, not just for myself but for the world he created and left behind.” Chizner praised Roth and his contributions to the Temple Judea community in a statement to Blank Slate Media.

“Mr. Roth’s passion to ‘open our eyes’ to the dangers facing the Jewish people knew no bounds,” Chizner said. “Yet, while the power of his insights could shake you to the core, to know Irving was to know the kindest, wisest and most gentle person. The entire Temple Judea community mourns his loss.” Roth is survived by his partner, Myrna, his sons Robert and Edward and their wives, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Roth summed up his experiences in the final line of his interview with Swerdin. “I was 15 years old, I wanted to live,” Roth said. “And I thought maybe someday I would be able to tell this story to somebody, about this crazy world that legal governments put together.”

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Continued from Page 17 In response to the “scandal” Cuomo has introduced sweeping nursing home reform legislation to increase transparency, hold nursing home operators accountable for misconduct and help ensure facilities are prioritizing patient care over profits as part of the 30-day amendments. It’s been a year now that we have been living through the coronavirus crisis. Through it all, Cuomo was the nation’s voice of calm, the model of competence and leadership, who insisted on using scientific expertise to drive policy. He created a new pandemic playbook – one that will be pulled out over and over again. He set up the most available, accessible testing system in the country, and now has set up the

most available, accessible, equitable vaccination system anywhere. His use of metrics — the valve for reopening or closing depending upon the rate of COVID infection and hospitalizations in a community — has proved most effective in terms of getting the coronavirus under control amid changing conditions as a prerequisite to revitalizing the economy. It translates into political power and political capital — capital Cuomo can spend for his Build Back Better agenda of bold infrastructure development that transitions to clean, renewable energy and sustainable economy, that corrects inequities in wealth, education, criminal justice and health care. That’s what this “scandal” is all about: stripping Cuomo of his well-earned political capital.

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GOP officials fault Curran for tax roll Continued from Page 10 flection of extraordinary sloppiness or is a reflection of an intent to mislead the public. And the bottom line is we need to know which is the case,” Legislator Steve Rhoads (R-Bellmore) said. A county spokesperson said that the county was staying consistent with the yearly timeline and said residents still have until April 30 to challenge their 2022-23 assessed home values. “As always, state law mandates that all assessors in the state may not make any changes unilaterally to the tentative roll once published — as the 2022-2023 tentative roll was this January, which is why homeowners are encouraged to file a grievance again by April 30, 2021, if they believe their paused tentative assessed property value is not accurate,” the spokesperson said in a statement.

Curran announced a freeze in property values in 2022-23 at the previous year’s level to avoid fluctuations and provide stability for residential and commercial property owners in December. Curran said the uncertainty and chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic led to the temporary freeze of property values. “By temporarily pausing property assessments, we can allow families and businesses a little more certainty so they can focus on the task of rebuilding their finances at a time of enormous economic uncertainty,” Curran said in December. The spokesperson said nearly 220,000 residential grievances were filed for the 2021-22 tax year. Rhoads said he estimated that 250,000 Nassau residents would likely file grievances for the 202223 tax roll.

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Cronin well-qualified for comptroller seat

side from hisad hominem attacks on State and Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs and me inhis recent letter (“Dems can do better than Cronin for comptroller,” Great Neck News,Feb. 19), Mr. Walk questions the wisdom of the Nassau County Democratic Committee nominating Ryan Cronin for the position of Nassau County comptroller. He raises some questions about Mr. Cronin’s abilities and judgment and calls for other candidates to come forward and seek the nomination. Anyone who is interested in running for comptroller, or any other position up for election this year, has every right to challenge for the nomination. What Mr. Walk fails to, or does not want to, appreciate is that the party leadership went through an extensive process and considered numerous potential candidates once

it became clear that the comptroller position was going to be an open seat. There were a number of very qualified candidates and Ryan Cronin emerged as the most outstanding of all. He is a partner in a major New York law firm, recognized as a “Super Lawyers Rising Star,” and its says a lot a about a man who is willing to leave such a prestigious position and career for public service. Mr. Ryan has a long history of helping the residents of Nassau County and standing up against waste and fraud in government. He has the experience, the competence and the passion to fight for and protect the interests of Nassau County taxpayers and I, for one, am thankful that he has stepped up to take on the challenge. Steven Markowitz Great Neck

Gov. Cuomo poised to raid MTA funds

t is a sure thing that Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not hold a press conference to announce that as part of his proposed state budget, he will be reallocating $160 million dedicated for our public mass transit agencies into the state’s general fund. This includes the Metropolitan Transportation Authority receiving $145 million less than anticipated from Albany as part of the next April 1, 2021 — March 30, 2022 state budget. (Source: “Cuomo pushes $145M raid on funds dedicated to cash-strapped MTA,” NY Daily News, Feb. 12). This means less state funding for New York City Transit bus, subway and Staten Island Railway, Metro North Rail Road, Long Island Rail Road, Nassau Inter County Express (NICE) Bus, Suﬀolk County Transit Bus, City of Long Beach Bus, Huntington Area Rapid Transit Bus and many other bus operators around the state. At the same time, MTA Chairman Pat Foye, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, Mayor Bill de Blasio and other elected officials are lobbying Washington for a third CARE COVID-19 bailout of $8 billion or more. The Federal Transit Administration already provided the MTA with a total of

$8 billion under two previous CARE COVID19 bailouts. This is all on top of $1.4 billion in 2020 and $1.5 billion in 2021 under other formula and discretionary funding provided by the Federal Transit Administration to the MTA. The receipt of federal funding was never meant to be used by Gov. Cuomo to back out previous committed state funding to the MTA as a means to balance his own budget. Will Sen. Schumer hold one of his Sunday news conferences to hold Cuomo accountable? Don’t bet on it, He is too busy with plans to run for another term in 2022! MTA Chairman Foye has no problems blaming Washington for his multibillion-dollar shortfalls. He will never publicly disagreed with his benefactor Cuomo, who appointed him to his position. Reduction in previously promised financial support from Albany by Cuomo is a box of Valentine’s Day candy already partially eaten to riders. Larry Penner Great Neck (Larry Penner is a transportation advocate, historian and writer who previously worked for the Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Oﬃce).

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Donald Trump and a new life Hey Trump supporters. We know you all unite behind this man. Each and every one of you are each his biggest God-loving fan. Whatever words flow from his mouth you’re all sure to believe And he’s proved to you that there’s no way he could possibly deceive, But many of you went way too far with your terrorist-like raid. Caused so much fear and destruction and you delighted in the parade. For participating in such terror, there’s a price that must be paid. Your penalty? Learn the Constitution. Sit in a class. Repeat third grade. Open your minds. Don’t be asleep when it’s time to be awake, When Trump throws out his facts. Tens of thousands are all fake. You don’t need a college degree to check out what it is he said. Are you afraid that he lied to you? It’s something that you dread Because the words he shouts out agree exactly with the way you feel. You forget that he’s a salesman; his book, The Art of the Deal. He’s dealt you a pair of deuces. He makes you think you got four of a kind. He’s so good at what he does: the way he can negotiate your mind. “I’m just like you” he shouts out. He’s so convincing. Makes you believe. Like magic, it’s an illusion. With well-prepared words, it’s his way to deceive. He belongs with your crowd. These days he’s just like you, finding it hard to survive. His words relate to you, picks you up, causes anger, makes you feel alive. But he’s not like you, he lives in mansions, more than one across the land. Step forward if you live like him. Let me see you raise your hand. Do you play golf at the course you own or stay comfortably at your own luxury hotel? Staying alive ain’t easy these days. He could care less if your life gets shot to hell. Yet he’s so good at what he does. Most of us couldn’t do it. It would be so hard. He gets us to believe his words flow down from heaven. In his mind he is a god. But the devil is in the details. Bottom line: Look at the trouble he’s left us all And he blames so many others, friends included. Why should he take the fall? In case you didn’t know, that’s what his brand stands for. It’s really nothing new. His motto: Do unto others, he screams out, before they can do it to you. But it’s not business associates and creditors who he has screwed once again. It’s WE THE PEOPLE who he has afflicted. Will we survive? If so, when? People are now demanding answers. The future now still looks pretty dim. The evidence is overwhelming and the Senate is no longer controlled by him. But he always seems to escape, whether a major crime or simply but a tort. He’ll justify his actions then walk away. Many will still give him their support. Please God, I pray, let him have his day with all his bought-off lawyers in court Where all his stories, pleadings and offerings will all mean nothing; for naught. The judge and the jury will not buy another of his once-in-a-lifetime closing sale. We’ll happily welcome Mr. Trump to his new life and trust he’ll enjoy his stay in jail And I’ll close the jail door and end this tale by saying; “For you Mr. Trump, No Bail!” Alvin H. Goldberg Great Neck

The leadership we need now Continued from Page 14 To do so the hospital system, with the state’s approval, quickly increased the number of beds available, transported patients to less crowded hospitals, used 3-D technology to print nasal swabs for COVID testing and converted airway pressure machines into ventilators. Dowling also addressed the threat of illness and the psychological toll placed on his 71,000 employees, many of whom were confronted with dealing with patients with a disease that endangered them and their families and who died at a rate the medical

staﬀ had never seen before. He walked the halls of Northwell’s medical facilities to support the many heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic – hospital workers. In his remarks at the virtual awards ceremony, Dowling said this was not enough for him. He called on us all to respond to the problems in our midst beyond COVID-19 such as gun safety – a cause he has continued to lead during the pandemic. Nassau County should be thankful to have leaders like Dowling and our other honorees.

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North Shore case total reaches 19K Continued from Page 12 just three new cases over the past week. Roslyn Heights had 578 total cases as of Wednesday, and the Village of East Hills had 461. Manhasset, which has remained comparatively low since the beginning of the pandemic, had 1,396 cases, with nearly half coming from town-governed areas. It is the only analyzed area with fewer than 1,400 cases. A total of 144,772 Nassau County residents had tested positive for the virus as of Wednesday, and 2,879 had died

since the pandemic began. More than 530 Nassau residents remained hospitalized due to the virus, with 86 in intensive care units and 55 on ventilators, according to county figures. All three hospitalization figures are decreases from last week. Throughout New York, more than 1.6 million people had tested positive for the coronavirus as of Wednesday, according to state figures. Of that total, more than 46,500 people had died. In New York City, 705,000 people had contracted the virus, and 28,954 had died.

81 Jones Beach doses ‘ineffective’: state Continued from Page 13 and administered nearly 3.5 million, or 89 percent, of first and second doses. In Nassau County, 127,607 residents had received the completed series of vaccinations, with nearly 220,000 receiving at least one dose of the vaccine as of Wednesday, according to Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. She touted the ongoing eﬀorts of residents combating the virus, but emphasized being vigilant for new strains such as the South African

variant, which two people in the county have tested positive for. “The County is taking seriously the emergence of more contagious variants, but we know that taking the recommended precautions will keep you safe from all strains of the virus,” Curran said. “Confirmation of another case of the South African variant here in Nassau underscores the importance of continuing to wear masks, distancing, and avoiding social gatherings.”

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Make N.Y. American public: officials Continued from Page 1 The state is currently reviewing the sale of the Merrick-based water company to Liberty Utilities Co., another private utility, and the proceeding has triggered strong local interest in reviewing options for a potential public takeover of the system. Cuomo included a provision in his utility reform legislation introduced in November that requires the issuance of a study by April 1 on the feasibility of a public takeover of American Water and directed the Department of Public Service to begin the study immediately. State Sen. Jim Gaughran (D-Northport) was the hearing’s first speaker, and said that his constituents in the Sea Cliff, Glen Head and Glenwood Landing areas were paying five, six or seven times the cost of public water under New York American. “We need public water, and that’s why I’m fully supportive of these efforts to complete this study,” Gaughran said. “We are well on our way, we have a feasibility study, we know a lot of the facts and we are prepared to go to public water.” Gaughran added that he had legislation ready to create a public North Shore Water Authority in the vein of the Great Neck and Suffolk County water authorities. An extension of the Jericho Water District or an altogether new water district could also be created, he said, but cautioned that such a plan could take years when change was needed immediately. “I think that we’re ready to go now,”

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Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) speaks in favor of turning New York American Water into a public utility at a hearing on Tuesday. Gaughran said. “We would like to move sooner rather than later.” Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) was next to speak, and recalled a 2017 public hearing where a ratepayer criticized the company for making such a profit on a staple as essential as water. “The essential question for us as citizens and as residents of the North Shore of Long Island is that water is such an incredibly essential component of life,” Lavine said. “At that meeting, on August the ninth of 2017, and I remember it very well, our friend and

neighbor Agatha Nadell spoke with such passion and such conviction about the fact that we are all in this together, and no one should make an ordinate profit on the selling of such an essential component of life.” Assemblyman Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) said in his comments that since private water companies couldn’t receive public funds for necessary repairs, a public entity would be the best next step. “I think the path forward for this area is with a public entity,” Ra said. “The state is making big investments in more infra-

structure. And we’re dealing with things like emerging contaminants and and dealing with all these issues. And it is just another detriment to the service area because a private entity, they’re not even eligible for [public funds] and [ratepayers] end up having to pay more. It’s very clear from the constituents I spoke with that they want a public entity.” Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D-Glen Cove), who criticized New York American in the past, described the study to create a public utility as “a glimmer of hope.” “With water, there’s no other option, you can’t shop around,” DeRiggi-Whitton said. She added that in Port Washington, which operates under the public Port Washington Water District, the district received $18 million in government funding to address its issues. “Because American Water is a private company we received zero in this district,” she said. “And in my opinion, American Water inflated what they decided to do in our area by adding a shed [to a proposed water treatment project in Glen Head], which they did not include when they did this in Roosevelt. It was a million dollar increase and it’s still there.” Following more public hearings with other ratepayers across the island, the feasibility study regarding a public takeover of New York American Water is expected to be filed April 1.

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COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS

Herricks to hold breakfast survey The Herricks School District will be conducting a survey of parents and guardians of students in Kindergarten through sixth grade who attend the Center Street, Denton Avenue, and Searingtown Elementary Schools and the Herricks Middle School to determine if there is any interest in a school breakfast program. If insuﬃcient interest is determined, an exemption to participate in

the program will be requested by the Herricks Board of Education to the New York State Education Department. Parents and taxpayers are asked to share their concerns regarding the district’s survey and exemption by contacting Shakia Hall, District Food Service Director at Herricks High School, 100 Shelter Rock Road, New Hyde Park, NY 11040 or by calling 516-305-8751.

Stanco plays Cupid at the Regency Valentine’s Day at The Regency was even more special this year. Glen Cove’s own Mary Stanco, from Berkshire Hathaway Homes Services Laffey International Realty, treated the entire staff at The Regency Assisted Living to lunch. Every year The Regency hosts a “Love is in the Air” Valentine’s Luncheon for its staff. Mary wanted to do something extra special for the community where her sister, Angelina Stone works as their case manager. A delicious luncheon was prepared by Vito’s of Glen Cove and enjoyed by all! When The Regency thanked Mary for her generosity, she simply responded, “Thank you for all you do for our seniors in our community!” This was not the first act of kindness and generosity by Mary. Through

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