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FROM THE PUBLISHER
In like a lion… As March rolls around, along with it comes the promise of new life and the
return of spring.
As we approach the season of new beginnings, we also look forward to the release of Netfl ix’
Lost Girls about the unsolved Gilgo Beach homicides. Giving new attention to the decade-old
case is Director Liz Garbus, who spoke with us for an extensive interview about the movie.
In Press Business, we get up close and personal with Douglas Elliman’s Ann Conroy, CEO
of the Long Island division. We also take a look at Northwell Health, New York State’s largest
private employer, encouraging other healthcare providers to follow its lead in treating gun
violence as a health issue, with help from Long Island native Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter
was killed in the the Parkland mass school shooting.
In Press Health, we off er tips for National Nutrition Month, and our ongoing series on the
opioid crisis fi nds hope that a proposal to establish a recovery high school on Long Island
might fi nally become a reality.
In Press Home, our real estate reporters have suggestions on how to make your home kid
proof while still being adult friendly, and tips on how to renovate a bonus room for your
hobbies. We also go inside The Beacon at Garvies Point, the new luxury community in Glen
Cove.
In Press Buzz, it’s time to celebrate your inner Irish! Our reporters bring you a roundup of
leading local Irish bars to hit up during the month-long St. Patrick’s Day celebrations occurring across Long Island, plus new
breweries, distilleries, and restaurants on the scene. We also have interviews with fi ve more chefs who will star in the Taste
The Greats food event at Oheka Castle on March 14.
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our twice-weekly email newsletters rounding up everything you may have missed at the updated-daily longislandpress.com
Happy spring!
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Joanna Austin
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CONTENTS
Volume 199, No. 3 March 2020
Sincerely,
Joanna Austin
Publisher, Long Island Press
7 THIS MONTH
A sexual harassment scandal in the Town
of Huntington sparks a New York State
transparency bill. 10 COVER
Director Amy Garbus shares why she
thinks her Netfl ix movie Lost Girls about
the unsolved Gilgo Beach murders could
help solve the case. 14 GUEST COLUMNISTS
Family and Children’s Association President
and CEO Jeff rey Reynolds makes his
case for how bail reform 2.0 should look.
And Lorraine Gregory Communications
CEO Greg Demetriou touts a plan to create
a three-digit national suicide hotline.
21 BUSINESS
Northwell Health takes aim at gun violence,
meet Douglas Elliman Long Island
Division CEO Ann Conroy, the nonprofi t
Splashes of Hope puts patients at ease, and
a Bohemia company makes a “digital twin”
of a new LaGuardia Airport terminal. 33 HEALTH
Exploring progress and setbacks for those
with cerebral palsy, National Nutrition
Month tips, how LI is closer to getting a
recovery high school, and fi ve new wellness
products. 47 FAMILY & EDUCATION
Northport parents sound off on toxins
displacing middle school students, how
to seek out the best pet trainer, the local
Audubon Societies want more people to
be kind to birds, and lessons in raising an
optimistic teenager.
57 HOME
How to make your home child friendly
without losing the charm, pro tips for designing
your dream room, and an inside
look at The Beacon at Garvies Point. 63 BUZZ
A guide to LI’s leading Irish bars to visit
for St. Patrick’s Day, the Main Dish food
and drink section, The A List, this month’s
Do This! listings, and recalling Teddy Roosevelt’s
pioneering female photographer.
CORRECTION
In the February issue, Steven Cohen
was included on the Long Island Press
Power List because he was believed to
be the incoming owner of the New York
Mets. Since the deal for him to buy the
team fell through aft er that issue was
published, he has been removed from
the list.
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