6 LONGISLANDPRESS.COM • JULY 2019
FROM THE PUBLISHER
School's out (finally)! And since Long Island is the ideal summer playground,
there is plenty to do with and without the kids.
Need ideas for what to do now that the kids are home? Well, you’re in luck. In
your hands is our Summer Survival Issue, complete with a guide to fun day
trips, staycations, and other relaxing destinations on our fair island.
Wowing readers on the cover is East Meadow native and famed illusionist
Criss Angel, who spoke to the Press ahead of his Broadway residency, Raw:
The Mindfreak Unplugged. Like his act, this story has to be seen to be believed.
Reminding readers of LI’s role in putting men on the Moon is veteran business
9 THIS MONTH
Searching for unicorns, AKA the tech
sector’s next start-up with a $1 billion
valuation, on Long Island.
12 COVER
Pulling the curtain back on Criss
Angel, the East Meadow native
who is now among the world’s top
illusionists.
16 GUEST COLUMNISTS
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
on the benefit of electing more
mothers of young children to office.
And Planned Parenthood of Nassau
County fights back against new anti
abortion laws.
19 BUSINESS
Recalling LI’s role in putting men on
the Moon, meet United Way of Long
Island President and CEO Theresa
Regnante, recalling Nathan’s Famous
local hot dog history, and Maggie’s
Mission lives on.
31 HEALTH
Balancing work and home life is harder
than ever, dentists prescribing
painkillers are a path to the opioid
crisis, and five new wellness products
to help you live your best life.
41 FAMILY & EDUCATION
A local mom launches the Don’t Press
Send cyber-civics campaign, tips for
handling toddler tantrums, the feral
kitten population is exploding, and a
local kidney donor is honored.
51 HOME
How New York’s rent law reform impacts
LI, inside a historic waterfront
Centerport Victorian on the market,
plus wallpaper and paint tips for
your next Inside Job.
61 BUZZ
The Village of Ocean Beach on Fire
Island is the focus of this month’s
Destinations column and Main Dish
dining section, Brian Setzer is among
headlining acts in Do This! listings,
our Summer Survival Guide offers
staycation ideas, and recalling Natalie
Wood’s time in Patchogue.
For more news and features, visit longislandpress.com
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Joanna Austin
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journalist James Bernstein, who recalls his interview with the late Neil
Armstrong, who made that giant leap for mankind. United Way of Long Island
President and CEO Theresa Regnante also shares its critical mission and since
it’s barbecue season, we reflect on the local roots of Nathan’s Famous hot dogs.
In Health, we have stories on the importance of balancing work and home
life and warning how dental prescriptions are often a path to the opioid crisis.
In Family & Education, one local mom leads the Don’t Press Send anti-cyberbullying, pro-internet civics
campaign. And in Press Home, we explore the regional impacts of New York State’s rent law reform.
Finally, our reporters cross the Great South Bay to ferry to us all there is to see, do, eat, and drink in the
Village of Ocean Beach, the unofficial capital of Fire Island’s car-free resort communities.
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