Black Lives Matter photos by
Jory Stiefel
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Greetings!
Although we are lucky to be in our lovely environment in the Pines, we are aware of the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for social justice by African Americans in the United States. Certainly, many of us can remember the hard-won battles that we fought in the LGBTQ community for safety and equality. We hope that you will all support the efforts of Black Lives Matter and continue to welcome all people to the Pines, regardless of their gender, sexual identity/orientation, nationality, religion, background, race, or age.
Black Lives Matter Marches Last Weekend
This past weekend, marches in support of Black Lives Matter were held in Cherry Grove and the Pines. The Pines march was organized by Victor Jeffreys II and Angelo DeSanto, and it took place on our beach on Sunday at noon. About 300 people attended, including me and many FIPPOA board members; at times, the line of people attending the march stretched along the entire length of the Pines beach. One of the most particularly moving moments happened at the end of the march, when participants took a knee for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, held his knee on George Floyd’s neck. See Isaac Namdar's
drone footage
of the march.
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FIPPOA Takes Action in Support of Black Lives Matter
To build on the momentum of Black Lives Matter, and in support of the events of the last weekend, FIPPOA has appointed a task force to advise the Board as to what we can do in the short term to send a message of inclusion, diversity, welcome, and respect, particularly to the black community. This task force will also advise FIPPOA on steps to be taken over the long term to foster greater diversity and inclusion in the Pines. The members of this task force are Doug Harris, Harry Hayes, Victor Jeffreys II, Crayton Robey, and Henry Robin.
The FIPPOA Board has issued
this statement
in support of Black Lives Matter.
Memorial to Larry Kramer
On Sunday morning, there was also a memorial for Larry Kramer in the Pines harbor. During a ceremonial lowering of the flag, friends of Larry’s offered remembrances. It was a nice honor to Larry, who played such a critical role in the AIDs epidemic.
Updates to the Sayville Ferry Schedule
Sayville Ferry Service
has issued a new schedule effective June 11
th
. The new schedule adds one extra ferry each day. From Monday to Thursday, there will be a new boat each day at 1:15 pm. On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, SFS added an additional evening boat; there is also a 4:30 pm non-passenger boat on Thursdays for packages only. The only remaining triangle boats are at 6:45 am and 1:15 pm daily. SFS remains committed to maintaining no more than 50% capacity on its boats to help protect the public.
COVID-19 Antibody Testing This Weekend at Whyte Hall
FIPPOA and the Pines Care Center have jointly arranged COVID-19 antibody testing with the help of Northwell Health at Whyte Hall this Saturday June 13 from 10-5, and Sunday, June 14 from 10-4. FIPPOA coordinated the delivery of 16 boxes of supplies and 3 large med carts. Northwell will test all people regardless of whether or not they carry health insurance. We thank Northwell Health for its help organizing this service to the community. Appointments are required in advance and can be made
here
.
Here is some additional information:
- You must wear a mask and practice social distancing while waiting
- You don't need to have health insurance; if you don't have it, enter "NA"
- This test is available to everyone, whether or not you are a FIPPOA member
- You will get a result and information about the test via your registration number
- You can't register with an aol.com address
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FIMI Project Nearly Complete
The Army Corps is currently installing the metal handrails on the public access walks to the beach. When the handrails are finished this week, the FIMI project will be complete!
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Clean-Up Day Was A Great Success
The Pines first-ever clean-up day, organized by our community manager, Karen McCutcheon, was a great success! Residents filled four dumpsters to the brim with trash and old household Items. We would like to give a big THANK YOU to all our wonderful volunteers, who did a fantastic job: Steven Alan Black, Gabe Brotman, Sumner Freeman, Roman Gancberg, Thomas Gensemer, Ulrich Grimm, Christian Hendricks, Sebastian Lopez, Jim Streacker, and Roy Yeager. We could not have done it without all of you and our maintenance worker, Kim McGlone.
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2020 Board Nominations
The FIPPOA Board has appointed Bill Van Parys as the 2020 Nominating Chair. Anyone wishing to run for the board can contact Bill at
billvanparys@mac.com
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Don’t Forget to Wear Masks
While we all have summer fever, I need to remind you that the pandemic is unfortunately still a threat, and Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order is still in place. Please protect your health, and the health of your fellow residents, by wearing a mask in the harbor and throughout the community whenever you cannot practice six feet of social distancing (remember, the boardwalks are only six feet wide). This includes anytime you are walking or jogging on the boardwalks or beaches.
We are glad that the pandemic is starting to ease in New York State, and we look forward to phased reopenings of our local businesses, so please support them. We continue to be cautiously optimistic as we enjoy the beginning of summer.
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