Jeff Friedman and Brian Curran proudly tell the Greek Bettors of New York to go to Hell and that they will be damned if Nassau OTB opens on the wrong Easter Sunday and Palm Sunday. It is obvious to the bettors of the State of New York that their rights secured by NY Const. ARt. 1, Sec. 3 are violated by Nassau OTB closing only on Roman Catholic Easter Sunday and Roman Catholic Palm Sunday in preference to Greek Orthodox Easter Sunday and Greek Orthodox Palm Sunday.
Name: Jeff Friedman
Hometown: Rockville Centre
Party: Democrat
Education: State University of New York at Albany; Capital University (Ohio)
Bio: After school, Jeff Friedman began as an associate attorney at Richard H. Lovell and worked his way to become junior partner of the newly formed law firm Lovell and Friedman PC. Upon the birth of his son, Friedman retired to become a stay at home parent and his family moved to Rockville Centre. Friedman is an active member and volunteer for many community organizations including the social action committee of his synagogue, board member of the Long Island Progressive Coalition and his local PTA.
Opponent: Brian Curran, R-Lynbrook.
District: The 21st Assembly District encompasses Baldwin, Lynbrook, Malverne, North Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, South Hempstead and parts of East Rockaway, Franklin Square, Freeport, Hewlett, Oceanside and West Hempstead. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Polls are open from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Visit http://www.vote411.org/pollfinder.php to find your local polling location.
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14th assembly district, Jeff Friedman, and Rockville Centre PatchHometown: Rockville Centre
Party: Democrat
Education: State University of New York at Albany; Capital University (Ohio)
Bio: After school, Jeff Friedman began as an associate attorney at Richard H. Lovell and worked his way to become junior partner of the newly formed law firm Lovell and Friedman PC. Upon the birth of his son, Friedman retired to become a stay at home parent and his family moved to Rockville Centre. Friedman is an active member and volunteer for many community organizations including the social action committee of his synagogue, board member of the Long Island Progressive Coalition and his local PTA.
Opponent: Brian Curran, R-Lynbrook.
District: The 21st Assembly District encompasses Baldwin, Lynbrook, Malverne, North Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, South Hempstead and parts of East Rockaway, Franklin Square, Freeport, Hewlett, Oceanside and West Hempstead. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 6. Polls are open from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. Visit http://www.vote411.org/pollfinder.php to find your local polling location.
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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
Easy money.
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