if you live in the town of hempstead and bet horses this womsn's talk is insincere and self serving
(516) 812-3046
nahmad@tohmail.org
Stop scratching on holidays
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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Claude Solnik
Long Island Business News
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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.
With experience spanning more than 15 years in government service, Nasrin Ahmad has brought a wealth of expertise to the position of Town Clerk. Since 2009, Nasrin Ahmad has served as a key administrator in the Clerk's Office, overseeing operations in the marriage section and other divisions within the office.
Joining the Hempstead Town Clerk's Office in 1998, Ms. Ahmad has been instrumental in promoting and expanding a multitude of services offered by the office, including the popular Child Safety and Senior Citizen Identification programs and the convenient One-Stop Passport Shop.
Nasrin Ahmad's professional career began at Barclay's Bank, working in Foreign Exchange, Securities and Trusts and Loans. Ms. Ahmad continued her banking career at First National Bank of Long Island, later moving on to an administrative position in the publishing field.
A longtime advocate for education and equality, Ms. Ahmad founded the East Meadow School District's Multi-Cultural Committee in 1992. From 1994 to 1997, Ms. Ahmad served as Chairwoman of the East Meadow School District's Human Dignity Committee, facilitating training sessions and workshops on how to handle prejudice in the classroom. Ms. Ahmad also served as the Vice President of the W. Tresper Clarke Middle School Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) from 1997 to 1999.
Ms. Ahmad has volunteered in other aspects of the community as well, providing assistance to victims of domestic violence and promoting awareness of women's health issues.
A longtime resident of Salisbury, Ms. Ahmad is married and the proud mother of two sons and a daughter.
As Town Clerk, Ms. Ahmad oversees Town Board records and the publication of public hearings. The Office of the Town Clerk maintains birth, death and marriage certificates, issues licenses and permits, performs wedding ceremonies and processes various applications. The Town Clerk's Office offers an array of helpful services to residents, including the Child Safety Identification Program, the Senior Citizen Identification Program, and the One-Stop Passport Program. The Office also maintains archival information and records dating back to 1644. For more information, please call (516) 812-3046 or visit the Office of the Town Clerk (Monday through Friday from 8AM to 4:45 PM) at Hempstead Town Hall, One Washington Street, First Floor, Hempstead, NY 11550.
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