Cedarhurst village election on March 18

On March 18, the Village of Cedarhurst will hold its elections for its three at-large board positions — two trustee and mayor — from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Village Hall at 200 Cedarhurst Avenue.
Benjamin Weinstock was promoted from deputy mayor to mayor following Andrew Parise’s death on Feb. 8. Incumbent Trustee Ari Brown is running again, along with Israel Wasser who was appointed to the board by the village’s vacancy committee. All three are running unopposed for the four-year terms.
Weinstock, 61, is married with five children. Before he was appointed mayor, he served three terms as a trustee as deputy mayor. From 1994 to 2003 he was on the board and for five year prior to that he was the village’s attorney.
A 1975 graduate of Yeshiva University and Brooklyn Law School in ’78, Weinstock joined Ruskin Moscou Faltischek law firm in Uniondale shortly after law school. He became a partner in 1984.
One of the major projects he has been involved with was the transfer of the village’s sewer system to Nassau County control. “At no extra cost to residents, we were able to get a state bond, a stimulus package, and made several million dollars to pay for the costs for piping in our system with Bay Park’s,” Weinstock said.
His present priority is to fix village roads and help resolve other traffic-related issues. “We get some state funding, but it’s not enough,” he said. “I’d also like to work with [Legislator Howard] Kopel on area roads with traffic jam problems, like Nassau Expressway Route 878. A reliable evacuation route out of the Five Towns and Rockaways is necessary.”
Brown, 47, is married with seven children. He moved to Cedarhurst 24 years ago. Brown is the president of R. Brown Realty Corp., where he’s worked since 1983.
He said his priority is finding new sources of funding to save taxpayers money and to obtain funding used for improving Cedarhurst’s roads.