🌱 Patch AM: Which Great Neck educators and students just earned AAPI trailblazer honors?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Great Neck educators and students just earned AAPI trailblazer honors?

Also on today's calendar: The Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Cooler with rain, with a high of 58 and low of 49 degrees.
• Sunday: Breezy and cool with rain, temps: high: 59, low: 54.
• Monday: Warmer; a shower in the a.m., with a high of 74 and low of 61 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• North Hempstead honors AAPI leaders in education, safety and service (longislandpress.com) — Great Neck residents and organizations were among those honored at North Hempstead’s AAPI Trailblazer Awards, including teachers from Great Neck South High School and the student group Alyus of Great Neck. The ceremony highlighted local leadership in education, public safety, and civic service, emphasizing representation and growing AAPI influence across nearby communities.    

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📸 Around Great Neck

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Great Neck

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★ Featured events ★

Monday May 25

• The Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade →
  Little Neck Parkway & Northern Boulevard, NY, 11363,
  2:00 pm

Sunday June 7

• Shireinu Choir of Long Island Annual Concert →
  Richard S. Sherman Great Neck North Middle School, 77 Polo Rd, Great Neck
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 23

• GARETH EMERY - MARQUEE NEW YORK →
  Edge NYC, 30 Hudson Yards, New York
  10:00 pm

Friday May 29

• PARK 3rd Annual International Night
  Park Avenue School, 161 Drexel Ave, Westbury
  8:30 pm

Saturday May 30

• Friends Make It Better
  Westbury Memorial Public Library Children's Programs, 445 Jefferson Street, Westbury
  10:30 am

Thursday June 4

• Modern Asian Art Workshop at Gold Coast Arts - 2 Sessions →
  Gold Coast Arts Center, 113 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck
  6:00 pm

Sunday June 7

• Village of Great Neck Music Festival 2026 →
  Village of Great Neck, 767 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck
  7:00 pm

Wednesday June 10

• Learn about Bone Health After Injury or Surgery with HSS! →
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 23

• NSAS WALK Muttontown (Equestrian Center entrance)
  Muttontown Preserve Equestrian Center, Jericho Oyster Bay Rd, Sy
  8:00 am
• Quintet of the Americas →
  Queens Botanical Garden, Visitors & Administration Building, 43-50 Main St, Flushing
  10:00 am
• Mind-Matter w/ Robag Wruhme, Justin Marchacos, →
  Refuge | Hi Def Dance Club, 366 Ten Eyck St, Brooklyn
  2:00 pm
• Suave Saturdays (Latin-Inspired Sunset Party) →
  Somewhere Nowhere NYC - Lounge, Nightclub & Rooftop Pool, 112 W 25th St Floor 38 & 39, New York
  5:00 pm
• FC Cincinnati 2 at New York City FC II →
  Belson Stadium, 80-00 Utopia Pkwy, Jamaica
  7:00 pm
• Between The Moon and NYC Set or Solo →
  Painting with a Twist, 97-14 Metropolitan Ave, Forest Hills
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Bach to Rock posted a job opening for ADVANCED PIANO and VOICE Music Teacher - Other Instruments a PLUS in Port Washington. Apply here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Manhasset

• AEW's 'Double or Nothing' has a Long Island accent (newsday.com)
• Ernesta adds Philly showroom to growing retail network (furnituretoday.com)
• Manhasset schools move from planning to action after budget approval (longislandpress.com)

Port Washington

• ‘Bob Everybody's Hope' (boomermagazine.com)
• Port Library exhibit explores Revolutionary War life on Cow Neck Peninsula (longislandpress.com)

Glen Cove

• North Shore Beaches Earn High Marks In 2025 Regional Water Quality Report (patch.com)

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Ok Great Neck! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One weighs a ton, and the other is a little lighter (Thank you Laurie B. for sending it in!)Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

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