By Anessa V. Cohen

 Last week’s parashah was about the Mabul, and by the time this article goes to print, the modern “mabul,” or deluge, we have been living through this past year will be over–and we will have to deal with the results that this whirlwind leaves in its wake. It’s amazing how all the pieces fit in place once again after thousands of years!

We can now close the book on the torture of this year’s presidential race, and go back to the actual books we were reading–without stopping to check the TV, Facebook and Twitter, and Snopes for the latest tidbit on the candidates. Snopes has become my best friend this past year, though I used it from time to time in past years as well.

I can also go back to turning on the TV once again without dreading droning analysts revisiting the same information they discussed the day before–as if by dissecting the same stuff they have been discussing for the last year they will find some new relevance that might have been overlooked during the last 365 days that they have been twisting and turning the same old information!

Come Wednesday, we can go back to talking about vital stuff; for example, when Seasons Express will start building at Peninsula and Branch Boulevards, and when they’ll be ready to open. Or how many entrances and driveways are going to be in the finished parking lot of the new HALB school which is being worked on as we speak, and what the parking situation will be like on the streets surrounding the school once the school is opened.

Of course, what is most talked about and anticipated by the HALB parents is how much less time the kids will spend riding on the school buses every day when the school relocates from Long Beach to Woodmere, and how easy the carpooling for afterschool activities at the Woodmere location will be!

Next question for discussion: If Best Buy is moving out of the shopping center at Rockaway Boulevard, where will the closest location be if you do not like buying online? And what will take its place in that shopping center?

I have also gone back to thinking about one of my crazier ideas. Why don’t we reconstruct the parking lot near Gourmet Glatt in Cedarhurst into a triple-level parking lot with an elevator? This way, not only would there be plenty of parking in Cedarhurst–even on a Thursday or Friday–but the first two levels would have a roof protecting everyone there from the rain, snow, and other elements.

Having these extra parking spots would benefit not just the shoppers, but also those meeting friends for breakfast and lunch or just for coffee. No more concern about not finding any parking; with this solution, there would be more than enough for everyone!

OK, folks, I am finished with my ideas for this week. I wish all of you a great and quiet week.

Anessa Cohen lives in Cedarhurst and is a licensed real-estate broker and a licensed N.Y.S. mortgage broker with over 20 years of experience, offering full-service residential and commercial real-estate services (Anessa V Cohen Realty) and mortgaging services (FM Home Loans) in the Five Towns and throughout the tri-state area. She can be reached at 516-569-5007 or via her website, www.AVCrealty.com. Readers are encouraged to send questions or comments to anessa@AVCrealty.com.

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