Dr Tom Ferraro

Dr Tom Ferraro

326 Articles

Our Town: Talks with an American psychoanalyst

I have wanted to do a piece on psychoanalysis for a long time. Psychoanalysts are that rare breed of therapist

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Our Town: Celebrate joy to assuage the pain of daily suffering

I recall when I was 14 one of our horses had just won a race at Aqueduct and my father

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The Island Today: Exploring nature through photos

I saw the advertisement about the Ansel Adams show at the Nassau County Museum of Art. Ansel Adams is the guy

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Our Town: Managing those winter blues

T. S. Eliot wrote  “April is the cruelest month.” I think he may have gotten it wrong. For my money

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Our Town: Another world at North Shore country clubs

There are over 20 private country clubs on our “Gold Coast” with some ranked among the finest in the nation.

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Our Town: Stores reflect Brits’, Americans’ differences

We will celebrate the 4th of July this weekend  with barbecues and fireworks.   But burgers and booms don’t really

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Our Town: The magic of Roslyn, historic district

There are very few roads on Long Island that have a magical feel to them.    Roslyn Road is one

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Our Town: Willis Ave. bench offers touch of Italy

“Life will find a way”  - Michael Crichton, Jurassic Park For the longest time I have noted one little place

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Our Town: Williston Park’s Big Fat Greek Diner

Asians own take out places, Koreans get into food markets, Italians buy pizza places and Greeks, well Greek open diners. 

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Our Town: A car repair shop you can trust

Suburbia is the ultimate car culture. We drive to school, drive to work and drive to the stores to shop

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Our Town: Korean Wave carries to Sweet Pea

The Korean Wave arrived in the late 1990s and is described as an increase in popularity of Korean culture especially

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Our Town: New WP architect brings fresh eyes

Question: Why do people go to Paris? Answer: To gaze upon beauty. It’s  true that I am off to Paris

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Our Town: No need to lament on summer regrets

End of summer regrets in Williston Park. “Regrets, I have a few, but then again too few to mention”  Frank

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Our Town: Long Island’s own dog whisperer

Statistics show that 60 percent of households have dogs and the average vet visit will cost you about $248. So

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Our Town: The future of Williston Park

We know the Williston Park of the present and of the past.  The past had its trolley cars on Willis

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