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LiGreci’s Staaten: A timeless venue | Then and Now
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — LiGreci’s Staaten, the popular dining, catering, and event venue in West Brighton, was constructed in 1956 after a fire on December 5, 1955, destroyed the large house on the property, according to Staten Island Advance archives. Mike Bilotto was the proprietor until Nick LiGreci and his brother, Jack LiGreci, purchased it from Bilotto in 1971.
Dream Mets trade deadline: 1 blockbuster, 1 realistic stud, 1 reunion
What would the dream New York Mets trade deadline look like? We can’t always dream them up perfectly. Who would’ve guessed the 2015 moves they made would work out so amazingly well? Yoenis Cespedes was the beefy addition. Fellow newcomers like Tyler Clippard and Addison Reed were impactful in their own way.
Annual NYPD basketball tournament honors memories of 2 slain detectives
Hundreds of student athletes competed Friday in a youth basketball tournament hosted by the NYPD.The annual Detectives Rivera and Mora Basketball Classic on Manhattan's Lower East Side honors the memories of two NYPD detectives who were killed in the line of duty.This marked the third year for the tournament, which was held at Basketball City at on South Street.Eyewitness News was there as boys teams - including those from Suffolk County, Bridgeport, CT and Newark, NJ and Houston, TX - faced off on one side of the massive facility and girls teams battled it out on the other.Not only were...
Mets' Luis Severino shares trade-deadline request after sweep of Yankees
New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo has publicly campaigned on multiple occasions for owner Steve Cohen and president of baseball operations David Stearns to make additions to the roster ahead of Tuesday's MLB trade deadline.Mets starting pitcher Luis Severino offered a similar plea following Wednesday's 12-3 blowout win at the New York Yankees."One hundred percent," Severino responded when asked by Joel Sherman of the New York Post if Stearns should make roster upgrades before the deadline. "Nobody was expecting to be here where we are right now. And we showed everybody what we can do — and we can get...
NCPD: Suspect Burglarizes Oceanside Vape Shop After Shattering Front Window
The Fourth Squad reports the details of a Burglary that occurred on Friday, July 26, 2024 at 9:00 am in Oceanside. According to Detectives, Fourth Precinct Officers responded to Oceanside Star Bazzar Vape and Cigar Shop, located at 2947 Long Beach Road, for a Commercial Burglary. Upon arrival it was determined that an unknown subject wearing a dark hoodie and dark pants broke the front window and entered the business. Further investigation revealed that an unknown amount of Vapes were removed from the business. The subject fled on foot through the rear of the building.
Lakeview FD finds Hempstead State Lake Park pier in flames
The pier at Hempstead State Lake Park was found in flames on Friday, July 12. The Lakeview Fire Department responded to the scene and found the pier, which was a recent addition to the park, completely enveloped in flames. “It was fully engulfed,” LVFD Chief Frederick Senti said. “The entire...
N.J. state trooper admits punching handcuffed woman in face
A New Jersey State Police trooper has admitted he punched a handcuffed woman in the face as she sat in in the back of a law enforcement vehicle in Cumberland County in 2022 in a plea deal that calls for him to serve up to a year in a county jail.
Governor Hochul Announces Completion of “Ravens Challenge” at State Preparedness Training Center
Governor Hochul Announces Completion of “Ravens Challenge” at State Preparedness Training Center. Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York State recently hosted the 2024 “Raven’s Challenge,” the world’s largest annual training exercise for public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams at the State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC) in Oriskany, NY. Bomb technicians and military personnel representing various places around New York State, the country, and the world, including Germany, Poland, Ukraine, and Canada, participated in the exercise and engaged in training on response tactics for improvised explosive devices.
House in New York State Explodes Leaving One Person Dead
Officials are saying a resident is dead, with another one being airlifted to a hospital, after a house exploded in New York state. The Post Standard reports that other residents as far as ten miles away claim they heard the blast Wednesday evening. Natural gas leaks can sometimes cause an...
Wave of support for popular Long Island band singers injured in head-on wreck
The lead singers of a popular Long Island party band, who suffered devastating injuries in a car wreck this month, are receiving huge support from the community. Bryan Zamzam and his wife Chelsea of East Northport both face multiple surgeries and long roads to recovery in a wake of a head-on crash July 14 in West Islip. Both were hospitalized with serious injuries after their Jeep Grand Cherokee collided with an Audi A8 that was heading the wrong way on the Sunrise Highway Service Road about 9:35 p.m.
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