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Northwell At Jones Beach Theater Opens For The 2024 Summer Concert Season With New Additions
Northwell at Jones Beach Theater ceremoniously cut the ribbon Thursday, opening the theater for the 2024 summer concert season after undergoing a massive renovation to modernize the venue and prepare it for the season. The five-year multi-million dollar project, in partnership between New York State Parks and Live Nation, was...
Properties on the Auction Block
125 East Jericho Turnpike. The former Selmer’s Pet Land store will be sold through auction, according to a sign on the property at 125 East Jericho Turnpike, Huntington Station. The listing says it has the property is zoned for C-11, or automotive service station, and Read More ...
Downtown Sounds Returns This Summer
Downtown Sounds (DTS) returns to Glen Cove’s Village Square this summer. The free concert series has been a town staple for the past 27 years. This year’s lineup includes familiar fan-favorite bands, as well as new performers. The concerts take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Village Square...
N.Y. Lottery: Powerball player takes home $50,000 in third-prize win
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A New York Lottery player recently won $50,000 with a third-prize winning Powerball ticket. The New York Lottery announced the winning ticket for the June 29 drawing matched four white balls and the red Powerball. It was sold at Speedway, located at 46 E Sunrise Highway in Merrick, New York.
See it: Monkey spotted hanging out inside tow truck in the Bronx
TREMONT, the Bronx (PIX11) – A monkey was spotted hanging out inside of a tow truck in the Bronx on Sunday, Citizen App video showed. The monkey, which was wearing a diaper, is named Tiki, according to the monkey’s owner. She is a 3-year-old spider monkey whose owners suspect will never be potty trained. She […]
"Do the Right Thing" block party celebrates Spike Lee classic
NEW YORK -- It has been 35 years since "Do the Right Thing" was released, and Brooklyn came out to celebrate Spike Lee's iconic movie in style. Hundreds of people showed up for a block party Sunday in Bedford-Stuyvesant, complete with live music, street vendors and an appearance from the award-winning director himself. The 1989 movie explored racial tensions in the neighborhood on the hottest day of the summer. Sunday's block party was held right where it was filmed on Do The Right Thing Way, a portion of Stuyvesant Avenue between Lexington and Quincy streets. Giancarlo Esposito from "Do the Right Thing" castVideo posted online shows Lee on stage addressing the crowd, along with some of the cast and crew. Special guests included actor Giancarlo Esposito, editor Barry Brown and rapper Flava Flav. "He changed the face of history, he changed the face of filmmaking, that man right there -- Spike Lee -- made it all happen. Changed my life, changed your life. Rock out and party Brooklyn!" said Esposito, who played Buggin' Out in the movie and went on to star in "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul."Flava Flav led the crowd in a "Do or die Bed-Stuy" cheer before performing "Fight the Power."
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for 125 Williamsburg Units, Including $544 Studios
An affordable housing lottery has opened for 125 apartments in a long-in-the-works south Williamsburg development, with units starting at $544 per month. In a rare exception to the city’s housing lottery system, all units included in the Throop Corners lottery could be deemed truly affordable, with the most expensive four-bedroom going for $3,275 a month. According to Streeteasy, market rate apartments of three or more bedrooms in Williamsburg currently average $6,095 a month.
Community shows support after fire at beloved Peter Pan Diner in Bay Shore
After a diner with decades of history went up in flames in Suffolk County, there is an outpouring of support for the owner.Video captured heavy flames and thick smoke coming from the roof of the Peter Pan Diner on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore around 2 a.m. Tuesday.The diner dates back to 1955 and could take months to reopen. Owner Peter Lentzeres said they haven't closed for a day since the 1950s."My manager, Sylvania, who's a terrific manager, called me, my wife was screaming on the phone today, the diner's on fire and my wife's trying to wake me up,...
Coney Island is The Place to be For July 4th Fireworks in Brooklyn
Sure, it's a bit sad that Macy's 4th of July Fireworks this year is back on the Hudson River, but fear not, Brooklyn! Because all the action is in Coney Island. After you've watched Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest from 11am to 1pm, go take a dip in the ocean, ride the Cyclone and stick around for the fireworks to start at 9:45pm.
Observer Calendar, July 10-16
Cooking Presentation Presented by Chef Robert Dell’Amore. 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (Bethpage Public Library, 47 Powell Ave, Bethpage). Watch a demonstration by Chef Robert Dell’Amore making an aromatic and filling Vegetarian Chili in the Aviation Room and Kitchen of the Bethpage Public Library. This recipe is easy and delicious, you won’t miss the meat! Samples will be provided. Registration is $5. For more information, call (516) 931-3907.
Manhasset Calendar for July 10 to July 17
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (The Manhasset Public Library, 30 Onderdonk Ave.) Melinda will demonstrate how to create 3 charcuterie boards: a traditional with meat and cheeses, a butter board with flavored butter and items to dip in, and last but not least, a dessert board. You will receive handouts with pairings, the components of creating a charcuterie board, how to assemble, a salami flower-making demo, and a plate of meats, cheeses, olives, pickles, fruits, and nuts to create a charcuterie cup with fancy picks that you can take home. You will also get to graze and nibble on the display boards! Priority to Manhasset library cardholders. Non-Manhasset cardholders will be placed on a waiting list.
Popular eastern Queens bagel store to open Long Island City location
The popular Queens bagel chain Utopia Bagels will open a third location—with a storefront in Long Island City. The company will be opening at 26-11 Jackson Ave., although the operators of Utopia Bagels were unable to provide a specific date. The firm said it is likely to open in 2025.
Westminster Kennel Club's Don Sturz on why dogs are a gay's best friend
Like many queer people, Don Sturz has enjoyed a long love affair with dogs. As a boy struggling with his sexuality, Sturz found comfort and self-worth training his pups for competition. Decades after first showing at the legendary Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, established in 1877, Sturz served as a Best in Show judge at the 2022 event, crowning the first Bloodhound (Trumpet!) as winner. Then last year Sturz became president of the Westminster Kennel Club and the first openly gay one at that. A former educator and mental health expert, Sturz often speaks of the beneficial relationship between dogs and people, especially how the former can bring joy and purpose to the latter. We spoke with Sturz before this year’s Kennel Club Dog Show, which took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., in May. Sturz expounded on the LGBTQ+ community’s special relationship with dogs and what we can learn from Kristi Noem.
BOOK REVIEW: “Ladies First, Common Threads”
Inspired by an article about Ida Saxton McKinley’s crocheted slippers (4000, all told), author Debra Scala Giokas set to researching other first ladies “who liked to count stitches… and [she] was hooked.”. Welcome to Stitchery and “Ladies, First, Common Threads,” (a misnomer by the way; there’s nothing...
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