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SJJCC’s Dagan Cohen Tosses Out Ceremonial First Pitch at Long Island Ducks’ Jewish Heritage Night
As the community continues to rally in response to the ongoing conflict in Israel, Sid Jacobson JCC, along with its fellow Long Island JCCs, braved the elements on Sunday, August 18th to unite for Jewish Heritage Night at the Long Island Ducks baseball game in Central Islip. A capacity crowd...
Brittney Griner's New Look Is Turning Heads
Late Monday night, Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury will travel to New York City to face the top team in the league, Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty. Griner and Diana Taurasi both earned another Olympic gold medal at the 2024 Paris Games, but since the WNBA's return, the ...
Mayor Adams Issues Order Requiring City Agencies to Review City Owned and Controlled Land for Potential Housing Development Sites
Part of Adams Administration’s Pledge to Use Every Possible Tool to Create More Affordable Housing and Deliver 500,000 New Housing Units by 2032. New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the issuance of executive order 43 requiring city agencies to review their city owned and controlled land for potential housing development sites. As New York City faces a generational affordable housing crisis with just a 1.4 percent rental vacancy rate, the Adams administration is proposing bold, forward-thinking solutions and using every possible tool available to deliver the affordable housing that New Yorkers need. The executive order will help support the Adams administration’s bold “moonshot” goal of building 500,000 new homes by 2032.
Disgruntled Gambler Shot 2 At Long Island Business, Jury Finds
A 27-year-old man could spend decades in prison for shooting two victims at a Long Island business.Alexander Castillo, of the Bronx, was found guilty of assault and related charges by a Suffolk County jury on Friday, Aug. 23.According to prosecutors, Castillo spent several hours playing pool at a P…
Two Suspects Caught on Camera Stealing Over $12,000 in Items from Port Jefferson Station Restaurant, Cops Say
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate two men who burglarized a shed at a Port Jefferson Station business in June. Two men broke into a shed at Caribbean Flavors, located at 407A Patchogue Road, and...
NYC wrong-way crash kills groom-to-be a day before wedding: report
HARLEM - A groom-to-be was killed in a wrong-way fiery crash on the Henry Hudson Parkway on Saturday morning, just one day before his wedding, the New York Post reported. Shauntea Weaver, 40, spoke to the Post after her would-be groom, Kirk Walker, 38, and his cousin, Rob McLaurin, 40, were killed in the Harlem crash near West 165 Street.
Yankees ignite playoff roster competition with latest outfielder waiver claim
The New York Yankees made the procedural decision to move reliever Ian Hamilton to the 60-Day Injured List on Monday afternoon in order to take a proactive look at a potential playoff burner. Don't worry. Hamilton's timeline for return hasn't changed -- or, at least, if it has, the change...
Aaron Judge sends captain's best in classy gesture after ump's terrifying injury
New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge sat front and center on Sunday as umpire Nick Mahrley was stretchered off the Yankee Stadium grass. Mahrley was struck by a Giancarlo Stanton backswing and suffered a concussion. Stanton has one of the most violent swings in MLB, so it should come as...
Woman details horror of random knife attack on face at Newark Airport terminal
A North Carolina woman was blindsided Sunday night at Newark Liberty International Airport when a man came up behind her, reached around, and knifed her in the face."He had the knife still raised in the air," said Melissa Mauldin, 36, in an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News about her ordeal as she waited to go home at Terminal A.Port Authority police witnessed a man attack her with a knife on the right side of her face at the Terminal A departures level.The suspect, Xiong Jin, 54, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a weapon.Mauldin was...
NJ high school student killed on way to first day of classes
FRANKLIN (Hunterdon) — The excitement of a new school year at North Hunterdon High School turned to mourning after a student died in a crash on the first day of school. Sophia Detorres, 16, of the Pittstown section, was a passenger in a three-vehicle crash Thursday morning at Hogback (Route 617) and Lowers Lansdown roads, officials said.
West Hempstead Man Convicted of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide for Deadly 2021 Peninsula Boulevard Crash
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that a West Hempstead man was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide and other charges yesterday for a December 2021 crash on Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere that killed a teenage passenger and seriously injured the victim driver. Arlin Aguilera, 37, was convicted Wednesday...
NYS Fair concerts today: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and more (Tuesday, Aug. 27)
Welcome to our daily New York State Fair concert guide! We’ll be publishing a list of music performers and showtimes every day of the 2024 NYS Fair on syracuse.com. There are two main stages: Suburban Park and Chevy Court. Suburban Park will host the Fair’s largest concerts in the New York Experience area on the west end near Gate 10, in the back of the Midway and past the Expo Center. Chevy Court is located near Gate 1, next to the Center of Progress Building and by the Dairy Products Building. Both have limited seating available.
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