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Alleged MS-13 Member Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for 2021 Freeport Murder
Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced that an alleged MS-13 gang member was sentenced today to 25 years to life in prison after his conviction for the murder of an 18-year-old man in March 2021. Kevin Torres, 26, a/k/a Sarco, was convicted June 5, 2024, after a jury...
(Young) Ladies' Day
The Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association recently held its first Youth Women in the Fire Service Seminar and Training program. Held at the Nassau County Fire Service Academy in Old Bethpage, NY, the program saw 96 young ladies from 34 departments participate in the activities. “We saw some firefighting training...
NYC weather: New York City under a flood advisory Monday morning
The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory at 5:01 a.m. on Monday in effect until 6:30 a.m. for Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island as well as Nassau County. The weather service adds, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas," explains...
LINE OF DEMARCATION, LITTLE NECK
I have long had a fascination with the land borders of New York City. I have traveled much of the “undefended” Queens-Nassau border, and did a multipart series in 2011. On that link you’ll find a synopsis of the complicated circumstances that led to the creation of Nassau County from eastern Queens in 1899.
Nassau County lawmakers propose ban on masks
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – Nassau County lawmakers are proposing a ban on masks used for “concealing an individual’s identity in a public place.” The law proposes banning masks not worn for health or religious reasons in an effort to curb criminal acts. Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed for a similar law that would apply to […]
Baldwin man charged with impersonating Federal Trade Commission agent demanding $400G in gold bars
Nassau County prosecutors charged a Baldwin man with defrauding a New Hyde Park man out of nearly $400,000 after the suspect said he was a federal agent and ordered the victim to buy gold bars. Police said the 73-year-old victim received a message on his computer June 6 that his...
Nassau County DA: East Meadow man indicted in April antisemitic graffiti spree
An East Meadow man, arrested and charged in April after he allegedly spray painted antisemitic phrases in front of a hamlet Jewish center and the surrounding area, was indicted Tuesday on multiple related hate crime charges, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced. Sebastian Patino Caceres, 23, pleaded not...
New measles cases at NYC migrant shelter bring city count to 11
Two people living at one of New York City's migrant shelters have tested positive for measles, the city's health department revealed Friday. The concentration of cases has been tied to the Hall Street shelter in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. It's not clear where the two people contracted the disease, but health officials are is contact tracing through everyone who also stayed on the first floor of the shelter.
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