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Eighth annual Nautical Mile Fireworks show set to dazzle Freeport
As the skies over Freeport prepare to burst into a kaleidoscope of colors, the community is abuzz with anticipation for the eighth annual Nautical Mile Fireworks Show, set to illuminate the night on July 5 at approximately 9p.m. This dazzling event, a joint endeavor by the Freeport Chamber of Commerce...
$18.3 Million Resurfacing Project To Begin On Long Island Roads
The $18.3 million project, which builds on an ongoing $250 million investment into Long Island roads, will begin in July 2024, Hochul said. Sixty total lane miles across five state roads — three in Suffolk County and two in Nassau County — are included in the project, which will replace existing roadways with two inches of new asphalt, add new highly reflective pavement markings, and install crosswalks.
Controversial Decision in Nassau County Sparks Outrage
In a divisive move, the Nassau County Legislature in New York has passed a controversial law preventing transgender female athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports teams at county-owned facilities. This decision follows a failed attempt earlier this year by Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman to implement a similar ban through an executive order, which was swiftly challenged in court.
Five Employees of Juvenile Detention Center Charged with Smuggling Contraband in Exchange for Bribes
Five criminal complaints were unsealed Wednesday in federal court in Brooklyn charging current City Administration for Children’s Services employees Da’Vante Bolton, Roger Francis, Christopher Craig and Nigel King, and former ACS employee Octavia Napier, with conspiracy to commit Travel Act bribery. All five defendants were Youth Development Specialists...
Temporary housing expires for Queens residents displaced by fire
NEW YORK - Six months ago, fire ripped through a Sunnyside, Queens apartment building, displacing hundreds of residents.Some of the tenants took the landlord's offer for temporary housing and agreed to terms that said the housing would end July 2. Now that the agreement has run its course, they say they aren't being offered an extension and won't be able to acquire new leases.Resident who uses wheelchair says landlord told her she has to moveAlison Kappel, who uses a wheelchair for secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, is one of the Sunnyside tenants who saw their 47th Avenue apartment building go up in flames...
Homeownership a Possibility for Immigrant Families Who Sued Bay Ridge Landlord
A group of 20 immigrant families who faced eviction after being defrauded of millions of dollars by their landlord are now on the path to homeownership after a nonprofit affordable housing developer stepped in to purchase the building. Residents of 345 Ovington Avenue paid over $5 million to developer Xi...
The South Bronx is a cross section of everything wrong with America, but has a community hellbent on changing that: ‘You need to have an outlet so it doesn’t destroy your life’
Omar Caneles helps oversee operations at Seis Vecinos, his cousin's Central American restauraunt. He handles branding, marketing, IT and city compliance. Walking down Alexander Avenue in the heart of the South Bronx, the poorest congressional district in the country despite its five-mile proximity to some of the country’s wealthiest, you can see rows of folding tables and colorful fliers everywhere, advertising medical information or free cell phones. Its wide roads and low brick-and-mortar shops are a sharp contrast to the skyscrapers of Manhattan.
NY soldiers reunited with dogs they rescued while serving in the Middle East
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — At a hotel in Downtown Brooklyn, it was a moment to celebrate as four soldiers were reunited with five of the puppies they rescued after they were found with no mother in sight. As seen in photos from their Middle East base, they cared for the pups until they could no […]
Watching out for the workers
In what they called “a concerted effort to educate and empower the Queens community,” state Sen. Jessica Ramos, in orange top, and Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon engaged with community leaders and visited businesses on Roosevelt Avenue last Thursday. The visit focused on raising awareness about protections...
Valley Stream's downtown businesses aren't sold on village storefront revamp program, explained.
More than a year ago, brewing concern about revitalizing Valley Stream’s languishing downtown led village officials to gather with business leaders to announce an opportunity. A federally funded program that covers up to 80 percent of the price of upgrading a business’s storefront signage would be available to Valley...
F train service in Brooklyn will shut down on select dates during summer months: MTA
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Due to upcoming renovations, Brooklyn F train service will be suspended on certain weekends, the MTA announced Saturday. “The work is part of the final stages of the Authority’s Culver Line Signal Modernization project,” a statement from the MTA read. “Fully replacing signals on the Culver Line from Church Avenue to West 8 Street […]
Roosevelt’s Chamber of Commerce president accused of shoddy construction work
Team 12 Investigates uncovered an active lawsuit against Boyd and his construction company for breach of contract and unjust enrichment. The lawsuit claims that a Freeport homeowner paid Boyd $28,500 for work that was never done.
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