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Glendale residents flooded with alleged fraudulent medical bills
Elected officials and law enforcement are warning locals after several dozen people in Glendale received mail believed to be related to a possible medical bill fraud scam. The officials are warning locals about the potential scam – which has an unknown origin – and are asking residents to reach out to them or the Queens district attorney’s office should they also receive the mail.
Mick Jagger stops in at NJ diner: This week in Central Jersey history, July 29-Aug. 4
Mick Jagger, hours before he went onstage at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, grabbed a classic NJ breakfast at the Tick Tock Diner in Clifton. Jagger ordered Taylor ham, egg and cheese. "So we went to the Tick Tock Diner!" Jagger told the audience. "We had Taylor ham, egg and cheese! With Disco fries! And sloppy joe to go!" ...
One of Upstate New York’s Top Rated BBQ Joints Suddenly Closes
One of Upstate New York's top-rated BBQ restaurants informed passionate and hungry patrons that, "effective immediately," it is shutting down its smoker and charcoal pits. It's not the social media post anyone wants to see, a mom-and-pop going out of business. And naturally, many people were bummed to hear the news that perennial Capital Region fan-favorite Streaking Moose BBQ suddenly, and without much explanation, decided to close its doors.
In New York, a ballot referendum meant to protect abortion may not use the word ‘abortion’
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A proposed amendment to New York’s Constitution that’s intended to protect abortion rights might appear on the ballot this fall without any mention of the word “abortion.”. That’s partly because of sharp disagreements about what the so-called Equal Rights Amendment would actually...
Oishei Children’s Hospital Receives Nearly $3 Million
A part of a $15 million investment statewide to help protect and care for the mental health of children and young people from historically underserved populations, Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this week announced a $2.9 million award to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo to help provide programs to reduce suicide risk in young residents.
Legislator Drucker Honors Plainview Old-Bethpage JFK’s Flag Football State Champs
Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) recently joined the leaders of the Plainview Old-Bethpage School District and his colleagues in government in congratulating the Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School’s girls flag football team for capturing the New York State championship. The season also marked the ladies’ second consecutive Long Island Class A championship.
Names of prominent Staten Island former slave owning families endure on borough street signs
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Staten Island is home to the nation’s oldest free Black settlement still inhabited by descendants of its founders. But before Sandy Ground was founded here in the early 1800s, Staten Island, like many communities throughout the Northeast, was home to a number of slave-owning families.
Nassau University Medical Center Honors Adam Schwam
The Nassau University Medical Center illuminated its tower on Saturday to honor Long Islander Adam Schwam, a businessman and entrepreneur who was involved in a life-threatening motorcycling accident on July 27, 1987. Schwarm was airlifted to the NUMC, where hospital staff performed several surgeries, including restoring his heart rhythm. He...
Man dead, another injured after being hit by vehicle in Manhattan: NYPD
MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man is dead and another is injured after being hit by a vehicle in Manhattan on Monday, police said. Two men, both 51 years old, were crossing the street near East 105th Street and First Avenue in East Harlem around 3:30 p.m. when the driver struck them, according to the […]
Healthfirst Celebrates Bronx Harmony Day with NYPD Community Affairs Bureau
BRONX, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 29, 2024-- On Wednesday, July 24, the New York Police Department (NYPD) and New York’s largest not-for-profit health insurance plan, Healthfirst, hosted Bronx Harmony Day at Oscar Comras Memorial Park. For the past eleven years Healthfirst has been a proud—and major—sponsor of Harmony Day, which was started nearly 30 years ago to give young people in the Bronx a chance to interact and form relationships with police officers. In addition to taking part in a variety of fun activities, 4,000 children enrolled in local camp programs and church groups also learned about the role of physical activity in supporting a healthy lifestyle. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240729231912/en/ “Healthfirst knows the impact we can make when we join forces with community partners to benefit our young people,” said Miguel Centeno, Vice President of Community Engagement at Healthfirst. “Having a local presence and serving the needs of residents has always been at the heart of our mission. We are proud of our continued relationship with the NYPD.” (Photo: Business Wire)
The Childhood Home of Serena and Venus Williams Reportedly No Longer Up for Auction, But Questions Remain About Ownership
The childhood home of tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams has reportedly been spared from being sold at scheduled auction and will remain in the […]
Which upstate cities are adopting ‘good cause’ eviction and rent control?
Over the last few years, the state has passed new laws allowing upstate New York municipalities to adopt tenant-friendly housing policies – including rent stabilization and “good cause” eviction protections – that were previously exclusive to the New York City metropolitan area. Between the Emergency Tenant...
Survey Reveals Most Stressful Days And Times For New Yorkers
This comes as no big surprise to me but we are really stressed out. A recent survey by Voice Nation revealed the most stressful moments that workers in New York experience. They took a look into the craziest days of the week, the most nerve-wracking times of the day, and the most stress-filled month of the year, all for New York employees.
Mayor slams protests over NYC homeless shelters: ‘This is not the deep South’
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Mayor Eric Adams took aim at people protesting homeless shelters for single adult men Monday morning, telling New Yorkers it’s “not the deep South.” The comment came nearly two weeks after a high-profile protest in Bensonhurst against a shelter that would be the first of its kind in the neighborhood, […]
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