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Beloved Farmingdale Educators Killed In Bus Crash Get Posthumous Street Naming
The Town of Oyster Bay unveiled two new street signs in Farmingdale honoring late Farmingdale High School band director Gina Pellettiere and retired teacher Beatrice “Bea” Ferrari during a ceremony held Tuesday, Oct. 8. Pellettiere, age 43, of Massapequa, and Ferrari, age 77, of Farmingdale, died when a...
Retired Queens couple's dangerous sidewalk finally fixed after 7 years
NEW YORK -- The rumbling of construction is music to the ears of Carol and Jack Wolf."My mood is grateful," Jack Wolf said.The retired Richmond Hill couple has finally gotten its buckling sidewalk fixed, but the path to get to that point has been just as bumpy.They had the home of their dreams and the sidewalk of their nightmares, a trip hazard outside their front door. Jack Wolf, who wears a prosthetic leg, was unable to clear the cracks and ridges on his mobility scooter. He was left to steer into the street to get around."This is scary to me," he said back in August.Because the pavement was warped by a city tree, repairs fell to the Parks Department.The couple said they joined a city waitlist for repairs back in 2017."I don't think we should wait seven years," Carol Wolf said.From the time of CBS News New York's first visit last November to a return in August, conditions had deteriorated further.We pressed the city, enlisting help from Council Member Lynn Schulman, and, at last, the Wolfs have their new, even sidewalk."It's a very happy view," Jack Wolf said.You can email Elle with Queens story ideas by CLICKING HERE.
N.Y. Lottery: Powerball winner takes home $50,000 with third-prize ticket
A lucky winner in New York state recently scored $50,000 with a third-prize Powerball ticket. The New York Lottery announced there was one winning ticket for the Oct. 7 drawing that matched four white balls and the red Powerball. It was sold at Dakar Mart, located at 1 Powerhouse Rd.,...
Feds search NYPD school safety office in Queens amid scrutiny over contracts, source says
Federal investigators searched the Queens headquarters of the NYPD’s School Safety Division on Thursday, according to reports and a person with knowledge of the search. Federal investigators executed a search at the NYPD's School Safety Division office, as the NYPD faces scrutiny for contracts obtained by SaferWatch, a company tied to outgoing Schools Chancellor David Banks' brother. [ more › ]
Jaguar car show returns to Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum
It was the Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island’s 51st edition of their annual car show held on the Great Lawn of the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Mansion, Museum & Planetarium Sunday afternoon, Oct. 6. The show, known as the Jaguar Invitational Concours d’Elegance, was held under brilliant sunshine and deep blue skies in the heart of Centerport, overlooking Long Island Sound.
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