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Dancing In The Street Returns To Downtown Oyster Bay
Oyster Bay’s “Dancing in the Street” returns this summer for its 13th season. The weekly street fair began on July 5 and will continue through August 16. This annual series is held by the Oyster Bay Main Street Association (OBMSA) and is free to the public. Dancing began on Friday, July 5 and will continue every Friday until mid-August. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and will end at 9:30 p.m.
Hempstead Councilman Christopher Carini Dies At Age 49
Nassau County resident and Hempstead Councilman Christopher Carini died at the age of 49 on Sunday, July 14, while on a family vacation in Florida, relatives confirmed. Ladder trucks from the Seaford and Wantagh fire departments draped an American flag as a hearse carrying his body drove through Seaford on Thursday, July 18.
Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Sunrise Highway
Scheduled highway closures could cause delays for Long Island drivers in the coming days.In Suffolk County, all westbound lanes of Sunrise Highway (Route 27) are slated to close nightly in the town of Babylon beginning on Monday, July 22.From 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., lanes will close Monday, July 22, Tue…
Burgos abruptly announces resignation, effective immediately
In a surprise Friday afternoon announcement, Assembly Member Kenny Burgos released a statement saying that he had resigned from the state Legislature, effective immediately. The move brings Democrats’ ranks in the Assembly down to 100, the lowest it has been in years and the bare minimum to hold onto the party’s veto-proof supermajority.
'He loved his community' - Wake services held in Seaford for late Hempstead Town Councilman Carini
Family, friends and the community gathered at the Charles G. Schmitt Funeral Home to celebrate the life of Carini, who died unexpectedly last Sunday at 49 while he visited family in Florida.
In 1895 a deadly tornado hit Queens, and the ruins became a tourist attraction
The destructive force of tornado season has made itself abundantly evident in the Midwest this week, and New Yorkers can sometimes develop a false sense of security by the rarity of twister activity here. But tornados do occasionally make their way to the five boroughs. A 2007 tornado in Brooklyn...
Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Greenwich
The State of Connecticut Mosquito Management Program has confirmed that mosquitoes trapped near the Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). These are the first positive cases identified in Greenwich this year by the Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station (CAES). Along with Greenwich, WNV-positive mosquito pools have also been detected in Darien, Norwalk, New Canaan, New Haven, and Stamford.
Supervisor for Queens DA sued for mocking colleague’s stutter, Latino heritage
A top supervisor in the Queens District Attorney’s office has been accused in a new civil rights lawsuit of mocking an investigator with comments about his Latino heritage and his stuttering. Assistant Chief Daniel O’Brien is accused of racial and disability discrimination in a suit filed last month in Manhattan State Supreme Court by former colleague Jason Robles, who is now retired. The suit ...
Among the Artists In Ridgewood
“It’s changed so much,” says Jude Tallichet, a sculptor of modest renown who moved to Ridgewood some twenty-five years ago. Tallichet had been among the first wave of artists to find themselves suddenly located in this quiet, corner neighborhood, just outside northern Brooklyn. Rent prices had gotten her “kicked out of Williamsburg,” she says. On a recent weekend, Tallichet could be found standing outside a nondescript corner of the steadily gentrifying neighborhood, outside a recently-opened bakery, constantly adjusting a collection of papier-mâché rats, realistically-sized.
TOH Planning Board revokes approval of Halesite development
The Town of Huntington Planning Board rescinded preliminary approval for a development proposal in Halesite located at 78 Bay Ave. and 211 Vineyard Road. The developer, Vineyard Bay Estates LLC, proposed an eight-home subdivision to be built in on a 4-acre plot. The board approved the application in February and...
Street co-named to honor first female African-American elected judge
Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. 230th Street, at the corner of 133rd Avenue, in Laurelton, Queens was co-named last Wednesday in honor of the first female African-American elected judge in Queens. Dr. Danielle N. Williams...
GLEN ISLAND SAND ART COMPETITION RETURNS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
(New Rochelle, NY) – Get your thinking caps on, assemble your team, and dust off your pails and shovels and register for the Glen Island Sand Art Competition, which takes place, Saturday, Aug. 3 at 11 a.m.!. Teams should be comprised of at least two participants, with a maximum...
Major Upgrades Complete at Oyster Bay Golf Course
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board today announced the completion of a $5 million upgrade at the Hon. Joseph Colby Golf Course in Woodbury. Improvements include new tee boxes on all 18 holes along with a new irrigation system for the entire course. “We’re delivering a...
Tunnels will partially close for flood door testing
The MTA will be testing flood doors at two tunnels during overnight hours over the next few weeks as part of the city’s hurricane and tropical storm preparation, officials said. The agency says the flood doors will be tested at the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel and the Queens Midtown...
Deputy Minority Leader Drucker Celebrates Completion of Revitalized Alma Craib Memorial Garden
Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) joined the leaders of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library, his colleagues in government and the community for the rededication of the Alma Craib Memorial Garden on Tuesday, June 18. Established in 1972 by the Plainview Garden Club,...
Bob Holden hopes his chief of staff will decide to run for his Queens seat
Democratic teachers union strategist Dermot Smyth officially launched his campaign for City Council this week. He’s running in the southwestern Queens district currently represented by conservative Democrat Bob Holden, who is term-limited out at the end of 2025. Smyth’s campaign launch press release included endorsements from Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Rep. Tom Suozzi and Assembly Members Andrew Hevesi and Alycia Hyndman. Micah Lasher, who is all but guaranteed to be in the Assembly next year, also shared his support for Smyth on X.
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