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Israeli flag ripped down at Kings Park diner
Suffolk Police say an Israeli flag was ripped down from a Kings Park diner by man wearing anti-Semitic clothing.The suspect reportedly took the flag down outside of Professor’s Diner and threw it on the ground on Saturday. He then came back Tuesday morning, made obscene gestures at patrons and attempted to take the flag down…
Red Lobster closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. including Stony Brook location
Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster’s presence in cities like Denver, San Antonio, Indianapolis and Sacramento. The restaurant closing on Long Island is on Nesconset Highway in Stony Brook. Red Lobster has been…
A Grave Mistake
A Long Island man wanted his family to have their final resting place together, but someone else is now buried in a grave that he bought years ago. Feruze Khan bought three cemetery plots at Washington Memorial Park Cemetery in Mt. Sinai shortly before his dad died in 2020. He has the contracts to prove…
Chemical Drums Found In Long Island Park
Six more concrete blocks, some of which contained chemical drums, have been found buried at Bethpage Community Park, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. It says they were discovered last week. Crews were back at the site Monday in full-body yellow suits drilling into the ground at the ballfield. The DEC says Northrup…
Suffolk Police arrested four people as part of “Operation Smoke Out”
Suffolk police arrested four people over the weekend who they say were selling vape products to minors. All of the arrests were part of Suffolk police “Operation Smoke Out,” which was launched last week. Detectives say employees were arrested at FMS Smoke Shop in Melville, Cloud Nine Smoke Shop in Islip Terrace, Gary’s Smoke Shop…
Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday.The 66-year-old star of “Fargo” and “Boardwalk Empire” was assaulted late Wednesday morning in Manhattan and taken to a nearby hospital with bruising, swelling and bleeding to…
New York’s legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated PressALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a “mission-driven” startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review released Friday.The report detailed several problems at the state Office of Cannabis Management, including constantly shifting…
Michael Cohen: A challenging star witness in Donald Trump’s hush money trial
By JENNIFER PELTZ and ERIC TUCKER Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors’ biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president’s hush money trial.But if Trump’s fixer-turned-foe is poised to offer jurors this week an insider’s view of the dealings…
Judge strikes down NY county’s ban on female transgender athletes after roller derby league sues
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated PressEAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge on Friday struck down a Long Island county’s order banning female transgender athletes after a local women’s roller derby league challenged it.Judge Francis Ricigliano ruled that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman didn’t have the authority to issue his February executive order, which…
First class of residents complete training to become armed deputies
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman says the first group of seven Nassau County residents completed their training to become armed deputies. The training is the first step forward in the controversial plan to deputize residents who have gun licenses to be used for extra security during extreme emergencies.
Trump attorney and Stormy Daniels trade barbs during questions about alleged 2006 sexual encounter
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JENNIFER PELTZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense attorney on Thursday accused Stormy Daniels of slowly altering the details of an alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump, trying to persuade jurors that a key prosecution witness in the former president’s hush money trial cannot…
House rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to remove Speaker Mike Johnson from office
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Hardline Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried and failed in sudden action Wednesday to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson, her long-shot effort swiftly and resoundingly rejected by Democrats and Republicans tired of the political chaos.One of Donald Trump’s biggest supporters in Congress, Greene stood on the…