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Nassau
News
$500K Burglaries: Man Indicted For Multiple Incidents In Plainview, More, DA Says
A man is facing charges after officials claim he burglarized Long Island businesses, stealing more than $500,000 in both merchandise and in currency. John Cipolla, age 50, was indicted for the 2022 Plainview incidents, the Nassau County District Attorney announced on Friday, Nov. 10. Cipolla, a resident of Long Island City, first began his alleged monthslong conspiracy on July 31, 2022. Just before 10 p.m. that night, the DA’s Office said Cipolla, along with other unnamed people, broke into the ADI Global Distribution located at 101 Fairchild Avenue in Plainview, where they disabled the …
Darien
Lifestyle
Coffee Shop With Location In Greenwich Opens Second CT Store In Darien
A popular coffee shop founded in New York is quickly becoming known in Connecticut for its freshly brewed drip coffee. Gregorys Coffee opened its second location in Connecticut on Friday, Oct. 13 in the Darien Commons. Gregorys' other Connecticut locale is in Greenwich, at 343 Greenwich Ave. Gregorys is known for its freshly brewed drip coffee, specialty handcrafted drinks, and house-made pastries. Its everyday blend, Gregs House, has been hailed as smooth, naturally sweet, and balanced. Start your day with a freshly brewed cup of Gregorys Coffee which just opened in Darien.Gregorys…
Nassau
Events
New HBO Show Wants ‘Hip, Trendy’ Extras From Long Beach
Looking for your big break? Look no further. Grant Wilfley Casting is searching for non-union actors to appear as extras in a nightclub scene being filmed for a new HBO show, according to the casting call posted on Backstage. The show, called “Boss!”, is in need of “hip” and “trendy” actors over 18 years of age of any gender. It says it's seeking actors from Long Beach, Long Island City as well as New York City. Shooting is scheduled to take place on Long Island Monday, April 24, and Tuesday, April 25 in Manhattan. About 150 to 200 people will be in the scene and there will b…
Suffolk NY
News
40-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Copiague Crash
A bicyclist was seriously injured during a crash with a car on Long Island. The crash took place in Copiague around 6:20 p.m., Monday, Jan. 30 at the intersection of Dixon Avenue with Volta Street. According to Suffolk County Police, Isaac Flores, age 29, of Long Island City, was driving a 2015 Hyundai Sonata westbound on Dixon Avenue when the vehicle struck a man on a bicycle who rode across his lane of traffic at the intersection of Volta Street. The bicyclist, Alexis Espinal-Cepeda, age 40, of Copiague, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip f…
Yonkers
News
Postal Workers Charged After Fraud Evidence Discovered In Yonkers Hotel, Feds Say
Three United States Postal Service workers were charged in a bribery and mail theft scheme after evidence was discovered at a Westchester County hotel. Oscar Abreu, age 41, of South Ozone Park, Rafael Grullon, of Manhattan, age 40, and Aldo Palomino Jr., of Long Island City, age 30, were charged in connection with their participation in a conspiracy to receive bribes and steal hundreds of pieces of mail, according to an announcement from Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The US Attorney's Office said the defendants are each charged with …
Bridgeport
Police & Fire
Bridgeport Man Busted With Nearly One Kilo Of Coke, Loaded Handguns: Police
A traffic stop on I-87 in the region led to the arrests of two men - one from Fairfield County - who were busted with nearly a kilogram of crack cocaine and a pair of illegally loaded handguns, New York State Police officials announced. Troopers stopped Bridgeport resident Jalil K. Hill, age 37, on I-87 in Warren County when he committed a series of traffic violations while traveling north through the town of Queensbury. The stop was initiated shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26, police said in an announcement made on Monday, May 2. While speaking with Hill, it was determined t…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Duo Busted With Ghost Gun In Oceanside Driving In BMW They Didn't Have Permission To Use
Two suspects driving on Long Island in a BMW they did not have permission to use are facing charges after one was busted with a “ghost gun,” police said. In Nassau County, police officers stopped a 2008 BMW with a temporary Georgia registration sticker on Long Beach Road at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 4 in Oceanside for a defective headlight. During the subsequent stop, a Nassau County Police Department spokesperson said that a passenger in the BMW, Jackson Heights resident Animal Linares, age 29, was in possession of a loaded unregistered “ghost gun,” and he was taken into cu…
Pleasantville
Lifestyle
$50,000 Winning Powerball Ticket Sold In Westchester
It wasn't a $630 million jackpot, but one lucky New York Lottery player in the Hudson Valley was sold a Powerball ticket worth a five-figure prize at an area convenience store. There were two winners - sold in California and Wisconsin, who will be splitting the $632.6 million jackpot - of the Powerball drawing on Wednesday, Jan. 5, though six third-prize tickets were sold in New York, including one in Westchester. The winning numbers for the Jan. 5 Powerball drawing were 06-14-25-33-46, with a Powerball of 17, according to the New York State Lottery. Of the third-prize winners of $50,000, …
Fort Lee
News
Passenger Killed, Two Women, Infant Sustain Minor Injuries In Palisades Parkway Crash
UPDATE: A male passenger was killed in a crash Thursday night on the Palisades Interstate Parkway, authorities said. The four were in 2017 Honda HRV that swerved and then rolled on the southbound highway in Englewood Cliffs shortly before 9 p.m., Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. The driver, 22-year-old Ilyena Tejada of Lodi said she lost control of the subcompact SUV after another vehicle cut in front of her, Walter said. Killed in the crash was a 28-year-old male rear passenger from the Bronx whose name was temporarily being withheld until next of kin are notified, the sergeant sa…
Nassau
Business
BJ's Wholesale Club Opens New Long Island City Outlet
A new BJ’s Wholesale Club has opened in Long Island City, bringing dozens of temporary and full-time jobs to the region. The wholesale giant opened up a new 79,000-square-foot club on 48th Street which opened on Friday, Jan. 29, making it the company’s 45th location in New York and 221st across the country. At BJ’s, club members will have their option of a wide assortment of fresh foods, a full-service deli, and household essentials such as paper and cleaning products, diapers, and pet care supplies. Other items available include seasonal toys, clothes, footwear, electronics, and a variety…
Mount Pleasant
Business
BJ's Wholesale Club Opens New Hudson Valley Outlet
A new BJ’s Wholesale Club has opened in the Hudson Valley, bringing dozens of temporary and full-time jobs to the region. The wholesale giant opened up the new 89,000-square-foot club in Orange County on Auto Park Place in Newburgh, making it the company’s 44th location in New York and 220th across the country. At BJ’s, club members will have their option of a wide assortment of fresh foods, a full-service deli, and household essentials such as paper and cleaning products, diapers, and pet care supplies. Other items available include seasonal toys, clothes, footwear, electronics, and a var…
Cliffside Park-Edgewater
News
Edgewater Man Gets 7 Years In Fed Pen For Plot To Traffic 20 Kilos Of California Coke
An Edgewater man must spend the next seven years in federal prison for scheming to truck nearly 45 kilos of cocaine from California to New Jersey. Irving Olivero-Pena, 48, was the last of three men sentenced after all admitted that they gave a courier $549,950 to bring to California to buy the drugs. Authorities in California seized the cash and kept the drug shipment from leaving the state, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Also striking deals with the government were Robert Crawford, 45, of Long Island City, NY, who was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison in July 2015, and Melvin F…
Englewood
News
Englewood Cliffs Man Gets 14 Years In Fed Pen For $7.8M Law Firm Swindle, Huge Cocaine Deal
An Englewood Cliffs man was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison Friday for a pair of high-priced schemes – one to steal $7.8 million from two high-powered law firms where his wife was a partner and another to traffic more than 44 pounds of cocaine. Both Melvin Feliz, 54, and Keila Ravelo, 55, previously admitted that they’d formed two limited liability companies that purported to provide litigation support for Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Hunton & Williams -- but, in fact, didn't. Ravelo, who’d been a partner with both firms, approved invoices submitted by her husband. …
Nassau
Police & Fire
Drunk 24-Year-Old Drove Wrong Way On Long Island Expressway, Police Say
A 24-year-old man drove drunk on the Long Island Expressway, according to authorities. A Suffolk County Police Highway Patrol officer observed a 2012 Ford Focus traveling westbound in the eastbound HOV lane near Exit 51 in Dix Hills at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13. The officer then initiated a traffic stop, and the driver pulled over. Luis David Romero Diaz, of Long Island City, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, police said. He is arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on Saturday.
Fort Lee
News
MTA Agrees To $500,000 Coronavirus Death Benefit
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Transport Workers Union of America announced an agreement Tuesday establishing a COVID-19 death benefit for TWU members who died after being infected. Under the agreement, the MTA will pay $500,000 in a lump sum to the spouse, beneficiary or estate of each deceased member in active service on or after Feb. 1, 2020, Local 100 in Brooklyn reported. "Transportation workers are the heroes moving heroes of this public health crisis, continuing to get healthcare workers, first responders and other ess…
Nassau
Police & Fire
Suspects Climb Through Drive-Through Window In $3.6K Long Island City McDonald's Robbery
The NYPD is asking the public for help identifying three people who allegedly held up a McDonald's at gunpoint after climbing through a drive-thru window. The incident took place around 4 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Queens Boulevard McDonald's in Long Island City, said the NYPD. According to police, three unidentified individuals approached the drive-thru window of the restaurant in a black sedan. Two entered the restaurant by climbing through the window, while the remained in the car. Once inside, the men pulled a firearm and demanded money from a safe from a store employee. T…
Hackensack
News
New Jersey Residents Among 27 Charged In Multimillion-Dollar Fraud Scheme
Four New Jersey residents were among 27 people arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. Those arrested in New Jersey were: Christina Garcia, 35, of Jersey City Tonja Lewis, 53, of Belleville Raymond Parke…
Yorktown
News
Multi-State Investigation Initiated In Westchester Nets 27 Arrests In No-Fault Insurance Scam
Twenty-seven people, including members of law enforcement, were arrested for their roles in a multimillion-dollar scheme to commit bribery and a no-fault insurance scam. The multi-state jurisdictional investigation that originated in Westchester County led to the arrests, 23 of whom were taken into custody in New York and New Jersey on Thursday, Nov. 7, with other suspects arrested in North Carolina, and Florida. Among those arrested were five 911 operators and an NYPD police officer. “Corruption, in all forms, is intolerable within the NYPD and we continue to work with our law enforcemen…
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Teens In Stolen Vehicle Caught After Attempting To Break Into Long Island Home, Police Say
Two teenagers in a stolen vehicle were caught after attempting to break into a home on Long Island, police said. Officers responded to a 911 call for a burglary in progress in North New Hyde at 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 15, Nassau County Police said. Upon arrival, officers were met by homeowners who stated they had received a motion alert on their video camera and observed two people walking up their driveway. The homeowner went outside and saw a subject attempting to open a house window, according to police. The homeowner screamed at the subjects who fled the scene in a gree…
Suffolk NY
News
Three From Long Island Among Eight Charged With Running Opioid Business Out Of Warehouse
Eight people, including three Long Islanders, have been arrested in connection with running a massive misbranded opioids operation out of a warehouse in Queens. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, the "ring" imported misbranded controlled substances, including Tramadol, into the U.S. from India. They would then repackage the pills and mail them to millions of customers throughout the U.S. The defendants included: Ezhil Sezhian Kamaldoss, 26, of Richmond Hill Harpreet Singh, 26, of Plainview Parthiban Narayanasamy, 58, of Jamacia Baljeet Singh, 29, of Richmond Hill Deepak Manchanda, 4…
Suffolk NY
Lifestyle
Mysterious Restaurateur On Way To Owning Montauk's Most Valuable Waterfront Property
A mysterious restaurateur appears to be buying Montauk's most valuable waterfront property. Merkourious Angeliades who owns a Long Island City-based construction firm and restaurant in Roslyn is reportedly the behind-the-scenes buyer of Montauk Harbor properties owned by the Gosman's family, according to several media outlets. The various properties that include Gosman's Seafood Restaurant are for sale for $52.5 million when first put on the market in 2016, according to reports. Merkourios "Mike" Angeliades, 77, is a Greek businessman. He came to the United States from Symi, Greece,…
DV Plus - Westchester
Politics
AOC Reduces Social Media Screen Time After Pelosi Touts Keeping House Caucus In Order
The so-called political Princess of social media says she's taking a temporary break from Facebook, and reducing her Tweet time, while calling it a "public health risk to everybody." At last count, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who graduated from high school in Westchester, ranked No. 2 among politicians with nearly 4 million Twitter followers after the so-called King of social media @realDonaldTrump who boasts nearly 60 million followers of his daily tweets. The youngest-ever woman elected to Congress, at age 29, the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate ran under a differen…
Putnam
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez Blasts Billionaires, Saying They're Driven By Psychopathic Personality Traits
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is making headlines again, taking on the 1 percent, claiming that billionaires are driven by psychopathic personality traits. This week, the 2007 Yorktown High School graduate was busy on social media, linking to a CNBC report that states “most successful millionaire CEOs are psychopaths - here’s why it doesn’t have to be a bad thing." Ocasio-Cortez has often been critical of the country’s wealthiest residents, having previously questioned why anyone individual would need or should have more than $10 million at any time. “Justifying psychopat…
White Plains
Business
Ocasio-Cortez Bears Most Blame For Loss Of Amazon HQ2, New Yorkers Say In New Poll
The majority of New Yorkers believe that losing the planned Amazon HQ2 headquarters in Queens is bad for the state and say Westchester high school graduate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is most to blame, according to a brand new Siena College poll. Last year, Amazon announced that it was planning to build two new Amazon HQ2 headquarters, one in Long Island City, and a second in northern Virginia, bringing more than 25,000 jobs to the region. Last month, the retail giant backed out of the deal, despite billions of dollars in state and local incentives. The newly released Siena Poll found that 67 …
White Plains
Politics
One More Try: Cuomo Begs Amazon To Bring H2Q Back To NYC
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has met with Amazon executives, including CEO Jeff Bezos, in an effort to encourage them to reconsider pulling out of a planned second headquarters in Long Island City. The online retail giant announced on Thursday, Feb. 14 that it is backpedaling out of the planned deal to construct a headquarters in New York, despite strong support from area residents. The reversal of fortune came following a vocal outcry from some politicians due to their displeasure over tax incentives. “After much thought and deliberation, we've decided not to move forward with our plans to b…
Mount Pleasant
Politics
Ocasio-Cortez 'Thinks It’s A Good Idea To Lose Jobs, Revenue,' de Blasio Says After Amazon Exit
A day after Amazon announced it would be pulling out of a deal to set up a headquarters in New York amid pressure from politicians, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio went on the offensive, slamming those elected officials and the company. In November, the online retail giant announced that it has chosen two locations for its new HQ2 project, one in Long Island City, and a second in Virginia. However, they began getting cold feet last week and officially pulled out of the project on Thursday, Feb. 14, announcing that they will not be looking for a new city to set up shop. The Amazon announc…
White Plains
Business
Amazon Pullout Sent 'Shockwaves' Through Business Community, BCW Says
Amazon’s surprising decision to pull out of their deal to construct a new headquarters in New York, bringing thousands of jobs, has “sent shockwaves through the business community,” in Westchester, officials said. The company announced on Thursday that it is has scrapped plans to construct their headquarters on Long Island City, despite the overwhelming support from New Yorkers looking forward to the online retailer setting up shop in the area. Amazon said that they will not seek an alternate destination, and will instead concentrate their efforts on the planned campus in northern Virginia.…
Clarkstown
Business
Rockland To Amazon: Come On Over
Won’t you be our neighbor? After Amazon’s shocking announcement that they would be scrapping plans to build a new HQ2 headquarters in Long Island City, new suitors have been lining up, attempting to court the online retailer. Rumors began circulating last week that Amazon was considering backpedaling out of their deal with New York. On Thursday, Feb. 14, the company announced that it was abandoning their plans. Hours after that announcement, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that his state was open for business. The following day, Rockland County Executive Ed Day threw his hat into the ring…
White Plains
Business
Ama-gone: Cuomo Says 'Small Group Of Politicians' Caused Collapse Of Planned H2Q
Amazon’s shocking decision to back out of a deal to set up shop in New York has Gov. Andrew Cuomo pointing fingers at “a small group of politicians.” The online retail behemoth announced on Thursday that it is no longer planning to construct a new headquarters in Long Island City, bringing more than 25,000 jobs to the region. The company said that despite the support of New Yorkers, it has decided to only move forward with their new campus in northern Virginia. “After much thought and deliberation, we've decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long I…
Mount Pleasant
Business
Amazon Pulls Out Of Plan For Headquarters In New York City
Amazon is looking for a new dance partner for its new headquarters after pulling out of plans to develop a site in New York City. The company announced on Thursday, Feb. 14 that it is are backpedaling out of the planned deal to construct a headquarters in Long Island City, despite overwhelming support from New Yorkers. “After much thought and deliberation, we've decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens,” the company said in a statement. "For Amazon, the commitment to build a new headquarters requires positive, collaborative re…
North Orange
Business
Most New Yorkers Support State's Deal For Amazon Second Headquarters
Although Amazon may be looking for a new dance partner to set up its new Amazon HQ2 project outside the Empire State, a new poll found that the majority of New Yorkers support the proposed move to Long Island City. In November, the online retailer announced that it has chosen two locations for its new HQ2 project, one in Long Island City, and a second in Virginia. However, according to a report released Friday, Amazon is reconsidering its choice in New York. A Siena College poll asked: “Do you approve or disapprove of the recently announced deal between Amazon and New York, which grants up …
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