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Old Westbury agrees to pay $19M to settle synagogue lawsuit
2+ day, 46+ min ago (817+ words) A property on Glen Cove Road'where the Lubavitch of Old Westbury has sought for years to build a synagogue. Credit: Newsday / Howard Schnapp The Village of Old Westbury has agreed to pay $19 million to settle'claims that a rabbi was wrongly…...
Baby killed by a stray bullet after drive-by attack in Brooklyn, police say
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (368+ words) NEW YORK " A 7-month-old baby in a stroller was killed by a stray bullet Wednesday afternoon when a man on a moped shot at a group of people on a Brooklyn sidewalk, authorities said. The shooting was believed to be…...
Parent's Night Out events on Long Island offering drop off
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1060+ words) Teacher Denise Schwartz during playtime at Tumbling Tunes & Active Kids in East Northport, which offers a drop-off night on the second Saturday of every month. Credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca Rachel Swensen, of Melville,drops off her 8-year-old twin boys…...
4 arrested in corruption investigation linked to NYC homeless shelter operator, AP source says
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (453+ words) The sisters were not among those arrested Tuesday. The nonprofit, BHRAGS Home Care Corp., has received around $200 million in city contracts to operate homeless shelters since 2022, including some emergency facilities that were opened in response to an influx of migrants....
Steve Popper: Knicks' Jose Alvarado has become hometown hero
2+ week, 1+ day ago (686+ words) The Knicks' Jose Alvarado picks up the loose ball at Madison Square Garden in on March 17, 2026 Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr. Jose Alvarado is the first one to tell you that he didn't dream of any of this, an NBA…...
Barbara Barker: Knicks need every win they can get . . . which doesn't explain their 14-point first quarter vs. the Nets
2+ week, 2+ day ago (555+ words) Mike Brown's logic was sound. Or at least, it was sound mathematically. If Team A beats Team B and Team B beats Team C, then Team A ought to be able to beat Team C. Right? While the transitive property of…...
Massive vintage pop-up market comes to Mulcahy's
2+ week, 2+ day ago (191+ words) Owners Tom and Cassie Justice at Sea City Vintage in Atlantic Beach on April 28. Credit: Linda Rosier Sea City Vintage will transform'Mulcahy's of Wantagh into a thrifting paradise this weekend'for'its biggest pop-up vintage market yet. Mulcahy's event coordinator and sales…...
Nets' Michael Porter Jr. to miss at least 2-3 weeks with a strained left hamstring
2+ week, 3+ day ago (208+ words) Brooklyn Nets forward Michael Porter Jr. (17) drives with the ball against Detroit Pistons guard Kevin Huerter, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Detroit. Credit: AP/Duane Burleson NEW YORK " Michael Porter Jr. will…...
Kenneth Roberts and child dead in morning basement fire at Hempstead apartment building, officials say
3+ week, 2+ day ago (679+ words) A 42-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy are dead after a fire broke out in the basement of'a Hempstead apartment building'early Friday, authorities said. Later Friday morning, speaking at the'Albemarle Avenue building, Nassau police identified the man as Kenneth Roberts,…...
Nets backup center Day'Ron Sharpe to have season-ending surgery for torn ligament in his thumb
3+ week, 3+ day ago (149+ words) Nets backup center Day'Ron Sharpe to have season-ending surgery for torn ligament in his thumb'Newsday Brooklyn Nets center Day'ron Sharpe (20) shoots as Miami Heat center Kel'el Ware (7) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in…...