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Pop-up vaccination clinic at Dominican Village on 4/29
East Farmingdale, NY- The Dominican Village in Amityville, will be hosting a pop-up Moderna vaccination clinic on Thursday, April 29th from 10am-2pm. Walk-in’s will be welcome while supplies last or you can register for the event, by calling 631-842-6618 or sign up online at Dominican Village Pop Up Online Sign Up Dominican Village 565…
NYPD: Officer killed in an early morning hit and run crash on the Long Island Expressway
East Farmingdale, NY- A 14 year veteran of the NYPD died early Tuesday morning in a hit and run crash on the Long Island Expressway. Officials say the officer Anastasios Taskos, 43, of East Northport, was on Highway Patrol, at the time of the deadly crash. Police say Taskos, had been diverting traffic off the…
Suffolk County Executive to announce new bike safety law
East Farmingdale, NY- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, is expected to announce on Tuesday, a new law to make bike riding in the county safer. According to a press release from the County Executives office, “the new law, requires drivers to pass on the left and provide bicyclists with at least three feet of space…
Biden to issue executive order raising minimum wage for federal contractors
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is preparing to sign an executive order to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors. Administration officials say the order will provide a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of those workers, including nursing assistants and laborers. They say workers will become more productive as…
NY announces plan to ease COVID restrictions on gyms, concerts, casinos & offices
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The governor says more people in New York will be able to attend outdoor sports games, concerts, gyms, casinos and work offices starting in mid-May. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that large-scale outdoor event venues can operate at 33% of capacity starting May 19 for professional and collegiate sports and live…
NY will lose 1 seat in Congress due to population decline
NEW YORK (AP) — New York will lose one seat in Congress as a result of national population shifts, according to new census data. The state’s delegation will shrink from 27 to 26. It is one of seven states losing a member of congress as a result of the 2020 census data released Monday. The…
Woman killed in crash after her car broke down on the Long Island Expressway
Yaphank, NY- A woman was killed in a car crash after her vehicle broke down on the Long Island Expressway. Police say on Saturday, April 24, at approximately 3am, a woman was was standing in the right lane of the eastbound Long Island Expressway near exit 66 after her vehicle had broken down and that’s…
Appointments are no longer needed at COVID-19 vaccination sites in the city
NEW YORK (AP) — Appointments are no longer necessary at any of the coronavirus vaccination sites run by New York City. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that anyone eligible for the vaccine could walk up to any of the city’s mass vaccination sites and get a shot. The change comes as…
JetBlue plans to expand its service to and from NY
MILWAUKEE (AP) — JetBlue Airways is preparing to offer flights from Milwaukee to the East Coast next year. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that the airline plans to offer nonstop flights from Mitchell International Airport to Boston Logan International Airport and John F. Kennedy Airport in New York beginning in the second quarter of 2022.…
$28.6B in grant relief money available for restaurants
NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer appeared at a Manhattan seafood eatery to urge restauraters to apply for a $28.6 billion federal restaurant relief program. The restaurant grant program is part of the federal COVID-19 package signed into law last month. It will let restaurant owners apply for funds to cover coronavirus-related…
A Long Island man was stabbed in the head on Sunday night
Greenlawn, NY- Authorities on Long Island say one man has been arrested after stabbing another man in the head. Suffolk County Police say the stabbing happened on Sunday night, April 25, in the parking lot of a 7-11 on Broadway in Greenlawn. Officials say a 44-year-old man was sitting in his parked car when he…
Nassau offers $20K reward to find person who attacked Hofstra student with acid
Elmont, NY- There’s now a $20,000 reward being offered to find the person who doused a Hofstra student with acid earlier this month. Police say the suspect has been described as male, 6’2″ and was seen driving a 2013 to 2015 red Nissan Altima with a yellow NY license plate. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, “The…