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NY Mets welcome fans back today at CitiField
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The New York Mets will welcome fans back inside CitiField on Thursday, April 8th in their game against the Miami Marlins, game time 1:10pm. Social distancing rules will be in place and capacity will be limited. Most recently, CitiField has been used as a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: People line up at…
NY lawmakers reach agreement on $212B budget
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is set to spend billions of dollars of federal funds over the next year on schools and relief for struggling businesses, tenants and landlords under a spending plan that New York’s Legislature passed Wednesday. The state Senate passed the budget legislation Wednesday morning, while the 150-member Assembly spent Wednesday…
NY State Assembly approves a $212B budget
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The New York State Assembly has approved a $212 billion dollar budget for the 2021-2022 fiscal year. According to a release from Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, some of the items on the budget include; $193.8 million for health care services and systems throughout New York $3 billion in combined federal and state…
All adults in US eligible for vaccine by 4/19
UNDATED (AP) — The White House says more than 28 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be delivered to states this week. White House coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients made the announcement during a weekly conference call with the nation’s governors. The allocation brings the total amount of vaccine distributed over the past three weeks to…
New York is 1 of 5 states that make up nearly half of all new COVID infections in the US
UNDATED (AP) — Nearly half of new coronavirus infections nationwide are in just five states — a situation that is putting pressure on the federal government to consider changing how it distributes vaccines by sending more doses to hot spots. New York, Michigan, Florida, Pennsylvania and New Jersey together reported 44% of the nation’s new…
Youtube Kids is under investigation
UNDATED (AP) — It isn’t just tots watching YouTube Kids these days. A Congressional panel is now taking a close look at the Google-owned video service aimed at young’uns. A House subcommittee on economic and consumer policy says YouTube doesn’t do enough to protect kids from material that could harm them. Instead, the panel says,…
A fire in Roosevelt early this morning leaves 13 families homeless
14 fire departments respond to fire in Roosevelt early this morning, the fire at the building on Nassau Road began around 1 a.m. A near by car and trailer were also on fire. Police helped evacuate about 15 residents, while an additional 10 to 15 people were evacuated from nearby homes. Thirteen families lost their…
Fatal car crash at Jones Beach
A person was killed this morning when their vehicle crashed into the ‘Welcome to Jones Beach’ monument on the southbound side of the Meadowbrook Parkway Police say the crash happened around 8 a.m. The car involved was traveling at a high rate of speed when it crashed into the sign at Exit M10 of the…
All New York residents 16 and over are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine
Starting today all New York residents 16 and over are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and starting on April 19th all adult in the US will be eligible to be vaccinated. So far in the US about 150 million people have been vaccinated. ( (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer))
Unmarked police vehicle involved in crash, PD ask for witnesses to call with info
(Riverhead, NY)- A Riverhead Police Officer driving in an unmarked police vehicle, was involved in a crash Sunday night at the intersection of Roanoke Ave and Lincoln Street in Riverhead. Officials say both vehicles involved in the collision sustained heavy damage in the crash that happened just before 5pm on April 4, 2021. Anyone who…
16+ eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in NY starting Tuesday
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Access to a COVID-19 vaccine in New York State, expands on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, to include all New Yorker’s ages 16 and older. Suffolk County resident, Ava Orobello-Stretch is a 16-year-old Junior at William Floyd High School and she says she’s eager to a vaccine because, “I want to protect my…
Three injured in early morning residential fire
(Dix Hills, NY)- Police in Suffolk County say Arson Detectives are investigating an early morning fire on Deer Park ave in Dix Hills. Officials say the fire broke out just after 4 o’clock Monday morning at 308 Deer Park Avenue in a multi-unit residential dwelling. Three people were transported to a local hospital for treatment…