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New rules coming for lobster fishing
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — America’s lobster fishery is getting close to the date when it will have to contend with new rules designed to try to save a species of whale from extinction. The North Atlantic right whale numbers only about 360, and scientists have said the animal’s small population of breeding females could spell…
South African COVID-19 variant, found in Nassau County
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The first New Yorker to be found with the South African variant of COVID-19, lives in Nassau County. Governor Cuomo made the announcement on Sunday, just one week after a Connecticut resident at a New York City hospital was also discovered to have the variant known as B.1.315. Nassau County Exec Laura Curran,…
Central Park ice rinks to remain open
NEW YORK (AP) — Two Central Park ice rinks that were set to close after Sunday because New York City is cutting ties with the Trump Organization that operates them will stay open until the end of the season. Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration announced last month it would terminate business contracts with President…
FAA orders United Airlines to inspect all Boeing 777’s
UNDATED (AP) — Federal aviation regulators are ordering United Airlines to step up inspections of all Boeing 777s equipped with the type of engine that suffered a catastrophic failure over Denver Saturday. United says it is temporarily removing those aircraft from service. Boeing has recommended aircraft with the engines be grounded pending a decision on…
Police look for driver involved in fatal hit and run crash
(Patchogue, NY)- Police in Suffolk County are looking for the driver responsible in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday that killed a man in Patchogue. Officials say 32 year old, Marco Castro was walking on North Ocean Avenue, just south of Roe Blvd on Sunday morning when he was struck by a vehicle. The accident happened…
Winter weather impact on COVID testing & vaccinations
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The snowy weather on Thursday slowed down the vaccination and COVID-19 testing process for some Long Islander’s. Nassau County Department of Health cancelled all COVID-19 vaccinations scheduled for county run facilities on Thursday and Friday due to the storm, appointments have been rescheduled for next week. Officials say anyone who had an…
MTA proposes bridge and tunnel fare hike
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The MTA has proposed a seven percent rate hike for bridges and tunnels, if approved the new fares will go into effect in April 2021. You can read more about the MTA’s proposal, here. Photo:FILE – In this Jan. 11, 2014 file photo, traffic crosses the George Washington Bridge, in Fort…
Over 370 crashes on Thursday from storm
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Police in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties responded to over 300 motor vehicle accidents on Thursday. Wintery weather, snow heavy at times, reduced visibility and icy spots created dangerous driving conditions. In Suffolk County, officials say between the hours of 7:30am and 3:30pm, officers responded to 135 crashes. In Nassau County, officials…
CNN will no longer allow Chris Cuomo, to interview his brother, Gov. Cuomo
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in the news because of questions about nursing home COVID deaths, but it’s not a story you’ll hear on his brother Chris’ prime time show on CNN. The network says it has restored a policy preventing Chris Cuomo from interviewing his brother, after notably overlooking…
Criticism piles up for Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Over his long career, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been known as a brutal political opponent to people who oppose his agenda or challenge him publicly. That penchant for punching hard at perceived enemies drew fresh condemnations this week in the wake of a tirade against a lawmaker who questioned…
Arrested made in crash that killed Nicki Minaj’s dad
Man arrested in hit-and-run death of Nicki Minaj’s father MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A 70-year-old man was arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father. Police say Charles Polevich stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn’t call for help. Polevich faces charges of leaving the scene…
Mounting trouble for Cuomo over handling of pandemic
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces mounting challenges to his leadership on the coronavirus pandemic as state lawmakers threaten to strip him of the power to issue emergency orders and federal investigators scrutinize his administration’s handling of nursing home data. The U.S. Justice Department has been examining the governor’s coronavirus task…