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Northport VA holding COVID-19 vaccination clinic this weekend
(Northport, NY)- Some Long Island Veterans may qualify to attend a one day COVID-19 vaccination clinic, happening this weekend, at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center. According to Newsday, the walk-in clinic will be open on Saturday from 7:30am “until the supply runs out”. No appointments are needed. Certain eligibility restrictions do apply. The Northport…
Islanders to welcome fans back inside Nassau Coliseum
(Uniondale, NY) The Nassau Coliseum is now among other large venues in New York State set to reopen. The first guests invited back inside “the Barn”, will be 1,000 staff members from Northwell Health, they’ll get to watch the Islanders play, on March 11th. For subsequent Islander games, season ticket holders will have priority. Social…
House set to pass The Equality Act
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House is poised to pass a bill that enshrines protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws for LGBTQ people, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual…
Former staffer accuses Governor Cuomo of sexual harassment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A former member of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration who previously accused him of sexual harassment has offered new details. Lindsey Boylan said in a Wednesday post that the Democrat once kissed her on the lips without consent. During her more than three years in the administration, she said Cuomo…
NYC resumes in class instruction for thousands of middle school students
NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of New York City middle school students are returning to their school buildings on Thursday for the first time since city schools were closed in November amid a surge in coronavirus infections. Classroom doors will open Thursday for the 62,000 students in grades 6 through 8 whose parents…
Man arrested after police chase in stolen vehicle
(Mount Sinai, NY)- A man was arrested Wednesday morning after taking police on a chase in a stolen vehicle. Officials in Suffolk County say Christopher Cruz stole a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee from a driveway on Oakland Avenue in Port Jefferson Station at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday night. Short while later, an unmarked police…
State-FEMA vaccination sites open today in Brooklyn & Queens
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Two new covid-19 vaccination sites opened on Wednesday in Brooklyn and Queens. The new vaccination sites are a partnership between New York State and FEMA. For now, only residents in select zip codes are eligible for vaccinations at the new sites. More information is available, here. Photo: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
Tiger Woods seriously injured in car crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say golf star Tiger Woods was seriously injured when his SUV crashed into a median and rolled over several times on a steep road in suburban Los Angeles. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s chief medical officer says Woods shattered tibia and fibula bones on his right leg in multiple locations, with additional…
2nd case of South African COVID-19 variant discovered on Long Island
(East Farmingdale, NY)- A second person with the South African variant of COVID-19 was located in New York. Governor Cuomo said the second person, like the first, lives on Long Island, in Nassau County. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, “The County is taking seriously the emergence of more contagious variants, but we know that taking…
New York tells insurers to cover infertility treatments regardless of gender or orientation
(East Farmingdale, NY)- For some New York residents struggling to create a family of their own, yesterday Governor Cuomo announced a new directive which requires insurers to cover infertility treatments for New Yorker’s regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Read more about it, here. Photo: Embryologist Rick Slifkin uses a microscope to view an…
Weddings with up to 150 guests can resume in NY this March
(East Farmingdale, NY) Soon a bit of normal is coming back to New York, starting on March 15th, weddings and other large catered events can resume statewide. Under New York guidelines, capacity for weddings will be capped at 50% of the venue or 150 people, whichever is less. COVID-19 testing and masks will be required. …
Nursing homes in NY to allow visitors starting on Friday
(East Farmingdale, NY)- After a year of being kept apart by COVID rules, soon families on Long Island can reunite with their loved ones staying at nursing homes. Starting on Friday, February 26th, nursing homes in New York State will be allowed to have visitors. Testing will be encouraged but not required if the county’s…