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Covid-19 infection rate rises in NY, Gov announces new travel restrictions
The Coronavirus infection rate is on the rise in New York State. Officials says just over 11,500 new COVID-19 infections have been recorded in the past 2 weeks. Governor Cuomo on Monday said the rising numbers are mostly in Rockland & Orange Counties as well as some areas of Brooklyn and Queens. The state says…
Cops: LI woman accidentally accelerates and crashes into building injuring two people inside
Nassau Police say a 47 year old woman, accidentally crashed into a building in Woodbury on Monday, September 28, 2020. According to officers, while operating a 2020 Dodge Durango, the woman accidentally pressed the accelerator and drove straight across the road and struck the building at 415 Crossways Park Drive around 5pm. As a result of the…
Hand sanitizing stations donated to Huntington Town parks
Playing at some Long Island playground, just got a little bit safer. Town of Huntington Officials announced on Monday that hand sanitizing stations have been donated to the town by the Long Island Board of Realtors for installation at several parks. Town of Huntington Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci said, “The Long Island Board of Realtors…
Smithtown: Police investigate crash on Jericho
Update 10:45am 9/29/20: Following an investigation, police located the driver in the vicinity of the Fourth Precinct in Hauppauge on September 29 at approximately 8 a.m. Christopher Steiner, 21, of Port Jefferson, was arrested and charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident with Property Damage. Suffolk County Police are investigating a single vehicle crash…
Police ask for witnesses to call after serious crash Friday night near Bald Hill
Suffolk County Police are asking anyone who witnessed a serious crash on County Road 83 in Farmingville on Friday night, to call the Major Case Unit. Officials say the accident occurred in the northbound lanes of County Road 83, just north of South Bicycle Path on Friday, September 25, 2020 at 5:06 p.m.. Police say 31…
New York logs more than 1,000 daily COVID-19 cases
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — More than 1,000 New Yorkers tested positive for COVID-19 in a single day, marking the first time since June 5 the state has seen a daily number that high. The number of positive tests reported daily in the state has been steadily inching up in recent weeks, a trend possibly related…
Pandemic shrinks annual run honoring fallen firefighter
NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of an annual run honoring a fallen firefighter. But the firefighter’s brother joined a handful of people in walking through the Battery Tunnel on Sunday to honor the memory of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Frank Siller said the walk through the tunnel…
A Sunday morning fire ripped through a Nassau restaurant and spread to 11 other businesses
Nassau County Police say the Arson Bomb Squad is investigating a fire that happened on Sunday in Floral Park. Officials say they responded to the Park Place Bar and Grill at 41 Covert Avenue just after 6 AM on September 27, 2020 for a building fire. Floral Park Fire Department along with several other nearby…
Man arrested for DWI following Sunday night crash in West Babylon
Suffolk County Police on Sunday night arrested a man for driving while intoxicated following a 2-car crash in West Babylon. Officials say that Roland Paul was driving a Chevrolet northbound on Straight Path, near Mathews Avenue, when his vehicle crashed into another car at approximately 10:05 p.m. Paul was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical…
Brookhaven Town will pay nearly $250,000 in fines for violating the Clean Air Act
The Town of Brookhaven has agreed to pay almost $250,000 dollars in fines, as a result of a lawsuit filed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The Department of Justice announced in a press release that Brookhaven Town has also agreed to bring the town landfill into compliance with the Clean Air Act. Under the…
Alderson to become Mets’ president if Cohen purchase OKed
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime baseball executive Sandy Alderson will return to the New York Mets as team president if Steve Cohen’s purchase of the club is approved by Major League Baseball owners. The 72-year-old Alderson is currently a senior adviser for the Oakland Athletics. He was the Mets’ general manager from 2010-18, and was…
Judge says 2020 census must continue for another month
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September and ordered the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident extended for another month through the end of October. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said in her ruling late Thursday that a shortened schedule would likely…