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Fake company scams homeowners
Nassau Police say a fake company named ‘Top Line Masonry’ has been scamming homeowners in Floral Park. Two men posed as contractors would go to victim’s homes offering to make home repairs, and then causing even more damage to victims’ houses to make more money, and in some cases took deposits for bigger jobs before…
F.B.I. searches home of former aide to Gov. Hochul
The FBI searched the Nassau County home of a former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.Federal officers were seen around the Manhasset property of Linda Sun on Tuesday. Sun left the governor’s office nearly two years ago.The nature of the investigation is unclear and no criminal charges have been filed in…
Billy Joel plays his final monthly residency show at MSG Thursday
Billy Joel will play the final show of his monthly residency at Madison Square Garden Thursday night. It will be his 150th lifetime performance at the Garden. His first performance at the venue was 14 Dec 1978, and his monthly residency, the first of its kind, started in January 2014. With his 65th show in…
Tom Thibodeau, 2-time NBA Coach of the Year, agrees to 3-year extension with Knicks, AP source says
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Tom Thibodeau has agreed to a three-year contract extension after leading the New York Knicks to three postseason appearances in his four seasons, a person with knowledge of the details said Wednesday. The Knicks have made back-to-back trips to the Eastern Conference semifinals and rewarded Thibodeau…
McNeil’s latest homer sends Mets to 3-2 win over Yankees in Subway Series opener
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Jeff McNeil kept up his sudden power surge with a two-run homer that snapped a sixth-inning tie, and the New York Mets held off the New York Yankees 3-2 on Tuesday night in their Subway Series opener. With both teams in playoff positions, Jose Quintana (5-6)…
Big Lots to close 2 stores on Long Island
Big Lots is closing 40 stores across the country including 2 locations on Long IslandThe Carle Place and Centereach are closing and running sales to clear out the store’s inventory. There is no word on how much longer they will be open.There are five other Big Lots locations on Long Island that will remain in…
Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally
By COLLEEN LONG Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service resigned Tuesday in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that unleashed an outcry about how the agency failed in its core mission to protect current and former presidents. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director…
Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid
By AAMER MADHANI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He…
Two people have died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport
The FAA is investigating a small plane crash that happened at MacArthur Airport in Islip on Monday killing two people. Officials say a single-engine plane crashed near the end of the runway at the airport around 6 p.m. The two adult men who were killed have not yet been identified. The cause of the crash…
Calls for Maya Rudolph to reprise her Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ are flooding social media
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Maya Rudolph’s “funt,” aka Vice President Kamala Harris, be back on “Saturday Night Live?” Speculation has been running hot since Sunday, when President Joe Biden dropped his election news, but the “SNL” alum is a busy actor these days. Rudolph earned four Emmy nods last week for her work on…
CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity’s firm role in global tech outage
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify to Congress about the cybersecurity company’s role in sparking the widespread tech outage that grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and affected services around the world. CrowdStrike said this week a “significant number” of the millions of computers…
Nassau Coliseum lease approved by rules committee
The Nassau County Legislature Rules Committee has voted to approve the 42-year lease on the Nassau Coliseum, and surrounding property known as the Hub, for the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.The vote came after the Planning Commission voted to approve the lease last week. The next vote on the matter will go before the full Legislature…