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8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say 8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say
8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say Eight New York members of organized crime families, including six from Long Island, are among nine men who have been charged by federal authorities with racketeering and related offenses. The charging documents were unsealed on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in federal court in Brooklyn, naming the suspects, including a Nassau County police detective, from the Bonanno and Genovese organized crime families, said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “Today’s arrests of members from two La Cosa Nostra crime families demonstrate that the Mafia continues to pollut…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pizzeria With Three Fairfield County Locations Praised For 'Paper-Thin' Crust Pizzeria With Three Fairfield County Locations Praised For 'Paper-Thin' Crust
Pizzeria With Three Fairfield County Locations Praised For 'Paper-Thin' Crust A chain of pizzerias with five locations in Fairfield County and on Long Island is known for its extremely thin crusts.  Riko's Pizza operates one location in Norwalk and two in Stamford. The pizzeria chain also operates locations in Long Island's Nassau County in Levittown and Mineola. Online reviewers frequently cite the thin crusts offered at the pizzerias as one of the reasons to stop by.   "Riko's definitely shows the thinness in thin-crust pizza," Tracy D., of Merrick, New York, said in a Yelp review. "Their crisp crust is paper-thin, but strong enough to hold topping…

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by Nicole Valinote
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$150M Lawsuit Filed In Hit-Run Death Of Nicki Minaj's Father $150M Lawsuit Filed In Hit-Run Death Of Nicki Minaj's Father
$150M Lawsuit Filed In Hit-Run Death Of Nicki Minaj's Father The hit-and-run driver who struck and killed pop star Nicki Minaj’s father may have more than just time behind bars to worry about. Personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and Paul J. Napoli have filed the lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court for $150 million on behalf of his wife following the death of Robert Maraj on Friday, Feb. 12 on Long Island. Nassau County Police said that the 64-year-old Maraj was walking on Roslyn Road in Mineola near the intersection of Raff Avenue at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Feb. 12 when he was struck by Mineola resident Charles Polevich. Earlier story - …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father
Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father A man has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of the father of singer/model Nicki Minaj. While walking in the roadway in Mineola on Roslyn Road at the intersection of Raff Avenue on Friday, Feb. 12, at 6:15 p.m., Robert Maraj was hit by a northbound vehicle that left the scene of the crash, Nassau County Police said.  Earlier report - ID Released For Man Who Has Died After Being Struck By Vehicle At Long Island Intersection Maraj, age 64, of Mineola, was transported to an area hospital. On Sunday, Feb. 14, succumbed to his injuri…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Singer/Model Nicki Minaj's Father Killed In Hit-Run NY Crash Singer/Model Nicki Minaj's Father Killed In Hit-Run NY Crash
Singer/Model Nicki Minaj's Father Killed In Hit-Run NY Crash Click here for an updated story: Man Charged For Hit-Run  Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father A man who was killed after he was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash at a Long Island intersection late last week has been identified as the father of singer/model Nicki Minaj. While walking in the roadway in Mineola on Roslyn Road at the intersection of Raff Avenue on Friday, Feb. 12, at 6:15 p.m., Robert Maraj was hit by a northbound, undescribed, vehicle that left the scene of the crash, Nassau County Police said.  Earlier report - ID Released For Man Wh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Car After Stepping Out Of Vehicle On I-95 During Storm ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Car After Stepping Out Of Vehicle On I-95 During Storm
ID Released For Man Hit, Killed By Car After Stepping Out Of Vehicle On I-95 During Storm A 24-year-old man who was a passenger in a car that was disabled in the left lane of I-95 was struck and killed by a passing vehicle has been identified. Alfredo Javier Lopez Marrero, of Tampa, Florida, was killed around 2:40 a.m. Friday while standing outside of the disabled vehicle on northbound I-95 just south of exit 40 in Milford, said the Connecticut State Police. The incident, which closed the highway for more than four hours, happened when the second vehicle came upon the disabled vehicle and struck Marrero before hitting the vehicle. Another passenger, Nicole Genesis Santiago…

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by Kathy Reakes