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Fire Breaks Out At Copiague Home Fire Breaks Out At Copiague Home
Fire Breaks Out At Copiague Home A fast-moving fire tore through a Long Island home, prompting a heavy response from first responders in the region. The blaze broke out shortly after 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 in Copiague inside a private residence on Dante Place, officials said A total of four departments responded to the scene to battle the blaze, which destroyed the Copiague home after it tore through the residence. It is unclear what caused the fire, which remains under investigation. No injuries were reported.
Long Island Residents Reportedly Among Missing After Florida Condo Collapse Long Island Residents Reportedly Among Missing After Florida Condo Collapse
Long Island Residents Reportedly Among Missing After Florida Condo Collapse Current and former residents of the suburban New York City area, including Long Island and the Hudson Valley, are reportedly among the missing after a 12-story building collapsed in Surfside, Florida. Town of Surfside Police said about 99 people from the condo complex are unaccounted for after the incident that happened around 1:30 a.m., Thursday, June 24 just north of Miami Beach. Among those missing is a woman who once lived in Westchester, in the Village of Ardsley, her family told News 12. Others believed missing include a couple from Nassau County who were visiting relatives in S…
COVID-19: Three New Long Island Mass Vaccination Sites To Open COVID-19: Three New Long Island Mass Vaccination Sites To Open
Covid-19: Three New Long Island Mass Vaccination Sites To Open With the federal government continuing to ramp up its distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York, Long Island will soon play home to three new mass vaccination sites. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, March 8 that 10 new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites are being established statewide, including two in Suffolk and one in Nassau. On Long Island, sites are being set up at: Suffolk County Suffolk County Community College on Wicks Road in Brentwood; SUNY Stony Brook Southampton Campus on Tuckahoe Road in Southampton. Nassau County SUNY Old Westbury Clark Center - Gate C …
COVID-19: Here Are New Groups Who Can Now Get Vaccines In NY COVID-19: Here Are New Groups Who Can Now Get Vaccines In NY
Covid-19: Here Are New Groups Who Can Now Get Vaccines In NY New groups of New Yorkers are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine - though it could be some time until they are able to “get the needle into their arms.” Beginning on Monday, Jan. 11, New York entered “phase 1B” of the state’s vaccination program, which will permit new groups to receive the oft-talked about vaccine. In phase 1B, first responders, corrections officers, teachers, transit workers, and the general population over the age of 75 are eligible to receive their first doses. A total of 3.2 million New Yorkers are eligible to be vaccinated in phase 1B, including: 870,000…
Dozens Of Cars Destroyed As Fire Spreads To Hotel Parking Lot In Suffolk Dozens Of Cars Destroyed As Fire Spreads To Hotel Parking Lot In Suffolk
Dozens Of Cars Destroyed As Fire Spreads To Hotel Parking Lot In Suffolk A midday car fire outside a Long Island hotel rapidly spread to many other vehicles, destroying at least 25 of them. Members of the Melville Volunteer Fire Department responded at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 24, to the Huntington Hilton on Broadhollow Road, where there was a reported car fire. Upon arrival, Fire Chief David Kaplan said crews found multiple cars burning in the middle of a storage lot of approximately 1,000 Uber vehicles. With an assist from neighboring fire departments in Plainview, East Farmingdale, Huntington Manor, and Dix Hills, the fire was knocked down in …
Cause Of Massive Fire At Rachael Ray's Upstate NY Home Revealed As TV Host Reflects On Blaze Cause Of Massive Fire At Rachael Ray's Upstate NY Home Revealed As TV Host Reflects On Blaze
Cause Of Massive Fire At Rachael Ray's Upstate NY Home Revealed As TV Host Reflects On Blaze Authorities have revealed where the massive fire that broke out in the upstate New York home of TV host Rachael Ray began. The celebrity chef, her husband John Cusimano, her mother Elsa Scuderi, and the family’s dog, Bella Boo, were in their Lake Luzerne house, located in Warren County in the Adirondacks, on Sunday, Aug. 9, when the fire broke. It left the main house on the property with extensive damage. Ray had been taping her show from the home, located about 60 miles north of Albany, since April due to the COVID-19 outbreak with Cusimano producing and operating the camera. Crews f…
COVID-19: Tribeca Film Festival Heading To Long Island As Drive-In Experience COVID-19: Tribeca Film Festival Heading To Long Island As Drive-In Experience
Covid-19: Tribeca Film Festival Heading To Long Island As Drive-In Experience The Tribeca Film Festival is taking its show on the road and will be arranging drive-in screenings of films across the country, including on Long Island. Rather than canceling the event altogether, the famed festival will be screening films at Nickerson Beach in Lido Beach on most weekends in July. The schedule and list of films to be shown has not been finalized or released. Tickets are scheduled to go on sale on Monday, June 22. According to organizers, the movies screened will be "a curated selection of new, classic and independent films, as well as special music and sports events."&nbs…
COVID-19: Family's 'Bake Back' Effort Becomes Nationwide Movement COVID-19: Family's 'Bake Back' Effort Becomes Nationwide Movement
Covid-19: Family's 'Bake Back' Effort Becomes Nationwide Movement A family is "Baking America Great Again," with its “Bake Back America” campaign designed to spread random acts of kindness for essential workers and first responders during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Westchester County residents' initiative has not only caught on in the region, but it's become a national movement. Last month, 16-year-old Scarsdale resident Brianna Subin, and her teenage brother Benjamin, delivered homemade baked goods to area first responders to thank them for their work during the pandemic. Not satisfied, the Subin family took “Bake Back America” …
COVID-19: See Them? Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over Area COVID-19: See Them? Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over Area
Covid-19: See Them? Thunderbirds, Blue Angels Take Flight Over Area A formation of U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds flew over New New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to salute first responders on the frontlines of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic early Tuesday afternoon, April 28. The New York flyover began at the George Washington around noon and lasted for 40 minutes. The path was across all five New York City boroughs, Newark, Long Island, White Plains and Stamford. The Trenton and Philadelphia flyover began at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakenhurst at approximately 1:45 p.m. The path was over Trenton, a large part of the metro…
COVID-19: Grocery Workers Should Be Classified As First Responders, Stop & Shop, Union Say COVID-19: Grocery Workers Should Be Classified As First Responders, Stop & Shop, Union Say
Covid-19: Grocery Workers Should Be Classified As First Responders, Stop & Shop, Union Say Stop & Shop and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union are calling on federal and state governments to designate associates at grocery stores as “extended first responders” or “emergency personnel.” Stop & Shop and UFCW additionally announced that a 10-percent increase in pay for union hourly store associates would be extended through Saturday, May 30.  Stop & Shop and UFCW first announced the pay increase on Sunday, March 22, along with flexible hours for associates and up to two weeks of additional paid sick leave for associates required to quarantine …
COVID-19: BJ's Offers Special Shopping Hours For First Responders, Medical Workers COVID-19: BJ's Offers Special Shopping Hours For First Responders, Medical Workers
Covid-19: BJ's Offers Special Shopping Hours For First Responders, Medical Workers BJ’s Wholesale Club is paying it forward to the essential workers on the frontlines battling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The wholesale giant is showing its appreciation for first responders and healthcare workers by providing a free four-month Inner Circle membership to the warehouse club, including a special “appreciation hour” on Sundays. From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Sundays, BJ’s will have an “appreciation hour” when those workers can shop at BJ’s outlets without any membership, as of Sunday, April 19. First responders and healthcare workers can sign up for their complimenta…
COVID-19: Latest Updates On Cases, Deaths In Nassau, Suffolk COVID-19: Latest Updates On Cases, Deaths In Nassau, Suffolk
Covid-19: Latest Updates On Cases, Deaths In Nassau, Suffolk Long Island continues to see more deaths and new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), though “the worst is over,” in the New York City area, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. There are currently 24,358 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau County, which have resulted in 232 deaths. In Suffolk County, there have been 21,643 confirmed cases, which led to 568 reported fatalities. During his daily COVID-19 news briefing on Monday, April 13, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that there are now 195,031 confirmed cases statewide, which have resulted in the death of 10,056 New Yorkers. E…
COVID-19: Police, Fire Departments Roll Out Curbside Birthday Drive-Bys For Children, Elderly COVID-19: Police, Fire Departments Roll Out Curbside Birthday Drive-Bys For Children, Elderly
Covid-19: Police, Fire Departments Roll Out Curbside Birthday Drive-Bys For Children, Elderly While residents across the region stay home to stay safe as the number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases continues to grow, special events such as birthdays, anniversaries and others are not being celebrated in the normal way. To help, first responders, including police, fire, EMS, and others, are stepping forward to make the day special, especially for children and the elderly, with drive-by parades and other "social distancing" ways in areas farther north in the suburbs. In the Hudson Valley, deputies from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office are performing drive-bys with plenty of fanf…
COVID-19: Suffolk Officials, Police Deliver Food, Thank Workers At Testing Center COVID-19: Suffolk Officials, Police Deliver Food, Thank Workers At Testing Center
Covid-19: Suffolk Officials, Police Deliver Food, Thank Workers At Testing Center Suffolk County leaders showed their appreciation for those fighting the battle against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by delivering food during a recent "Feed Our Heroes" event. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart joined officers from Suffolk County Police Department fraternal organizations and other law enforcement agencies on Sunday, March 29, to deliver plenty of goodies to medical and military personnel and others working at the COVID-19 testing site in Stony Brook. Those helping included members of the department's Asian Jade S…
Two-Vehicle Crash With SUV Slamming Into Long Island Home Injures Four Two-Vehicle Crash With SUV Slamming Into Long Island Home Injures Four
Two-Vehicle Crash With SUV Slamming Into Long Island Home Injures Four Four people were injured after an SUV crashed into a home in East Meadow. The crash happened after the SUV collided with a sedan near the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Prospect Avenue around 7 p.m. Friday, June 28, then went through the front lawn before hitting the house. The sedan crashed into a wall near an office building. First responders extricated the drivers of both vehicles. All of the injuries have been described as non-life-threatening.
Fire Forces Evacuation Of West Babylon Nursing Home Fire Forces Evacuation Of West Babylon Nursing Home
Fire Forces Evacuation Of West Babylon Nursing Home Residents had to be temporarily evacuated from a West Babylon nursing home when a fire broke out in the building. First responders were dispatched to the East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Great East Neck Road at approximately 8:30 a.m. on Monday, June 17, when the fire was reported. Fire officials said that it broke out in a vent near the loading dock area, away from where the patients stay. The evacuation was a precautionary measure. There were no injuries reported and the area where the fire broke out on the roof was ventilated.