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How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Totals From Throughout Westchester How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Totals From Throughout Westchester
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Totals From Throughout Westchester Here's a look at snowfall totals reported by the National Weathe Service from throughout the region from the storm system that swept through Thursday, Nov. 21 into Friday, Nov. 22. New York New York City Central Park 1.86 in 0940 AM 11/22 AWS Nassau County Oyster Bay 2.25 in 0930 AM 11/22 CWOP Locust Valley 0.3 E 2.21 in 0910 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Albertson 0.2 SSE 2.09 in 0730 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Syosset 2.08 in 0800 AM 11/22 COOP Herricks 1.92 in 0830 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Port Washington 0.8 N 1.84 in 0719 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Massapequa 1.1 SE 1.80 in 0700 AM 11/22 COCORAHS Malverne 0.5 SE…

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by Daily Voice
Lifestyle
'Yikes': SNL Viewers Unimpressed By NY Native Alec Baldwin's Portrayal Of RFK Jr. 'Yikes': SNL Viewers Unimpressed By NY Native Alec Baldwin's Portrayal Of RFK Jr.
'Yikes': SNL Viewers Unimpressed By NY Native Alec Baldwin's Portrayal Of RFK Jr. And the crowd goes… mild. Actor and New York native Alec Baldwin is dividing the internet with his impression of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Saturday Night Live. The 66-year-old Baldwin, a Long Island native from Amityville, appeared in the NBC sketch comedy show’s cold open Saturday, Nov. 16, portraying Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be health and human services secretary. Watch the entire clip below. Set in the Oval Office, the scene also featured Dana Carvey as President Joe Biden and James Austin Johnson as Trump. It made fun of Trump’s recent Cabinet nominations, inc…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear Found In Hudson Valley In Central Park Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear Found In Hudson Valley In Central Park
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says He Dumped Body Of Bear Found In Hudson Valley In Central Park In an apparent effort to get in front of a weirder-than-weird story about a baby bear, Independent presidential candidate Robert J. Kennedy, Jr. came clean on X and solved a 10-year-old mystery. Kennedy released the video on X on Sunday, Aug. 4, explaining to Roseann Barr that a story in the New Yorker is true about how he picked up a dead baby black bear in the Hudson Valley off the road in Orange County while falconing in Goshen in 2014. In the video, the former Northern Westchester County resident who lived in Bedford tells Barr how "a woman in a van in front of me hit a bear and killed …

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Westchester, Region For Winter Storm New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Westchester, Region For Winter Storm
New Update: How Much Snow Did You Get? Reports From Westchester, Region For Winter Storm Here are snowfall reports from the region for the winter storm that is sweeping through the Northeast on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Totals are from the National Weather Service and submissions from Daily Voice readers: Location        Amount        Time/Date      Provider New York Westchester County Peekskill 10.3 inches 1000 AM 02/13 Public Croton-on-Hudso 10.5 inches 12:45 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission North Salem/Peach Lake 10.0 inches 0430 PM 02/13 Daily Voice reader submission Croton-on-Hudson …

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by Joe Lombardi
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How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Reports From Region For Winter Storm How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Reports From Region For Winter Storm
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here Are Reports From Region For Winter Storm Here are snowfall reports from the region for the winter storm that swept through the Northeast overnight Monday, Jan. 15 into Tuesday, Jan. 16. Totals are from the National Weather Service: Location        Amount        Time/Date      Provider New York Westchester County New Rochelle 1.7 inches 0730 AM 01/16 Public Peekskill 1.3 inches 0630 AM 01/16 Public Armonk 1.3 inches 0800 AM 01/16 COCORAHS Peekskill 2.8 NNE 1.0 inches 0800 AM 01/16 COCORAHS South Salem 0.8 inches 0715 AM 01/16 COCORAHS Nassau County Levittown 3.0 inches…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Mega, Post-COVID Concert Planned For NYC's Central Park, Bruce Springsteen To Reopen Broadway Mega, Post-COVID Concert Planned For NYC's Central Park, Bruce Springsteen To Reopen Broadway
Mega, Post-covid Concert Planned For NYC's Central Park, Bruce Springsteen To Reopen Broadway New York is back in an “Empire State of Mind” as it plans for a massive summer concert produced by Clive Davis in Central Park featuring music superstars to celebrate the country’s recovery from the COVID pandemic. Mayor Bill de Blasio reportedly enlisted the 89-year-old producer for a mega-show that is tentatively set for Saturday, Aug. 21 that will celebrate the city’s reopening following more than a year of lockdowns and shutdowns due to the virus. The names of the performers have not yet been released, but speculation has centered on some of the biggest names in the industry, including …

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by Zak Failla
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Throughout Region How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Throughout Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? Here's Rundown Of Totals From Throughout Region The massive Nor'easter tracked farther north than expected, but it sure made its presence felt throughout the region. Especially in upstate New York, where the highest snowfall totals were recorded. Litchfield, New York, a town of about 1,500 people located in Herkimer County, about 60 miles east of Syracuse, was walloped with 40 inches of accumulation, with 20 inches falling in a five-hour span overnight. Binghamton, New York, meanwhile, saw 34 inches of snowfall. Much of the New York City metropolitan area was spared from double-digit totals, with about 7 inches of reported at Central P…

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by Joe Lombardi
Real Estate
LOOK INSIDE: Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Townhouse, Florida Mansion Hit Real Estate Market LOOK INSIDE: Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Townhouse, Florida Mansion Hit Real Estate Market
Look Inside: Jeffrey Epstein's NYC Townhouse, Florida Mansion Hit Real Estate Market You can have Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse or Florida mansion -- both have hit the market for a combined asking price of $110 million. Listed by Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group, Epstein's townhouse at 9 E. 71st St. is listed at $88 million, while his sprawling Palm Beach estate will ask $21,995 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. The East Side townhouse -- otherwise known as "The Herbert N. Straus Mansion -- is the largest single-family home in all of New York City, spanning 28,000 square feet and standing 7 levels tall, its Zillow listing says. It overlooks the Frick Museum…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
COVID-19: NYC To Fine Those Who Violate Social Distancing Requirements Up To $500 COVID-19: NYC To Fine Those Who Violate Social Distancing Requirements Up To $500
Covid-19: NYC To Fine Those Who Violate Social Distancing Requirements Up To $500 Those who violate social distancing orders in New York City during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak may face hundreds of dollars worth of fines. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that as a last resort, those who continue to ignore orders to social distance and remain at least six feet apart from one another will face fines up to $500. Related story - COVID-19: Dad Locks Son Out Of House In New York After Spring Break Trip The mayor noted that police wouldn’t be dishing out tickets willy-nilly, only for those stubborn enough to continue ignoring the order. Fines ar…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Concrete Jungle: NYC Seeing Spike In Coyote Sightings Concrete Jungle: NYC Seeing Spike In Coyote Sightings
Concrete Jungle: NYC Seeing Spike In Coyote Sightings Manhattan is earning its title as a “concrete jungle” with coyote sightings surging as the weather warms up. The sightings have been highest in upper Manhattan - reportedly up to 35 this year, already six times more than the amount reported two years ago, according to the city’s Parks Department. This year, there have reportedly been 26 sightings in Manhattan, four in Queens and five in the Bronx, including more than a dozen in Central Park. According to the Parks Department, coyotes are canines, “which means that they are members of the same genus as wolves and domesticated dogs. In gener…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Board Member From Area College Quits Over Backlash To Netflix Series On Central Park 5 Board Member From Area College Quits Over Backlash To Netflix Series On Central Park 5
Board Member From Area College Quits Over Backlash To Netflix Series On Central Park 5 Former prosecutor Linda Fairstein has resigned from the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Vassar College, in the wake of the backlash she’s received for her role in helping oversee the “Central Park Five” case three decades ago that saw five teenage boys of color wrongfully convicted of a brutal rape. The former prosecutor has been in hot water since the release of the Netflix miniseries “When They See Us,” which depicts a dramatization of the trial of the teens who were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger in Central Park in 1989. Fairstein was a prosecutor in the case, which came un…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Seen It? Brightly Colored, Rare Mandarin Duck Comes Out Of Nowhere To Strut Stuff In Manhattan Seen It? Brightly Colored, Rare Mandarin Duck Comes Out Of Nowhere To Strut Stuff In Manhattan
Seen It? Brightly Colored, Rare Mandarin Duck Comes Out Of Nowhere To Strut Stuff In Manhattan Have you seen it? New Yorkers and holiday visitors to the city from near and far  have been flocking to a pond off Fifth Avenue in Central Park for a chance to spot the beautiful, sparkling Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), and there has been much speculation about how it ended up in a pond in the middle of the bustling city. But for officials with the Wildlife Conservation Society, the duck's appearance is really not much of a mystery. "Because of their beauty, Mandarin ducks have long been a favorite among waterfowl breeders and are commonly kept by bird enthusiasts," said Max Pulsinell…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout The Region How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout The Region
How Much Snow Did You Get? A Look At Totals From Throughout The Region School closures, delayed openings for the Hudson Valley School delayed openings for Fairfield County The Nor'easter that roared through the region on Thursday packed more of a powerful punch than even the direst forecasts envisioned. With the changeover to sleet happening about two to three hours later than was predicted, snowfall accumulation totals wound up being higher than expected. The evening commute was an extremely treacherous one, with numerous crashes, stuck vehicles and spinouts. With 6.4 inches of accumulation in Central Park, it was the snowiest November day in New York City …

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by Joe Lombardi
Real Estate
Westchester Native Matt Lauer Lists Upper East Side Co-Op For $7M Westchester Native Matt Lauer Lists Upper East Side Co-Op For $7M
Westchester Native Matt Lauer Lists Upper East Side Co-Op For $7M Westchester native, Greenwich High School graduate and disgraced "Today" show host Matt Lauer is selling his Upper East Side co-op for $7.35 million. Lauer, a Hartsdale native, was fired from his 20-plus year run on the show in November following allegations of sexual misconduct.  Since his firing, he has separated from his wife, former model Annette Roque, and has put up his Sag Harbor estate for sale as well as the Lenox Hill co-op. The apartment, which he paid nearly $6 million for in 2004, features four bedrooms and four-and-half bathrooms. It located just three blocks away f…

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by Kathy Reakes