‘The View’ Star’s Hamptons Home Sold For $5.65 Million — Barely Half Initial Price ‘The View’ Star’s Hamptons Home Sold For $5.65 Million — Barely Half Initial Price
‘The View’ Star’s Hamptons Home Sold For $5.65 Million — Barely Half Initial Price Joy Behar took a steep discount to finally offload her Hamptons mansion. Behar, the 83-year-old co-host of “The View,” sold her Sag Harbor property for $5.65 million — just more than half the initial $10.95 million asking price — on Thursday, Aug. 28, Realtor.com reported. After the initial listing, Behar steadily dropped the price over the course of 2025, then briefly raised it back to $6.995 million in early 2026, according to Realtor.com. Despite setting the stage for potential renovations, Behar eventually again dropped the price. A nearby house, albeit with more modern upgrades, sold …
Estranged Husband Admits Murdering Mother-In-Law Outside Nassau Birthday Party: Authorities Estranged Husband Admits Murdering Mother-In-Law Outside Nassau Birthday Party: Authorities
Estranged Husband Admits Murdering Mother-In-Law Outside Nassau Birthday Party: Authorities A Long Island man admitted to murdering his estranged mother-in-law on Thursday, Sept. 3, authorities said. Erick Corado Gonzalez, 29, of Glen Cove, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for stabbing 51-year-old Ana Espinoza to death outside a restaurant in September 2024, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Gonzalez was estranged from his wife and her family at the time and was not invited to the wife’s birthday celebration on Sept. 28, 2024, at La Candela II restaurant in West Hempstead, investigators said. But as the revelers were leaving in the early hours of Sept. 29, …
Thieves Smash Into LI Dealership Showroom Using Cars On Lot To Steal Dodge Charger: Cops Thieves Smash Into LI Dealership Showroom Using Cars On Lot To Steal Dodge Charger: Cops
Thieves Smash Into LI Dealership Showroom Using Cars On Lot To Steal Dodge Charger: Cops A Long Island used car dealership was robbed around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, police said. Unknown thieves hit Nissan 112 Certified on Route 112 in Medford by using multiple cars to smash a showroom window, then steal a Dodge Charger, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The robbers first stole a set of keys to a 2023 BMW X5, police said. They then used the BMW to crash into a 2022 Nissan Versa, which shattered the showroom glass window, investigators said. Then, the schemers took a 2023 Dodge Charger from inside the building and drove off, authorities said. The same dealership w…
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages
AI Goes Dark: ChatGPT, Claude, Grok Hit By Widespread Outages If your favorite AI chatbot suddenly stopped answering Thursday morning, Sept. 3, you weren't alone. Tens of thousands of users reported problems with some of the world's biggest artificial intelligence platforms as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini all saw spikes in outage complaints, according to Downdetector. OpenAI's ChatGPT appeared to take the biggest hit. More than 37,000 outage reports had been filed for the service by around 11 a.m. ET, Forbes reported, citing Downdetector. Reports began surging after 9 a.m. and climbed sharply around 11 a.m. OpenAI confirmed it was investigating…
Nassau Contractor Pocketed $68K For Home Makeover, Never Lifted A Hammer: Cops Nassau Contractor Pocketed $68K For Home Makeover, Never Lifted A Hammer: Cops
Nassau Contractor Pocketed $68K For Home Makeover, Never Lifted A Hammer: Cops A fraudulent Long Island contractor took $68,000 for a home improvement project, then never did any work, police said. Brian Draizin, 65, of Boynton Beach, FL, first struck the deal with a 38-year-old homeowner in December 2024, the Nassau County Police Department said Thursday, Sept. 3. Draizin owned and ran Next Generation Modular Homes & Additions Inc. in Farmingdale and cashed a $68,512 check from the victim, police said. But he never even started any renovations or work on the client’s home, according to authorities. After trying to contact Draizin numerous times over the next 18 …
Family Of 20-Year-Old Killed In LI Motorcycle Crash Needs Help With Funeral, Transit Costs Family Of 20-Year-Old Killed In LI Motorcycle Crash Needs Help With Funeral, Transit Costs
Family Of 20-Year-Old Killed In LI Motorcycle Crash Needs Help With Funeral, Transit Costs The death of a 20-year-old Long Island man in a motorcycle accident has shocked his friends and family, leading to an outpouring of support from the community. Edison Aguilar, of Patchogue, was killed Saturday morning, Aug. 29 in a crash at a Medford intersection, the Suffolk County Police Department said. “Edison’s family is now facing the unimaginable pain of losing someone they love while also trying to make arrangements to travel back to their home country, Ecuador, for his funeral,” organizers wrote in a GoFundMe for Aguilar’s family. Following the collision at Route 112 and Southaven…
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police
Horse Slaughter Transport Leads To PA Man’s Arrest In New York: Police A Pennsylvania trucker transporting horses for slaughter in Canada has been arrested in New York, police said. Robert M. Seitz, of Lewistown, PA, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 on U.S. Route 11 south of De Kalb, NY, according to state police. Inside his trailer, troopers found multiple horses “tagged for transport to Canada for slaughter,” investigators said. New York State Police had been investigating a facility in Pennsylvania, Rotz’s Livestock in Shippensburg, owned by Bruce Rotz, according to authorities. They received a complaint on Friday, Aug. 28 about Rotz truc…
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship
The Athletic Reveals Findings On Dianna Russini, Mike Vrabel Relationship A brand-new report by "The Athletic" found Dianna Russini, one of its lead NFL reporters, violated the outlet's standards by not disclosing her relationship with New England Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel.  Russini, who lives in Wyckoff, New Jersey, with her husband and children, resigned in April after Page Six published photos of the two at a resort in Sedona, AZ. Pictures showed them lounging around a pool, hugging, and holding hands, which sparked a firestorm of controversy around the league and a heated debate over journalistic ethics.  The Athletic said it did not conclude …
NY AG Sues Trump Admin Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens NY AG Sues Trump Admin Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens
NY AG Sues Trump Admin Over Funding For Gender-Affirming Care For Transgender Teens New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office is joining several other states in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule restricting federal funding for gender-affirming care provided to transgender teenagers.  James joined 20 other attorneys general and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro in filing the lawsuit on Wednesday, Sept. 2, challenging a rule issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.  Several other attorneys general are joining New York in the lawsuit, including Connecticut, Maryland, Ma…
Nassau Teen Punched, Kicked Woman Unconscious In Brutal Late-Night Attack: Police Nassau Teen Punched, Kicked Woman Unconscious In Brutal Late-Night Attack: Police
Nassau Teen Punched, Kicked Woman Unconscious In Brutal Late-Night Attack: Police A Long Island teenager was arrested for punching another young woman in the face early Thursday, Sept. 3, police said. Ceinaa Jayde Adena Curtis, 19, of Freeport, got into an argument with a 20-year-old woman just before 1 a.m. in Westbury, the Nassau County Police Department said. Curtis punched the woman in the face multiple times, shoved her to the ground, then kicked her multiple times and knocked her unconscious, cops said. She then fled the scene, according to investigators. Officers located Curtis and the victim a short time later and cuffed Curtis without incident, authorities said…
Trump Admin Denies Disaster Aid For Blizzard That Caused $168M Of Damage In NY Trump Admin Denies Disaster Aid For Blizzard That Caused $168M Of Damage In NY
Trump Admin Denies Disaster Aid For Blizzard That Caused $168M Of Damage In NY Westchester County officials are blasting the Trump administration's decision to deny federal disaster assistance for a February blizzard that caused more than $168 million in damage across New York, including the lower Hudson Valley and Long Island. Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins joined Gov. Kathy Hochul in criticizing the Federal Emergency Management Agency's denial of the state's appeal for a Major Disaster Declaration on Wednesday, Sept. 2. The declaration would have opened the door to federal assistance for costs stemming from the storm, which affected New York City, Lon…
$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors $683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors
$683K Gold-Bar Scam Targeting 78-Year-Old PA Woman Led By NY Men: Prosecutors A 78-year-old Pennsylvania woman was convinced that her identity and Social Security number had been compromised before New York scammers directed her to hand over $683,000 in gold bars, prosecutors said. The South Whitehall Township woman, whose name was withheld, was contacted by people claiming to represent “American Bank” weeks before police were called to Luther Crest Senior Living on June 30, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney’s Office. The callers told her to transfer her assets into a newly acquired account because her personal information had been compromised, authori…