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NY Beekeeper Hid Role in Rwandan Genocide to Gain US Citizenship, DOJ Says NY Beekeeper Hid Role in Rwandan Genocide to Gain US Citizenship, DOJ Says
NY Beekeeper Hid Role in Rwandan Genocide to Gain US Citizenship, DOJ Says A New York beekeeper concealed his role as a leader and perpetrator in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to enter and remain in the United States, federal prosecutors alleged. Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, of Bridgehampton, was indicted on charges of visa fraud and attempted naturalization fraud in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, April 24. The charges stem from allegations that he lied to US immigration officials for decades in order to obtain refugee status, a green card, and later US citizenship, prosecutors said. Nsabumukunzi served as a “Sector Councilor” in Rwanda during the 1994 genocid…

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by Michael Mashburn
Real Estate
$10M Discount: NY Estate With Rooftop Putting Green Gets Significant Price Cut $10M Discount: NY Estate With Rooftop Putting Green Gets Significant Price Cut
$10M Discount: NY Estate With Rooftop Putting Green Gets Significant Price Cut A brand-new ultra modern, oceanfront estate on Long Island has slashed its asking price by $10 million. Located in the Southampton hamlet of Bridgehampton, 165 Surfside Drive originally hit the market in October 2023 for $79.9 million. Now, just a year later, the sleek residence has dropped its price to $69.9 million. Situated on 1.5 acres with 125 feet of direct ocean frontage, the 8,600-square-foot abode includes eight bedrooms and nine bathrooms, according to the listing from Bespoke Real Estate. 165 Surfside Drive in Bridgehampton. Bespoke Real Estate “Set behind a gated entran…

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by Michael Mashburn
Real Estate
Bethenny Frankel Lists $6M NY Estate Where She 'Spent The Pandemic' With Daughter Bethenny Frankel Lists $6M NY Estate Where She 'Spent The Pandemic' With Daughter
Bethenny Frankel Lists $6M NY Estate Where She 'Spent The Pandemic' With Daughter Bethenny Frankel is parting ways with the New York estate where she hunkered down during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 53-year-old Skinnygirl founder and “Real Housewives of New York City” alum listed her Long Island estate in the hamlet of Bridgehampton for just shy of $6 million. “Saying goodbye to my first Hamptons home,” Frankel captioned an Instagram post Friday, Sept. 13. She went on to say the house left her with many lasting memories and saved her during “a very challenging time.” “This house was where we spent the pandemic with my quaranteam of (daughter) Bryn and my fu…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
Last Full-Size Kmart Store In US, Located In NY, Set To Close: Here's Where, When Last Full-Size Kmart Store In US, Located In NY, Set To Close: Here's Where, When
Last Full-Size Kmart Store In US, Located In NY, Set To Close: Here's Where, When The nation's last remaining full-size Kmart discount department store is just weeks away from permanently closing, according to a new report. The New York store, located on Long Island, will close on Sunday, Oct. 20, a store employee told NBC affiliate WJAR in Providence on Sunday, Sept. 22. The store is in Bridgehampton on Montauk Highway (Route 27). A smaller format store in Miami, Florida remains open, the report said. Kmart operated around 2,500 stores at its peak in the early 90s, according to government filings. It merged with Sears in 2005. Earlier remaining full-size Kmart stores…

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by Joe Lombardi