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Watch: DoorDash Driver Steals Packages, Using Food As Cover, On Long Island Watch: DoorDash Driver Steals Packages, Using Food As Cover, On Long Island
Watch: DoorDash Driver Steals Packages, Using Food As Cover, On Long Island A food delivery driver was caught with her hand in the cookie jar after a doorbell camera caught her stealing a package from a Long Island porch, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Sept. 3 in Manhasset, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 4:30 p.m., 33-year-old Juliana Saggaram of Queens was on the clock as a DoorDash delivery driver. After picking up Chipotle for a customer, police said Saggaram drove around a neighborhood at Highland Terrace, scanning the area for packages. Then, she struck. According to authorities, as well as a video captured on the vi…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
3 Suspects At Large After Food Delivery Driver Robbed On New Year's Eve In New Cassel 3 Suspects At Large After Food Delivery Driver Robbed On New Year's Eve In New Cassel
3 Suspects At Large After Food Delivery Driver Robbed On New Year's Eve In New Cassel Three suspects are on the loose after a Long Island food delivery driver was robbed on New Year's Eve. The incident happened at around 8:40 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31 in New Cassel. The victim, a 61-year-old man, was making a delivery to a Brook Street residence and was approached by three unknown males, Nassau County Police said.  The suspects attempted to enter the victim’s vehicle but were unsuccessful.  While standing outside his vehicle, the victim was thrown to the ground and kicked, according to police, who said that the three removed keys and an undisclosed amount of US curr…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY A delivery-only burger chain created by a YouTuber with millions of subscribers is catching on in New York. MrBeast Burger was created by Jimmy Donaldson, who has more than 94 million subscribers on his MrBeast YouTube channel, in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts. The business operates out of other restaurants' kitchens, and its burgers are available to order through food delivery apps. The menu includes burgers, chicken sandwiches, and Impossible burgers.  The locations have expanded across the United States, including an expanding number of locations in New York. According…

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Friendly’s Opens First Fast-Casual Cafe Friendly’s Opens First Fast-Casual Cafe
Friendly’s Opens First Fast-Casual Cafe Restaurant chain Friendly's has launched its first fast-casual cafe.  The company announced that it has opened its first "Friendly's Cafe" in Hampden County, Massachusetts.  The eatery is located at 291 East Main St. in Westfield. It opened on Saturday, Feb. 26, representatives said.  The 2,700 square-foot location seats 45 guests. Guests can either order directly at the counter or use a QR code at the table to have food delivered, Friendly's said.  Orders can also be placed online and either delivered or picked up at designated "to-go" areas. "Friendly's Cafe de…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
New Restaurant Offers Inventive Food From Long Island 'Ghost Kitchen' New Restaurant Offers Inventive Food From Long Island 'Ghost Kitchen'
New Restaurant Offers Inventive Food From Long Island 'Ghost Kitchen' A new "ghost kitchen" recently opened on Long Island is becoming all the rage with foodies who like to eat healthily and on the go. Jeera, a "ghost kitchen restaurant" that operates inside a Long Island favorite --  Akbar -- the Indian restaurant in Garden City, serves healthy wraps, salads, and snack rolls with bold and unique Indian flavors, all to go, or for delivery.  Ghost kitchens are opening up all over the country as dining out has changed since the pandemic and allows several restauranteurs to operate out of a single location (kitchen) and then sell their food through takeout or d…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Popular Food Network Star Launches Take-Out Only NY Restaurant Popular Food Network Star Launches Take-Out Only NY Restaurant
Popular Food Network Star Launches Take-Out Only NY Restaurant Food Network star Guy Fieri has a new delivery/take-out-only restaurant in New York. “Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Kitchen” in Colonie, just outside Albany, opened on Thursday, Feb. 25. Flavortown is uniquely fit for service during a pandemic. It will be take-out only and chefs will operate out of a “ghost kitchen.” A ghost kitchen is when a business operates out of an existing restaurant. The upstate location marks the host of “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives’” second restaurant in the state. The other is in Times Square. Over the past month or so, Fieri has opened 120 similar delivery-only, gho…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
Chipotle's First Digital-Only Restaurant Will Be In Hudson Valley Chipotle's First Digital-Only Restaurant Will Be In Hudson Valley
Chipotle's First Digital-Only Restaurant Will Be In Hudson Valley Cadets in West Point, New York will be among the first in the country to be able to test Chipotle Mexican Grill's new first-ever digital-only restaurant called the Chipotle Digital Kitchen.  Located just outside of the gates to the military academy in Orange County, the restaurant, located in Highland Falls, is open for pick-up and delivery only as of Saturday, Nov. 14. The new prototype will allow Chipotle to enter more urban areas that wouldn't support a full-size restaurant and allows for flexibility with future locations, , the company said. The Digital Kitchen concept is f…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Six Food Delivery Vehicles Stolen After Bogus Orders Placed On Long Island, Police Say Six Food Delivery Vehicles Stolen After Bogus Orders Placed On Long Island, Police Say
Six Food Delivery Vehicles Stolen After Bogus Orders Placed On Long Island, Police Say Police are investigating a rash of food delivery vehicles stolen on Long Island after fake delivery orders were placed. The incidents happened in Suffolk County when the drivers exited their vehicles to deliver food, police say.  No resident at the delivery address had placed a food order, according to police. Suffolk County Police detectives are asking all delivery drivers to take precautions and keep their vehicle keys with them at all times.  The incidents occurred at the following locations: A 2015 Toyota Camry was stolen on Old Town Road, Port Jefferson Station, on Tuesda…

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by Joe Lombardi