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Woman Who Claimed She Was Drunk, Late For Work Sentenced For Fatal Long Island Crash Woman Who Claimed She Was Drunk, Late For Work Sentenced For Fatal Long Island Crash
Woman Who Claimed She Was Drunk, Late For Work Sentenced For Fatal Long Island Crash A Long Island woman who was going 96 miles an hour while three times over the legal limit for alcohol at the time of a fatal crash could now spend almost 20 years behind bars. Thirty-three-year-old Jinaraya Khan of Baldwin received her sentence of up to 18 years in prison for the fatal crash on Wednesday, March 27, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story - Drunk, Late For Work: Woman Pleads Guilty In 96MPH Fatal Baldwin Crash At approximately 5:15 a.m. on May 3, 2022, Khan was driving northbound on Grand Avenue in Baldwin with a blood alcohol content of 0.25 …

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by Sophie Grieser
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Drunk, Late For Work: Woman Pleads Guilty In 96MPH Fatal Long Island Crash Drunk, Late For Work: Woman Pleads Guilty In 96MPH Fatal Long Island Crash
Drunk, Late For Work: Woman Pleads Guilty In 96MPH Fatal Long Island Crash A Long Island woman who was driving more than three times the legal limit for alcohol and going 96 miles per hour, claiming she was late for work, has pleaded guilty for her role in the fatal crash, officials announced.  Jinaraya Khan, age 33 of Baldwin, entered her plea on Monday, Dec. 18, for the crash, which occurred in May 2022, according to the Nassau County District Attorney. Earlier Report: Woman Charged With DWI In Connection To Fatal Baldwin Crash Khan was driving northbound on Grand Avenue with a blood alcohol content of 0.25 percent — more than three times the legal…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Heroin-Overdosing Passenger Saved By Long Island Police Recruit On NY Flight Heroin-Overdosing Passenger Saved By Long Island Police Recruit On NY Flight
Heroin-Overdosing Passenger Saved By Long Island Police Recruit On NY Flight A Long Island police recruit ready to unwind on a California vacation sprang into action when a fellow passenger became unconscious aboard a flight from New York. Suffolk County Police recruit Richard Scriven had just boarded his flight at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens on Friday, July 21, bound for his sister’s wedding, when a flight attendant came on the loudspeaker asking for trained medical professionals. Scriven, a former paramedic at Stony Brook University Hospital who recently completed his five-week medical training at the police academy, answered the call, accordin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials 3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials
3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In NY, Other States: Officials Around 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes bound for Connecticut, New York, and other states have been found and destroyed by the US Postal Service since the beginning of the year, officials said.  According to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the seizures were a result of a settlement between the USPS and several states in August 2022 that forced the Postal Service to destroy untaxed foreign cigarettes instead of returning the illegally-mailed packages back to the sender.  Of the 3,000 cigarette packages destroyed since the beginning of 2023, 44 had bee…

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by Ben Crnic
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Greenwich Woman Nabbed With Loaded Gun At JFK, TSA Says Greenwich Woman Nabbed With Loaded Gun At JFK, TSA Says
Greenwich Woman Nabbed With Loaded Gun At JFK, TSA Says A Greenwich woman was arrested by the New York Port Authority Police for allegedly bringing a loaded gun in a carry-on bag to John F. Kennedy International Airport. The incident took place at a security checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 10 at the airport. According to TSA officers, the unidentified woman was nabbed while she was escorting a minor to their gate. The .22 caliber gun was loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber.  The woman, identified as Andrea Valdovinos, was not ticketed to fly. She received a “gate pass” from the airline to allow her to escort her minor ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Pilot, Passenger Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Westchester County Airport IDs Released For Pilot, Passenger Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Westchester County Airport
IDs Released For Pilot, Passenger Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Westchester County Airport The identities have been released of two people who were killed after a small plane crashed near Westchester County Airport. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 near the airport in White Plains. The wreckage of the single-engine Beechcraft A36 was found just west of the airport near Rye Lake (marked in red in the image above). The two were en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens to a small regional airport in Richmond Heights, Ohio, near Cleveland, reportedly to attend a funeral. The men have been identified as Cleveland residents Baruch Taub a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say
Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say A man has been apprehended after allegedly holding a razor blade to a woman's throat on a Thanksgiving Week flight out of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The 41-year-old suspect, a Utah resident from the city of Syracuse, located about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City in Davis County, has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint for carrying and using the straight-edge razor blade during a flight Monday, Nov. 21, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Utah. According to the allegations in the complaint and law enforcement affidavi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect
Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect Faster TSA lines, touchless technology from check-in to gate, and reduced traffic congestion. Those are just some of the improvements that travelers can expect once a $4.2 billion new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport is completed. Earlier Report: Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction on the first phase of the 1.2 million-square-foot Terminal 6 is set to begin in early 2023, making room for an additional 10 gates, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, Nov. 17. "JFK International - the nation's door to the world - will soon …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport
Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction is now underway on a $9.5 billion, 2.4 million-square-foot terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the groundbreaking for the New Terminal One on Thursday, Sept. 8. "Our state-of-the-art renovations of New York State's airports are critical and long overdue - especially at JFK, the nation's front door to the world," Hochul said. "The investments we are making today will ensure all New Yorkers, and the tens of millions of people who come here every year, have a first-class travel experience tomorrow - all while creating more than …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Oops, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets Oops, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets
Oops, Wrong Bag: Long Island Woman Stopped At JFK Packin' 400 Bullets Bullets over the Belt Parkway? A Long Island woman said she accidentally grabbed the wrong bag and ended up trying to carry 400 rounds of ammo onto a flight at JFK Airport, authorities said. The various rounds -- 12-gauge, .308-caliber, .223-caliber and 9mm -- were packed in nine boxes and included ammunition for shotguns and handguns, TSA Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said Transportation Security Administration officers stopped the Hicksville woman and notified Port Authority police, who confiscated the ammunition and gave her a summons. The unidentified woman reportedly told them she'd mi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Student At Prestigious Northern Westchester School Dies By Suicide, Police Say Student At Prestigious Northern Westchester School Dies By Suicide, Police Say
Student At Prestigious Northern Westchester School Dies By Suicide, Police Say This story has been updated. A 17-year-old student at a prestigious academy in New York has died by suicide, authorities said. The incident took place in Westchester County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at the EF Academy in Thornwood, according to Chief Paul J. Oliva, of the Mount Pleasant Police. Police were notified of a suicidal person by a 911 call from the academy, Oliva said. The first responding officers were directed by school staff to a dormitory room attached to the main building. Upon entry to the room, the officers discovered a deceased 17-year-old male student…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK
Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK Three women from New York are facing charges for allegedly assaulting a security officer after refusing to leave a jetway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, federal officials announced. Long Island residents Janessa Torres, age 21, Johanna Zavala, age 44, both of Central Islip, and Bay Shore resident Jordan Nixon, age 21, were charged in federal court for allegedly assaulting the officer and a second employee on Sept. 22, 2021. Prosecutors said that the three women refused to leave the jetway after they were informed that they would be denied boarding for a Delta Airlines s…

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by Zak Failla
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Agreement Reached For $9.5 Billion Project To Create New Terminal 1 At JFK Agreement Reached For $9.5 Billion Project To Create New Terminal 1 At JFK
Agreement Reached For $9.5 Billion Project To Create New Terminal 1 At JFK State officials say that an agreement has been reached for a $9.5 billion project to create a new international terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.  Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday, Dec. 13, that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reached a revised agreement with The New Terminal One, an association of financial sponsors, to build the 2.4 million-square-foot terminal. The project will create more than 10,000 jobs, Hochul said. The New Terminal One is set to be the largest international terminal at JFK.  "As we recover from this pandemic, I want to…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say
Drunk Driver In Crash Killing LI Mom, Daughter Was Speeding With Kids In Car, Police Say A Long Island community is mourning the loss of a mother and her daughter who were killed in a crash near John F. Kennedy International Airport. The victims, 31-year-old Diana Granobles and her 10-year-old daughter Isabella Granobles of Copiague, were killed when an alleged drunk driver was driving at a high rate of speed and slammed into their vehicle on Saturday, July 24. According to the New York City Police, Tyrone Absolam, age 42, was driving with two kids when he t-boned the Granobles's car. When police arrived on the scene, they found the mother and daughter unconscious an…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Long Island Man Located After Going Missing In Late October Long Island Man Located After Going Missing In Late October
Long Island Man Located After Going Missing In Late October A 27-year-old Long Island man who went missing late last month has been located. Gontran Jacques, of Bay Shore, called his family on Monday, Oct. 28 at approximately noon to inform them that his plane landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, Suffolk County Police said.  Jacques said he would be taking an Uber home to his residence, located on 2nd Ave. in Bay Shore. Jacques did not return home and his family reported him missing on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 that Jacques has been located and is unharmed. Original report: …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Long Island Man Located After Going Missing In Late October Long Island Man Located After Going Missing In Late October
Long Island Man Located After Going Missing In Late October A 27-year-old Long Island man who went missing late last month has been located. Gontran Jacques, of Bay Shore, called his family on Monday, Oct. 28 at approximately noon to inform them that his plane landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, Suffolk County Police said.  Jacques said he would be taking an Uber home to his residence, located on 2nd Ave. in Bay Shore. Jacques did not return home and his family reported him missing on Wednesday, Oct. 30. Suffolk County Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19 that Jacques has been located and is unharmed. Original report: …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Caught At JFK Airport With Smuggled Finches Used In Singing Contests Hidden In Hair Curlers Man Caught At JFK Airport With Smuggled Finches Used In Singing Contests Hidden In Hair Curlers
Man Caught At JFK Airport With Smuggled Finches Used In Singing Contests Hidden In Hair Curlers A 39-year-old man was nabbed by customs officials attempting to smuggle 34 live finches into the country to be used in singing contests in Brooklyn and Queens. Francis Gurahoo, 39, of East Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested on Sunday, June 16, at John F. Kennedy International Airport with the finches stashed inside plastic hair curlers, said John Marzulli, public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. According to an arrest document, the smuggled finches are used in singing contests in Brooklyn and Queens and wages are placed on the birds …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Rooftop Infinity Pool, Observation Deck To Open At JFK Airport Rooftop Infinity Pool, Observation Deck To Open At JFK Airport
Rooftop Infinity Pool, Observation Deck To Open At JFK Airport If you needed a reason to stop flying out of Newark, check out the infinity pool, bar and observation deck coming to  John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new amenities will debut May 15 on top of the airport's new 512-room TWA Hotel and stay open all year long.  The 63-by-20 foot pool and the 10,000-square-foot observation deck overlook 4L/22R, one of the airport's largest runways, with views all the way to Jamaica Bay. Inspired by the infinity edge pool at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France, the swimming spot has a beach entry and underwater seating, becoming a "po…

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by Cecilia Levine