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With Opening Day Coming, New Poll Reveals Breakdown Of Yankees/Mets Fans Among NYers With Opening Day Coming, New Poll Reveals Breakdown Of Yankees/Mets Fans Among NYers
With Opening Day Coming, New Poll Reveals Breakdown Of Yankees/Mets Fans Among NYers With the Major League Baseball owners reaching an agreement with the players to return to the diamond in time for a full 162-game season, which hometown team has the largest backing of fans in New York? Unsurprisingly, the New York Yankees are the Empire State’s favorite team, with 40 percent of voters expressing their support for the team in pinstripes, according to a newly released Siena College poll. The Metropolitans trailed their big brother in the poll, with just 21 percent identifying the team from Queens as their favorite squad over the Bronx Bombers. According to Siena College Po…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Charged In Long Island Massage Parlor Raid Two Charged In Long Island Massage Parlor Raid
Two Charged In Long Island Massage Parlor Raid Two women were charged with the felony of unauthorized practice of a profession after multiple complaints were lodged about a Long Island massage parlor, according to police.  Officers raided B & B Retreat Inc., doing business as "SPALAX" on 38 E. Main St. in the village of Babylon at approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct 1, Suffolk County Police said. Queens residents Liyu Qian, 40, and Zhouxia Zheng, 52, both of Flushing, were charged with felonies under New York State Education Law.  The village's building inspector also issued multiple code violations, said police. …

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by Christina Coulter
Weather
Storm Bringing Mix Of Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow Causing Hazardous Travel Conditions Storm Bringing Mix Of Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow Causing Hazardous Travel Conditions
Storm Bringing Mix Of Freezing Rain, Sleet, Snow Causing Hazardous Travel Conditions Winter Weather Advisories have been expanded as a storm system bringing a mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain is causing hazardous travel conditions and has led to many delayed school starts and closures in the region. The advisories now include Long Island and Queens, where they are in effect until 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 17, along with southern Westchester and coastal Connecticut. North of I-287 in New York and the Merritt Parkway in Connecticut, where the temperature will struggle to rise above the freezing mark, the advisories run through 6 p.m. Tuesday. (See first image above.)…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Long Island Overdose Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Long Island Overdose
Suspect Charged In Connection To Fatal Long Island Overdose A suspect has been charged following a fatal overdose on Long Island, police say. Narcotics/Vice Squad Detectives with the Nassau County Police Department arrested Damiean Landell Johnson, 25, of Queens on Tuesday, Dec. 3 around 6:30 p.m. Detectives were investigating a fatal overdose from North New Hyde Park as part of Operation Natalie, Nassau County’s War Against Opioids. Prior to his arrest, Johnson was found to be in possession of 10 bags of heroin and an additional quantity of marijuana, according to police. Johnson was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled s…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman Accused Of Writing Checks Totaling $43K From Long Island Employer's Bank Account Woman Accused Of Writing Checks Totaling $43K From Long Island Employer's Bank Account
Woman Accused Of Writing Checks Totaling $43K From Long Island Employer's Bank Account A 25-year-old woman is facing larceny and forgery charges after police say she wrote unauthorized checks totaling more than $43,000 from the personal bank account of her Long Island employer. Nassau County Police arrested Rashni Bissesar, 25, of Queens on Thursday, Nov. 14 around 9:45 p.m. Police say Bissesar worked as a home health aid and wrote out unauthorized checks from the employer’s personal bank account payable to herself between Dec. 2018 and June 2019. Bissesar wrote 56 checks totaling more than $43,000, according to police. The 71-year-old female victim allegedly confronted Bis…

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by Valerie Musson