Port Jefferson Dad Killed By Bicyclist In Central Park While Walking To Work: Cops, Campaign
A New York father of two has died following a devastating crash while walking through Central Park on his way to work, according to police and the man's loved ones.
Richard "Richie" O’Brien, of Port Jefferson Station, suffered a traumatic brain injury in the collision Wednesday, Sept. 23 and died Sunday, Sept. 27, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched for his family.
Police were alerted to a collision at approximately 6:35 a.m. Wednesday, involving a bicycle and a pedestrian on West Drive near West 84th Street, an NYPD spokesperson told Daily Voice.
There, police found that O'Brien was…
Six Inches Of Floodwater Wrecks Long Beach Family’s Home In Nor’easter — Friends Hoping To Help
A flood ruined a Long Island family’s home during the nor’easter over the weekend, and now their loved ones are reaching out for help through a fundraiser.
Leah and Lynn Kelly, along with their son Dylan, are looking for temporary housing after their home in Long Beach was inundated by floodwaters, according to a GoFundMe.
The Kellys “ended up with six inches of water in their home, causing major damage and ruining their kitchen, playroom, living room, and office,” organizer Kathleen Davidson wrote. “For any family, this would be heartbreaking, but for a household with a toddler trying to n…
Uber Driver High On Coke, Xanax Admits Killing Woman In Off-The-Clock LI Car Crash: Police
A Long Island driver who killed a woman while high on cocaine and Xanax pleaded guilty Monday, Sept. 28, authorities said.
Nina Varrino, 52, of Glen Cove, admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide for the crash that killed Lisa Pelaez on July 12, 2025, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Varrino spent the prior night working as an Uber driver, then stayed up all night partying, drinking, and taking drugs, investigators said.
Around 12:50 p.m., Varrino was traveling eastbound on the Long Island Expressway’s South Service Road between New Hyde Park Road and Shelter Rock Road i…
South Toms River Molotov Cocktail Attack Accomplice Tracked Down: Authorities
A second New York man has been charged in a Molotov cocktail attack in New Jersey, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 28.
Tahkem Boynton, 28, of Fresh Meadows, Queens, was identified by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s office.
Boynton and Tashaun Normand, 42, of the Bronx, teamed up for the attack in South Toms River back on March 23, investigators said. Normand was arrested days later in Tennessee and extradited back to New Jersey in July, according to authorities.
Normand threw two Molotov cocktails in the incident, targeting a 2010 GMC Terrain parked on Belmont Drive and the home the car …
More Than 6,000 LI Customers Still Stuck Without Power Following Weekend Storm
More than 6,000 customers remained without power on Long Island on Monday morning, Sept. 28 following the weekend’s nor’easter.
Most of the outages are in Suffolk County, according to Long Island utility provider PSEG.
Throughout the storm, more than 124,000 outages were reported across the island, and 95% were fixed by 8 a.m. Monday, PSEG said.
The “vast majority” of customers currently without power should have it restored by the end of Monday, PSEG claimed. Workers were putting in 16-hour shifts to respond to all the issues, the company said.
The storm knocked down more than 1,150 tree…
