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These Nassau County Bagel Shops Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says These Nassau County Bagel Shops Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says
These Nassau County Bagel Shops Among Top 100 In NY, New Ranking Says Whether for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, these bagels are the cream (cheese?) of the crop. Nearly three dozen businesses outside of New York City made the “Top 100 Bagel Shops in New York 2024” ranking by Yelp. To come up with its list, the restaurant review site identified businesses in the bagel category, then ranked those spots using a number of factors, including the total volume and ratings of reviews. Yelp’s ranking includes a mix of decades-old storefronts and newcomers making names for themselves post-COVID-19 pandemic.  Menus boast everything from the classics (plain, sesame…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
COVID-19: Pfizer Denies Cuomo's Request For State To Buy Vaccine Directly COVID-19: Pfizer Denies Cuomo's Request For State To Buy Vaccine Directly
Covid-19: Pfizer Denies Cuomo's Request For State To Buy Vaccine Directly Pfizer has denied New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s request to buy COVID-19 vaccinations directly from the source. On Monday, Jan. 18, Cuomo said that he approached Pfizer’s top officials asking to purchase additional allocations of the vaccine as the state begins running low on dosages with the virus still raging. Earlier story - COVID-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer New York had been receiving approximately 300,000 doses of the vaccine per week, though that number dipped by approximately 50,000 last week as the federal supply of vaccines is dwindling. Cuomo …

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by Zak Failla
News
COVID-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer COVID-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer
Covid-19: Cuomo Seeks To Buy Vaccines For New York Directly From Pfizer New York has asked Pfizer Inc. if the state can buy COVID-19 vaccines directly from the company because the United States government has failed to increase supply. Cuomo said on Monday, Jan. 18 that he sent a letter to Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert Bourla asking for the ability to purchase COVID-19 vaccines directly from Pfizer, as the company is not bound by commitments that Moderna made under the government's Operation Warp Speed. Pfizer has headquarters in New York City and in Rockland County, in Pearl River. "Pfizer is a New York company - something I am greatly proud of," Cuomo w…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
COVID-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say COVID-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say
Covid-19: 'Micro-Cluster' Strategy Working In "Red Zones," Cuomo Say New York is making strides in the “red zone” areas where COVID-19 hotspots have cropped up, but it is unlikely that there will be a rollback of recently imposed restrictions following a spike in cases. In recent weeks, state officials have been targeting COVID-19 “micro-clusters” after seeing cases spike - including on Long Island, in Rockland and Orange counties - in communities failing to adhere to the state’s virus mandates. Earlier story - COVID-19: Cuomo Unveils New Strategy To Defeat Virus Amid Nationwide Spike In Cases Through the new enforcement, those hot spots have all seen impr…

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by Zak Failla
News
Alec Baldwin Sues Area Business Owner Who Said Actor Beat Him Up Over Parking Spot Alec Baldwin Sues Area Business Owner Who Said Actor Beat Him Up Over Parking Spot
Alec Baldwin Sues Area Business Owner Who Said Actor Beat Him Up Over Parking Spot Alec Baldwin is fighting back against a Hudson Valley business owner who was involved with an altercation with the actor over a parking spot in New York City last year. Earlier this year, Baldwin pleaded guilty to second-degree harassment after being involved with Wojciech Cieszkowski, a 49-year-old construction business owner from Pearl River who got involved in an altercation in Greenwich Village. In a new lawsuit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Baldwin is alleging that Cieszkowski lied about what took place during the incident. “When two New Yorkers get into an argument over a parkin…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area
Two Teens Killed After Porsche Crashes Onto Tracks, Bursts Into Flames In Area Two teenagers were killed and a third was injured after a Porsche crashed off of an overpass onto train tracks before bursting into flames in Rockland County. The two-vehicle crash happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13 in Pearl River on Route 304 in the vicinity of the Crooked Hill Road overpass.  Responding officers reported one of the vehicles was on fire along with serious injuries to multiple occupants. The following information was made available by the Orangetown Police Department after proper notification was made to the victims' families. The accide…

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by Joe Lombardi