New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants
New Survey Reveals What Diners Say About Kids, Dogs In Restaurants Diners are showing more interest in adults-only and dog-friendly restaurants, according to a new study. Younger consumers are also driving demand for protein-packed menus, health-focused ingredients, and family-style meals, Lightspeed Commerce said in its State of Hospitality 2026 report. The survey included people in the US, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Three in four consumers said restaurants should offer some form of adults-only dining, including 79% of parents. Half of respondents said restrictions on children should depend on…
Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders
Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders More than 1.7 million ladders are being recalled after bolts broke while people were using them, creating a risk of serious injury or death from falls. Louisville Ladder recalled about 1.77 million of its Louisville, Featherlite, Lite and Century attic stairway ladders, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Aug. 6. Another 13,054 ladders were sold in Canada. The CPSC said the bolts can break while the ladders are in use. The company has received 11 reports of bolts breaking, including one injury involving the neck, head and back. The recall covers Louisville, Featherlite…
Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Suffolk County Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police Retired NYPD Chief Drowns In Suffolk County Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police
Retired Nypd Chief Drowns In Suffolk County Backyard Pool; Found By Family Member: Police A retired NYPD chief who spent decades protecting New Yorkers drowned in a backyard pool at his Long Island home, authorities said. Anthony J. Izzo, 75, of Stony Brook, was found by a family member in the pool at his Malverne Lane home at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. Sixth Precinct officers and members of the Stony Brook Fire Department pulled Izzo from the pool and performed CPR, police said. Izzo was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detective…
VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale VIDEO: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale
Video: Off-Duty Detectives Restrain Unruly Passenger On Flight From Newark To Fort Lauderdale Video shows three off-duty Bergen County sheriff’s detectives and a retired police chief stepping in to restrain an unruly passenger causing a disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark earlier this week. Bergen County Sheriff’s Office detectives Cesar Fernandez, Jonathan Veloz and Gianina Ocasio were aboard the flight when passenger Daniel Borman appeared intoxicated and began causing a disturbance on Wednesday, Aug. 5, according to Sheriff Anthony Cureton. The flight had departed Newark and was bound for Fort Lauderdale, and Borman, 36, is reportedly from Springfield…
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit
Exposed Breast Shown In Bodycam Released By NJ Police Department, Woman Alleges In Lawsuit A New Jersey woman is suing a town and its police department, claiming officials released unredacted video last year showing her exposed breast while she was in police custody, leading to the footage being viewed hundreds of thousands of times online (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Adrianna Smith, a Mount Olive resident, filed the 17-page lawsuit in Passaic County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 28, against the Township of Little Falls, Little Falls Police Department, civilian records clerk Robert Scalera, and unnamed employees and supervisors. Smith was arrested by L…
Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man On Long Island Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man On Long Island
Model Airplane Hunt Ends In Air Rescue For 70-Year-Old Man On Long Island A trip into the woods to retrieve a model airplane ended with an air rescue for a 70-year-old man on Long Island, police said. The man entered a wooded area near the aerodrome field at Cedar Creek Park, 3340 Merrick Road in Seaford, but was unable to find his way out at 2:06 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 7, according to Nassau County Police.  Seventh Precinct officers responded along with the Nassau County Police Department Emergency Service Unit and Aviation Unit, police said. With assistance from the New York Police Department Aviation Unit, crews extricated the man from the woods, according…
Truck Flipped Upside Down, Minivan Mangled In Suffolk Car Crash: Authorities Truck Flipped Upside Down, Minivan Mangled In Suffolk Car Crash: Authorities
Truck Flipped Upside Down, Minivan Mangled In Suffolk Car Crash: Authorities A Long Island car crash ended with one vehicle upside down in a yard while another suffered crunching back-end damage, authorities said. The wreck occurred Thursday evening, Aug. 6 in Bohemia, at the intersection of the eastbound Sunrise Highway service road and Locust Avenue, the West Sayville Fire Department said. No other details were revealed, but firefighters shared pictures of the wreck that showed a white pickup truck upside down in a grassy area off the service road. The second vehicle, a gray Nissan Quest minivan, lost its rear bumper and its back windshield, along with suffering …
Teen Hospitalized After Crash While Changing Tire On Suffolk Highway Shoulder: Police Teen Hospitalized After Crash While Changing Tire On Suffolk Highway Shoulder: Police
Teen Hospitalized After Crash While Changing Tire On Suffolk Highway Shoulder: Police A Long Island teenager was seriously injured in a car accident while changing a flat tire, police said. The 18-year-old man from Mastic was changing a tire on the side of Sunrise Highway westbound near the Route 112 exit in East Patchogue around 7:15 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7 when he was struck, the Suffolk County Police Department said. A 35-year-old man from Shirley driving a 2020 Hyundai Elantra drove into the young man, police said. The Hyundai driver was not injured. The 18-year-old suffered serious injuries and was rushed to NYU Langone – Suffolk Hospital in Patchogue, authorities said. Bo…
PA Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured On Long Island: Police PA Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured On Long Island: Police
PA Creep Sent Explicit Messages To Minor, Captured On Long Island: Police An accused child predator from Pennsylvania was arrested on Long Island, authorities said Friday, Aug. 7. Shane Michael Rossi, 40, of Nazareth, PA, was wanted for felony unlawful contact with a minor, the Nassau County Police Department said. Rossi was arrested back on Jan. 27 following an investigation by the Nazareth Police Department, authorities said. He was accused of sending “multiple inappropriate messages and explicit images” to a victim. By May 2026, Rossi was the subject of a bench warrant out of Northampton County, PA, according to Nassau County police. He was located at Pulls t…
Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In LI Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In LI Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says
Fentanyl, Explosives, And ‘Tranq’ In LI Home Get Drug Dealer Prison Time, DA Says A Long Island man found with fentanyl, xylazine, and explosives in his home is headed to prison. Anthony Gianatiempo, 35, of Westbury, was sentenced Friday, Aug. 7 to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to selling drugs and attempted weapons possession, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Gianatiempo sold $820 worth of cocaine, fentanyl, ketamine, heroin, and alprazolam (Xanax) to a person in Cantiague Park on June 18, 2025, according to the district attorney’s office. That sale led to a raid on Gianatiempo’s apartment on Aug. 5, 2025, in which investigators recovere…
LI Dunkin’ Donuts Burglar Tries To Make Coffee Before Fighting Cops: Police LI Dunkin’ Donuts Burglar Tries To Make Coffee Before Fighting Cops: Police
LI Dunkin’ Donuts Burglar Tries To Make Coffee Before Fighting Cops: Police A New York City man who broke into a Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island was arrested following a struggle with cops, authorities said. Senai Haywood, 25, of Jamaica, Queens, entered the store on Hillside Avenue in Williston Park around 10:40 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6, the Nassau County Police Department said. An employee making a delivery spotted Haywood and told him to leave, police said. But Haywood ignored the employee, went behind the Dunkin’ counter and started making himself a coffee, cops said. When the 25-year-old male employee again confronted Haywood, Haywood struck him in the chest three…
Family-Owned Seafood Restaurant Closing After 49 Years In Suffolk County Family-Owned Seafood Restaurant Closing After 49 Years In Suffolk County
Family-Owned Seafood Restaurant Closing After 49 Years In Suffolk County A family-owned seafood restaurant and market that has operated for 49 years on Long Island is shutting up shop. Catfish Annie’s in Commack opened in 1977 under the ownership of Anthony and Kathleen Annunziato but will close at the end of August, Kathleen wrote Thursday, Aug. 6 in a social media post. “We would like to thank you all for 45 years of love, friendship, and laughs,” she wrote in the Instagram post. “I have decided to hang up my apron and retire at the end of August.” Anthony Annunziato died in 2024, but a variety of “children, nephews, and long time kitchen staff” kept the busi…