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Long Island Gas Station Owner Attacks Person With Knife, Police Say
A Long Island man was charged with assault for allegedly hitting a neighboring business employee with a knife during a parking dispute.
The incident occurred in Nassau County around 1:55 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, in Franklin Square.
According to the Nassau County Police, Daljit Singh, age 58, of Hicksville, the owner of the OK Gas Station on Park Road, had a verbal dispute with an employee of another business regarding car parking on his property.
The argument escalated, and Singh struck the victim with a small knife on the left side of his neck and arm, police said.
Singh was a…
Severe Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands In Westchester
Tens of thousands are without power after a severe storm swept through the Northeast overnight.
At around 7 a.m. Thursday, June 27, a total of around 35,000 customers in New York are without electricity, according to poweroutage.us.
Most of the outages are in areas farther north with a combined 27,110 outages in Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster counties.
Here's a breakdown by counties in the region:
Orange - 12,374
Dutchess - 11,459
Westchester - 3,600
Ulster - 3,277
Putnam - 1,215
Nassau - 1,191
Rockland - 1,066
Suffolk - 225
Sullivan - 23
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