State and county health authorities and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta have tentatively identified the virus that killed a Belmont Park employee as hantavirus …
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By Timothy Denton
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6/23/18
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A 51-year-old female racetrack employee was stabbed to death at Belmont Park early Sunday morning. The woman, later identified as Maria Larin, had been stabbed multiple times and left in a barn in …
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Alicia McGowan
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6/18/18
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More than 90,000 exuberant spectators gathered in 80-degree weather to watch Justify thunder into the history books in a pole-to-pole outing that quashed any doubts about the champion’s strength …
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By Timothy Denton
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6/14/18
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Unraced as a 2-year-old and now undefeated in six lifetime starts, Justify became the 13th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history Saturday by capturing the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/9/18
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Unraced as a 2-year-old and undefeated in five lifetime starts as a 3-year old, Justify will attempt to become the 13th Triple Crown winner in thoroughbred horseracing history this Saturday in the 150th running of the Belmont Stakes.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/5/18
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The clouds parted and the sun shone through on a crowd of some 50 people gathered at the front gate of Belmont Park on Sunday. They had assembled to voice their opposition to the Belmont Arena …
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5/23/18
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Veteran civil rights lawyer Norman Siegel has often represented the powerless against the powerful in his 50-year career. So when he said he had “some experience” in David and Goliath …
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By Timothy Denton
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4/11/18
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The public got its first chance since last December to comment on or air grievances about a plan to bring the Islanders hockey franchise to Belmont Park during a scoping session on March 22. The …
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By Timothy Denton and Ronny Reyes
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3/28/18
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Public discussion about Belmont Park is about to begin in earnest, with two meetings at Elmont Memorial Library set for March 22. Meanwhile, the firm subcontracted by Arena Development Partners is …
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By Timothy Denton
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3/14/18
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On Dec. 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived to much fanfare at Belmont Park to make a major announcement: The Islanders would return to Long Island — in a new $1 billion arena at the park . . .
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2/23/18
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