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On Jan. 27, a New York City police lieutenant and an officer were trying to disperse a disorderly crowd outside a migrant shelter in Midtown Manhattan when they were viciously attacked by several people. After the melee, seven suspected assailants were arrested. Three were charged with felony assault and robbery. Of the seven, only one, who had a previous record of disorderly conduct, was held in lieu of $15,000 bail. All of the others were set free.
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By Howard Kopel
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2/23/24
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Mojgan “Moji” Pourmoradi, the new director of the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, said she hopes to help bridge gaps in education about the atrocities against Jewish people during World War II. She believes that education is key to combating history’s cyclical tendency to tolerate antisemitism.
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By Roksana Amid
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9/15/23
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George Santos, the freshman Republican infamous for his lies about his background and the numerous legal charges against him, survived a vote of expulsion brought against him by fellow New York …
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By Will Sheeline
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10/27/23
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The practitioners who deliver physical, speech and occupational therapy services to babies and toddlers under age 3 with disabilities and developmental delays have not gotten a raise from Nassau County in nearly three decades. As homelessness continues to grow, Nassau has slashed its funding for the Department of Social Services, and its Homeless Intervention Team has been disbanded. Yet before dealing with these issues, the county sank $10 million of federal pandemic recovery aid into its 125th-anniversary plans.
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By Siela Bynoe
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2/23/24
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People turn to religion for comfort and hope in times of crisis and uncertainty — and March 2020, with the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States and the resulting lockdowns — certainly was among such times.
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By Roksana Amid
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6/4/23
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The morning was fittingly overcast for the 22nd anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 as dozens of neighbors, first responders and politicians gathered in Sea Cliff to commemorate …
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By Will Sheeline
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9/15/23
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When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States in March 2020, many food pantries and soup kitchens closed as people working in places that traditionally provided for the food insecure were afraid to continue. This was before there were Covid vaccines, with doctors working around the clock to understand the virus that was killing thousands of people.
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By Laura Lane
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6/4/23
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The Greek playwright Euripides and the Dutch philosopher Erasmus had a shared philosophy, and it’s one all of us are familiar with: money talks. Especially in politics.
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6/22/23
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The lyrics of “Hatikvah,” once sung by Jews who defied their tormentors during the Holocaust and now Israel’s national anthem, echoed through the halls of Congregation Tiferith …
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By Roksana Amid
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10/20/23
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The walls seem to be closing in on freshman U.S. Rep. George Santos as federal prosecutors asked Judge Joanna Seybert to postpone the Sept. 7 status conference to continue discussions on …
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By Roksana Amid
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9/15/23
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