By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
A Long Beach man pleaded guilty on July 12 to aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct after shouting racial slurs at a Lynbrook woman on the Long …
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By Bridget Downes
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7/19/18
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A Long Beach man was charged with menacing as a hate crime for verbally attacking a fellow Long Island Rail Road passenger last month, whom he threatened to physically assault, Queens District …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/24/18
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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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Because of Long Island Rail Road track work at Penn Station, the Far Rockaway branch will have two changes to its regular schedule through May 28, LIRR officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/8/18
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The Zoning Board of Appeals is expected to vote Thursday on a developer’s request to convert a vacant office building on Park Avenue into rental apartments, after its main tenant, the Long Beach …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/13/17
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I recently attended a breakfast meeting, and sat in a room full of successful business leaders along with a large number of attorneys. The subject was the business climate on Long Island, and somehow . . .
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9/28/17
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Nearly simultaneously last week, the Village of Lawrence and the Peninsula Public Library each approved a $3.333 million deal that was nearly a decade in the making.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/21/17
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Spring was a season of frustration for Long Island Rail Road commuters. Two trains derailed in March and April, crippling LIRR service for days. Later in April . . .
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9/14/17
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Having a plan and being prepared for natural disasters such as hurricanes, manmade disasters like train derailments, technology and cyber attacks, and active shooter situations were all part of a nearly two-hour presentation by two members of New York State’s Citizen Preparedness Corps, a unit of the state National Guard established in 2014.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/14/17
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Desperately needed track repairs are causing what Gov. Andrew Cuomo dubbed the “summer of hell” for Long Island Rail Road commuters. There are conflicting reports about . . .
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8/3/17
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