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Honor Harry Chapin’s legacy with action to end hunger

If you compiled the names of the most impactful Long Islanders in our history, you’d surely start off with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman and Marie Colvin — and in my estimation, Harry Chapin . . . more

By Arnold W. Drucker | 7/13/23

David O’Neill, pictured here with his wife, Claudine, was recognized as Small Businessperson of the Year in 2016 for his work as owner of Village Car Service. He sold the business in October.

Owner of Village Car Service sells business amid heavy competition from ride-sharing services

After six years of providing taxi service for Lynbrook residents, David O’Neill sold Village Car Service to his competitor, Mineola-based All Island Taxi, on Oct. 25. more

By Melissa Koenig | 12/7/17

The Long Beach Fire Department rushed to the scene and quickly extinguished the fire at Beech Street Taxi.

Chief: cause of West End blaze still unknown

The Long Beach Fire Department was alerted to a building fire on the corner of New Hampshire Street and West Beech Street at 3:05 p.m. on Tuesday, according to a post on the department’s Facebook … more

By Bridget Downes | 3/21/17

The driver of the taxi cab was killed in the crash on Saturday.

Elmont cabbie killed in crash

A taxi cab driver from Elmont was killed in a violent car crash by an alleged drunken driver on Hempstead Turnpike near Lincoln Road in Franklin Square early Sunday morning, Nassau County police … more

By Steve Smirti | 4/23/16

Police: taxi employees withheld $158K in fares

Five taxi company employees withheld $158,100 in fares from their employer over the past five years, according to police. According to Nassau County Police, the receptionist, dispatcher and … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/2/16

Cab drivers under investigation for withholding fares

Nassau County police are investigating taxi company employees for allegedly withholding $500,000 in fares. On Feb. 19, the owners of All Island Taxi told the Rockville Centre Police Department … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/2/16

All Island Taxi owner Larry Blessinger proposed replacing the eliminated N14 bus route with a van from his company, at a cost of $4 per ride.

Taxi to replace Rockville Centre Loop bus

At the Jan. 4 village board of trustees meeting, Larry Blessinger of All Island Taxi presented a proposal to replace the N14 — also known as the Rockville Centre Loop — with a van in the morning … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/6/16

A scene from “LaMotta: The Bronx Bull,” a film that chronicles boxing legend Jake LaMotta's rise as a world-class boxer and his struggles with life outside of the ring.

Bringing the spirit of Cannes to the South Shore

Roll out that red carpet: the Long Beach International Film Festival returns bigger and better than ever. more

By Anthony Rifilato and Iris Wiener | 9/24/15

Man bites Freeport taxi driver; arrests made for robbery

The First Squad reports the arrests of two men for a robbery that occurred in Freeport on Sunday, August 16, at 4:10 a.m. According to detectives, defendants Darwin Barrera, 24, of Winsome Lane, … more

8/20/15

Police: men robbed, punched cab driver

Two men, from Rockville Centre and Freeport respectively, were arrested for exiting a taxi without paying and punching the driver, police report. more

8/19/15

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