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If you think breathing on the streets of a large city is difficult now, imagine what it was like 50 years ago, when vehicles guzzling lead-based gasoline spewed poison from their tailpipes . . . more
The scent of car paint fumes hangs in the air on the corner of Bismark and Rockaway avenues. Mechanics work on wrecked cars in the open air. Vehicles and debris creep into the street. The scene … more
A Cedarhurst man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a Valley Stream auto body shop early on Sunday, police said.   At around 1 a.m., the owner of Touch of Class Collision on East … more
Two teenage boys were arrested police said, after they reportedly grabbed $340 out of the shirt pocket of an auto repair shop owner in Valley Stream after a verbal argument over the pair’s … more
Friendly’s Auto & Body, which was founded in 1975 by the late Dave Morrison, is still in operation in its original location in Long Beach. more
“Back in the day there was Studnick Auto Parts,” wrote Car Geek on the online car forum jalopyjournal.com. “They had wood floors and the owners lived upstairs above the shop. If you needed something after they closed, you would ring their bell and they would come down and sell you the part.” This is how many of us remember this popular store. But, before there was Studnick’s — there was Roeckel’s General Store. more
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, there are more than 119,000 men, women and children on the national waiting list for organ donations. Even more sobering . . . more
Let me get this straight. If a kid has an allergic reaction, his or her parents have to pay an exorbitant price for an EpiPen, something that will save the life of their child, yet a junkie who overdoses receives Narcan for free? more
On Feb. 11, Denise DeCrescito and her husband, Christopher, would have celebrated the 32nd anniversary of their first meeting. On Feb. 17, the couple would have celebrated their 20th wedding … more
A Queens man was arrested on Sunday after Nassau County police said he was spotted entering two cars parked on East Argyle Street. Police received a call about a person entering the cars at 4:24 … more
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