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In response to the uptick in gun violence and overdose opioid deaths, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman joined county Police Department Commissioner Patrick Ryder to unveil a series of new school safety tools and protocols to reduce the risk of active-shooter threats.
See how Bruce Blakeman is stepping up school safety measures
Bruce Blakeman and Patrick Ryder stood on the steps of Valley Stream Central High School, holding up a backpack. No, this wasn’t one of the many school supply giveaways that take place … more
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Prospective and current homebuyers are invited to ask questions at two workshops in Valley Stream and Elmont this month to prepare them for their house hunt.
This is how tenants, homebuyers can get ahead
Purchasing a home can be an exciting yet daunting task — involving, as it does, finding out how to afford a down payment, finance a mortgage and secure approval. Prospective and current … more
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State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick, center, opened the doors to her district office on East Merrick Road in Valley Stream on August 30.
Senator opens district office on East Merrick Road
State Senator Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick’s new district office has a home in Valley Stream with a ceremonial office opening and ribbon cutting on East Merrick Road on August 30. Various … more
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Two Queens men and one teen were charged with driving a stolen car in Valley Stream on Sept. 1
Trio charged with driving a stolen car
Two Queens men and one teen were arrested and charged with driving a stolen car in Valley Stream on Sept. 1. A report of a “suspicious” black Kia SUV at the Macy’s parking lot in … more
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A recent shooting at an illegal party that left one young person dead and four injured has sent shock waves through the village as the neighborhood reckons with an increase in gun violence.
How a Valley Stream neighborhood reckons with gun violence
Elizabeth Rios told her two kids to stay quiet and hunker down as she heard the sound of gunfire outside her Ocean Avenue home on Aug. 21. A few paces away, a hail of bullets ripped through a crowd … more
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Make room for school buses
They called them the most dangerous stretches of road on Long Island. No crosswalks. Speeding cars. Pedestrians literally running for their lives . . . more
Girl Scout Asha Gajraj worked with Waldinger library director Mamie Eng to set up six presentation sessions to engage patrons in a crafts project that shows the importance of water quality conservation on Long Island.
This Nassau County Girl Scout’s answer to L.I.’s water pollution: rain gardens
Nine-year-old Yusuf Dungas, alongside five other kids, eagerly sat down to a crafts project at the Waldinger Memorial Library’s Children’s Room. At their fingertips were pipe cleaners, … more
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Unal Karakas has succeeded Don Sturz as Valley Stream District 24’s superintendent for the upcoming school year.
This Queens-bred innovator is the new superintendent of Valley Stream District 24
Unal Karakas was named superintendent of Valley Stream District 24 on July 1, succeeding Don Sturz, who announced his retirement after a four-year run. A tall, reed-thin man often pictured in a … more
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Nassau County police discovered burglar tools inside a vehicle after it was stopped for a busted tail light in Valley Stream on August 25.
Trio caught with burglar tools during traffic stop in Valley Stream
A Brooklyn man and two others were arrested and charged with stashing weapons in their car in Valley Stream on August 25, according to police. The trio was pulled over by officers after being … more
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Nassau County police arrested two men allegedly linked to a shooting at Valley Stream home on Garfield Avenue.
Two men charged with firing at Valley Stream home
Two men were arrested in connection with concealing a handgun police claimed was used to open fire on a home on Garfield Avenue in Valley Stream on August 13. After finding shell casings on the … more
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