An estimated 200,000 men, women and children took to the streets of Manhattan for the second Women’s March, held on the first anniversary of President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration on …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen, Melissa Koenig and Nakeem Grant
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1/21/18
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New York City police responded just before 8 a.m. today to a reported explosion at 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan. The explosion reportedly occurred near Port Authority.
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12/11/17
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Less than two years after Inwood volunteer firefighter Joseph Sanford Jr. died of injuries he sustained while trying to extinguish a house fire in Woodmere, the Town of Hempstead dedicated Davis Avenue in Inwood, where he lived, in his memory, as Joseph Sanford Jr. Avenue.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/26/16
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Winthrop-University Hospital and NYU Langone are in talks to merge their two organizations. Officials at Winthrop say this “strategic partnership” would benefit the Long Island community and the hospital’s patients and their families.
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By Diana Colapietro
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8/3/16
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Seven Seaford High School athletes who will continue their sports at the college level next year made their commitment official at a Letter of Intent signing on April 15.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/26/16
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Exhibits and more...
Africa: Sub-Saharan DiversityDrawn exclusively from the Hofstra University Museum’s collections, this exhibition explores the rich diversity of 25 ethnic cultures across …
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4/6/16
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fter John Faulhaber’s son, Theo, died at age 35 of a heroin overdose at his desk in his Manhattan office, Faulhaber, an Atlantic Beach resident, realized he had to do something to help prevent this from happening to others.
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By Vanessa Parker
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3/16/16
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The Nassau County Police Department Missing Persons Squad reported at 3:51 Friday, March 4, that Gady Pozuelos has been found.
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By Vanessa Parker
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3/4/16
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Gov. Cuomo signed a bill on Nov. 11 that will expedite access to medical marijuana for critically ill patients. The law compels the state to issue patient cards to qualified, critically ill patients as soon as possible, making it clear that they are medical marijuana patients and affording them some protection from law enforcement and child protective services.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/11/15
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When the Nassau County Police Department sent out a Silver Alert on Oct. 7 that reported Lawrence resident Yosef Gerson missing, it sounded like so many of the other alerts that are issued about people who suffer from cognitive disorders, as Gerson does, and must be found because they need their medication.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/21/15
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