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Bike paths: Build them and cyclists will come

It's a frightening statistic: Pedestrian deaths shot up by nearly 56 percent nationally between 2009 and 2018, from roughly 4,000 lives lost to cars and trucks to 6,227. Long Island has its share, averaging about 60 deaths per year. more

12/10/20

Alan Schwartz, a 1976 Oceanside High School graduate, has practiced dentistry in the hamlet for 10 years.

Oceanside native, community dentist bikes to give back

Oceanside native Alan Schwartz wasn’t through with his hometown when he went away to college in Binghamton and dental school in Buffalo, nor when he opened a practice in Queens or moved to Jericho. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 7/4/19

Police: Unknown man tried to pick up Merrick boy, 10

Police are searching for a man who allegedly tried to entice a 10-year-old North Merrick boy to get into his car. more

10/1/18

It’s about time Nassau embraced cycling culture

If you chat with folks who have lived in Nassau County for 50 or 60 years, they can recall a time when children could — and often did — ride their bicycles from the North Shore to the South Shore. more

5/25/17

Tommy Cuccias sat on a “phat” bike at Valley Stream Bicycle, on Merrick Road in Lynbrook, last summer.

Keep pedaling Tommy

Tommy Cuccias is a diehard cyclist. more

By Melissa Koenig | 2/22/17

The intersection of Long Beach Road and Railroad Place, site of the accident.

Bicyclist critical after Island Park hit and run

Nassau County Police are asking the public’s help in finding a vehicle that was involved in an early-morning hit-and-run incident in Island Park last Saturday. An unidentified 31-year-old woman fell off her bicycle. Police are … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 7/17/16

This summer, be safe on your bike

With the arrival of pleasant weather, more people are out on the streets, and many of them are astride bikes of all varieties. It’s important for adults and children alike to know the rules of the road . . . more

6/1/16

A security camera captured this image of a man who allegedly damaged a bicycle in the West End on April 16.

LBPD seeks vandal who damaged bicycle

The Long Beach Police Department is seeking the identity of a man responsible for criminal mischief to a bicycle in the West End after private security cameras captured footage of the individual damaging the bike. more

By Ben Strack | 5/18/16

A.J. Borowski, 25, of Bellmore, began his journey across America by traveling to Virginia on Aug. 30. Once he arrived, he started his ride on U.S. Bicycle Route 76.

Finding peace in ‘the middle of nowhere’

Whether gazing out at the hills of Christiansburg, Va., or the grain fields of Danville, Ill., or sleeping at campgrounds in “the middle of nowhere,” A.J. Borowski has found many quiet … more

By Julie Mansmann | 10/14/15

Record crowds flocked to Long Beach this summer, and revenue generated from the sales of beach passes exceeded the city’s projections.

City had record summer season

The city netted $4.3 million in beach pass revenue this year, and officials called it a record summer that attracted an average of about 25,000 visitors to the shore each weekend. Throughout the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/10/15

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