Kate Fodor finds an easy target in her new off-Broadway play, "Rx," when she satirizes the drug industry. Nowhere is the mockery as evident as in the character of Allison, the head of marketing, who is all smiles and exuberant energy.
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Elyse Trevers
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3/1/12
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Kevin Brennan, a New York City police officer and a 2001 Mepham High School graduate, was shot in the head while chasing a suspect in a Brooklyn housing development at around 9 p.m. on Jan. 31, but survived and is now in stable condition, according to a New York City Police Department spokesperson.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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2/7/12
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New York City held its traditional ticker-tape parade on Tuesday, Feb. 7, to honor the New York Giants, who defeated the New England Patriots, 21-17, during Super Bow XLVI on Sunday. Giants fans from far and wide, including fans from Bellmore and Merrick, joined in the fun. Pictured above, in back, from left, were Kennedy High School graduates Alex Sommer and Chris Composto, and Mepham graduates Brian Collins, Matthew Ferazzoli, Pete Rees, and, in front, Dan Laboyne, who celebrated at the parade.
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2/7/12
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Four East Meadow residents were among 105 Long Islanders who were arrested during a 14-month undercover probe into a New York City heroin ring, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced on Jan. 13.
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By Shannon Koehle
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1/19/12
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While running across the Queensboro Bridge during mile 16 of the 2010 New York City Marathon, Rabbi Scott Hoffman said he heard nothing. While usually flooded by cars headed to and from Manhattan, …
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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10/28/11
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An Oceanside lawyer was arrested on Oct. 6 on charges of a racketeering, bribery and extortion scheme allegedly being run by an assistant commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing …
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Alex Costello
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10/26/11
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A subway delay saved Charles Kaczorowski’s life.
He was heading from his West Hempstead home into lower Manhattan on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, for an 8:30 a.m. meeting in the concourse …
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By Lee Landor
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9/14/11
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Due to a creditable but uncorroborated threat on the eve of the 10th anniversary of 9/11 to New York City, the Nassau County police have increased patrols at train stations, shopping centers and at the western county line.
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JEFF BESSEN
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9/9/11
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Lynbrook's Mike Kozlakowski and Oceanside's Tyler Heuer spark Long Island's 17-14 victory over NYC in the Empire Challenge.
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Tony Bellissimo
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6/22/11
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“I’m thrilled that he’s gone.”
That is what Merokean Carol Gies had to say on Monday morning about the death of Osama bin Laden, shortly after President Obama announced to the world on Sunday night that the al Qaeda leader and 9/11 mastermind was killed in a 40-minute firefight with U.S. Navy seals at a fortified compound outside of Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/2/11
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