According to multiple reports this morning, a Nassau County police officer was shot and killed this morning in Queens, and three local schools have been locked down as officers search for a suspect.
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Queens residents killed on ‘Dead Man’s Curve’
Four Queens natives died after the 17-year-old driver of a 2012 Subaru hatchback missed a turn early Monday on the Southern State. The driver, identified as Joseph Beer, was driving with a learner’s permit and is the crash’s only survivor. The car struck with such force that it split in two, ejecting all of its [...]
I HOT NYC? New Yorkers melt & commiserate across social media networks
How are New Yorkers coping with this summer’s fourth heat wave? As temperatures climb, a look at reactions across social media. [View the story "I [hot] NYC ?” on Storify]
‘Mad Hot Ballroom’ comes to Roosevelt Field mall
Friday, amid the half-naked Abercrombie and Fitch posters and baggy-jean-wearing teens at Roosevelt Field Mall on Old Country Road in Long Island, a few brave elementary and middle-school children donned flouncy dresses, low-heels and ties to show off the ballroom-dancing skills they had acquired from Dancing Classrooms Long Island. Dancing Classrooms is an arts-in-education program for [...]
Lady Gaga & Spider-Man delight at Nitro in Merrick
Just over the border in Nassau County is Nitro, a unique shop with locations in Syosset and Merrick where employees make ice cream using liquid nitrogen. Great for people who love their dessert with a side of wacky science experiment.
Crews complete third tunnel evacuation in Queens to connect LIRR to Grand Central
East Side Access Completes Third Queens Tunnel – ”On Tuesday, May 29, crews working on the MTA’s East Side Access project brought a 642-ton tunnel boring machine to a halt underneath Sunnyside Yard in Queens seven weeks ahead of schedule, completing the third of four tunnels the MTA is building in Queens.” From the MTA press release: [...]
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