'Needs A 6th Star!': New Bellmore Restaurant's Entrées Cited For Flavor, Large Portions
A family-run Greek restaurant that opened on Long Island in late spring is making a big impression on customers.
Souvlaki Street officially opened in North Bellmore on Sunday, June 5, owner Alexandros Katehis said.
Katehis, a resident of Bethpage, said he has worked in the restaurant industry for 35 years, previously operating restaurants in Greece and Brooklyn.
"All my life I've worked in restaurants," he said.
The new restaurant is located at 1904 Newbridge Road.
The menu is simple, emulating a gyro restaurant in Greece. In addition to gyros, it features Souvlaki, burgers, salads, an…
8 NY Members Of Genovese, Bonanno Families Facing Charges, Including PD Detective, Feds Say
Eight New York members of organized crime families, including six from Long Island, are among nine men who have been charged by federal authorities with racketeering and related offenses.
The charging documents were unsealed on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in federal court in Brooklyn, naming the suspects, including a Nassau County police detective, from the Bonanno and Genovese organized crime families, said Breon Peace, US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.
“Today’s arrests of members from two La Cosa Nostra crime families demonstrate that the Mafia continues to pollut…
Alert Issued For Missing Hicksville Teen Who Frequents These Nassau County Communities
Police on Long Island are asking the public for help locating a missing teen.
Justin Eng, age 18, of Hicksville, was reported missing on Sunday, July 31.
Eng was last seen leaving his Fox Place residence around 3 p.m., said the Nassau County Police.
He is described as being 6-foot-1, 125 pounds, with black hair and black eyes.
He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt, black sweatpants, and white sneakers, police said.
Eng's destination is unknown but he does frequent Levittown, Seaford, East Meadow, and Bethpage.
Detectives request anyone with information regarding …
Woman Accused Of Robbing Bethpage 7-Eleven While Armed With Box Cutter
A 31-year-old woman was apprehended after police said she robbed a 7-Eleven on Long Island.
Lexus Hughes, of Queens, was arrested for a robbery that happened at 10:15 a.m. on Friday, July 29, in Bethpage, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
NCPD said Hughes entered the 7-Eleven, located at 497 Stewart Ave., and a 47-year-old employee recognized her from prior shoplifting incidents.
The employee approached her, and Hughes displayed a box cutter in a threatening manner, police said.
She then fled the scene with merchandise from the store, NCPD reported.
NCPD said Hughes was a…
