Popular Eatery Opens Second Long Island Location
A popular bakery is delighting cookie monsters of all ages after opening a second location on Long Island.
Chip City, located at 951 Franklin Avenue in Garden City, held its official grand opening on Friday, Sept. 9.
The cookie shop, which has 12 locations in New York City and another in Oceanside, offers up a mouthwatering rotation of cookies that changes each week.
Flavors include 18 “classics” like chocolate chip, white chocolate macadamia, funfetti, oatmeal apple pie, and Nutella sea salt.
Chip City also has several Thanksgiving cookies, including pecan pie, made with brown sugar and…
Scammer Nabbed For Swindling NY Homebuyer Out Of $45K, Police Say
A man accused of bilking a New York homebuyer out of tens of thousands of dollars through an email scam has been nabbed by police.
Maryland resident Emeka Ndukwu, age 50, of Lanham in Prince George's County, was arraigned on Long Island on Saturday, Oct. 1, on a felony charge of grand larceny in Nassau County Court..
Working with two other individuals, prosecutors said Ndukwu, who is a dual national of the United States and Nigeria, convinced a Garden City resident to wire a total of $45,000 to a person he believed to be a real estate attorney in October 2021.
Ndukwu is accused of recrui…
New York Man Wins $1 Million Powerball Prize
A Long Island man won a $1 million Powerball prize.
Peter Wishart, of Garden City, claimed the second prize for matching the first five numbers drawn on Saturday, May 28, New York Lottery announced on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
Wishart received his prize as a single, lump-sum payment of $651,000 after required withholdings, NY Lottery said.
The winning numbers drawn were 02 39 50 61 66 Powerball 15, the lottery reported.
The ticket was purchased at Garden City Super Pumper, which is located at 791 Stewart Ave. in Garden City, the lottery said.
