Bicyclist Suffers 'Serious' Leg Injuries After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Long Island Bicyclist Suffers 'Serious' Leg Injuries After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Long Island
Bicyclist Suffers 'Serious' Leg Injuries After Being Struck By Tractor-Trailer On Long Island A bicyclist is recovering from serious injuries after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Long Island, authorities said. Emergency crews were called at around 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, with reports of a serious crash involving a bicycle in Great Neck, Nassau County Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that the 28-year-old male bicyclist was traveling southbound on Great Neck Road when he was struck by a 2008 Kenworth tractor-trailer being driven by a 53-year-old man. At the time of the impact, the truck was turning into a driveway of the H-Mart shopping center, located near …
Trio At Large After Breaking Into Great Neck Home While Residents Were Sleeping, Police Say Trio At Large After Breaking Into Great Neck Home While Residents Were Sleeping, Police Say
Trio At Large After Breaking Into Great Neck Home While Residents Were Sleeping, Police Say Three suspects are on the run after allegedly burglarizing a home on Long Island while the residents were sleeping. The burglary took place in Great Neck around 3:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 on West End Drive. According to Nassau County Police Department detectives, a 42-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman were sleeping in their West End Drive home and were woken up after another 69-year-old male resident sleeping heard a noise and spotted three unknown men run out of the house using the rear entrance.  An investigation determined that one suspect entered the residence …
Missing Great Neck Man Found Safe Missing Great Neck Man Found Safe
Missing Great Neck Man Found Safe Update: Police on Long Island announced a missing man who hadn't been seen in a day has been found safe. Louis Alibutod, age 75, of Great Neck was reported missing in Great Neck on Sunday, Aug. 14. According to Nassau County detectives, Alibutod was last seen leaving Leonard’s of Great Neck located at 555 Northern Blvd., on Sunday. Police announced on Monday, Aug. 15, that Alibutod was found safe. Original report: Police have issued a missing person alert for a missing Long Island who hadn't been seen in a day. Louis Alibutod, age 75, of Great Neck was reported missing in Great Ne…
Long Island Man Charged With Burglary For Threatening Former Co-Workers, Police Say Long Island Man Charged With Burglary For Threatening Former Co-Workers, Police Say
Long Island Man Charged With Burglary For Threatening Former Co-Workers, Police Say A Long Island man was arrested and charged with burglary and menacing after allegedly returning to a former employer and threatening employees with a knife. The incident took place in Great Neck on Monday, Aug. 1, in the Great Neck Plaza. According to detectives, Frank Prestia, age 26, of Little Neck, a former employee of a pizzeria in the Great Neck Plaza area, arrived at the restaurant and began threatening other employees with a knife while demanding money.  The manager was able to detain Prestia until the police arrived, police said.  Prestia was arrested and …
Non-Fatal THC Overdose Cases Lead To Arrest Of 22-Year-Old At Great Neck Shop Non-Fatal THC Overdose Cases Lead To Arrest Of 22-Year-Old At Great Neck Shop
Non-Fatal THC Overdose Cases Lead To Arrest Of 22-Year-Old At Great Neck Shop A pair of non-fatal THC overdoses led to the arrest of a man at a Long Island business. According to Nassau County Police Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an investigation into two non-fatal overdoses of two juveniles ages 12 and 13 years of age led to the discovery of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) being sold at the Exotic Smoke Shop in Great Neck, located at 8 Station Plaza South.  Subsequent to the investigation, Rashid Ali, 22, of Brooklyn, was arrested without incident early Friday evening, May 27. Ali has been charged with: Two counts of endangering the welfare of a child,  …
Man Dies From Injuries After Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway Man Dies From Injuries After Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway
Man Dies From Injuries After Crash On Busy Long Island Roadway A man has died days after a crash on a busy Long Island roadway. The crash happened around 1:15 p.m. Monday, May 2 in Levittown. That's when a 76-year-old man was struck on Hempstead Turnpike at Emerson Avenue by a 2022 Hyundai driven by a 82-year-old woman, Nassau County Police said. The driver remained at the scene, according to police. As a result of the collision, the pedestrian suffered serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment.  On Thursday evening, May 5, police announced that the man, now identified as Michael Tucker, of Great…
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY
MrBeast Burger, Delivery-Only Fast-Food Restaurant Chain, Catching On In NY A delivery-only burger chain created by a YouTuber with millions of subscribers is catching on in New York. MrBeast Burger was created by Jimmy Donaldson, who has more than 94 million subscribers on his MrBeast YouTube channel, in partnership with Virtual Dining Concepts. The business operates out of other restaurants' kitchens, and its burgers are available to order through food delivery apps. The menu includes burgers, chicken sandwiches, and Impossible burgers.  The locations have expanded across the United States, including an expanding number of locations in New York. According…
NY Doctor Charged For $1.3 Million Fraud Scheme NY Doctor Charged For $1.3 Million Fraud Scheme
NY Doctor Charged For $1.3 Million Fraud Scheme A New York doctor is accused of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid of over $1.3 million. Federal prosecutors allege that Dr. Perry Frankel, age 64, of Roslyn, in Nassau County, submitted false billing claims to Medicare and Medicaid for office visits that were never performed for patients who received COVID-19 tests. The tests were done at mobile sites across Long Island through Frankel’s cardiology clinic, Advanced Cardiovascular Diagnostics PLLC, located in Great Neck. Frankel was not even in New York when some of the alleged office visits occurred, prosecutors said. “As alleged, exploiti…
Woman Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of NY Attorney Woman Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of NY Attorney
Woman Arrested For Fatal Stabbing Of NY Attorney A woman has been arrested for allegedly stabbing an attorney from Long Island to death in his New York City office after he reportedly refused to take her case. Zhang, Xiaoning, age 25, of Queens, was arrested on Monday, March 14, for stabbing and killing Nassau County resident Jim Li, age 66, of Great Neck, said the NYPD.  Li, a prominent Chinese dissident who took part in the Tiananmen Square movement, turned immigration lawyer, was found stabbed around 11:44 a.m., when police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress inside of 136-56 39 Ave., said the NYPD. Upon arriv…
New Details: Nassau Doctor Admits To Million-Dollar Medicare Scheme New Details: Nassau Doctor Admits To Million-Dollar Medicare Scheme
New Details: Nassau Doctor Admits To Million-Dollar Medicare Scheme A doctor on Long Island admitted to scheming to bilk Medicare out of more than a million dollars as part of an elaborate fraud scheme, federal authorities announced. Morris Barnard, age 58, of Great Neck, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 7 to health care fraud in connection with the scam to bill Medicare for medical procedures that were never actually performed. US Attorney Breon Peace said that beginning in October 2015 through February 2020, Barnard submitted more than $3 million in billings to Medicare for colonoscopy and gastroenterological procedures that were never done.  Earli…
Doctor From Great Neck Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Doctor From Great Neck Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme
Doctor From Great Neck Admits To Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme A Long Island doctor has admitted to sending Medicare bills for millions of dollars for procedures that were never performed. Morris Barnard, age 58, of Great Neck, pleaded guilty on Monday, March 7, to health care fraud, according to Breon Peace, United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York. “With today’s guilty plea, Dr. Barnard admits to committing a multi-million dollar fraud on the Medicare program by billing for procedures he did not perform,” Peace said. “By claiming to render services to disabled and other vulnerable patients, Dr. Barnard not only pocketed taxp…
Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Woman Flees From Vehicle Outside Nassau County Starbucks Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Woman Flees From Vehicle Outside Nassau County Starbucks
Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Woman Flees From Vehicle Outside Nassau County Starbucks A suspect was apprehended after police say he entered a car in which a woman was inside and then stole it when she fled to a Long Island Starbucks to call 9-1-1. A 60-year-old woman was sitting in her 2022 Audi sedan in the parking lot of Starbucks, located in Great Neck at 55 Northern Boulevard when a male subject opened her rear car door and sat down just before 5:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, Nassau County Police said.  Not knowing the subject and in fear, the woman exited her vehicle and ran inside Starbucks to call 911, said police.  The man then climbed into the driver’s seat an…