WATCH: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms Great Neck Plaza Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’ WATCH: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms Great Neck Plaza Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’
Watch: Wild Flash Flooding Transforms Great Neck Plaza Train Station Into ‘Mini Niagara’ A shocking video captured the Great Neck Plaza train station looking more like Niagara Falls than a transit hub as torrential rains poured into the area Thursday afternoon, July 31. The viral Instagram clip, shared by WhatIsNewYork, shows water cascading down the station’s stairwells and platforms, creating what commenters dubbed the “Great Neck Falls” and “Neckagara Falls.” Others joked it looked like a scene from Universal Studios or a mini version of Niagara. View this post on Instagram A post shared by WhatIsNewYork (@whatisnewyork) A sim…
2 Hicksville Spas Prostitution Raids Land 2 Queens Women In ICE Custody: Nassau County Police 2 Hicksville Spas Prostitution Raids Land 2 Queens Women In ICE Custody: Nassau County Police
2 Hicksville Spas Prostitution Raids Land 2 Queens Women In ICE Custody: Nassau County Police Two Queens women were arrested after Nassau County detectives uncovered illegal massages and prostitution at separate Hicksville spas, with both suspects later taken into custody by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Thursday, July 31. Detectives with the Narcotics/Vice Squad first investigated Spring Day Spa, located at 77B North Broadway, around 2:35 p.m. They determined illegal massages were being conducted at the location, police said. Bifang Lin, 43, of Parsons Boulevard in Queens, was arrested. Authorities revealed that Lin is in the United States illegally and is …
Robber Who Killed Bystander, Held Up Nassau Businesses Gets Life In Prison Robber Who Killed Bystander, Held Up Nassau Businesses Gets Life In Prison
Robber Who Killed Bystander, Held Up Nassau Businesses Gets Life In Prison A 28-year-old Hempstead man will spend the rest of his life behind bars after killing a good Samaritan during an armed robbery and carrying out a string of violent holdups across Nassau County. Deshawn Martin was sentenced to life in prison without parole, plus 152 consecutive years, in Nassau County Court on Thursday, July 31. It followed his conviction for a January 2022 murder and six armed robberies. Martin shot and killed 49-year-old Santos Valeriano Argueta during an attempted robbery at Antojitos Express in Hempstead, prosecutors said. Argueta had tried to intervene after Martin pist…
6 Firefighters Injured As 75 Battle Blaze Burning Through Levittown Home: Police 6 Firefighters Injured As 75 Battle Blaze Burning Through Levittown Home: Police
6 Firefighters Injured As 75 Battle Blaze Burning Through Levittown Home: Police Six firefighters were evaluated for heat exhaustion after a difficult house fire tore through a Levittown home on Tuesday, July 29, Nassau County police and fire officials announced the following day. A 911 call alerted authorities at 7:54 p.m. to a fire on Hollyhock Road, according to Nassau County Chief Fire Marshal Michael Uttaro. When the Levittown Fire Department arrived, the home’s occupants had already self-evacuated, but crews encountered heavy fire conditions. Close call in Levittown!🎥 Credit: James Walsh on TT #fire #firedepartment #firefighter #firefighters #fireman #firemen …
Dix Hills Man Tries Hiring Hitman To Kidnap, Kill Business Rival, DA Says Dix Hills Man Tries Hiring Hitman To Kidnap, Kill Business Rival, DA Says
Dix Hills Man Tries Hiring Hitman To Kidnap, Kill Business Rival, DA Says A Long Island man was formally charged with plotting to have a former business associate kidnapped and murdered. Navdeep Singh, 48, of Dix Hills, was indicted on a dozen counts of conspiracy and criminal solicitation in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, July 29, weeks after his arrest. Singh offered $100,000 and 10 acres of land in India to a would-be hitman to carry out the attack, according to the Nassau County DA’s office. The alleged plot unfolded between late May and early June 2025. Singh allegedly met multiple times with the hired individual, providing cash payments, cell phones, phot…
Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police
Three Injured In Fiery Head-On Crash On Nassau Expressway: Police A head-on crash sparked a car fire and sent three people to the hospital early Sunday morning in Inwood, according to Nassau County Police. The collision happened between a 2012 Sprinter van and a 2016 Honda sedan at Nassau Expressway and Burnside Avenue at 4:18 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, police said in a release from the Fourth Squad. The Sprinter van was heading north on the expressway with one person inside, detectives explained. That occupant was transported by the Inwood Fire Department to a nearby hospital with non-serious injuries. The Honda, which was traveling southbound, had three …
High-Capacity Magazines, Explosives Seized From New Hyde Park Man On Probation: Police High-Capacity Magazines, Explosives Seized From New Hyde Park Man On Probation: Police
High-Capacity Magazines, Explosives Seized From New Hyde Park Man On Probation: Police A Lake Success man on probation was arrested after authorities discovered high-powered weapons and explosive devices inside a New Hyde Park storage unit, Nassau County Police said on Friday, July 25. Gregg S. Banwer, 58, was taken into custody without incident at his home on 14 Fairview Drive on Thursday, July 24 at 9:12 a.m., according to the Sixth Squad. Banwer violated the conditions of his probation, prompting Nassau County Probation officers to conduct a search of his property. Their investigation led officers to execute a search warrant at Westy Storage on Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Pa…
O&R Mobilizing Crews For Outages Ahead Of Dangerous Heat, Storms In Hudson Valley O&R Mobilizing Crews For Outages Ahead Of Dangerous Heat, Storms In Hudson Valley
O&R Mobilizing Crews For Outages Ahead Of Dangerous Heat, Storms In Hudson Valley As dangerous heat and strong thunderstorms threaten the Hudson Valley, Orange and Rockland Utilities is activating its emergency response team and bringing in additional crews to handle potential power outages caused by the weather.  The company announced it will mobilize overhead line crews, tree removal experts, customer service operators, and 125 mutual aid workers beginning Friday afternoon, July 25, as conditions are expected to deteriorate. The move comes as the National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for Orange, Putnam, Rockland, and Westchester counties through 8 p.m. F…
30-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Luxury Sedan In Elmont: Nassau County Police 30-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Luxury Sedan In Elmont: Nassau County Police
30-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Luxury Sedan In Elmont: Nassau County Police A 30-year-old man riding a motorcycle was killed in a crash with a luxury sedan in Elmont, Nassau County police announced on Tuesday, July 22. The man was traveling westbound on 106th Avenue around 6:22 p.m. when a white 2025 Genesis sedan, heading north on Heathcote Road, struck him, detectives said. The motorcyclist was rushed to a nearby hospital by Nassau County Police Ambulance but was pronounced dead by a hospital physician. His name has not yet been released. The 25-year-old driver of the luxury Genesis sedan remained at the scene. No other injuries were reported. The Homicide Squa…
Rabies Declared 'Imminent Public Health Threat' In Nassau County Rabies Declared 'Imminent Public Health Threat' In Nassau County
Rabies Declared 'Imminent Public Health Threat' In Nassau County Nassau County health officials have declared an “imminent public health threat” over rabies. Officials made the formal declaration Tuesday, July 22, after confirming two dozen rabies cases among raccoons and feral cats. At least 25 rabid animals have been confirmed since July 2024, marking a troubling return of a virus that had previously been eradicated from the area in 2016, according to the Nassau County Department of Health. “The resurgence of rabies in Nassau County, with its high population density and after nearly a decade of absence, represents a serious and evolving public health …
Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash
Mom Killed On Way To Hobby Lobby: Impaired Driver Now Facing Years For Massapequa Crash A Georgia woman will spend up to 10 years behind bars for causing a high-speed crash that killed a Long Island mother and injured another person. Rachel Lodice, 22, formerly of Jericho, was sentenced on Monday, July 21, in Nassau County Court after pleading guilty to a slew of charges stemming from the April 2024 crash that killed 64-year-old Cynthia Mitchell. Lodice, who had recently moved to Georgia from Jericho, was high on marijuana when she got behind the wheel of her 2023 Kia Rio and sped more than six miles down Hicksville Road in Massapequa — at times swerving into oncoming traffic,…
Lynbrook Man Assaulted PSEG Worker, Then Kicked Hospital Wall, Cops Say Lynbrook Man Assaulted PSEG Worker, Then Kicked Hospital Wall, Cops Say
Lynbrook Man Assaulted Pseg Worker, Then Kicked Hospital Wall, Cops Say A Long Island man was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a PSEG worker, then caused damage to a hospital wall while in custody, Nassau County Police said. The incident happened on Saturday, July 19, at 11:03 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue near Marina Pointe Drive in East Rockaway, detectives from the Fourth Squad said in an arrest report. According to police, the victim, a 61-year-old male PSEG employee working as an Environmental Engineer, was on site investigating hazardous materials when he was approached by a man later identified as John A. Spears, 33, of Lynbrook. “A verbal argument ensue…