11+ mon, 3+ week ago (281+ words) Drivers are now being charged tolls for entering Manhattan below 60th Street. Spend less and visit these Manhattan rooftop bars after New Year's Eve offering stunning views of the city." When is my retirement age for full benefits?"Can I receive them earlier? Test your knowledge with Stan Newman's crossword. Play Mahjongg, everyone's favorite classic tile-matching game. Match tiles, clear the board and exercise your mind with Newsday. Cartoons by Matt Davies Large-scale energy systems are safer than e-bike lithium-ion batteries. Santos' lawyers requested the delay on the grounds that Santos needs more time to "generate sufficient funds" in order to pay the judgment and cited a delay in the launch of his podcast." Jimmy Carter's long public goodbye began in Georgia, where the 39th U.S. president's life started more than 100 years ago. Enter Newsday contests and sweepstakes to win cash prizes, VIP…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago (317+ words) Potentially dangerous wind gusts of up to 55 mph'are expected across Long Island on the first days of 2025. National Weather Service meteorologists issued an advisory from 3 p.m. Wednesday to 10 p.m. Thursday, warning residents to secure outdoor objects and prepare for fallen tree branches'and isolated power outages. They also warned drivers, especially those in high-profile vehicles, to take extra caution. New Year's Day brings'a 20% chance of showers, the Weather Service said, with a high temperature near 50 degrees that will feel cooler by nightfall " between 25 and 30 " because of the wind. The cause of the high winds, and the reason for their unusual duration, is a faceoff between a low-pressure system that moved north through the region toward Massachusetts Wednesday night and a high pressure system now in place over much of the southeast United States, said Matthew Wunsch, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (434+ words) Heatherwood Communities LLC, a Commack-based developer, has sued the Town of Hempstead in federal court over its battle to build housing on a site in Inwood. Credit: Jeff Bachner In what could be a precedent-setting case with far-reaching implications for housing development and municipal zoning, Heatherwood Communities, a Commack-based developer, has sued the Town of Hempstead in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over its battle to build housing in Inwood. But Heatherwood never came close to being able to break ground. Town officials first instituted a moratorium on the zoning in 2022, which they subsequently renewed. By 2024, the town board repealed it altogether. Originally, they were going to grandfather in existing proposals like Heatherwood's, but ultimately chose not to do that, either. Heatherwood, which has built thousands of units across Long Island and New York City, fought…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago (633+ words) Newsday headquarters in Melville. The media company is challenging'Nassau County's decision to revoke its designation as the county's official newspaper in a lawsuit citing First Amendment concerns. Credit: Chris Ware Newsday intends to file a lawsuit against Nassau County government for allegedly violating the media company's First Amendment rights by removing its designation as the county's official newspaper. The news organization alleges that stripping Newsday of its county newspaper status was in retaliation for Newsday publishing news and editorials that county officials considered unfavorable, according to a notice of claim and complaint made public on Tuesday. Newsday also requests that the December designation of the New York Post as the county's official newspaper be struck down because the legislature did not publicize the text of the resolution before voting, which is a violation of the state Open Meetings Act, the…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago (545+ words) In the 1970s, Chet Doboe ran an advertisement for his Long Island drum school in a local newspaper. Vietnam veteran Jack Stein called for lessons. Five decades later, Doboe calls Stein "my hero" as the pair partner to organize an annual fundraiser that draws drummers from across state and country lines. The drumming exhibition, Drumming for Veterans, is in its seventh year. This year's event, held Saturday at Levittown Hall in Hicksville, featured dozens of performers from several states and Canada. Donations benefit area Veterans Affairs hospitals. "We're not one of the big charities for veterans, but we're doing something," Doboe said. "It's not the grandest thing; it's not like we're building houses for veterans or anything like that, but we're doing meaningful things on a one-to-one basis." The event catalyzes'a year of work for Stein, who visits the Northport and…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago (161+ words) Nassau County Comptroller - Wink, 58, of Mineola, is a registered Democrat and is running on the Democratic Party line in the general election - He is serving as counsel to the Minority Democratic caucus of the Nassau County Legislature. Wink has been town clerk for North Hempstead Town, a former Nassau County legislator and a former North Hempstead Town councilmember. - Wink received a bachelor's degree in political science from Hofstra University in Hempstead and a law degree from St. John's University Law School. - Wink vows to work to fix Nassau's property assessment system, which costs Nassau homeowners tens of millions of dollars annually, he said. - He said he will be an "independent voice" and launch thorough audits of Nassau's government agencies and ensure public money is being spent wisely. - Wink said he will work to get the county's outside contracts under control…...

5+ mon, 6+ hour ago (183+ words) Check out Brookville restaurants, events, weather, high school sports and more Nassau County news. Spending a day out doesn't have to mean spending money. From live music and outdoor movies to nature walks and splash parks, free fun is never far away. Madison Theatre's 20-piece Swingtime Big Band will perform music by George and Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Richard Rodgers, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, Lena Horne, Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr., register Live jazz performances on 4 indoor and outdoor stages, artisans and vendors, food trucks, children's activities and more, gates open at noon, register starting April 24 Tilles Center for the Performing Arts All events: $100, $75 ages 18 and younger; daytime pass (1-7 p.m.): $55, $15 ages 10-18; evening only: $35 Stand-up comedy featuring Peaches Rodriguez, Marla Schultz, Kendra Cunningham and Meghan…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) In addition to free AMH testing, attendees will receive a discount for a future consultation with one of our GENESIS specialists. Reserve ... Check out Hewlett restaurants, events, weather, high school sports and more Nassau County news. The multiplex, which is closing Monday, is the latest in a string of shuttered theaters. Mary Dono will lead a discussion of the novel "The God of the Woods" by Liz Moore, held in-person and on Zoom (meeting ID is 870 8616 3576, passcode is 129436) Watch a short video on international cooperation on climate change, then take part in a moderated discussion, register by email ([email protected]) Mary Dono will discuss the life and artwork of modernist Marc Chagall, Zoom meeting ID is 889 3489 8251, passcode is 763847 Carter was considered one of the best overall players in this class. Dart was the second off the board after Cam Ward went…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago (403+ words) ATHENS, Greece " Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets in 110 cities Sunday, including 13 locations abroad, to demand justice for the 57 victims of the country's deadliest rail disaster in 2023. The largest marches, with about 30,000 taking part in each, took place in Greece's two largest cities, Athens and Thessaloniki. They were mostly peaceful, although in each city, small groups of people attacked police forces with rocks and flares. Police responded with tear gas and flash-bang grenades. The clashes only lasted a few minutes. In London, about 500 people demonstrated outside the Greek Embassy in the Holland Park neighborhood. More protests were staged in Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Helsinki, London, Nicosia, Reykjavik and Valetta, Malta. The protesters, called to demonstrate by victims' relatives, held placards and chanted "I have no oxygen," a phrase reportedly uttered by a victim, still alive, who called…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) British scientists Dr. E.T.S. Walton, left, and Dr. F.D. Cockroft, right, stand with Lord Rutherford outside the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge, May 2, 1932. Credit: AP/Len Puttnam WELLINGTON, New Zealand " Among other false and misleading claims in U.S. President Donald Trump's inauguration addresses on Tuesday, his declaration that Americans "split the atom" prompted vexed social media posts by New Zealanders, who said the achievement belonged to a pioneering scientist revered in his homeland. Ernest Rutherford, a Nobel Prize winner known as the father of nuclear physics, is regarded by many as the first to knowingly split the atom by artificially inducing a nuclear reaction in 1917 while he worked at a university in Manchester in the United Kingdom. The achievement is also credited to English scientist John Douglas Cockroft and Ireland's Ernest Walton, researchers in 1932 at a British laboratory developed by Rutherford. It is not…...