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MTA adding LIRR service for Islanders playoff games at UBS Arena
The MTA said it will be adding additional Long Island Rail Road service for the New York Islanders home playoff games at UBS Arena Thursday and Saturday. Going to the game, the LIRR will add the Elmont-UBS Arena stop to three trains (1584, 1586, 1676) that do not normally stop there. Twenty-nine other trains are already scheduled to stop at Elmont on their normal routes on the Ronkonkoma, Hempstead and Port Jefferson branches.
Rolling into Miami for the F1 Grand Prix? Where to eat, stay and party
In its third year, the outrageous glitz of the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix has only grown. For hardcore Formula fans, the sprint race run prior to the main event — a first for Miami and only one of six on this year’s F1 calendar — is a source of added excitement. But for those more interested in the revved up atmosphere than the standings of the Constructors Championship, Magic City is preparing for its best showing yet, on and off the track. Here’s a look at the best new everything to see and do in the brightest and brashest...
Prep lax can’t shake Xaverian, but still gets the win
Steve KrauseDANVERS — It seems as if no matter when St. John’s Prep and Xaverian play, in any sport, it’s never an easy game for either team. That was the case again Thursday. The boys lacrosse game began as if the 7-0 Eagles would run the Hawks right off Glatz Field. But by the time the […] The post Prep lax can’t shake Xaverian, but still gets the win appeared first on Itemlive.
An attempt to roll back protections for trans students in sports angers NYC students and families
Rebeca moved to New York City a year ago to protect her daughter, now 8, from increasingly trans-restrictive laws in Florida.So it came as a shock when she received a 7 a.m. text from a parent at her children’s school on March 21. A Manhattan parent-led advisory board had voted 8-3 the night before calling on the Department of Education to revisit guidelines on trans girls’ sports participation.Rebeca — who asked that we use only her first name and a pseudonym, Sophie, for her daughter, who is transgender — had thought of herself as a political refugee from a state...
East Meadow, Salisbury residents address concerns regarding Cricket World Cup
As Nassau County prepares for the International Cricket Council T20 Cricket World Cup this June, East Meadow and Salisbury residents have expressed concerns. A stadium that will seat 34,000 fans is under construction in Eisenhower Park, a centerpiece in both communities. The Council of East Meadow Community Organizations invited County...
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