Great Neck Plaza
Steppingstone Park came alive on Sunday as the Great Neck Park District welcomed an estimated 6,000-plus visitors throughout the afternoon and evening for its Harvest Festival and Family Fireworks Celebration, bringing together families, friends, and neighbors for one of the community’s most memorable celebrations of the season. This year’s festivities held special significance as the spectacular fireworks display commemorated the Great Neck Park District’s 110th anniversary, marking more than a century of service, recreation, and community connection.
Three New York nursing homes have ranked among the best in the nation, according to Newsweek's annual rankings. NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur Skilled Nursing Facility topped the list in the large-facility category, while two other New York facilities ranked first in their respective size categories in America's Best Nursing Homes 2027 . The list features 1,325 nursing homes nationwide and is intended to help older adults and their families evaluate long-term care options, according to Newsweek . The publication said it selected facilities based on performance data, recommendations from medical professionals, accreditations and resident satisfaction. Here are the New York facilities that ranked first in the large, mid-sized and small categories. NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur Skilled Nursing Facility NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur Skilled Nursing Facility , on Madison Street on Manhattan's Lower East Side, topped the large-facility category, which includes nursing homes with more than 150 beds, according to Newsweek. The facility offers long-term care, short-term rehabilitation, hospice care and palliative care, according to its website. It has 295 certified beds and accepts Medicare and Medicaid. The facility is part of NYC Health + Hospitals, which describes itself as the nation's largest municipal health care system, according to its website
Central New York's famous Christmas tree is on its way to NYC, but not before a little roadside adventure.
A blue wave crashed onto Long Island's shores the evening of Nov. 3. From the state level to local officials, democrats won key races this election season.
Few Brooklyn neighborhoods can tell their history through as many different kinds of famous people as Flatbush. Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond walked the halls of Erasmus Hall High School before either became a recording star. A future Supreme Court justice grew up in a Brooklyn household that prized education. An illustrator who would help invent modern television cartoons, an Oscar-winning actress, and a writer whose childhood experiences became material for his novels all have stories tied to the neighborhood. Even the list of names associated with Flatbush’s later hip-hop culture would fill an article of its own.
(The Center Square) — A New York appeals court has struck down Nassau County's ban on athletes born male competing in girls' and women's sports. The ruling by the New York Appellate Division, Second Department, declared the Long Island county's law that bars transgender women and girls from participating in women’s sports at county-run facilities is illegal because it violates the state's Human Rights Law and Civil Rights Law prohibiting efforts to restrict access to places of public accommodation "based on a person’s gender identity or expression, including whether the person identifies as transgender.” "Although a local government is constitutionally empowered to enact local laws relating to the welfare of its citizens through its police power, it is prohibited from exercising that power through the adoption of local laws that are inconsistent with the New York State Constitution or any general law of the state," the panel of judges wrote in the three-page ruling. The decision, which is expected to be appealed, stems from a lawsuit filed by the New York chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which claimed the restrictions signed into a law in 2024 by Nassau County Chief Executive Bruce Blakeman in July violated the state's
Nassau County homeowners who are 65 or older must have a senior citizens’ exemption application in the county assessor’s hands by Jan. 4, 2027, to cut their taxes on the 2027-28 roll. The income ceiling for the exemption is $58,399, up $20,000 from $38,399. Owners at the bottom of the income scale can take 65% […] The post Nassau County seniors face a Jan. 4, 2027 filing date as North Hempstead lifts its senior exemption income limit to $58,399 appeared first on The Money Overview .
New York City veterans and unremarried surviving spouses have until March 15, 2027, to file for the property tax exemption that leaves eligible homeowners paying only the public school tax. Applications received by that date start saving money on the July 1, 2027, tax bill. Gold Star parents, whose child died in the line of […] The post New York City veterans and unremarried surviving spouses must file by March 15 for the exemption that leaves them paying only school property tax appeared first on The Money Overview .
After generating a $15 million budget surplus just last year and saving $30 million in reserves, Nassau County is on track for a fifth consecutive budget surplus due to the combination of strong economic conditions and superior financial management. Despite rising economic uncertainty being seen throughout the U.S., county officials...
A long-awaited assisted living development in Oceanside is moving forward after receiving preliminary approval for financial incentives from the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency, bringing new life to a project that stalled several years ago amid rising construction costs. Silver Fox of Oceanside NY LLC, an affiliate of McLean, Va.-based...
New York’s youngest movers have a surprising favorite escape, and it isn’t Jersey City, Philly or Austin. According to U-Haul’s latest migration report , the top destination for Gen Zers leaving the New York City area is Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, the region that’s home to Allentown, Easton and Bethlehem, better known as “Christmas City USA.” What U-Haul found For its 2026 Midyear Migration Trends report, U-Haul analyzed one-way truck rentals from July 2025 through June 2026 and sorted them by generation, to see where people at different stages of life are actually moving. For New York City’s Gen Z renters, the top five net-gain destinations were: Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (the Lehigh Valley) Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania Toronto Houston Los Angeles The Lehigh Valley isn’t just a Gen Z thing, either. It also ranked No. 3 for the city’s Millennials . And the valley really is getting younger. Its population of 18- to 34-year-olds grew by nearly 9,000 between 2020 and 2024 , putting both Lehigh and Northampton counties in the top 10% of U.S. counties for young-adult growth, according to the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation . “The growing and talented population, particularly that of young people, is the secret sauce,” LVEDC CEO Don
WILLIAMSBURG, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A waiting list for an affordable housing lottery in Williamsburg offering studio apartments for purchase is now open. The properties are listed on the NYC Housing Connect website, an online portal where people can find and apply for affordable housing opportunities in New York City The Lindsay Park Housing Cooperative, part of the […]
The only Republican on the Westchester County Board of Legislators is refusing to concede his reelection race after trailing by just 260 votes, claiming the election was stolen following widespread voting machine failures. James Nolan, who represents portions of Yonkers, Bronxville, and Eastchester,…
Trinkets and merch for sale at City Hall Park. Street vending enforcement has increased sharply this year compared to 2025. [ more › ]
Construction workers renovating a Manhattan garden near a church on Thursday unearthed skeletal remains at a former centuries-old cemetery, according to authorities and sources. The hardhats stumbled upon the bones while excavating a garden area near St. John’s Lutheran Church on Christopher Street and Seventh Avenue in the West Village around 11 a.m., according to the NYPD and law enforcement sources. Boyfriend accused of gunning down missing NYC mom, dumping body in shallow grave Construction workers stumbled upon skeletal remains while excavating a garden area near St. John’s Lutheran Church on Nov. 5, 2026. Credit: Facebook The garden sits on the site of a former cemetery from the mid-1800’s, and investigators are probing whether the bones were left behind from a burial plot. Anna Kapustina – stock.adobe.com Missing mom whose rotting body was found in shallow grave on NYC beach was shot repeatedly, may have known killer: cops, sources Police arrived and found the skeletal remains — including a spinal cord and half a skull — under a layer of brick five feet below the ground, cops and the Daily News reported. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER The garden sits on the site of a
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Interested in making extra money this winter? New York City is hiring emergency snow shovelers with pay starting at $30 an hour. Pay increases to $45 an hour after the first 40 hours worked in a week. There are added perks for registering before Nov. 30, including eligibility for a […]
The 2026 honoree is Robert Hanan, a Vietnam War combat veteran. I was introduced to Bob, and found him to be a humble, pleasant gentleman. He is so grateful for this honor. Joining him at the ceremony will be his wife of 57 years, Andrea, along with their son, Dean, daughter-in-law, Christina, and two grandchildren, ages 13 and 11.
Nearly a year into his administration, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has not shared a vision for addressing many of the pressing challenges facing the New York City school system. One of the most urgent is the small schools crisis, driven by years of declining enrollment. It’s a crisis that past administrations have allowed to fester — […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman unloaded on outgoing Rep. Elise Stefanik Thursday – one day after the upstate congresswoman called his failed gubernatorial campaign “low energy.” Blakeman tore into his fellow Republican Party member for not doing more to help GOP candidates win and called her career lackluster in the aftermath of his Election Day drubbing at the hands of incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. “Elise Stefanik is a selfish, do nothing politician that didn’t lift a finger to help Republican candidates in New York this year,” Blakeman wrote on X. Failed NY GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is firing back at Elise Stefanik after the outgoing congresswoman criticized his campaign. Dennis A. Clark for NY Post “She had one moment of glory in what was otherwise an unremarkable career,” he added without elaborating. Stefanik then fired off a subtle burn back at her almost-primary opponent Blakeman by noting she had never lost an election. “I know feelings are raw in the aftermath of Tuesday’s result so I will cut some slack because while I don’t know from experience, as I have never lost any of my seven elections, I know that this is a tough loss in NY and I
