Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Reminds Residents that There is Still Time to Protect Against Flu

Suffolk County Police arrested eight people for selling marijuana products, vapes and e-cigarettes to minors in the Second Precinct. In response to numerous community complaints, Second Precinct Crime Section officers along with Community Support Unit officers conducted an investigation into the sale of marijuana products, vapes and e-cigarettes during which 20 businesses were checked for compliance with the law.

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the City of Long Beach and the Village of Lindenhurst will each receive $4.5 million in funding as the Long Island region winners of the first round of NY Forward. Building on the momentum of the State's successful Downtown Revitalization Initiative, the $100 million NY Forward program adopts the same "Plan-then-Act" strategy as the DRI to support a more equitable downtown recovery for New York's smaller and rural communities. As part of NY Forward Round One, two to three awards will be made to smaller communities in each of the State's ten economic development regions to support development and implementation of a revitalization plan for their downtowns.

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the man who robbed a Central Islip. A man, armed with a handgun, robbed Vape Escape, located at 108 West Suffolk Ave., on December 17 at 9:30 p.m. The suspect fled eastbound on Suffolk Avenue in a waiting.

Suffolk County Police have arrested three men and seized their vehicles after they participated in an illegal car meet-up in Yaphank. Following an investigation by Fourth Precinct Crime Section, Community Support Unit and Anti-Crime Unit officers, Seventh Precinct Crime Section officers and an investigator from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, it was determined an illegal car meet-up was occurring at 53 Zorn Blvd. at approximately 11:40 p.m. on January 21.

Suffolk County Police today arrested three people in connection with burglaries at Dunkin and other commercial establishments that have occurred since December. A pair broke into Dunkin, located at 1105 Horseblock Road in Farmingville, stole cash and fled to a waiting vehicle at approximately 3:40 a.m. A short time later, detectives pulled over the vehicle and arrested the driver, Michael Gruber, and passengers Kristen Osmolia and Christopher Volpe. A further investigation by Major Case Unit detectives determined Gruber and Volpe were also responsible for the following burglaries during which money was stolen:

The Major Case Bureau reports the arrest of four individuals for multiple burglaries that occurred throughout Nassau County from November 26, 2022 through January 18, 2023. According to Burglary Pattern Team Detectives, the four defendants while acting in concert did respond to the victim’s residences in a silver-colored Chevrolet Equinox, went to the rear or side of the victim’s homes and forcefully entered.

The Fifth Squad reports the arrest for an Attempted Murder that occurred at 1:00am on Monday, December 19, 2022 in Lynbrook. According to Detectives, Defendant Vincent T. Lynch, 36, of 11112 156 th Street Jamaica and the male victim, 27, were passengers sitting inside a gray colored 2004 BMW sedan parked in front of 710 Merrick Road when a physical altercation ensued. During that altercation the Defendant pulled out a firearm and fired one shot striking the victim. Subsequent to the investigation, it was determined that the victim was driven to a local area hospital for treatment.

They call it traditional Greek cuisine meets modern concepts. A new Greek restaurant called Noema opened in Huntington. Executive Chef Nicholas Poulmentis is cooking up traditional cuisine from his native Greece as seen through his own culinary lens. Noema takes over the space that used to be 7 Gerard, which...

It’s a strange fusion of ramen and cajun boil but some who have visited the newly branded restaurant have been delighted while others are confused. The Cajun Crab Shack in Floral Park has rebranded to become Kinya Ramen Yakitori. The switch is more of an addition with ramen added to their cajun boils. The restaurant is under the same management according to someone who answered the phone there, who said they have just added ramen to the menu and they are not serving sushi yet.

Pierogibites & More, a Polish-Ukrainian restaurant opened in Bellmore recently serving up pierogies, kielbasa and, as the name suggests, more. Their pierogi dinner includes eight pieces of boiled or fried pierogi served with sour cream and caramelized onions ($13). Grilled kielbasa is a simple plate of two kielbasa served with caramelized onions and mustard ($7). They also have meat croquette, a fried breaded crepe filled with pork ($7). You can also get meat-stuffed cabbage served with tomato sauce ($7) and a cheese blintz sweetened with farmer’s cheese ($7).