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This No-Frills Queens Pizzeria Has Locals Crossing Boroughs For One More Thin-Crust Pie

Some New Yorkers will ride the train, sit in traffic, or drive in from Long Island for a pizza they could easily replace with something closer to home. They just refuse to. In a quiet corner of Forest Hills, Queens, there is a small pizzeria where the crust is thin, the menu is short, and nobody seems to want it any other way. You will not find a slice counter, a flashy sign, or a long list of trendy extras.

Queens, NY · 1d

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New York Man Found Dead Inside Duffel Bag On Sidewalk Identified As 24-Year-Old Joseph Owusu (VIDEO)

A New York man who was found dead inside a duffel bag in Brooklyn has been identified as 24-year-old Joseph Owusu. Owusu was found on the sidewalk on Friday, October 30, and surveillance video captured two suspects discarding the bag. New York Man Found Dead In Duffel Bag Identified. The...

Brooklyn, NY · 1d

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Shopper Says Man Mimed Rifle Fire, Screamed “Heil Hitler” Inside Inwood Bingo Store

A man inside the Bingo supermarket in Inwood allegedly mimed firing a rifle at customers while screaming antisemitic threats Sunday morning, leaving shoppers shaken before he ran out the door and vanished. Nassau County police are still searching for him. According to 5 Towns Central, a shopper who witnessed the...

Nassau County, NY · 1d

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Bronx Woman, 64, Shoved Off MTA Bus on Webster Avenue, Robbed of Wallet

A 64-year-old woman riding an MTA bus in the Bronx was shoved off the vehicle and robbed of her wallet during a dispute that turned physical in front of 1275 Webster Avenue, according to an NYPD Crime Stoppers wanted notice. The incident happened at approximately 2 p.m. on September 14, within the confines of the 44th Precinct.

Bronx, NY · 14h

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NYC handgun owners secure partial win in challenge to licensing laws

MANHATTAN (CN) — Three handgun buyers persuaded the Second Circuit to reinstate some of their claims against New York City in a Tuesday ruling, reviving their challenge to city and state gun licensing requirements, including limits on how many guns a person can own or carry and the 90-day waiting period between gun purchases.

New York, NY · 5h

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Columbia coach Megan Griffith returns from suspension for big game vs. Michigan

Without head coach Megan Griffith on the sidelines for its first three games of the season, the Columbia women’s basketball team didn’t just survive — it thrived. The Lions went 3-0 against Davidson, Rhode Island and Belmont, a trio of squads that ranked in the top 110 of NET last year, a metric the NCAA uses to sort teams. Columbia won those games by an average margin of 13.3 points with associate coach Tyler Cordell making the in-game decisions and adjustments. “Yeah, she should just take my job,” Griffith said with a laugh during a Zoom call with reporters. “What I loved about it was how she just jumped right into it. I think Ty really understood the game planning aspect from my standpoint and how I think about it, and she put her spin on it. Which for her, that is so easy because she built the program with me.” Griffith is now back on the sidelines for Columbia following a three-game suspension , returning to the lead chair on the bench for perhaps the toughest stretch of the Lions’ schedule. On Thursday, Nov. 12, they’ll host No. 2 Michigan at Levien Gymnasium in New York City, travel to

New York, NY · 5h

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Loaded Gun Discovered In West Hempstead High Student’s Backpack, Police Say

A Long Island high school student hid a gun in his school backpack and is now facing a felony weapons charge, police said. The 15-year-old West Hempstead High student got into a fight with a Hempstead High student last week, the Nassau County Police Department said Tuesday, Nov. 10. After West Hempst…

West Hempstead, NY · 12h

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Westbury man indicted for high-speed DWI crash on Meadowbrook State Parkway

A Nassau County grand jury has indicted a Westbury man for allegedly causing a high-speed crash on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in May that threw a passenger out of the back window of the victim vehicle, causing life-threatening injuries, Nassau County prosecutors said. Deondre Clark pleaded not guilty Friday at...

Westbury, NY · 1d

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Restaurant owner began illegal construction on ‘paper street’ after village issued building permit in error

The Village of Westbury renewed the cabaret license for Italian restaurant Cena 081 following some tense exchanges between the village board and the eatery’s owners over a request for a building permit. The back-and-froth came during the village’s Nov. 5 board meeting following a continuation of a public hearing...

Westbury, NY · 14h

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Long Island Rail Road President Rob Free announces retirement

Long Island Rail Road President Rob Free will retire Nov. 20 after 34 years with the railroad, having overseen record on-time performance, increased ridership and the first years of service to Grand Central Madison.

New York, NY · 1d

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Real estate fraudster who cheated poor 83-year-old woman out of NYC brownstone learns his fate

A sleazy real-estate scammer who swiped two pricey Manhattan brownstones from their owners — including an 83-year-old woman — landed up to 21 years in the slammer Tuesday. Heartless property thief Joseph Makhani, 63, was convicted by a jury at trial over the summer for swindling his way into owning a pair of Harlem properties valued together at around $5 million. The case, which was brought forward by the state Attorney General’s Office, included testimony from Veronica Palmer, the elderly Harlem property owner who was booted out of her brownstone, which she purchased in 1985, because of Makhani’s scam. Convicted fraudster Joseph Makhani appears at his sentencing in Manhattan Supreme Court on Tuesday. William Farrington for The NY Post Veronica Palmer was scammed out of her home. Steven Hirsch for NY Post Phony POW hero bilked Long Island veterans group out of $81K to pay for Amazon: DA Palmer, a former corrections officer who ended up living at a Brownsville homeless shelter, never wanted to sell her property at 107 W. 118th St., even though it had fallen into disrepair, prosecutors said. But Makhani took possession of the home by falsifying documents and then used the property to get his

New York, NY · 6h

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Koyu in Roslyn opens to full counter and an intimate taste of Japan

If Japan is still on your bucket list, there is no better introduction to its cuisine than Koyu in Roslyn. Koyu is an intimate 12-seat subterranean omakase counter experience featuring at least 18-courses that showcase fish flown in directly from Japan, as well as locally sourced and premium ingredients. Koyu,...

Roslyn, NY · 1d

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Raise the Age adds chaos to juvenile detention — and to NYC’s streets

“You go to the park to sit there and play with your friends, not to get shot.” That was 14-year-old Miral Alamouri talking to The Post about her little sister Maya, age 12, who was caught in the crossfire of a gang shootout in The Bronx last month. One of the suspects, we learned last week , is 13. Violent crimes among juveniles in New York are rising fast. And thanks to the entirely foreseeable overcrowding of the city’s juvenile detention facilities, they’re about to get much worse. New York’s “Raise the Age” law, phased in during 2019, has coincided with a significant increase in juvenile crime . Compare the stats from 2020 to those of 2025: The number of juvenile rape victims went from 434 to 571, while felony assaults on kids went from 1,297 to 2,610, and robbery went from 924 to 1,570. Youth arrests have also risen substantially — for murder from 32 to 42, for instance — despite a drop in the youth population. But while their violent offenses have continued to go up , our capacity for keeping these offenders off the streets and rehabilitating them has fallen. Raise the Age forced all the 16-

New York, NY · 1d

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New York train station pizzeria closes after 35 years

New York’s restaurant map has changed again after a year of beloved local closures. Francesca’s Pizzeria & Restaurant in Great Neck closed on September 13 after 35 years of pizza,…

Great Neck, NY · 16h

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1 in 3 NYC Home Transfers to Companies Shows Deed Theft Warning Signs

New study finds a decade-high share of NYC home transfers have ownership discrepancies, days after a Queens man was convicted of deed theft.

New York, NY · 9h

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This $4.9 million new-construction Old Westbury home sits on two acres with a pool and elevator

This all-brick, five-bedroom home was completed in 2025 and sits at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, with a primary suite balcony, a three-car garage with a dog wash, and a pool and spa.

Old Westbury, NY · 12h

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A 24-year-old chef lowered $25 steak dinners from his Brooklyn apartment window by pulley, then one person reportedly kept filing 311 complaints

Some Guy’s House, a Brooklyn steak pop-up that lowered dinners from an apartment window, has shut down after only about two weeks, following a string of complaints to the city. Chef Chianli Hang, 24, ran the pop-up, and its website now says it is “no longer operating” and that all current and upcoming orders are being refunded, as reported by Dexerto . Hang’s landlord reportedly told him that one person had filed multiple complaints with New York City’s 311 system. Six complaints were reportedly filed about the pop-up, and two of them led to written warnings from the city’s Department of Health being sent to the landlord. “We were really excited for the send-off. But then we got shut down,” Hang said. The group had planned to operate for one more week, fill around 100 pre-orders, and possibly throw a DJ-backed send-off party. However, the landlord reportedly worried the apartment might be functioning as a full-scale commercial kitchen. The pulley idea only lasted about two weeks Hang and five friends launched Some Guy’s House as a limited food experiment and social media project. Instead of a storefront, they used a homemade pulley system to lower steak dinners from their second-floor

Brooklyn, NY · 6h

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Port Washington Chamber names business person of the year

The Port Washington Chamber of Commerce honored local business owner and community volunteer Mathieu Lanfant as its 2026 Business Person of the Year during its annual fall networking event on Oct. 28 at Nino’s Beach. The event also included the installation of the chamber’s 2026-27 officers and directors. Former...

Port Washington, NY · 1d

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East Meadow blazes to second in county

While most high schoolers are thinking about their costumes for Halloween, that didn't apply to the athletes on Nassau County high school cross-country teams.    After both the East ...

East Meadow, NY · 13h

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Inwood man charged after antisemitic threats at Five Towns store

An Inwood man has been charged after police say he targeted a woman and her 7-year-old daughter with antisemitic threats inside a Five Towns store, then made shooting gestures toward other shoppers before fleeing.

Nassau County, NY · 1d