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Lido Beach birds traveled up to 68 miles for food, tracking project finds

A shortage of fish in local waters may have sent birds nesting at Lido Beach on lengthy searches for food this summer, according to Audubon New York. Researchers fitted 20 black skimmers with GPS transmitters and recorded journeys as far as 68 miles to New Jersey’s Gateway National Recreation Area.

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Seven Weeks Late, the Syosset Street Fair Takes Over Jackson Avenue on Sunday

The Syosset Street Fair was supposed to fill downtown Syosset on the last Sunday of September. Then a nor'easter rolled up the coast and took the whole weekend with it. The fair was not canceled. It was moved, all the way to November, and on Sunday, November 15, it finally happens: vendors, two music stages and a kids' zone on Jackson Avenue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Newtown Creek Alliance Receives $500,000 in State Funding

Newtown Creek Alliance has received $500,000 in operational funding from New York state Sens. Julia Salazar and Kristen Gonzalez to support its work restoring the waterway and engaging communities in Brooklyn and Queens. The senators announced the funding Nov. 9 in Brooklyn. The grant will support the alliance’s environmental education...

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Food Bazaar takes over Western Beef in West Hempstead, drawing mixed reactions

News of Food Bazaar’s acquisition of Western Beef has sparked mixed reactions and curiosity among West Hempstead residents, with shoppers discussing what the changes may mean for their community. Western Beef is a low-budget supermarket chain in the metropolitan area. As of June 2018, the chain owned and operated...

West Hempstead, NY · 7h

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