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Stories From Main Street: Floral Park, Queens
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – It’s harvest time in New York City. LISTEN: WCBS 880’s Sean Adams reports “It’s amazing that you’re on a farm with crops and livestock and pumpkin patches,” Queens County Farm...
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Snow Removal Border War Between Queens, Nassau
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBS 2) — One side of the street is a snowy mess, but the other is lean and clear. Why the difference? That was the situation on Wednesday in Nassau County’s Floral Park and Little...
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Elderly Advised To Take It Easy This Snowstorm
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBS 2) — The wintry weather makes things difficult for everyone, not just commuters. Doctors and hospitals have to be especially prepared for any emergency they may encounter,...
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Cops: Andrew Burrous, 9, Struck And Killed In Floral Park By Teen Getting...
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A 9-year-old boy, riding his bicycle on a sidewalk in Floral Park, was struck and killed Thursday by an out-of-control SUV operated by a teenager getting a driving...
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Andrew Burrous, L.I. Boy Struck, Killed By Student Driver, Laid To Rest
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Hundreds of mourners, including teary eyed Cub Scouts, remembered a 9-year-old Long Island boy who was struck on his bicycle by a teenager learning to drive. Andrew...
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Boil Water Advisory Issued For Parts Of Nassau County
LONG ISLAND (WCBS 880) — Health officials in Nassau County are warning residents to boil water before using after the dangerous bacteria E-coli was found in the water supply. LISTEN: WCBS 880’s Long...
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Some Queens Residents Call On City To Spray For West Nile Virus
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Residents of eastern Queens are calling on the city to take a more active role in combating West Nile Virus in their neighborhoods. “We feel like we’ve been left out of the...
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Boy Wounded In Iraq Car Bombing Formally Adopted By Uncle On L.I.
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A 5-year-old boy was not expected to survive his injuries from a roadside bomb in Iraq as an infant, but now, he is very much alive and has been formally adopted by his...
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Police: Unlicensed Tow Truck Driver Put Up Own Signs, Towed Cars
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — An unlicensed tow truck driver stood accused this weekend of illegally towing cars on Long Island. As WCBS 880’s Sophia Hall reported, police said Christopher Capurso,...
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Police: Tow Truck Driver Held Legally Parked Cars Hostage
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — A tow truck driver is facing criminal charges in connection with allegations that he towed vehicles that were legally parked, forcing victims to pay hundreds of dollars to get...
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4 Dead After Carbon Monoxide Incident In Queens
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A couple in their 80s and another man and woman were killed in a carbon monoxide incident in Floral Park, Queens Friday afternoon. The incident began at around 3:15 p.m. in a...
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Investigators: Running Car In Garage Caused Fatal Carbon Monoxide Poisoning...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An NYPD sergeant who went to check on his elderly parents in Floral Park, Queens made a tragic discovery Friday. The couple, along with a tenant and a person visiting, were...
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Intruder Caught On Surveillance Video Inside Long Island Elementary School
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Surveillance video has surfaced of an adult stranger entering a Long Island elementary school, and parents and teachers hope he will soon be caught. As CBS2’s Jennifer...
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Police Searching For ‘Dangerous’ Carjacker On Long Island
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Police on Long Island are seeking help from the public in tracking down a carjacker they say is “armed and dangerous.” Around 7:30 p.m. Sunday in Valley Stream, a...
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Protesters Rally Against Planned Video Gaming Parlor At Belmont Park
ELMONT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Protesters gathered Saturday to rally against a plan to build a new video gaming parlor at Belmont Park. Chanting “We say no casino,” demonstrators went on a mile-long march...
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LIRR Third Track Plan Leaves Floral Park Mayor Worried About Pool Complex
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Plans to add a third track to the Long Island Rail Road in Floral Park have left the mayor worried about the consequences for a new pool complex. As WCBS 880’s Sophia...
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Family Grateful For Outreach After Fire Guts Floral Park Home
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A family from Long Island was burned out of their home for Thanksgiving, but they were thankful for all the help they received. As CBS2’s Ali Bauman reported, the...
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Flurries Fall Saturday, Just Days After Record-Warm Temperatures
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — From short sleeves Thursday to sweaters and coats Saturday, winter in the Northeast always keeps you guessing. The ever-changing temperatures have been giving everyone a case of...
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L.I. Mayors Upset Over Study On Planned LIRR Third Track
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Mayors in three communities that would be affected by the Long Island rail Road third track have released their own study of the project. “We feel this is going to be...
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Floral Park Residents Say There’s No Space At Pool For New Hyde Parkers
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The summer swimming season has arrived, but there is already trouble in the water on Long Island. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, some taxpayer are unhappy they...
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CBS2 Exclusive: Floral Park Residents Complain About Teens Congregating In...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Long Island residents say a teen hangout in Floral Park has gotten so dangerous, they’re afraid to leave their homes. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, there have already...
View Article‘It’s Disgraceful:’ Floral Park Residents Say LIRR Platform Is In Disrepair
FLORAL PARK (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island Rail Road platform is run down with holes, cracks and chunks of concrete all over the place. CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan demanded answers from the agency’s...
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Local Businesses Fret As LIRR Starts Construction On Third Track Project
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The Long Island Rail Road has started the massive project of building a third track in Nassau County between Floral Park and Hicksville. Some businesses along the ten...
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NYPD Searching For Red Car Seen Leaving Scene After College Student Left To...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A 19-year-old college student was shot and left on the street to die Wednesday in Queens. Now, police are trying to track down a car that was caught on camera leaving the scene....
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Exclusive: Floral Park Neighborhood Left Stunned By Shooting Death Of...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A quiet Queens neighborhood is still reeling after the shocking discovery Wednesday of a teenager who was left to die in the street. On Thursday, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff spoke...
View ArticleLong Island High School Security Guard Accused Of Repeatedly Sexually...
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A high school security guard on Long Island is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager. Twenty-two-year-old Daniel Valenzuela, of Elmont, was...
View ArticlePolice Say Long Island Man Scammed Almost $10,000 From Elderly Woman
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police say a 77-year-old Queens woman was tricked out of nearly $10,000 by an alleged scammer who got caught going back for more than double the original amount by playing off...
View ArticleCoronavirus Update: 95-Year-Old Former Seamstress Sewing Masks To Help Save...
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Volunteers of all ages are stepping up to help meet the needs of essential workers during the coronavirus outbreak. CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff has the story of one such...
View ArticleNY Jets Linebacker C.J. Mosley Calls Class of 2020’s Spoiled Graduation Year...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New York Jets linebacker C.J. Mosley had a special video message to all the graduating students at Floral Park High School in Long Island, congratulating them and empathizing...
View ArticleAltice Called Out For ‘Wholly Inadequate’ Storm Response After Some Customers...
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — New York state has warned Altice — the company that provides cable, internet and phone service to 2 million local Optimum customers — that its storm response was...
View ArticleRestaurants Among 5 Businesses Badly Damaged By Fire In Floral Park
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The arson bomb squad is investigating an early Sunday morning fire that wiped out a string of mom and pop stores on Long Island. Investigators said the fire started in...
View ArticleCommunity Members Band Together To Help Business Owners Impacted By...
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The day after a devastating fire ripped through a row of stores on Long Island the neighborhood started coming together. Residents and business owners were...
View Article‘Covert Avenue Strong’; Shop Owners Lend A Hand To Neighboring Businesses...
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The snow is making things even tougher for local downtowns, where businesses are already struggling due to pandemic restrictions. But merchants in Floral Park are...
View ArticleLight In The COVID Darkness: 88-Year-Old Becomes Talk Of Her Town For...
FLORAL PARK. N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — An 88-year-old Long Island woman hasn’t left her house since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but that’s not stopping her from spreading joy. Her love of playing...
View ArticleRivers Cafe USA: Family-Run Coffee Shop In Floral Park Spans Generations,...
FLORAL PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Dalila Abigail Rivera knows nearly all there is to know about the beans at Rivers Cafe USA. “We can tell you exactly what harvest it is, when was it roasted,” she said....
View ArticlePassenger Killed, Driver Airlifted To Hospital In East Farmingdale Crash
EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A man has died, another is in critical condition and three more are hurt from a crash in East Farmingdale early Sunday morning. It happened when a driver exiting...
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