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New York State Trooper Surrenders to Face Charges for Falsely Reporting Shooting on Long Island
A NY trooper, Thomas Mascia, and his parents surrendered to face charges including false reporting and evidence tampering from an alleged fake shooting incident.
New Long Island vs. New York City high school football all-star game at Hofstra replaces Empire Challenge
The game replaces the Empire Challenge, an event that was organized, funded and run by the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which is dedicated to helping to find a cure for cystic fibrosis. The Empire Challenge was played for 24 years but was canceled in 2020 because of COVID and never resumed.
New York state trooper staged his own shooting on Long Island, prosecutors say
New York State Police Trooper Thomas Mascia, who claimed he was shot on Long Island, is now facing charges in the case.
Instead Of ‘The Big Apple,’ New York City Could Be Called ‘The Big Oyster.’ A New Art Installation In Times Square Explains Why
New York City was once the "Oyster Capital of the World." A new art installation explains how regrowing their populations could help the city.
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Long Island's last duck farm hit by bird flu. Nearly 10,000 killed to stem outbreak
Long Island was once a center of duck production ... including a number of high-end establishments in New York City, Corwin said. The key to its longevity has been the quality of its ducks ...
Former NYPD sergeant dies while surfing in frigid Long Island water
A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters on Sunday.
New high school football all-star game to pit New York City stars against Long Island's best
A new high school football all-star game is coming to New York state’s downstate area. Gregg Sarra of Newsday reported on Friday that the top high football players from New York City and Long Island will face off in the inaugural National Football Foundation All-Star Classic at 1 p.
New York City to get another new area code
The New York metro area will soon welcome a new area code. The Public Service Commission approved a petition on Thursday to add a new three-digit code to the area, as existing area codes and their seven-digit number combinations are predicted to be exhausted within three years.
State trooper turns himself in after Long Island parkway shooting: officials
A New York State trooper turned himself on Monday in following inconsistencies in his story about a shooting on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway, according to
New York state trooper surrenders to police and faces charges over account of being shot and wounded
The 27-year-old Mascia, who became a trooper in 2019, was suspended without pay in November after state police launched a criminal probe. Mascia claimed he was shot in the leg on Oct. 30 by the driver of a black sedan that had been parked on the left-hand shoulder of the Southern State Parkway, about a mile from his home.
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Safe Center Long Island scales back, lays off employees
The Safe Center of Long Island will continue to provide people with a 24/7 hotline after transferring some of its core services to its New York City partner,
New York State Trooper Thomas Mascia, shot last year on a parkway, charged with falsely reporting an incident, officials say
Thomas J. Mascia, 27, of West Hempstead, a state trooper since 2019, turned himself into the state police barracks in East Farmingdale early Monday morning, along with his parents.