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Today On Long Island, May 9th

Today on Long Island in 1949, Billy Joel was born! Technically, Joel wasn’t born on Long Island but The Bronx. But he quickly moved east and was raised in Hicksville. He was born to manufacturer, Karl Joel and Rosalind Nyman who divorced in 1960. He started piano lessons at an early age thanks to his father [...]

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Montauk’s Ruschmeyer’s Makes Conde Nast Traveler’s 2012 Hot List

With summer quickly approaching there is no better time than now to start planning your weekend getaways. Unfortunately, planning your perfect trip to paradise may seem overwhelming; there are too many options available. To help ease these summer struggles, Conde Nast’s Traveler has strung together a list of 121 hot new hotels of 2012. These [...]

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Craft Beer Week Kicks Off May 11

Craft Beer Week is almost here! This year, Craft Beer Week will kick off May 11 and continue through May 20. According to its website, the weeklong celebration “is a collaborative venture created to raise awareness of the thriving local craft beer culture and promote patronage at local establishments.” During the week dedicated to craft beer [...]

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Today On Long Island, May 8th

On May 8th,  the first of the great flights post ww1 was that of a Unites States Navy seaplane NC4.  It was a transatlantic flight that lasted 23 days over the Atlantic Ocean. Three NC 4s took off from Rockaway Long Island and set off to Plymouth England.  Only 1 of the 3 aircraft that [...]

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Today On Long Island, May 7th

May 7th in the late ’40s, Levittown would officially become the future. The story of Levittown begins with the Hempstead Plains, sixty thousand acres of flat, treeless grasslands that was once considered the largest prairie in the eastern United States. Fast forward to May 7, 1947, Levitt and Sons publicly announced their plan to build 2,000 [...]

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Today On Long Island, May 6th

This day on Long Island in 1977 Billy Joel would offer his fans a special preview of his hit song “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant.” On May 6th, a few days before its official release, Joel would premiere his hit song about a local Long Island Italian restaurant during a performance at Long Island University [...]

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Today On Long Island, May 5th

This day in 1902 the President of the Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad Company, Alexander Cassatt, came up with a plan to extend the railroad lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad into New York City and then create another extension that would connect the line to the Long Island Railroad. The station known as Penn [...]

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Winthrop-University Hospital’s Community Outreach Center In Mineola To Host Stroke Awareness Fair

Winthrop-University Hospital, a New York State-designated Stroke Center that has been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association for excellence in stroke care will be hosting a very special stroke awareness event this month. On Thursday, May 17, Winthrop-University Hospital’s Community Outreach Center in Mineola will host a Stroke Awareness Fair during [...]

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