Valley Stream, NY

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• Cops: One airlifted in Valley Stream crash

  victim of a morning rush-hour accident in Valley Stream was airlifted to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow with undisclosed injuries on Tuesday, Nassau County police said.The crash occurred at about 6:20 a.m. on Green Acres Road near the Toys   Read more »

• Diner owner's death shakes Greek community

  and released."I'm going to miss him," said Charlie Tsemplis, co-owner with "Tommy" Cheliotis of Concord Diner in Valley Stream. "We had a beautiful 33 years. We never had any problems."To honor his business partner, Tsemplis, 61, will close the diner on Monday,   Read more »

• Wanted: Theft of money; pizzeria burglary

  Nassau County Police Department are looking for a man wanted in connection with the theft of money from a store in Valley Stream. According to police, at 5:12 p.m. on May 27, the suspect was seen inside The Vitamin Shoppe at 672 W. Sunrise Hwy. He allegedly   Read more »

• Cops: Teen charged in string of Valley Stream break-ins

  York City were arrested Monday in Rosedale, Queens, and charged with a burglary that occurred a short time earlier in Valley Stream, police said.One of the men, Onyx Arroyo, 18, was linked to six other Valley Stream break-ins committed since May 31, Nassau   Read more »

• Two flee on LIRR after robbing man in Valley Stream

  his alleged accosters were selling candy.After the two agreed to buy a home projector, the victim drove them to the Valley Stream LIRR station. Instead of completing the transaction, they robbed him and fled on a westbound train at about 2:25 p.m., police   Read more »

Around the web

• New Flood Insurance Rates Leave Homeowners With Sticker Shock

  that their Long Island neighborhood has never flooded, FEMA has reclassified the area as a high-risk flood zone. Valley Stream resident Joseph Margolin, who reports seeing his flood-insurance rates soar from $400 per year to $3,400, told cable station News   from HousingWatch.com Read more »

• Small fire fills Green Acres Mall with smoke on Long Island

  VALLEY STREAM (WABC) -- Firefighters were on the scene of a small fire at the Green Acres Mall on Long Island Tuesday morning. The blaze spewed smoke through the mall, located in Valley Stream. It apparently began inside a wall at the mall just after 9:30   from WABC Read more »

• LIRR cancels/diverts 35 trains after East River Tunnel derailment

  AM is canceled. Customers will be accommodated by the 7:49 AM train from Far Rockaway to Penn, with stops added at Valley Stream, Rosedale, Laurelton, and Locust Manor. The 8:21 AM train from Far Rockaway due Penn at 9:17 AM will terminate at Jamaica. The   from WABC Read more »

• Hot Spots: Weekly Watch for May 27 through May 30

  from Wheeler Avenue and Rockaway Parkway through the Valley Stream Business District on Rockaway Avenue and down to Valley Stream Boulevard, ending at the Village Green. A ceremony will be held following the parade at the Veteran’s Memorial at Hicks Street   from LongIsland.com Read more »

• Dr. Robert Beckelman, Dentist in Valley Stream, NY Introduces One-Visit Smile Restorations with CEREC Technology

  CEREC machine has really transformed the way we do restorative dentistry at our office,” said Dr. Robert Beckelman of Valley Stream, NY. “Instead of having to visit our office two to three times for one restorative treatment, our patients can now just schedule   from PRWeb Read more »