By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball WriterJalen Brunson made more baskets than anyone else in the NBA this season when games were considered to be on the line.He delivered in the clutch. And a trophy is coming his way.Brunson, the New York Knicks’ star guard, won the NBA’s clutch player of the year award on Wednesday.…
(Nassau Police) The Third Squad reports the arrest of an East Garden City man for an incident that occurred on Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 1:50 pm in East Garden City. According to Detectives, Defendant Victor Divergilio, 83, of 223 Wheeler Avenue entered the parking lot of the Roosevelt Field Mall located at 630 Old…
Las Vegas Sands has decides not to pursue the development of a casino & resort at the Nassau Coliseum and it will not apply in June for one of the state’s three gaming licenses available for the downstate region. In a statement, the company says it believes that the Coliseum “is the best location” for…
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A woman and toddler whose remains were discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from the victims of Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach killings were identified Wednesday as a U.S. Army veteran from Alabama and her daughter.Tanya Denise Jackson, 26, of Mobile, had been living in Brooklyn with her 2-year-old…
The Nassau County Police Department will have a press conference Wednesday where they will be providing updated information on a 1997 homicide investigation of a victim known only as “Peaches.” The female victim is called that because of a tattoo she had. Officials have said that DNA links “Peaches” to a toddler who was found…
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin for an error in a 2017 editorial that she says damaged her reputation, a jury concluded Tuesday.The jury deliberated a little over two hours before reaching its verdict after lawyers for Palin and the newspaper delivered closing arguments at…
NEW YORK (AP) — George Santos is defending his recent social media tirade to a federal judge who will be sentencing the disgraced former New York congressman later this week on fraud charges.In a lengthy letter ahead of the Friday court date, Santos, 36, said he remains “profoundly sorry” for his crimes but protests that…
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey WriterLou Lamoriello is out as president and general manager of the New York Islanders, after the team said Tuesday the longtime NHL executive’s contract was not being renewed.Managing partner John Collins will lead a search to find the Islanders’ next GM.“The Islanders extend a heartfelt thank you to Lou Lamoriello…
NEW YORK (AP) — Cade Cunningham wasn’t thinking about himself after the first postseason victory of his career. His focus was on all the Detroit fans who stuck by the Pistons during 17 years since the last one.Now Cunningham and his teammates want to give those fans more than just a game. They want to…
NEW YORK (AP) — Twice this year, the Trump administration has given New York an ultimatum to end a toll on most drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan — and twice the state has ignored it.On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy gave the state another 30 days — until May 21 — to…