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Click here to view current listings Less than a year after setting up shop at the OTB Racing Forum in Hauppauge the Village Idiot Pub parent company has reimagined its approach to the unique space The team has decided to lean into the whole gambling thing the space is being opened up and refinished Village Idiot Pub has remained open throughout the transition But Gannone, who co-runs the event promotions company Social Pressure said to soon expect an elevated sports bar and lounge to enter the scene in Hauppauge He’s especially looking forward to a full lineup of DJs and fun The banquettes are being built and the Play Social team expects to offer VIP service as well “When you look through that glass [into the gambling area] “It’s just going to be a really cool spot,” he said Silver Lining Restaurant Group founder John Sarno emphasized that after the transformation is complete the space will be known only as Play Social but will include some trademark Village Idiot items The space will also be displaying art from seven NYC artists with some big racing event parties already planned “We’ll have some amazing events coming up as well as the beginning of the race season with the Kentucky Derby,” Sarno promised “There will be indoor and outdoor entertainment hat contest and all the famous cocktails affiliated with the Derby with Preakness and Belmont Stakes [events] to follow” Check back with GLI for updates. Click here to sign up for the Greater Long Island newsletter. is located at 690 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge Tap here to see what’s happening East Hampton senior Carter Dickinson went 3 for 3 and drove in a pair of runs in Sunday's 3-1 victory East Hampton third baseman Mason Miles peers in Bonac catcher Carter Dickinson catches a fly ball behind home plate East Hampton's Hudson Beckman makes contact Mason Miles beats out a throw at first base Carter Dickinson follows through on a swing East Hampton junior Trevor Meehan allowed one run in a complete game effort in Sunday’s 3-1 victory that capped a three-game sweep of Hauppauge Livs Kuplins takes a healthy lead off first base You've read 4 of your 7 free articles this month Please log in or create an account to continue reading LI manufacturer expands again with 56,500 SF Hauppauge lease 2025 at 12:45 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Members of Hauppauge Public School’s administration and board of education held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of Hauppauge High School’s new tennis courts (Courtesy of Hauppauge School District)HAUPPAUGE NY — New tennis courts and a grass practice field are being built at Hauppauge High School The new construction is part of the 2023 bond Construction officially began with the removal of old soils and tennis courts followed by the installation of drainage systems Work is currently underway with compaction and grading around the courts and field and trenching for lighting conduits is nearing completion The tennis court construction began in February and is expected to be completed by May 2025 with the courts slated for use in June 2025 construction will also begin on new handball volleyball and basketball courts at Hauppauge Middle School Phase two of construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2025 and will include the installation of two synthetic turf fields enhancements to the baseball and softball fields the renovation of the science research room and the construction of an exterior security booth with access gates at Hauppauge High School baseball and softball field upgrades will take place at the middle school HVAC upgrades and classroom door and hardware replacements "The district thanks the community for their continued support as they work to enhance Hauppauge's schools for the benefit of students staff and the entire community," the district wrote Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. owned and operated by Flexible IT in Hauppauge serves as a way to give back to the community children and other organizations are welcome to use the rink NY — One of Hauppauge's best hidden secrets is an ice hockey rink owned by Flexible IT a technological consulting and advising servicer for small businesses Flexible Arena is located behind the business manager of the ice rink and who also works in business development for Flexible IT What makes Flexible Arena stand out is its availability: The rink is open to all and free for all as long as they sign up with an organization Seth Belous, Zach's father, and Joseph Saggio, who co-founded Flexible IT want the rink to serve as an opportunity to give back to the community with a focus on children and first responders Those who want to request use of the rink must be part of an organization school team or a police or fire department Interested parties can sign up on the Flexible Arena website or through the Instagram page "The main goal of the rink is to give back to the community — to young children who love playing hockey and first responders who love playing hockey," Zach told Patch The rink is open to children who want to work on their hockey skills Many first responders have a hockey team at their station First responders who play in leagues throughout Long Island and New York City have a place to practice for free at Flexible Arena The arena also hosts pickup hockey games for adults on weeknights and weekends it's usually about $30 to go down and do something like that," Zach said We meet people back there and we network with people back there on a friend level and a business level." Zach's sister, Jordan, runs a childhood cancer charity named Whip Pediatric Cancer Zach said he hopes the rink can serve as a platform to fundraise for Whip Pediatric Cancer as well as causes benefitting first responders First responders expressed interest in organizing a tournament that would benefit Whip Pediatric Cancer Zach suggested hosting an additional fundraiser for police departments and firehouses Another idea Zach had was hosting a hockey jamboree for children 10 and younger where all money raised would go to Jordan's charity "We have a poster up in the rink that goes to Whip Pediatric Cancer's site so that they can read more about Whip," Zach said "The whole goal of the entire rink is to give money back to either Whip or first responders around the community." Click here to read a Q&A with Whip Pediatric Cancer founder Jordan Belous Seth Belous and Joseph Saggio met playing collegiate ice hockey at Stony Brook University They founded Flexible IT together more than 40 years ago "The rink has been a dream of theirs; not necessarily a goal," Zach said "Now it's something that kind of came into fruition the past couple of years Their goal with the rink is not to have it as a public moneymaker." Flexible Arena opened in 2020 during the heart of the coronavirus pandemic but the company had trouble picking up traction on it because of natural causes like weather the Flexible IT team added a roof that allows them to open the arena full-time during the colder weather months "This is the first year we've been able to run it full time," Zach said "The rink allows us to do it rain or shine We have no worries on a day-to-day basis if we're going to be able to allow people to come or not The arena hosts five ice blocks a day where teams of all age groups from across Long Island can request use of the rink NY — Hauppauge High School held a special celebration to recognize the class of 2025’s highest academically achieving students including its valedictorian and salutatorian along with members of the high school’s staff guidance department and members of central office recognized the class of 2025’s valedictorian 15 were recognized for achieving a cumulative weighted GPA of 100.0+ "To graduate with such academic honors is a testament to the amount of hard work and amount of time these students have spent on their academics," Wieckhorst said in a news release "These students also excel in many other ways with their involvement in clubs especially in these days with all of the available distractions We are so proud of these students and their accomplishments and we are proud to know they will graduate and fully embody our goal to create leaders tomorrow." 2025 at 4:07 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}(Shutterstock)HAUPPAUGE NY — A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in Hauppauge early Saturday A 24-year-old Smithtown man was driving a 2016 Ford Mustang eastbound on Veterans Memorial Highway when he struck a man who was crossing the street near the intersection of Schoolhouse Lane around 4:50 a.m. Police are withholding the pedestrian's identity until next of kin is notified The Mustang was impounded for a safety check Anyone with information on the crash was asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 2025 at 3:35 pm ETNaturalist Steve Fratello shared his collection of moths and butterflies with Pines Elementary’s third grade classes (Courtesy of Hauppauge School District)Naturalist Steve Fratello shared his collection of moths and butterflies with Pines Elementary’s third grade classes NY — Third grade students at Pines Elementary School in the Hauppauge School District journeyed deep into the world’s tropical rainforests without ever leaving the classroom visited the school to share his spectacular collection of rare butterflies and moths The visit tied into the students’ recent unit on Colombia Fratello has spent nearly 1,000 days exploring rainforests He led multiple scientific expeditions for both the Smithsonian and Field Museums he shared dozens of carefully curated shadowboxes filled with exoticbutterfly and moth species he’s collected during his travels Students were captivated not only by the vibrant beauty of the insects but also by the science behind them New luxury rental complex in Hauppauge opens to residents  A 2015 BMW M3 that fled from a Saturday night car meet in Hauppauge was impounded after cops located the vehicle Sunday night in Shirley Members of Suffolk County Police’s Street Takeover Task Force tried to pull over the BMW as it sped away from the car meet — also known as a “sideshow” — in a reckless manner about 9 p.m The BMW driver allegedly turned off the car’s lights and accelerated through multiple traffic signals while evading cop cars A task force officer spotted the vehicle traveling north on William Floyd Parkway in Shirley about 11:15 p.m was issued multiple vehicle and traffic law citations and the vehicle was impounded as evidence of unlawful fleeing from the previous night’s incident It’s unclear who was driving the car when it fled the car meet on Saturday Top photo: Courtesy of Suffolk County Police Smithtown/Hauppauge swimmers and coaches after victory in the Suffolk boys swimming championships on Saturday The Smithtown/Hauppauge boys swim team ended the meet by jumping in the pool with “We are the Champions” playing in the background Smithtown/Hauppauge won the Suffolk boys swimming championships with a final score of 230 sealing their third consecutive county title Half Hollow Hills/Kings Park finished runner-up with 176 and Huntington/Whitman finished in third with 155.5 It was Smithtown East junior Tyler Gallub who led the way He won all four of his events and is the first swimmer in Suffolk to win four events since 2020 “Tyler is always dominating the pool,” Smithtown/Hauppauge coach Ray Willie said and he’s getting to racing before anyone else.” and Gallub finished with a state-qualifying time of 1:36.56 Gallub took first in the 50 freestyle in 21.24 He took the win in the 100 freestyle in 46.85 and finished it off with first place in the 200 freestyle relay with Sweeney and it’s nice to know that I could do this and that our team could do this.” was a star swimmer for Smithtown/Hauppauge and took a county title and was fourth runner-up in the Federation in the 50 freestyle last year I’ve always been called: ‘Dylan Gallub’s younger brother,’” he said “I’m just trying to make a name for myself.” Now that he has a county title under his belt he finished 23rd in the state in the 50 freestyle and 20th in the 100 butterfly “He wants what his brother didn’t have,” Willie said “Swim fast,” Gallub said when asked about what he hopes to accomplish in Ithaca in March “I want to do better than I did last year.” Comsewogue senior Ethan Placencia-Nazareno is making the most out of his final season He took first place in the 200 freestyle with a 1:43.24 “I was really really nervous because I knew there was tough competition,” Placencia-Nazareno said and I just put everything I had in the water.” It’s a bitter-sweet feeling for Placencia-Nazareno Although he’s sad his time swimming for Comsewogue is coming to a close He will be continuing his swimming career at Lynn University and they have really great energy that I think is going to motivate me.” Brayden Savas has seen all of his hard work pay off The Sachem North senior won both the 100 butterfly (50.92) and the 500 freestyle (4:46.61) he finished third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in 200 individual medley and then I leave there and go straight to my club practices,” Savas said and it’s great to see it reflect in my races.” Rocky Point junior Trevor Green not only left with two medals around his neck but with the “Swimmer of the Day” plaque He finished first in the 200 individual medley with an All-American consideration time of 1:51.05 and first in the 100 backstroke in 50.49 — two of his best times yet “I’m very happy with how I did today,” Green said “Those are actually the two best times I’ve had The University of Minnesota commit looks forward to going to the state championship — it will be his third time traveling to Ithaca “I’m really excited for the state championship,” Green said “It’s going to be a lot of great competition and I’m really hoping to rebound off of last year and hopefully get a top 3 finish.” Scenes from a Suffolk League V baseball game between Hauppauge and host Half Hollow Hills West on Monday Nick Lombardi of Hauppauge scores in the first inning of a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Tucker Brown of Hauppauge makes the out at second on Alex Casey (10) of Half Hollow Hills West during a Suffolk League V baseball game in Dix Hills on Monday Michael Oliveto of Hauppauge steps into a pitch during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Hauppauge relief pitcher Ian Rivera delivers to the plate during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Nick Lombardi of Hauppauge gets full extension on his swing during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Hauppauge starting pitcher Kyle Magill delivers to the plate during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Hauppauge relief pitcher Nick Poulos pitches to Half Hollow Hills West during a Suffolk League V baseball game in Dix Hills on Monday Nick Lombardi of Hauppauge gets to the ground ball at second and throws to first during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Michael Oliveto of Hauppauge warms up his pitcher during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Michael Oliveto of Hauppauge lands on second base in his first at bat of a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Mike Massa of Half Hollow Hills West beats the throw to Tucker Brown of Hauppauge at second base during a Suffolk League V baseball game in Dix Hills on Monday Brendan DeModna of Hauppauge rifles the ball to first from deep third base during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Ian Rivera closes out the win for Hauppauge in a Suffolk League V baseball game against Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Monday Half Hollow Hills West starting pitcher Alejandro Rodriguez fields a bunt and throws to first during a Suffolk League V baseball game against Hauppauge in Dix Hills on Monday A firefighter battles a blaze in an outbuilding on Townline Road in Hauppauge on Sunday Officials were investigating the cause of a Sunday morning fire that heavily damaged an outbuilding of a Hauppauge home that allegedly had been taken over by a squatter Hauppauge Fire Department Chief Christopher Crean said the cause of the fire appeared to be suspicious Suffolk County arson investigators and the Town of Islip fire marshals are investigating Hauppauge firefighters arrived at the Townline Road home to find a storage structure behind the single-family home engulfed in flames Firefighters brought the blaze under control within an hour Officials closed Townline Road between Terry and Mayfair roads as firefighters worked Firefighters brought the blaze in the storage building under control within an hour "There appears to be a squatter on the property," Crean said who added that person had occupied the main home One firefighter sustained minor injuries and was treated on the scene politics and crime stories in Suffolk County By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy Get more on these and other NewsdayTV stories 2025 at 9:33 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A man tried to use counterfeit money at a store in Islandia on March 17 NY — Suffolk County Crime Stoppers is seeking the public's help finding the man who tried to use counterfeit money at a store in Islandia last month A man attempted to use three counterfeit $20 bills to purchase a Chime upload at Walgreens The man is wanted for possession of a forged instrument Police ask anyone with information to reach Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and leave an anonymous tip via phone call at 1-800-220-TIPS, using a mobile app which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play by searching P3 Tips, or online at www.P3Tips.com A cash reward is offered for information that leads to an arrest 2024 at 9:55 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Jose Garcia Granados was fatally struck while walking in the middle of the Long Island Expressway in Hauppauge on Thursday night NY — A pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle crash in Hauppauge on Thursday night A man in the roadway of the eastbound Long Island Expressway was struck in the middle lane by a 2014 Honda Civic driven by a 37-year-old Southold woman around 9:40 p.m. The driver was brought to a local hospital for evaluation Her Honda was impounded for a safety check Anyone with information is asked to call the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452 NY — Hauppauge High School held a spirited pep rally Wednesday in preparation for their Saturday homecoming The chamber choir kicked off the event with their rendition of the national anthem Students then cheered from the stands as the cheer team kickline team and marching band took to the football field with energetic performances the school’s varsity sports teams led by their senior athletes were met with thunderous applause as they processed one-by-one across the football field Army Recruiting Office took part in the day’s fun shooting T-shirts into the crowd with a T-shirt cannon Groups of students were then chosen from the stands to participate in friendly competitions the egg-and-spoon race and seeing which team could score the most football kicks through the goalposts the homecoming court was announced with Meghan Barry Isabella Messina and Leeanne Tenbrink in the running for Miss Hauppauge and Matthew Barshay and Brycen Smith in the running for Mr The winners were Reagan Henselder for Miss Hauppauge and Brycen Smith for Mister Hauppauge The festivities ended with the fun tradition of Principal Joseph Wieckhorst and Superintendent Donald Murphy getting "pied" in the face by Mister and Miss Hauppauge NY — The Hauppauge High School chamber choir delivered a "magnificent performance" at the renowned Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York City The venue was one of the world’s largest and most historic cathedrals the cathedral provided a stunning and acoustically perfect setting for the choir’s performance the talented students worked with renowned conductor Bryan Zaros "The choir’s performance in such an iconic space was a moment they will cherish for years to come," the district wrote 2025 at 9:37 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Flexible Arena of Hauppauge is opening its doors to athletes displaced by the Feb NY — After a fire at Superior Ice Rink in Kings Park caused its temporary closure Flexible Arena in Hauppauge is opening its doors to young athletes and teams who need a place to train and compete in the interim The displaced players are set to take the ice at Flexible Arena next week Belous also works in business development for Flexible IT the business that completely funds the rink Superior Ice Rink will be closed for at least two weeks after a fire occurred on Feb 9 because a utility pole was struck by a snow plow during the storm The collision sparked flames that affected both the basement and first floor of the Kings Park rink Belous said Superior Ice Rink skaters have missed practice game time and development opportunities because of the fire and so he opened Flexible Arena to those athletes everyone was scrambling," Belous told Patch state championships that they're getting prepared for A couple of coaches who use Superior Ice Rink had already heard about Flexible Arena through word of mouth and reached out on their own accord Flexible Arena has also communicated with the director of hockey at Superior Ice Rink Flexible Arena plans to support Superior Ice Rink and its skaters "for the near future," Belous said Flexible Arena has always been open to all as long as they sign up with an organization Belous said the main goal of the company's rink is to give back to the community The Hauppauge arena is still operating as usual for its skater base though it is trying to open up time slots for skaters displaced from the Kings Park rink "It was a spur of the moment situation," he said "Everybody I had to reach out to was very understanding 'Whatever we have to do to help these kids out and get them time before they have to go away for playoffs or tryouts or whatever they're doing at the end of the season.'" Belous does not know how long Superior Ice Rink could remain closed but its skaters have a home at Flexible Arena until Superior Ice Rink can reopen because they felt like they had nowhere to go," he said "We were the only place that was able to open up for them they have their business going on on a day-to-day basis They couldn't really switch up their schedule for these guys we were able to get a message out to everyone very understanding and compassionate toward the situation We were able to rearrange all of the ice slots and get these kids in who really needed it turning a bad situation into something nice Superior Ice Rink did not respond to Patch's request for comment 145 Kennedy Drive Hauppauge / Courtesy of Premier Commercial Real Estate Promotional products firm expanding in Hauppauge  Pictured above is a Dave & Buster's location in Houston (Dave & Buster's)Dave & Buster's has renovated in Islandia (Dave & Buster's)Correction: Dave & Busters of Islandia has remained open NY — Dave & Busters has renovated Islandia and new features will be available on Friday The "reimagined" Dave & Busters is at 1856 Veterans Memorial Highway The first 100 people in line at Dave & Buster’s grand reopening on March 14 will receive free games for a year The location is the only one in Suffolk County and the second currently on Long Island Dave & Busters stores closed in Massapequa in 2024; and East Farmingdale around a decade ago Below are some features of the new location "We are thrilled to open the all-new Dave & Buster’s Islandia as a premier entertainment destination," general manager Matthew Kelly said in a news release "Be sure to come out for our Grand Opening and see this incredible transformation — from our giant 40-foot WOW Wall to the immersive gaming environment and High-Tech Darts & Digital Shuffleboard it’s the ultimate experience and we can’t wait to see you!" Dave & Buster’s Islandia hours of operation are 10 a.m For more information, people can visit the Dave & Buster's website News 12 New YorkDownload the AppWhere to WatchTaxing Long IslandSPCA: Woman beat duck to death near pond in Hauppauge Audrey Zabielski is charged with animal cruelty.News 12 Staff 2025 at 3:36 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Justin Berbig (right) and Fern Summer Berbig and Summer helped plan the Long Island Cares Veterans Resource Fair And Food Distribution NY — Long Island Cares is set to host its Veterans Resource Fair And Food Distribution at its headquarters in Hauppauge The event will feature free produce from its farmers market truck local and national programs and agencies that help veterans such as the Suffolk County Department of Labor for job hunters; Paws of War; Wounded Warrior Project; New York State Department of Veterans’ Services; LI Veterans Home PSEG Long Island will hand out free lightbulbs The event is open to veterans across Long Island Long Island Cares is only asking veterans to provide proof of service veteran outreach coordinator of Long Island Cares were instrumental in coordinating the upcoming event Berbig said a couple of months have gone into planning the event which will be the second time Long Island Cares is organizing it "I am getting very excited leading up to the event," Berbig told Patch it is important to give back to my brothers and sisters that served our nation and to connect them with services and benefits that they earned." Summer said working with veterans is "anything but simple or regimented." Summer said her work with veterans comes in private individual meetings as opposed to in public or in groups Discussion ranges from what type of job they want to what obstacles they face in obtaining that job Obstacles for veterans seeking jobs range from transportation to experience to past felonies or misdemeanors to housing since there will be vendors to provide information I may suggest to a client veteran that they speak to a specific vendor for information," she said this is simply an opportunity to meet and tell that I am available when they are ready to return to work." Summer's sessions address obstacles that she sees as well as ones that the veteran identifies Veteran clients are members of VetsWork for as long as they want or need meaning some come back years after a first placement "Helping veterans reintegrate into civilian life is a huge process and a necessary one," Summer said Among the vendors who will be at this event are at least two that address veteran death by suicide and provide connections to assist and learning "civilian" talk makes assimilation easier "We will also have vendors to help them obtain the benefits they are entitled to as a veteran which give them a bit of help with the costs of daily living," she said as many do not apply for the financial and medical aid they need All of our vendors have some connection to the veteran community Participating organizations and individuals include: Veterans come with a large set of skills that many civilians either lack or do not consider important an acclimated veteran is a very hard worker usually gives more than an employer requires has outstanding training and leadership skills," she said "They are serious workers for the most part but she said she has learned a lot from them "I am honored that they listen to what I have to say and ask questions that they are willing to work with me," she said "And I am honored that some of the veterans I have worked with will refer their friends I would be happy to discuss some of the non-job related things I do as a member of the LIC Veterans Project staff if you have questions NY — The stands of Hauppauge High School's turf field were a sea of pink as the entire school community came out in support of the 17th annual Kicks for Cancer event on Oct The event raised around $50,000 in memory of a late student Kicks for Cancer began as a way to honor and support a Hauppauge High School student who was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 17 Hauppauge High School’s girls varsity soccer goalkeeper asking how the team could put something together to help Courtney and her family the Hauppauge High School turf field roared with thunderous applause as the girls and boys varsity soccer teams took to the field wearing special pink uniforms The boys team played Eastport-South Manor Junior-Senior High School and the girls team competed against Comsewogue High School Both Hauppauge teams took home the win with the boys team leading 3-0 and the girls team leading 4-0 Food trucks and tents filled with homemade gift items Supporters were able to enjoy several activities before and during the soccer games The proceeds of the event went toward research and finding a cure in Courtney’s memory 2025 at 4:50 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The Hauppauge High School varsity kickline team won first place at the Contest of Champions National Dance Competition at Universal Studios in Orlando NY — The Hauppauge High School varsity kickline team are national champions The squad dazzled at the Contest of Champions National Dance Competition at Universal Studios in Orlando bringing home a first-place win for their high kick performance in the small team division This win marked their second consecutive year as champions 2025 at 9:50 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Eybee Guevara was arrested in connection with a drunken crash that left a woman injured in Hauppauge on Sunday night NY — A Brentwood man faces a DWI charge in connection with a motor vehicle crash that seriously injured a woman in Hauppauge on Sunday was driving a 2021 Subaru southbound on Route 111 when he struck an eastbound2011 Honda at the intersection of Route 347 at approximately 4:35 a.m. was brought to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries suffered injuries that are not life-threatening and were brought to the same hospital Guevara was charged with driving while intoxicated: previous conviction within 10 years He is scheduled to be arraigned on March 10 at First District Court in Central Islip 2024 at 9:47 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Luis Gonzalez was found dead in a Jeep in Hauppauge on Wednesday NY — A man was found dead in a car in Hauppauge on Wednesday Suffolk highway officers responded to a parked vehicle on the shoulder of eastbound Long Island Expressway near Route 111 around 1:15 p.m. Officers found a body of in the front seat of a 2019 Jeep Gonzalez was taken to the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine his cause of death Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact the Fourth Squad at 631-854-8452