News 12 New YorkDownload the AppWhere to WatchTaxing Long IslandPolice: Man fatally struck by car in North AmityvilleThe cause of the crash remains under investigation.News 12 Staff Get important news about your town as it happens Get the top stories from across our network Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from daily updates The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has launched an investigation into the death of a pedestrian who was fatally struck by an off-duty Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) police officer The intersection of Broadway and Francine Avenue in North Amityville Jose Escobar, 56, was crossing Route 110 near Francine Avenue in North Amityville when he was struck by a Mazda SUV early Saturday, March 15, as Daily Voice reported identified as a 30-year-old MTA police officer from Amityville OSI is required to review incidents in which a police officer or peace officer—whether on-duty or off-duty—may have caused the death of a person by an act or omission If an initial assessment suggests the officer’s actions played a role in the death New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office emphasized that these details are preliminary and subject to change as the investigation unfolds Additional details about Escobar’s life were not immediately available. Loved ones are invited to share a statement, funeral details, and/or photos by emailing mmashburn@dailyvoice.com A crowd checks out the produce Friday at the farmers market at the North Amityville Fire Department which is free and open to anyone on Fridays from 5 to 9 p.m Jovonna Rodriguez stepped into the North Amityville Fire Department on Friday night just before 7:30 and surveyed the few boxes of produce remaining on the tables snagged some lettuce and plantains and declared she would return this week to the North Amityville “farmers market,” which offers free fruits and vegetables It’s an effort started this summer by a pair of residents intent on helping their neighbors have access to healthier eating options “I think this is amazing,” Rodriguez said of the market “You’re getting healthy foods for free and it benefits the community and it lets you know that you’re not by yourself during these hard times.” using their own money to pay for the produce and rent a truck each Friday to bring it from a New York City distributor to the fire department They plan for the market to continue into the winter The haul varies weekly depending on what is available but last Friday's options included onions Dozens lined up outside waiting for the market to open and then descended on the produce clearing out most of the boxes within two hours “We started this because we were looking for ways to bring light to our community,” Wilson said “I’ve learned the community can always use a helping hand and it’s much appreciated by them.” moves produce from a truck onto a table for distribution The need for emergency food has been on the rise due to inflation and the high cost of living on Long Island director of government and community relations for Island Harvest “Food insecurity is worse now than before the pandemic,” he said noting that in 2019 the nonprofit distributed 9.5 million pounds of food while this past year that number surged to 19 million pounds who also give away produce to local churches and the North Amityville Senior Center said they want to help fight inflation while also introducing community members to healthy foods Ukasoanya said the market is open to anyone I want you to be able to get fruits and vegetables for free and not have to spend that money at the grocery store,” he said “I want you to spend that money on something else Ukasoanya said too many people get caught up in “expressing themselves through purchases” when they could instead use their money toward ventures such as opening a small business Wilson owns a production company in Deer Park while Ukasoanya owns an electronics company based in Amityville and a hemp retail and distribution company in Huntington Ukasoanya bought the web domain Northamityville.com to use as a platform for the community alerting them to job and training opportunities “I wanted to create a site that allows everybody to have knowledge to help them become the best version of themselves,” he said Onions and broccoli were among the produce available Friday he was charged with assault and criminal use of a firearm in connection with a shooting and in another case was charged with attempted burglary He was found not guilty of the former charges and pleaded guilty to the latter He said both instances were a result of being in the “wrong place at the wrong time,” and the experiences — along with the deaths of several friends from causes ranging from diabetes to gun violence — helped form his desire to help his community Ukasoanya also has been working with Amityville middle school teacher Carlee Wallenstein to provide students with school supplies at local events “He just wants to do right by his community and he’s taken it upon himself to make that happen,” said Wallenstein The Friday night market acts as not only a produce distribution center but a culinary and cultural exchange platform as patrons swap recipes and methods of cooking fruits and vegetables I don’t like squash,’ but then another would say you can make a soup or you can fry it like this or do it this way,’ and they end up talking about different vegetables and ways that they make it,” Ukasoanya said Those visiting the market last week said they were grateful for the bounty they received lettuce and a box of about two dozen tomatoes She said she will be sharing the food with her children Trump's influence on NY's future .. Get the latest news and more great videos at NewsdayTV Get more on these and other NewsdayTV stories The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months 2025 at 1:34 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The rabid racoon was found dead in January NY — Rabies has been confirmed in a raccoon in Suffolk County The Suffolk County Department of Health Services reported that a dead raccoon found in North Amityville on Jan The confirmation was received from the Wadsworth Center at the New York State Department of Health on Feb There was no known human or animal contact with the raccoon This is the first case of locally acquired terrestrial rabies since 2009, official said. Since 2016, rabies has been confirmed in 23 bats collected in Suffolk County and each year, roughly 3 to 6 percent of the bats sent to the New York State lab from Suffolk County test positive for rabies. In December, two racoons in Suffolk County tested positive for canine distemper "I am very concerned about the spread of terrestrial rabies into Suffolk County We have greatly enhanced our surveillance of terrestrial rabies since learning of raccoon rabies cases in Nassau County," said Dr Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services." We urge residents to vaccinate their pets and take appropriate precautions with wild animals." rabies is a viral disease transmitted from infected mammals to humans and can lead to death if left untreated and sometimes itching at the site of exposure People can get rabies if they are exposed to the saliva or nervous tissue of a rabid animal through a bite that people can get rabies if infectious material Residents should never approach or have contact with a stray or wild animal Anyone who sees a stray or wild animal acting strangely should alert local authorities immediately to avoid possible exposure to rabies Any physical contact with a wild or unfamiliar animal should also be reported to a health care provider All animal bites or contact with animals suspected of having rabies must be reported to the County Health Department Keeping pet rabies vaccinations up to date is also important for protection against rabies, according to health officials. New York State law requires dogs, cats and ferrets to be vaccinated against rabies and receive regular booster shots. More information can be found here or by calling 631-852-4820 Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. dance during the annual Amityville Old School Reunion held at Belmont State Lake Park in West Babylon on Saturday The drive-in movie theater in Copiague was the place to be Homecoming queens were the talk of the day and Marvin Gaye and Janis Joplin topped the soundtrack at the roller rink Lifelong friends took a trip down memory lane at Belmont Lake State Park for the 20th annual Amityville Old School Reunion on Saturday afternoon graduates of area high schools in the 1960s coming together to show pride in their hometown “I love North Amityville,” said Terry Edwards president of the North Amityville Old School Association recalled the pressures of growing up in the area “This was a community that was ravished in the '70s and '80s by drugs but we found a way to get around it,” he said and Sandra Torres have fun during the annual Amityville Old School Reunion at Belmont State Lake Park on Saturday From breaking news to special features and documentaries the NewsdayTV team is covering the issues that matter to you By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy they were only seeing each other at funerals we’ve got to stop meeting like this,” said Gregory Pair Guests came from all across Long Island and several states and said it’s an important obligation this is the wound that bore us,” Labeeb Rasheed said he tries to make the reunion as often as he can because it’s a “joyous” and uplifting tradition Marilyn Fritz of Copiague brought stacks of photo albums thumbing through the pages and faded photos with a smile old friends getting together and uniting again,” Fritz lighting up each time she saw a familiar face Saturday’s picnic also served as a memorial for Edwards’ wife and remembrance for friends who have passed away because you never know who you’re not going to see,” said Mary Payton Coward as she turned sausages on a charcoal grill She later danced and swayed with old friend Sandra Torres Though the reunion may have started as an idea in a funeral home now it’s a tradition all about slowing down and making time for loved ones “And being grateful to those of us who woke up and are able to come celebrate each other,” Coward said 2024 at 6:22 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Andy Pineda has been missing since June 18 from his North Amityville home NY—A 16-year-old North Amityville teen has been reported missing Suffolk County Police Department announced Sunday was reported missing by a guardian on June 21 after he was last seen at his home on West Jefferson Street on June 18 Police are asking for the public’s help to locate him Anyone with information on Pineda’s location may call 911 Jon Dowding 2024 at 8:39 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The teen was transported to a hospital for treatment of critical injuries NY —A pedestrian was hit by a car and critically injured in North Amityville on Monday evening was walking westbound across New Highway at the intersection of Pine Road when he was struck by a 2007 Toyota Prius traveling southbound on New Highway around 9:10 p.m. Dezume was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip for treatment of critical injuries The vehicle was impounded for a safety check Anyone with information may contact the First Squad at 631-854-8152 A pedestrian was struck and killed on southbound Route 110 between Francine Avenue and Bentley Road early Saturday morning Suffolk County police are investigating two separate car crashes that killed pedestrians on Saturday morning The first crash took place on Route 110 in North Amityville just after midnight Police said a man was in the roadway on Broadway when he was struck near the intersection of Francine Avenue by a 2021 Mazda SUV which was driving south in the left lane at the time The victim was pronounced dead at the scene Suffolk County police investigate a fatal pedestrian crash on Route 454 (Veterans Memorial Highway) at Route 347 in Hauppauge on Saturday morning has not been charged with any crimes and a Suffolk police spokesperson said charges were "unlikely" as of Saturday morning His car "was impounded for a safety check," the agency wrote in its news release The second deadly crash took place in Hauppauge just before 5 a.m Suffolk police told Newsday that "a vehicle struck a pedestrian on Veterans Memorial Highway analysis and reporting on serious crashes on Long Island’s roads The victim was an adult male who was pronounced dead at the scene Police said they would not identify the man until his family is notified The car involved was a 2016 Ford Mustang that police said "was impounded for a safety check." The agency's news release on the incident did not indicate whether the driver would face any charges Suffolk detectives are still investigating both crashes Sam Kmack covers the Town of Islip for Newsday He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and previously worked as a city watchdog reporter in the Phoenix metro area as well as an investigative journalist at the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting 2024 at 10:00 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Early voting runs through November 3 but for those hoping to cast their ballots sooner early voting begins on Saturday across Suffolk County According to the Suffolk County Board of Elections residents voting early can do so at any designated voting location in Suffolk County 2024 General Election Early Voting Locations and Times: There are three ways for Suffolk County voters to cast a ballot in this year’s elections: For additional information from the Suffolk County Board of Elections, and to view ballot propositions, click here. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. A pedestrian was fatally struck by an SUV in North Amityville early Saturday morning was driving a 2021 Mazda SUV southbound in the left lane of Broadway near Francine Avenue when he hit the pedestrian at 12:13 a.m. and his vehicle was impounded for a safety check Anyone with information is asked to call the First Squad at 631-854-8152 This is one of two fatal pedestrian crashes in Suffolk County on Saturday, March 15. Click here to read about the one on Veterans Memorial Highway. 2024 at 3:05 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The teen has been missing since Christmas Eve (Suffolk County Police Department)AMITYVILLE NY — A 15-year-old North Amityville teen has been missing since Christmas Eve Suffolk County Police Department announced Monday Tershawn Smith was reported missing on Dec 24 after he did not return to his home on Cedar Road in North Amityville Police said he has brown eyes and black hair Police are asking for the community's help locating her Anyone with information can call 911 or 631-852-COPS 2024 at 12:40 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The driver struck another vehicle and a motorcyclist before fleeing the scene of the accident NY — An Amityville woman was arrested after crashing her car and fleeing the scene on Thursday of Amityville was arrested after crashing her vehicle into another car and a motorcyclist and fleeing the scene in North Amityville on Thursday Maddox was driving a 2006 Infiniti when she made a U-turn on Broadway to head eastbound on Jefferson Avenue when she struck another vehicle and a motorcyclist shortly after 12 p.m Police said Maddox was arrested "a short distance away" on Broadway around 12:25 p.m She was charged with one count of leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury two counts of leaving the scene with property damage and one count of second-degree reckless endangerment Police said there were no serious injuries Maddox is slated to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on June 18 A Suffolk County police officer with K-9 conducts a search Saturday a few blocks from the place where the body was found Suffolk County detectives are investigating the strangulation of a man found dead on the roadside early Saturday morning in East Farmingdale only feet from the Nassau County border A passerby found Juan Carlos Diaz Geronimo on the side of Garity Place around 1:35 a.m. East Farmingdale Fire Department first responders pronounced Diaz Geronimo Police said he had been strangled and homicide squad detectives are investigating The grassy patch where Diaz Geronimo was found between a New York State sump lot and a car wash showed no divots in the grass or other signs of a struggle Photos of the crime scene shared with Newsday by a local business showed the victim face up with his shirt open and his feet facing the street Yellow evidence markers dotted the roadway and police investigators congregated nearby politics and crime stories in Suffolk County which runs about 200 yards between East Carmans Road and Morton Street said he can barely sleep on weekend nights because of the heavy traffic and loud music coming from cars that park on the strip "It's the last block in Suffolk County [before Nassau County] and it's neglected," he said "I've been here for seven years and it's getting progressively worse." Garity Place sits parallel to Route 109 behind a Knights of Columbus hall News of the apparent homicide set neighbors on edge "I'm shocked," Patrick Burns the president of the Knights of Columbus hall He said detectives came by in the morning to collect security footage from his building but he said that it was dark and that the video was grainy and didn't show the area where the body was found He said patrons from a nightclub around the corner often park in his lot "I turn a blind eye because I don't want any trouble," he said said her daughter reminded her to be careful "It isn't safe over here," she said "My daughter says to me to remember to lock the doors She said she would avoid the area from now on for her daily walks and she doesn't go out at night "Nothing good happens after 12 o'clock," she said Police did not release information on a suspect Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 Desktop notifications are on   | Turn off You might be using private browsing or have notifications blocked Please enable notifications or using normal browsing mode Beverly and Arlington Brewster in their North Amityville home Photo credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa Loarca some urged house hunters to stay away from areas like North Amityville with predominantly minority school districts Beverly and Arlington Brewster moved to North Amityville in 1975 to a largely segregated community black couples like the Brewsters who wanted to become homeowners had few options “Places like Levittown — you could go there and they wouldn’t even show you the house,” recalled Beverly Brewster North Amityville had a population of 11,840 Median family income was $64,861 in today’s dollars had described a place with no parks and few theaters or street lights Factories and abandoned warehouses dotted the land Census’ 2017 American Community Survey five-year population estimate Median family income in North Amityville is $86,933 Residents are more likely to rent than their incorporated village neighbors to the south and they are more likely to be stretched by housing costs The median home value in North Amityville is $278,700 Through paired testing of real estate agents on Long Island Newsday found evidence of separate and unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communities It found some agents urged home buyers to avoid areas where the school districts had a high proportion of minority students Ninety-two percent of the student body in the Amityville school district was black or Hispanic in the 2017-18 school year according to the New York State Education Department Eighty-two percent of the student body is considered “economically disadvantaged” by New York State and 20 percent of the students speak little or no English who in 2000-01 composed 16.5 percent of the student body About 20 percent of local children attend private or parochial schools The Brewsters’ memories of the place are less bleak than the Newsday accounts from 1966 described His family had lived in the area for generations; his ancestors gave their name to local streets and helped found Bethel AME the oldest African American church on Long Island She was a child of the Bronx whose parents had moved to North Amityville’s Ronek Park an early Long Island subdivision that did not discriminate against blacks according to archives compiled by Babylon Town historian Mary Cascone “The development will be unique in that buyers contracts will be devoid of the restrictive covenants spotlighted last year when Negroes were refused the right to purchase a home in the tremendous Levittown community,” a 1950 Newsday article read The Brewsters met in Amityville public schools There were good-paying jobs at defense contractors like Fairchild-Republic and Grumman and work to be had too in Amityville Village where some of Ollie Brewster’s aunts worked as domestics for the wealthy families who lived south of Merrick Road The Brewsters recalled walking through “the block,” the commercial heart of the hamlet at Great Neck Road and Albany Avenue They took swimming lessons at the Amityville Village beach where the black children from the hamlet had to leave by 1 p.m. Young Arlington won the end-of-season races and was told to wait for his medal in the mail instead of attending an awards ceremony The neighborhood “was families,” Beverly Brewster recalled Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer said some of the downsides of Long Island’s post-war growth had become clear in North Amityville and other predominantly minority communities Local government played a role through zoning “Communities that didn’t have representation and financial resources to fight a decision” suffered North Amityville had prominent civic leaders like Irwin Quintyne Zoning decisions permitted industrial uses such as factories in parts of North Amityville School district lines drawn decades ago had already divided the community between Amityville and Copiague carved big commercial taxpayers out of Amityville and left in other establishments that paid no property taxes at all North Amityville was hit hard when Long Island began to bleed defense jobs “When a lot of the jobs went out of the area the houses started going.” It happened “the block” had become infamous as “the corner,” an open-air drug and prostitution mart where police made hundreds of arrests per year “North Amityville became identified with that,” Arlington Brewster said Crime at the corner subsided by the end of the decade pushed in part by a big police presence and town takeover of some of the nearby property neighbors the Brewsters had known for years moved out or died Their own children went to college and scattered across the United States They offered the house on Harrison to their daughter Jill Brewster an accounts receivable manager in Charlotte Their neighbors now are American-born blacks who did not even appear in census tallies of the hamlet until 1990 made up about 35 percent of its population Hispanic children made up 52 percent of the Amityville schools’ student body of 2,941 for the 2017-18 school year or 22 percent of the student body that year Amityville schools superintendent Mary Kelly said district staff members have developed programs to serve them “We also have to focus on the needs of students who are experiencing poverty and how that impacts their learning.” “It’s very well known that Long Island is among the most segregated areas of the United States,” she said “What has occurred as a result is housing patterns that reflect segregation and subsequently school systems in different communities where de facto segregation has taken root.” The portion of district students who scored proficient in Regents exams trailed the New York State average in every subject in 2017-18 But the district’s outlook is improving thanks in part to a voter-approved $66.9 million bond referendum in 2016 for major capital improvements The district has in recent years expanded its advanced placement offerings created an independent science research program and started a full-day pre-K center “We’ve done a lot to take down barriers and get across ethnic racial and socioeconomic lines,” she said In the northern part of Amityville Village said many of these newer residents tend to be renters they stay exclusively to themselves … The newer ones The Brewsters said they welcomed the diversity in their neighborhood but missed the sense of community identity “It’s not as cohesive as it should be,” Arlington Brewster said The neighborhood might once have unified around issues like illegal dumping on Albany Avenue or a halfway house on Harrison Avenue where fights and noise brought the police repeatedly before it was closed last summer Bethel AME and an alliance of local ministers have advocated for residents concerning some of these local issues She and others are also trying to build a civic association to promote awareness of quality-of-life problems and local development “We don’t know neighbors two doors down from us,” she said Welcome Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutLong Island fire department allegedly spent over $500K on jewelry 2023The North Amityville Fire Department is accused of spending over $500,000 on purchases that include vacations Long Island (WABC) -- A new report from the state's comptroller office found that out of the $3.6 million in disbursements made between 2017 and 2018 by the North Amityville Fire Department over $500k was spent on "inappropriate purchases" and unsupported disbursements According to the report from the New York State Comptroller's office an audit on the fire department's disbursements determined that $585,792 was spent on diamond rings a Board member's Alaskan cruise vacation and a clothing-optional resort in Jamaica among other things - $106,542 in unsupported cash disbursements were made to six Board members and the Chief - $44,820 for domestic flights and lodging in - $32,093 for service and maintenance to vehicles the Company did not own or could not provide support for - $11,258 for Christmas gifts that included - $10,853 for one Board member's Alaskan cruise vacation and the Chief's vacation to a clothing-optional resort in Jamaica with his spouse - $5,121 for 14-karat gold and diamond rings for the Chief and his spouse - $1,998 for professional basketball tickets * More Long Island news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Follow us on YouTube Have a breaking news tip or an idea for a story we should cover? 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News 12 New YorkDownload the AppWhere to WatchTaxing Long IslandPolice: Motorcyclist killed in North Amityville crashThe driver of the car was not hurt.News 12 Staff 2024 at 10:30 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}(Suffolk County Attorney's Office)AMITYVILLE was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison Thursday for robbery menacing and shooting at a Suffolk County Police Officer in 2023 Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A “This case is a constant reminder that every time the men and women in our police force leave their homes and families to go to work they genuinely do not know if they will make it back home after their shifts,” Tierney said “In Suffolk County we take law enforcement officer safety seriously and prosecute vigorously We extend our gratitude to the SCPD officers in this case who did a great job despite the risk to their personal safety.” a lack of early recognition and treatment of a young person that results in distorted reality of events that is the real story here," Hanshe told Patch According to court documents and Bell’s statements in when he pleaded guilty in February a taxi driver responded to the North Amityville area to pick up a passenger He then cocked what appeared to be a handgun Bell stole roughly $150 from the driver before getting out and running away Bell was at a Bolla Market in Lindenhurst when a dispute with an employee began after Bell refused to pay for a soda Bell informed the employee that he had a gun and walked out Bell took what appeared to be a handgun out of his pocket and tapped it on the window of the store while threatening the employee Suffolk County Police Officers spotted Bell whom they were seeking over the two incidents walking northbound on Albany Avenue toward Route 109 in East Farmingdale Bell fled and the officers chased him behind a residence on Maple Road in North Amityville Bell was standing with his back against a fence and holding a black handgun pointed directly at them He fired a shot which missed and struck a fence and transported to Stony Brook University Hospital to be treated for his injuries Law enforcement recovered the black handgun used by Bell to shoot at the officers as well as video surveillance from the residence where the shooting occurred police body worn camera footage captured Bell pointing the handgun directly at the officers Bell pleaded guilty before Acting Supreme Court Justice Anthony S Justice Senft sentenced Bell to 20 years to life in prison 2023 at 10:57 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}The North Amityville Fire Department spent more than $500,000 on "inappropriate purchases" NY — The North Amityville Fire Department spent more than $500,000 on "inappropriate purchases" made between 2017 and 2018 according to the state's comptroller office According to the report from the New York State Comptroller's office, an audit of the fire department's disbursements determined that out of $3.6 million 373 disbursements were reviewed totaling $653,480 Disbursements totaling $585,792 were for "inappropriate purchases" and/or not supported Patch has reached out to the office of the New York State Comptroller and the North Amityville Fire Department for comment Officers say they noticed a car driving without a rear license plate light on Centerwood Avenue not wearing a seatbelt and stopped the car on the corner of Troy Avenue and Centerwood Street Officers say they were able to catch up to him a short time later when Reid made a U-turn on the corner of Troy Avenue and Lakeway Drive and hit a police car head-on Reid allegedly hit the police car for a second time this time on the corner of Fulton Street and Straight Path Detectives say he then ran out of the car in an attempt to run away from the officers Home/Leadership North Amityville’s volunteer fire company has been shut down and the department faces allegations of dangerously long response times and potentially criminal wrongdoing Neighboring departments will handle emergency calls while the Town of Babylon, of which North Amityville is a part, and the fire company work through a series of issues ranging from alleged mismanagement of funds, harassment and bullying of volunteers, CBS 2 reports A lawyer for the fire company said the charges are the result of an internal dispute within the department and that the town’s actions are unwarranted 2018 at 12:38 pm ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}NORTH AMITYVILLE NY - Two people were hospitalized after an overturn crash involving a flatbed truck full of cinderblocks in North Amityville on Tuesday morning The crash was reported on New Highway at 7:30 a.m A northbound flatbed truck carrying cinderblocks and a southbound Toyota Prius collided at the intersection with Chestnut Road The flatbed ended up on its side and the cinderblocks were dumped onto the roadway The drivers of both vehicles were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries Firefighters worked to offload the diesel fuel from the overturned truck Images courtesy of East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company Executive Circle Awards Greybarn adds 74 new apartments to its North Amityville community Sign up for your daily digest of Long Island Business News Listen to this article Long Island Business News has announced that it has chosen this year’s winn[...] The financial landscape of Long Island continues to evolve through the leadership of the remarkable [...] Long Island’s business landscape contains a remarkable tapestry of organizations that have stood t[...] Celebrate International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month by showcasing the extraordinary wo[...] Listen to this article Lorraine Gregory Communications will be holding a blood drive at its Edgewood[...] Long Island lost 3,100 construction jobs year-over-year in March ending a 12-month streak of gains,[...] Kids Empire and My Gym are opening at Mayfair Shopping Center in Commack Chick-fil-A opens its 12th Long Island location in East Meadow creating 80 jobs and supporting loca[...] Realty Three plans $120M South Village at Station Crossings with 273 rentals Amazon plans to purchase 26.7 acres of Massapequa’s Sunrise Mall site to build a new South Shore d[...] Our mission at Long Island Business News is to be the vital business news and advertising source to Long Island’s most influential readers Get our free LIBN e-alerts & breaking news notifications Subscribe for access to the latest digital and special editions 2021 at 9:29 am ET.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A new heritage marker at Miller Ave and Great Neck Road recognizes the Montaukett Indian Nation's long presence in the area NY—Six streets in North Amityville have new signs markers from the Town of Babylon to recognize the history of Long Island's Montaukett Indian Nation which has a presence in the hamlet to this day The six streets bearing the new heritage signs are: Fowler all connected to Montaukett families that have lived in the area for generations The signs bear the Montaukett Indian Nation seal with the motto "We are still here!" The tribe has been fighting to gain state recognition for years and there is currently an active bill in the New York State Senate Sandi Brewster-Walker, a Montaukett Indian Nation member who grew up in North Amityville on one of those six streets, told Newsday that the heritage signs meant a lot to her. Leaders of the Montaukett Nation recently joined with other Long Island Native American groups to advocate for an unmarked burial sites law citing a long history of the mishandling of native remains from construction sites Earlier this year Montaukett members protested a condo development in North Amityville over concerns it contained native remains prompting a New York State review of the site News 12 New YorkDownload the AppWhere to WatchTaxing Long IslandAuthorities: 2 residents escape overnight fire at North Amityville homePolice say they got a call a little after 3 a.m Sunday for a house fire on Bayview Avenue.News 12 Staff A house fire on Bayview Avenue reported at about 1:30 a.m Tuesday took about two hours to bring under control with assistance from firefighters from North Amityville The cause of the fire is under investigation Firefighters from seven South Shore departments battled a basement fire that destroyed a home early Tuesday in North Amityville Officials said initial reports from the scene were that the fire originated in the basement and the Red Cross responded to help find housing for the displaced residents North Amityville was the lead fire department on the scene assisted by firefighters and equipment from Copiague The cause of the fire remains under investigation Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutPolice: After Long Island bullying incident 2015Kristin Thorne reports a man is accused of shooting the grandfather of a boy who bullied his daughter in North Amityville.NORTH AMITYVILLE (WABC) -- Police are accusing a man of shooting the grandfather of a boy who bullied his daughter Anthony Franklin was upset that his 5-year-old daughter had her hair pulled by another student on a bus ride to school Franklin went to the North Amityville home of the boy he believed was involved and got into a fight with the grandfather of the boy Franklin pulled out a gun and shot McWilliams twice The suspect's fiance says this entire thing was self defense and that the gun wasn't his She says she came to the boy's house to have a conversation with his mother after this hair pulling incident "He pulled my hair and he called me the B word He touched my bookbag and scratched me in the forehead," is what 5-year old Thjanique said a boy did to her on the school bus Tuesday afternoon "She tells me that this little boy bothers her everyday," said Thjanique's mother Ayesha Clinton Ayesha says she and Franklin had had enough She says they went over to the boy's house on Albany Avenue to have a conversation with the boy's mother The boy's grandfather answered the door "Anthony didn't just walk into his house Anthony was pulled into his house," said Clinton "Then the guy reached for something and of course no one is going to stand there and get shot So my boyfriend is tussling with this man and that's what happened>" Police say Franklin shot the grandfather Wilson McWilliams in the leg and buttock Clinton says the gun wasn't Franklin's because he doesn't own one "I want everybody to know that Anthony just didn't go into this man's house and shoot him He never had the intention of getting shot," she said I guess they're struggling for it something can happen Just because he didn't physically get hurt doesn't mean that he wasn't a victim." Prosecutors in court didn't make it clear if Franklin was armed when he went to the house McWilliams is in fair condition at Stony Brook University Hopsital Franklin is behind bars tonight facing assault charges Anyone with information about the case is asked to call (631) 854-8152 A New York fire chief died Wednesday following a heart attack, according to the U.S. Fire Administration the chief of department for the North Amityville Fire Company on Long Island had returned home after responding to a residential fire at about 7 p.m was found unresponsive the next morning and was immediately taken to the hospital "Please keep the Rollins’ family and the North Amityville Fire Company in your thoughts and prayers," the Suffolk County Fire Chiefs post stated Firehouse.com News will update this story as more details are available Babylon Town officials may turn the use of a North Amityville property from missile silos to soccer balls The town is considering repurposing a former Cold War-era U.S Army Nike missile base into athletic fields and a community building The nearly 6-acre site is split between grass and cracked weed-infused asphalt that lays over the empty silos that once held nuclear warhead missiles The town has hired Savik & Murray of Holbrook to determine whether a multipurpose building can be constructed on the site — it was transferred to the town in 2015 — without having to remove the silos so we need to weigh the pros and cons of it,” said Brian Zitani the town’s waterways management supervisor that would be a massively expensive project.” The town is using $154,000 of its $27.77 million federal American Rescue Plan money for the feasibility study Babylon Deputy Supervisor Tony Martinez said a building and fields are needed as much of the town’s community space is in North Babylon “It’s not serving folks on the west side of town so we need to create something for them as well,” he said Next to it would be an athletic field — either softball baseball or a multipurpose space for soccer very large need for field space,” Martinez said “The one thing the parks department spends a lot of time on is juggling the schedules of all these groups.” Martinez said the town wants to “create synergy” with the other buildings and fields nearby as well as football and softball fields and a pool The North Amityville base was one of five Nike missile sites on Long Island according to Newsday articles from the 1950s which were designed to defend Manhattan from nuclear attack during the Cold War-era that lasted from about 1947 to 1991 the sites were decommissioned in the 1970s A local civic association was opposed to the base at the time with one Newsday article in 1955 saying residents felt it would “shatter the community’s tranquility.” who is on the town’s planning board and moved to a neighborhood near the site in 1968 said he remembers the frequent sirens from the military base as soldiers would run drills and open up the silo hatches “I don’t think we realized there were warheads there It was a little scary when we first saw it.” Any development of the site is still years away we’re at the early stages of this just to see what is possible on this site and then at the end we’re going to have to just take the scalpel and see what we can afford,” he said Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog Out4-year-old boy woman injured in North Amityville fireByEyewitness News Friday 2020The fire caused extensive damage to the basement of the home.NORTH AMITYVILLE Suffolk County (WABC) -- A little boy and a woman were injured in a Suffolk County house fire The fire broke out on Ronek Drive in Amityville at around 9 p.m A 4-year-old boy was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries A 51-year-old woman was taken to Nassau University Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries Arson Section detectives are investigating ALSO READ: 3 men with autism face relocation from longtime Long Island home * More Long Island news * Send us a news tip * Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts * Follow us on YouTube