By greaterlongisland.com | Staff | 4/29/2026 11:44 AM
Amsterdam brings live music, bold brunch menu to Main St. Live jazz, brunch and a menu that doesn’t … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Andrew Rappaport | 4/29/2026 10:49 AM
Joel has 33 Top 40 hits, and he has been inducted into both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 4/29/2026 3:39 AM
Brad Bettridge, the owner of Hounds Town Brookhaven, swipes his tablet with a smile. He pulls up photos … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Alan Krawitz | 4/28/2026 6:35 PM
Lillo Farm in Huntington is growing beyond microgreens, adding baked goods and outdoor crops as founder Don DiLillo expands his vision for healthy, local food.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 4/28/2026 5:52 PM
A motorist was seriously injured in a Tuesday afternoon crash on Sunrise Highway in Bayport that snarled traffic for hours, police said.
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Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs and the County’s Department of Traffic Safety to provide free Child Car Seat Safety Checks at Nassau ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 4/28/2026 4:49 PM
A Bay Shore woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars after a judge on Monday sentenced her to life in prison without parole for orchestrating the kidnapping and murder of a man who parked in front of her home.
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During the Monday, April 27 meeting of the Nassau County Legislature, Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) invited representatives and clients from the Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths ... Read full Story
More than 180 people packed Bayville’s Crescent Beach Club on Wednesday, April 22 for the 20th annual “Cooking for a Cure” fundraiser – an event which raised tens of thousands of dollars in support of the Diabetes Research Institute Foundation. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 4/28/2026 2:19 PM
Uncle Giuseppe’s “Italian sushi” is blowing up online with millions of views. Then came national television attention.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Guest | 4/28/2026 1:37 PM
By Alyssa Seidman Spring has officially sprung on Long Island, and if you’re looking to get out and … Continued
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Nassau County Legislator Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) proudly joined Minority Millennials at Nassau Community College on Friday, April 24, where she was the keynote speaker during the organization’s fourth annual “We Are The Future” summit. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 4/28/2026 1:21 PM
A Newfield High School graduate and Long Island native serving as a DHS counterterrorism official is under scrutiny in a federal “sugar daddy” probe.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 4/28/2026 12:26 PM
Queens just leveled up its gaming scene. Resorts World Casino New York City on Tuesday officially unveiled its … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 4/28/2026 12:19 PM
Greater Long Island got a sneak peek this week at Namu, a new Korean barbecue restaurant putting the finishing touches on a massive renovation at 388 Medford Ave. in Patchogue.
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Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) recently joined Mount Sinai South Nassau for their annual brunch recognizing standout volunteers at the hospital. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) supported the Long Island Children Museum’s annual STEM Weekend. Held on April 18 and 19 and adhering to a theme of “We Need The Sea And The Sea Needs Me,” ... Read full Story
In observance of Earth Day on April 22, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) joined members of the Freeport High School Environmental Justice Club and Operation SPLASH at their cleanup of Milburn Park Pond. ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 4/28/2026 11:12 AM
A quiet moment in nature turned into a big win. Kathrine O’Shea has been named the winner of … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 4/28/2026 10:20 AM
Long Island natives Billy and Daniel Baldwin are hosting the inaugural Baldwin Pink Paddle Challenge at The Picklr Centereach on May 16–17. This celebrity-led pickleball event features a high-energy celebrity exhibition and a public tournament to benefit the Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund.
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 6, 2026 is:
flamboyant \flam-BOY-ant\ adjective
Someone or something described as flamboyant has a very noticeable quality that attracts a lot of attention. Such a person or thing is often strikingly elaborate or colorful in their behavior or display.
// Reality television attracts millions of viewers for its depictions of flamboyant, larger-than-life personalities living equally flamboyant lifestyles.
“[Helen] McCrory’s flamboyant and perfectly drawn portrayal of Polly was the show’s real treasure, a steel-willed matriarch unusually attuned to the mysticism of the Shelby family’s Romani roots who also served as a ruthlessly pragmatic consigliere. ... McCrory’s Polly was so electric that the show remained totally riveting any time she was onscreen.” — Jack Hamilton, Slate, 20 Mar. 2026
Did you know?
Associate the word flamboyant with bananas flambé and the word’s fiery etymology will be seared in your mind. Flamboyant, which was borrowed into English from French in the 19th century, can be traced back to the Old French word flambe, meaning “flame.” In its earliest uses flamboyant referred to an ornate style of Gothic architecture popular in France and Spain, which featured waving curves suggestive of flames. Eventually, the word developed a more general second sense for anything eye-catching or showy. And of course, flambe is also the origin of the English adjective flambé, which describes food flamboyantly dressed or served with flaming liquor.