Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages secured committee approval for a $427,803 Community Revitalization Project (CRP) grant that will fund the purchase and construction of the Village of South Floral Park’s fire training tower for its first responders ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislator Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) secured committee approval for a $162,150 Community Revitalization Project (CRP) grant for the Westbury Water and Fire District to assist in the construction ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/8/2025 5:50 PM
After a 4 a.m. Sunrise Highway crash left a 14-year-old teen seriously injured while riding his bike, the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 9/8/2025 3:52 PM
The Farm Italy Restaurant & Bar, which debuted two yearsd ago Huntington, has just announced that its Westbury … Continued
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Nassau County Legislature Legislator Seth I. Koslow is thanking the Freeport Memorial Library, Merrick Library and North Merrick Public Library – and the generous communities of the Fifth Legislative District – for supporting his office’s second annual ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé and Legislator Seth I. Koslow joined the Freeport Chamber of Commerce and their colleagues in government in celebrating the grand opening of Wren Kitchens’ new showroom in the Freeport ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/8/2025 11:58 AM
Lottery lightning has struck twice on Long Island in the last week. A $1 million second-prize Powerball ticket … Continued
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Due to heavy rainfall, the Nassau County Department of Health is issuing an advisory against bathing at 5 beaches, effective today, September 7, 2025. ... Read full Story
Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D – Valley Stream) had the privilege of officiating the Sunday, Aug. 17 swearing-in ceremony for the Haitian Americans In Law Enforcement Organization (HALEFO)’s Board of Trustees ... Read full Story
By greaterlongisland.com | Mike White | 9/8/2025 9:23 AM
Kismet Coffee Company has just opened for business at sparkling new digs in downtown Bay Shore. And the … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/7/2025 1:41 PM
East End football takes another hit as Greenport, Southold and Mattituck cancel their varsity season due to low player turnout.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 9/7/2025 8:41 AM
The Long Island University football team just pulled off the biggest win in program history. The Sharks went … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/6/2025 6:27 PM
A 14-year-old bicyclist was struck by a car and seriously injured early Saturday on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa Park, according to Nassau police.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/6/2025 5:40 PM
Community members are coming together to support Christine Ludwig and her children, Gavin aged 15 and Kayla aged 13, through a GoFundMe campaign raising $11,971 following the loss of Rick Ludwig.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/6/2025 12:35 PM
Detectives in the Gilgo Beach murder case discovered bloody gloves and additional evidence near Jones Beach, close to where suspect Rex Heuermann worked as a teen during the summers, the New York Post reported Saturday.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/6/2025 11:15 AM
A Wantagh postal worker was arrested Thursday after police say he stole mail and was found with a bag of cocaine. The 40-year-old faces multiple charges.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/6/2025 10:32 AM
A Nesconset man was killed early Saturday in Stony Brook when his motorcycle collided with a truck driven by an allegedly intoxicated driver, Suffolk police said.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon | 9/5/2025 7:09 PM
A GoFundMe campaign is raising support for the family of a 15-year-old autistic boy who was struck and killed on the Southern State Parkway after leaving his special needs school.
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By greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito | 9/5/2025 4:03 PM
A brand-new Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton has officially opened its doors on Route 110, bringing 101 … Continued
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By greaterlongisland.com | Peter Schwartz | 9/5/2025 3:39 PM
The Islanders’ preseason doesn’t start until Sept. 21 at UBS Arena, but for captain Anders Lee, the unofficial … Continued
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“Conspiracy theorists (and those of us who argue with them have the scars to show for it) often maintain that the ones debunking the conspiracies are allied with the conspirators.” — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Did you know?
To debunk something is to take the bunk out of it—that bunk being nonsense. (Bunk is short for the synonymous bunkum, which has political origins.) Debunk has been in use since at least the 1920s, and it contrasts with synonyms like disprove and rebut by suggesting that something is not merely untrue but is also a sham—a trick meant to deceive. One can simply disprove a myth, but if it is debunked, the implication is that the myth was a grossly exaggerated or foolish claim.