Tragic End For Farmingdale Crash Victim After Bitter Hospital Battle
A Long Island man has been taken off life support following a devastating car crash and his family’s fight with a local hospital.
Tony Gestone, 23, of Farmingdale, had been in a coma at Nassau University Medical Center since the single-car wreck on Thursday, April 9. But after a three-week fight, his family announced his death early Thursday, April 30.
“To all of our friends and family, we thank you from our hearts for all of your prayers and support,” Gestone’s grandfather, Steve, wrote on Facebook. “This evening, Tony moved on to a better place. We will miss him and he will always be love…
DWI With 2-Year-Old Child Lands Suffolk Woman In Jail: Police
A Long Island woman driving drunk with a 2-year-old child in her vehicle has been arrested, police said Thursday, April 30.
Lina Lopez Alvarez, 35, was pulled over around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 29 after cops noticed her speeding and failing to signal a turn while traveling westbound on County Road 39, the Southampton Police Department said.
Lopez Alvarez, of Hampton Bays, was arrested at the scene after officers determined she was intoxicated, police said. She was charged with felony DWI under Leandra’s Law because a 2-year-old child was located in the backseat, cops said.
She was also…
LI Middle School Weed Gummy Suspect Fled For Canada, Busted At Border: Authorities
The man accused of giving weed gummies to a Long Island middle school student was arrested trying to flee the country at the Canadian border, authorities said Thursday, April 30.
Wilmer Castillo Garcia, 22, was busted at the Lewiston Bridge north of Niagara Falls while trying to enter Canada, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
After Castillo Garcia, a Guatemalan citizen, was arrested at the Canadian border on Oct. 4, 2025, he was placed in ICE custody for deportation proceedings, according to the district attorney’s office. However, Suffolk County authorities requested his …
Former Met Brandon Nimmo’s Old Westbury Ranch Sold In A Flash For Nearly $5.7M
Former New York Mets outfielder Brandon Nimmo has sold his Long Island ranch for nearly $5.7 million, a real estate executive revealed Wednesday, April 29.
Nimmo, 33, was traded to the Texas Rangers in November 2025 but waited until April to put his ranch in Old Westbury on the market, Emmett Laffey of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Laffey International Realty wrote on social media.
The 5,200-square-foot home at 3 Horseshoe Road sold in less than 48 hours, according to Laffey. The listing agents were Stephen Gevinski and Scott Van Son.
“The luxury property, priced at $5,695,000,…
16 Pounds Of Weed, Illegal Gun Sales Lead To Charges Against Cohoes Man: DA
A Capital Region man busted with 16 pounds of weed who also sold multiple illegal guns to an undercover cop was arraigned Wednesday, April 29, authorities said.
Bazeil Phoenix, 32, was released on bail with an electronic monitor following his court appearance, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Phoenix, of Cohoes, sold undercover officers an Omni Hybrid assault rifle and a loaded Glock 10mm handgun during a transaction in Albany on Dec. 14, 2025, authorities said.
When state police searched Phoenix’s apartment on Delaware Avenue in Cohoes on Jan. 15, 2026, they found 16 pou…
