Covid-19: Long Island Bus Company Closes, With 900 Losing Jobs
One of Long Island’s largest bus companies is closing its doors and laying off nearly 1,000 employees amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Baumann Bus Company announced this week it will be permanently closing its doors after five decades, costing 900 jobs of previously laid-off drivers who will now not be hired back.
The company was contracted with the Freeport, Baldwin, Rockville Centre, Valley Stream, Malverne, East Meadow, Merrick, Bellmore, Roslyn, Hewlett-Woodmere, and Long Beach school districts.
When the pandemic hit in early March, the drivers were temporarily laid off …
Long Island Man Nabbed In Stolen Pickup Following Pursuit, Police Say
A Long Island man has been arrested for alleged grand larceny after being stopped in a stolen pickup truck.
Ryan Buonauro, 23, of East Meadow, was arrested around 9:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 14, after the Hempstead Police attempted to stop a suspicious red pickup truck in Merrick, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, when the Hempstead Police Department determined the vehicle had been reported stolen and attempted to conduct a stop, the vehicle fled in a "reckless manner."
While fleeing Buonauro struck a 2007 Toyota 4runner that was stopped at a stop sign on Fenimore Avenue…
Retired Long Island Cop Shoots Man During Roadway 'Altercation,' Police Say
This story has been updated.
One man was shot and another beaten with a flashlight following an "altercation" while driving on Long Island.
The incident, which police say they have not classified as road-rage, took place around 11:15 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the intersection of Bellmore and Magnolia roads, in Bellmore, Nassau County Police said.
According to detectives, a 62-year-old man was driving northbound on Bellmore Road when he became involved in a dispute with the driver of another vehilce in the area of Magnolia, police said.
Once both drivers exited their vehicles they got int…
Popular Pretzel Chain's New Long Island Shop Draws Long Lines
Philly Pretzel Factory's new shop in Smithtown, which opened this month, is drawing long lines.
The chain sells Philadelphia-style soft pretzels and dips, pretzel dogs, pretzel cheesesteaks, and pretzel pepperoni melts among specialties, along with dips, and drinks.
Next month a new product, cheesesteak filled rivets or "little bites" will be added next month, a franchise spokesperson said.
The eatery's pretzels are shaped in figure eight, not heart-shaped. The dought is made of a proprietary blend of flour that is protein-rich, according to the company.
"Each pretzel con…
