Islanders alum to face off against cast of hit hockey show ‘Shoresy’

Islanders alum to face off against cast of hit hockey show ‘Shoresy’

Run ’em up and fill ’em in. It will be a far cry from Disney On Ice at UBS Arena on Wednesday, as the cast of the irreverent Canadian hockey TV series “Shoresy” lace up their skates for a grit-filled battle against some legendary Islanders alum — including Benoit Hogue, Josh Bailey, Cal Clutterbuck and … Read more

This rap group put ‘Strong Island’ on the hip-hop map, broke through NYC barrier

This rap group put ‘Strong Island’ on the hip-hop map, broke through NYC barrier

They’re still number one in the 631. Rap pioneers JVC Force put the suburbs on the hip-hop map with the iconic anthem “Strong Island” in the late 1980s — and their funk-filled ode to Long Island has new life stretching all the way across the pond. “People have come up to me and were telling … Read more

Long Island teen golfer runs putt challenge for hospital that saved his life as a baby: ‘My duty to return the favor’

Long Island teen golfer runs putt challenge for hospital that saved his life as a baby: ‘My duty to return the favor’

He’s paying them back with each putt. A Long Island high school golfer with a deeper calling has hit a hole in one — raising $700,000 and counting for the hospital that saved his life as an infant. “They saved me, so it’s my duty to return the favor,” Skylar Friedman, 17, told The Post. … Read more

Exclusive | Ex-NYC correction officer defies odds to walk again — now he’s driving his hot rod to LI car show

Exclusive | Ex-NYC correction officer defies odds to walk again — now he’s driving his hot rod to LI car show

A Farmingdale man defied the odds after being told he would never walk again by restoring a classic hot rod — and now he’s headed to Long Island for a popular car show with a new lease on life. Tony Pedro, 65, will display the 1957 Corvette he began restoring while recovering from a motorcycle … Read more

Northwell enlists former Army doc, helicopter rescuer, as new CEO

Northwell enlists former Army doc, helicopter rescuer, as new CEO

Dr. John D’Angelo wrote a letter to Northwell CEO Michael Dowling in 2003, asking the high-profile leader if the health system would create a pay-gap program for veterans transitioning out of service and into civilian medical roles. “He didn’t know me. I was here for only three years,” D’Angelo told The Post of when he … Read more

New York’s safest and richest suburb revealed — and it’s not in Westchester

New York’s safest and richest suburb revealed — and it’s not in Westchester

The New York town of Scarsdale recently hit headlines after it was named America’s wealthiest suburb, with an eye-popping mean household income of $601,193 per year. But in a new study of Big Apple ‘burbs, the tony town was snubbed when it came to taking out the title of “New York’s Safest and Richest Suburbs.” … Read more

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine: ‘Go sit down’

Exclusive | Long Island pizzeria goes viral with saucy videos giving bad diners a taste of their own medicine:  ‘Go sit down’

That’s-a one spicy pizzeria! A Long Island pizza shop has gone viral for saucy social media video skits that mercilessly mock bad customer behaviors — with one clip showing a dining dunce punished with water sprayed in his face. Phil’s Pizzeria in Syosset has been dramatizing blood-boiling interactions with customers using some real pie-in-the-face humor … Read more

You’ll never believe what the ‘Happy Gilmore’ caddie is doing now

You’ll never believe what the ‘Happy Gilmore’ caddie is doing now

The actor who famously played the teen caddie attacked by Adam Sandler in the cult classic “Happy Gilmore” is now well into his second successful career — as a neuroscientist on Long Island. The actor who famously played the teen caddie attacked by Adam Sandler in the cult classic “Happy Gilmore” is now well into … Read more

Billy Joel to close iconic Long Island motorcycle shop after brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel to close iconic Long Island motorcycle shop after brain disorder diagnosis

Billy Joel’s beloved motorcycle shop on Long Island, New York, is closing down after nearly 15 years of offering fans a free peek at his personal collection of dozens of bikes. The music icon will be shuttering 20th Century Cycles in Oyster Bay in late September and auctioning off his collection later this year because … Read more

Exclusive | Here’s where renowned LI chefs eat lobster rolls when off the clock

Exclusive | Here’s where renowned LI chefs eat lobster rolls when off the clock

Some like it hot — and others cold. Renowned Long Island seafood chefs and restaurant owners are revealing to The Post their go-to places for lobster rolls when off the clock. “There’s a few places on the island that do a great job — and there are some that don’t,” said chef Eric LeVine of … Read more

Here’s how a bio implant stopped Long Island woman’s ‘horrific’ athritis in its tracks: ‘This is the future’

Here’s how a bio implant stopped Long Island woman’s ‘horrific’ athritis in its tracks: ‘This is the future’

A Long Island speech pathologist said a pioneering bio implant stopped her “horrific” rheumatoid arthritis in its tracks. Massapequa’s Dawn Steiner, 58, said even a simple handshake would mean agony — and after 15 years she retreated into a reclusive lifestyle. “My husband had to help me get dressed,” she told The Post. Massapequa speech … Read more

Gold Coast Long Island towns ranked best in US for raising a family: report

Gold Coast Long Island towns ranked best in US for raising a family: report

It’s a big score for the north shore. Nearly a dozen affluent Nassau County enclaves on the Gold Coast, or just a few miles south, made a newly released list of the best places in the US to raise a family. Kensington, a neighborhood on Manhasset Bay near the Queens border, placed second in the … Read more

Inside a Long Island man’s journey from struggles with cerebral palsy to launching a skincare line with unique family remedies

Inside a Long Island man’s journey from struggles with cerebral palsy to launching a skincare line with unique family remedies

He’s changing the notion of lotion. A Long Island man with cerebral palsy has unveiled a unique line of products using remedies he learned from his grandmother, mom and aunt in India as a little boy. “They would take yogurt and add spices like turmeric, saffron, cinnamon, and they would throw it on our faces … Read more

Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a ‘cure’: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’

Long Island patient gets breakthrough sickle cell treatment called a ‘cure’: ‘I’m not in pain anymore’

He’s got new blood. A Long Island hospital said it administered life-changing Lyfgenia gene therapy treatment and successfully wiped away sickle cell disease from a Laurelton man. Cohen Children’s Medical Center said patient Sebastien Beauzile, 21, is the first New Yorker to have received the breakthrough treatment, The Post was first to report. Sebastien Beauzile … Read more

I photographed the wildest McDonald’s in more than 50 countries — and then created a ‘McAtlas’

I photographed the wildest McDonald’s in more than 50 countries — and then created a ‘McAtlas’

He’s had many a happy meal. An NYC-based food photojournalist who documented his travels across six continents to find the world’s most unique McDonald’s locations is now releasing a book after completing his five-year McExpedition. Brooklyn’s Gary He, 39, wrote the scrumptious guide — aptly titled “McAtlas: A Global Guide to the Golden Arches” — … Read more

Texas woman pleads guilty to stealing cousin’s $1 million winning scratch-off ticket

Texas woman pleads guilty to stealing cousin’s  million winning scratch-off ticket

A Houston, Texas woman pleaded guilty this week to stealing a $1 million “scratch-off” lottery ticket from her cousin and taking the lump-sum payout of $500,000 in November 2020, according to the Nassau County, New York district attorney. Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnely announced the plea in a press release on Friday, saying Iris Amador Argueta, … Read more

State disaster emergency declared after polio found in Nassau County wastewater

State disaster emergency declared after polio found in Nassau County wastewater

NASSAU COUNTY, Long Island (WABC) — Nassau is the latest county in the state to detect polio in the wastewater — indicating community spread. Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency amid “evidence of circulating polio.” The declaration will allow more types of providers to administer the polio vaccine, like pharmacists, in effect, making … Read more