Long Island updates for Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Project 11561, grassroots group that promotes the Long Beach community, pulled off an April Fool's Day prank on its Facebook page on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, claiming residents were planting flowers inside potholes on the street as part of "Beautify a Pothole Day." Credit: Project 11561
Welcome to Newsday's Long Island Now live post for Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Remember to be extra wary of jokesters -- it's April Fools' Day.
LONG BEACH POTHOLE PRANK
Speaking of April Fools' Day, one group in Long Beach pulled off a prank earlier Tuesday, claiming that residents were planting flowers inside potholes in the street for Beautify a Pothole Day. Scroll down -- or use the link below if you're a mobile user -- to see more.
Although we've wrapped up the live coverage, you can find a roundup below of the stories Newsday has been tracking throughout the day, as well as updates from social media.
Newsday will also covering the following two meetings Tuesday night.
COMING UP
CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. North Hempstead officials are expected to consider requiring carbon monoxide detectors in places of public assembly. The 7:30 p.m. hearing Tuesday is in North Hempstead Town Hall, 220 Plandome Rd. Check Scott Eidler’s Twitter updates @EidzTowns.
VILLAGE BOARD. The Brightwaters Village Board is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Village Hall, 40 Seneca Dr., and is expected to discuss the upcoming budget process. Check reporter Sophia Chang’s Twitter updates @schangnewsday.
RATNER TALKS COLISEUM DEVELOPMENT. Real estate developer Bruce Ratner spoke at a Long Island Association breakfast Tuesday morning about the development of Nassau Coliseum and other issues. In September, the Nassau Legislature voted unanimously to approve a $229 million bid by Ratner's company, Forest City Ratner, to renovate the 41-year-old sports and entertainment venue in Uniondale. Scroll down (or use the above link) to see tweets from Newsday's Robert Brodsky, who covered the event.
FATAL CRASH IN ROSLYN HEIGHTS. Roslyn Road in Roslyn Heights has been closed in both directions between East Williston Avenue and IU Willets Road for most of the day as Nassau County police investigate a fatal accident involving a pickup truck and a passenger bus. Northbound traffic was being stopped from Jericho Turnpike and southbound traffic from the Northern State Parkway. Full story here.
WEATHER. The weather forecast for Tuesday is certainly better than the weather Monday, when parts of Long Island were hit with 4 inches of snow. It's sunny Tuesday, with a high of about 50 degrees and is expected to drop to a low of 37 degrees.
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep.16: From Island to island, how football helped overcome tragedy Newsday's Gregg Sarra talks to Carey football player James McGrath about how he has persevered after losing his parents at a young age, and to the Lahainaluna (Hawaii) High School football coach about how his team persevered after the Maui wildfires of 2023, plus a behind-the-scenes look at the All-Long Island teams photo shoot.
Sarra Sounds Off, Ep.16: From Island to island, how football helped overcome tragedy Newsday's Gregg Sarra talks to Carey football player James McGrath about how he has persevered after losing his parents at a young age, and to the Lahainaluna (Hawaii) High School football coach about how his team persevered after the Maui wildfires of 2023, plus a behind-the-scenes look at the All-Long Island teams photo shoot.
