On an unmarked, pothole-riddled road that abuts parking lots and the back of commercial buildings lies a monument that is equally unassuming, given the significance of the event it memorializes. The approximately 5.5 x 8.5-foot concrete relief sculpture marks where Charles Lindbergh and his plane, christened the Spirit of St. Louis, first went airborne en route to Paris, the first nonstop transAtlantic flight in 1927.
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Congressman Tom Suozzi, left, News 12 anchor and Grand Marshal Carol Silva and Congressman Peter King marched down Main Street in Farmingdale during the village's annual St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, March 11, 2018. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
News 12's Carol Silva Has 'Fabulous' Farmingdale Grand Marshal Day
Carol Silva is no stranger to parades. The longtime News 12 Long Island anchor used to stand along Fifth Avenue in Manhattan with her Irish mother for many St. Patrick’s Day parades while growing up in Hicksville. As a
The Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art. image: The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Archives, The Museum of Modern Art, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, New York
Unpacking Frank Lloyd Wright’s Archive at MoMA →
Shortly after his Imperial Hotel in Tokyo was completed in 1923, Frank Lloyd Wright published a book with photographs and plans of the lodge. Though it was demolished in 1963, the building has made a resurgence as the centerpiece for a major exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.
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Less than a year ago, Anissa Moore was preparing for spring break, ready to hop on a JetBlue flight to take her far from Nassau Community College, where she has been a communications professor for the past 19 years.
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At the same time Apple unveiled new or upgraded iPhones, iPads and other products to the usual press fanfare last week, Canon U.S.A. held its largest technology showcase, an event it stages at cities worldwide only every five years.
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James Kirby, 87, and his sister Margaret Kirby Foley, 89, are co-grand marshals of the Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 7. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
Kings Park Honors Octogenarian Siblings in St. Patrick's Day Parade
Octogenarian siblings and longtime Kings Park residents James Kirby, 87, and Margaret Kirby Foley, 89, led a contingent of 120 organizations, including 23 pipe-and-drum bands, as co-grand marshals during the Kings Park St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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The Wantagh American Legion Pipe Band marches in the snow at the John P. Reilly Memorial East Islip St. Patrick's Day parade on Sunday, March 1, 2015. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
East Islip St. Patrick's Parade Turns 50, Remembers Founder
As the calendar turned to March and heavy snow fell Sunday afternoon, the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 7 forged ahead undaunted with the annual John P. Reilly Memorial East Islip St. Patrick’s Day parade.
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