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Sophie Grieser

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Sophie joined the Daily Voice team in March 2023, covering Long Island. Before this, her work appeared in publications such as the Borgen Project Magazine, The Interlude Magazine, and NYU Local.

Sophie graduated from New York University in 2021 with degrees in journalism and drama. 

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41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Long Island Burglaries 41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Long Island Burglaries
41-Year-Old Sentenced 20 To Life For Long Island Burglaries A man could spend the rest of his life behind bars for his back-to-back burglaries on Long Island. Kevin Carroll, age 41, of Manhattan, was sentenced on Wednesday, Feb. 21 for his 2020 Uniondale burglaries, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. On the evening of June 22, 2020, Carroll forced open the back door of 429 Fenimore Avenue, a Uniondale boarding house that has both shared and single-occupancy rooms. Carroll had once been a resident of the boarding house himself, the DA’s Office said. Once inside, he punched one of the home’s occupants in the face and head multiple ti…

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NY Attorney General Condemns Nassau County's Transgender Athlete Ban NY Attorney General Condemns Nassau County's Transgender Athlete Ban
NY Attorney General Condemns Nassau County's Transgender Athlete Ban Hours after a county executive on Long Island announced an order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, the New York State Attorney General publicly denounced the motion. On Thursday, Feb. 22, just hours after Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed his executive order, Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office would look into the next steps to protect transgender athletes from the ban, which she called “dangerous.” Earlier Report: Nassau County Bans Transgender Athletes From Competing In Women's, Girls Sports “This executive order …

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Police & Fire
Man Records 19-Year-Old Changing On Long Island: Police Man Records 19-Year-Old Changing On Long Island: Police
Man Records 19-Year-Old Changing On Long Island: Police An exterminator on Long Island was arrested after he allegedly sprayed his 19-year-old victim with chemicals, encouraged her to change clothes, and then recorded her doing so. It happened on Thursday, Feb. 22  just before 3 p.m. in Mineola, according to Nassau County Police. Walter Rivas, age 45, showed up at the apartment of a 19-year-old woman who had hired a technician from Joroba Pest Control to exterminate her apartment. While he was spraying the woman’s home, Rivas got chemicals on the victim’s clothes. He allegedly advised her that she would need to change her clothes quic…

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Lifestyle
'Fresh, Hot, Absolutely Filling:' New Long Island Eatery Offers Delicious Eats, Customers Say 'Fresh, Hot, Absolutely Filling:' New Long Island Eatery Offers Delicious Eats, Customers Say
'Fresh, Hot, Absolutely Filling:' New Long Island Eatery Offers Delicious Eats, Customers Say A ramen restaurant on Long Island has opened up its second location, wowing foodies with its fresh bowls and other dishes. Oh! Ramen, located in Levittown at 341 Wantagh Avenue, has already proven to be a welcome addition to the food community, customers on Yelp have determined. Currently, the restaurant has a five-star rating from those who have left reviews. Serving up what one Yelper described as “fresh, hot, and absolutely filling” bowls of ramen, Oh! Ramen offers over a dozen different flavors of the traditional Japanese dish – including black garlic chashu pork belly ramen, veget…

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Lifestyle
6 Mass Pizza Joints Rank Among Top 100 In US 6 Mass Pizza Joints Rank Among Top 100 In US
6 Mass Pizza Joints Rank Among Top 100 In US A handful of Massachusetts pizza restaurants are cranking out some of the best pies in the nation, a new ranking announced. Yelp’s Top 100 Pizza Spots list, which ranks the best of the best places to get pizza in the US, has released its 2024 list — and Massachusetts is well-represented. The rankings, which Yelp says were determined by several factors, including “the total volume and number of 5-star reviews each business had that were written by members of the Yelp Elite Squad.” Six local eateries made the cut: No. 33 - Russell House Tavern, located in Cambridge: Offering classics…

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Nassau County Bans Transgender Athletes From Competing In Women's, Girls Sports Nassau County Bans Transgender Athletes From Competing In Women's, Girls Sports
Nassau County Bans Transgender Athletes From Competing In Women's, Girls Sports Nassau County will ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls sports at local facilities, a move that mirrors similar legislation throughout the country and has sparked outrage among advocates. County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced the executive order, which will go into effect immediately, at a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 22. The order applies only to female competitive sports, not co-ed or male sports. It will prevent transgender women from participating in women’s sports at all county-run facilities. "This is not precluding anybody from participating in s…

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Traffic
Closures Scheduled For Parkway On Long Island: Here's When, Where Closures Scheduled For Parkway On Long Island: Here's When, Where
Closures Scheduled For Parkway On Long Island: Here's When, Where For two days, both directions of a Long Island parkway will be closed for rehabilitation, transportation officials announced. On both Monday, Feb. 19, and Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Loop Parkway in Hempstead will be subject to closure, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) said. The closures on Monday will last from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. During that time, lanes in both directions will be subject to intermittent closures at the drawbridge. Construction workers will be instructing drivers where to go in the event of a closure. Then, on Tuesday, both directions of the parkway will…

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New $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Store New $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Store
New $50K Lottery Ticket Sold At Long Island Store Just days after one Long Islander won tens of thousands, a second winning ticket worth the same amount has been announced. The third-place-winning Powerball ticket, worth $50,000, was sold in East Hampton for the Monday, Feb. 12 drawing, according to lottery officials. It was sold at the Stop & Shop located at 67 Newtown Lane.  Related - Big Win: $50K Powerball Tickets Sold At Holtsville Store The news comes just a day after another winning ticket, also a Powerball, was sold in Suffolk County for the Saturday, Feb. 10 drawing. That ticket was purchased in Holtsville. Po…

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Police & Fire
DWI Crash: Man Hits Parked Cop Cars On Long Island, Police Say DWI Crash: Man Hits Parked Cop Cars On Long Island, Police Say
DWI Crash: Man Hits Parked Cop Cars On Long Island, Police Say A man was arrested on Long Island after he allegedly drove drunk, crashing into two parked police cars. It happened on Monday, Feb. 12 in Valley Stream, according to Nassau County Police. Just after 10 p.m. that day, 59-year-old Capital Region resident Richard Welch, who lives in the hamlet of Climax in Greene County, was driving his black pickup truck on South Central Avenue. He was driving south when he rammed into two Nassau County Police cars, which were parked on the side of the road tending to a different call. Welch was taken to a nearby hospital. It is unclear what his conditi…

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Update: Victim Of Long Island Tow Truck Crash ID'd Update: Victim Of Long Island Tow Truck Crash ID'd
Update: Victim Of Long Island Tow Truck Crash ID'd Police have identified the person killed after being hit by a tow truck on Long Island. The East Farmingdale crash happened on Tuesday, Feb. 13, according to Suffolk County Police. West Babylon resident Angel Miranda, age 34, was crossing Route 109 at Route 110 at approximately 2:30 a.m. when he was hit by a 2022 RAM tow truck that was traveling west on Route 109. Original Report: Person Struck, Killed By Tow Truck In East Farmingdale Miranda was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The tow truck driver, a 55-year-old man from East Elmhurst, Queens, was not injured, and th…

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