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Beginnings: Rockaway Indians were Valley Stream's first residents, hunting in the forests alongside the area's several streams. Europeans first used the land for farming, dating to the late 1700s, and several small communities sprang up. There was Hungry Harbor, a settlement of squatters named for the status of its residents, along with Fosters Meadow toward the north and Tigertown to the northeast. The name Valley Stream dates to 1843, when Scottish immigrant Robert Pagan lobbied for a post office. The area remained rural for decades. The planked Merrick Road offered the first easy transportation from the area in 1853.
Photo: A Business Street in Valley Stream (Photo from "Long Island...
Photo: A Business Street in Valley Stream (Photo from "Long Island...
Beginnings: Rockaway Indians were Valley Stream's first residents, hunting in the forests alongside the area's several streams. Europeans first used the land for farming, dating to the late 1700s, and several small communities sprang up. There was Hungry Harbor, a settlement of squatters named for the status of its residents, along with Fosters Meadow toward the north and Tigertown to the northeast. The name Valley Stream dates to 1843, when Scottish immigrant Robert Pagan lobbied for a post office. The area remained rural for decades. The planked Merrick Road offered the first easy transportation from the area in 1853.
Photo: A Business Street in Valley Stream (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
Photo: A Business Street in Valley Stream (Photo from "Long Island To-day" by Frederick Ruther, 1909)
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Rich Powerball winners giving $1 million to veterans' groups
Nation NowThe three Connecticut financiers who won $254 million via Powerball announced Sunday that they’re giving $1 million of the jackpot to charities that help veterans; the already-well-off Powerball winners promised more good deeds to come.... -
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims
A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...Tags: Plainfield (Windham, Connecticut), Patchogue, Franklin Park, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Talks To Continue Past Midnight To Avert Strike At Macy's
REUTERSTalks between the union representing 4,000 workers at four New York City area Macy's Inc stores, including its Herald Square flagship, and the company could continue past the midnight deadline on Wednesday to avert a strike at Macy's for the first time...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Unions, Starbucks Corp., New York, Contracts
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MTA Announces Service Changes In Anticipation Of Snow
wpix.comIn anticipation of Friday's snowfall, the MTA has announced several service changes on the subways and railroads. On Friday, straphangers can expect express trains 2, 3, 4, 5, A, E, D, F, N and Q will run local in various sections of their routes. The...Tags: Westbury, Hicksville, Forest Hills, WPIX, Kew Gardens
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LIRR CUSTOMERS ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUG. 26
MEDIA ADVISORY: LIRR CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUGUST 26 MTA Long Island Rail Road is advising customers to expect significant schedule changes and delays during Thursday's morning and...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Hicksville, Patchogue, Speonk, Long Beach (Nassau, New York)
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LIRR Reports Weekend Service Changes
Staff reporterThe following is a media update from the Long Island Railroad concerning services changes this weekend as workers continue to repair and improve the infrastructure: "The LIRR continues to make progress on repairing critical switching and signal equipment...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Hollis, New York, Nassau County, WPIX
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Elderly Couple Vanishes After Doctor's Appointment
wpix.comAn elderly couple from Long Island vanished after leaving a doctor's office in Valley Stream Thursday afternoon, PIX 11 News has learned. Joseph Pagliano, 82, and his wife, Barbara, 77, were lost spotted leaving the doctor around 12:40 p.m, according...Tags: Long Island, New York, Nassau County, WPIX
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Assembly gives first passage to Cuomo initiative bill
Spin CycleAfter two hours of debate, the State Assembly today passed a local-government consolidation bill backed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, James T. Madore reports. The measure has sparked controversy. Volunteer firefighters, mayors and special district...Tags: Earlene Hooper, Harvey Weisenberg, Fires, East Meadow, Long Beach (Nassau, New York)
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LIRR Issues Travel Advisories For Tuesday Morning
wpix.comThe MTA has issued a series of cancellations for the Long Island Rail Road, and warns that customers should anticipate significant schedule changes and delays during the Tuesday morning and evening rush hours. The cancellations are a result of damage...Tags: Suffolk County (New York), Hicksville, Patchogue, Speonk, Long Beach (Nassau, New York)
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Family of Trampled Victim Sues Wal-Mart, NCPD
The family of the Valley Stream Wal-Mart employee trampled to death on "Black Friday" filed a lawsuit Wednesday in New York State Supreme Court in the Bronx, the Associated Press is reporting. The wrongful-death lawsuit was filed on behalf of Elsie...Tags: Bronx (New York City), Nassau County Police, Family, Litigation, Death
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College Student Killed in Farmingdale Car Crash
Jason Shein was 21, studying to become a doctor and hoping to practice one day in New York, close to his family in Levittown. Shortly after midnight Sunday, driving home from a dinner with friends at Applebee's in Farmingdale, he was killed when a...Tags: Nassau University Medical Center, University of Miami, Government, Death, Crimes
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