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La Gioconda: A gem in Great Neck
La Gioconda: A gem in Great Neck
Dining GEORGE FEHLING 7/09/2012 at 10:58AM

Great Neck, the economic retail center of northern Nassau County, is the scene of continuously changing establishments. A constant in this maelstrom is La Gioconda, at 21 North Station Plaza, a family-owned and operated fine dining restaurant. Upon entering the beautifully decorated eatery you are greeted by the family members — Kathy the wife; our [...]

FBI busts drug ring operated out of Woodhaven den
FBI busts drug ring operated out of Woodhaven den
News Alexa Altman 3/13/2012 at 4:20PM

Twenty alleged members of a drug trafficking organization, centralized in Woodhaven, have been indicted for conspiracy to distribute heroin. The ring, called the Perez Organization, FBI officials believe, operated out of a location on 87th Avenue and 78th Street and oversaw distribution networks existing in Nassau and Suffolk counties, as well as a storage facility [...]