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Sophie Grieser

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sgrieser@dailyvoice.com

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.

Sophie Grieser's Contributions

News

$75 Million Plan Aims To Ease Surge Of Hate, Bias Crimes In NY: Hochul As a response to the rise in both anti-Semitic and Islamophobic crimes across New York State stemming from the Israel-Hamas conflict, Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled a multi-million dollar plan to keep New Yorkers safe. Earlier report: 21-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot, Stab, Rape Jewish Students On Campus At Cornell The announcement came on Tuesday, Oct. 31. Hochul, utilizing all available state resources, declared a multi-branched plan aimed at limiting the number of hate and bias crimes, which she says have risen since the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas. “Let me be clear: we cannot…

by Sophie Grieser

11/04/2023

Lifestyle

SNL Alum Pete Davidson Will Perform In Tarrytown Funny man Pete Davidson is coming to town. New York's own Pete Davidson, the Saturday Night Live alum, is bringing his stand-up show to Westchester County with a newly added stop in Tarrytown on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The show will take place at Tarrytown Music Hall and is set to start at 7 p.m. Davidson, age 29, who was born in Staten Island, has been in the biz since 2013, cracking jokes until he became one of the youngest people ever to join the “Saturday Night Live” cast in 2014 at age 20. After eight years on SNL, he left the sketch-comedy giant in 2022 to pursue other opportunities. In…

by Sophie Grieser

11/04/2023

News

Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Leaves 4 Dead: Long Island Man Admits Guilt A Long Island man has pleaded guilty to running a narcotics trafficking business that led to the overdose deaths of four men in a single day, authorities announced. On Thursday, Nov. 2, Marquis Douglas of Riverhead admitted his role in the North Fork trafficking operation, according to the Eastern District of New York United States Attorney’s Office. Earlier Report: Duo Charged In Connection With Overdose Deaths Of Four On East End Of Long Island The USAO’s Office alleged that Douglas, age 38, was responsible for orchestrating a years-long conspiracy to distribute: Over five kil…

by Sophie Grieser

11/03/2023

Police & Fire

Double Shooting Update: Arrest Made For Fatal Long Island Incident Over six months after a double shooting on Long Island, police have arrested two suspects. On Friday, Nov. 3, Oumar Barry, age 27 of Hempstead, was arrested alongside a 16-year-old boy for their alleged roles in an April 2023 double shooting, according to Nassau County Police. Earlier Report - Double Shooting: 44-Year-Old Woman Dies After Incident On Hempstead Roadway Hempstead Police Officers headed to the scene of the shooting at Hempstead’s Polk Avenue at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 1. That is where they found two women with apparent gunshot wounds. One of the wo…

by Sophie Grieser

11/03/2023

Police & Fire

New Update: Victim ID'd In Fatal Long Island DWI Crash Police have identified the man who was hit and killed on a Long Island roadway by an alleged drunk driver. It happened in the early morning hours of Monday, Oct. 30 in Lawrence near Nassau Expressway. Earlier Report: Drunk 22-Year-Old Hits, Kills Man Walking On Lawrence Roadway, Police Say According to Nassau County Police, 22-year-old Dei Aisha Wynter of Central Islip was driving a silver Tesla southbound on Rockaway Turnpike. Wynter was allegedly intoxicated when, at approximately 3:30 a.m., she struck 26-year-old Donavan Richardson, who was walking westbound in front of …

by Sophie Grieser

11/02/2023

News

Who's The Lucky Winner? $50K Lotto Ticket Sold At This Long Island Convenience Store If you bought a lottery ticket at this Long Island store, you may just be 50 thousand dollars richer, according to lottery officials. The New York Lottery announced that a third-prize-winning Powerball ticket was sold at Kings 43 Glen Cove C-Store, located at 43 Glen Cove Avenue. The ticket, worth a total of $50,000, was part of the Wednesday, Nov. 1 Powerball drawing. Winning Powerball numbers are drawn from a field of one to 69. The red Powerball is drawn from a separate field of one to 26. Drawings are televised on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays at 10:59 p.m. The New York Lotte…

by Sophie Grieser

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

Convicted CT Murderer Assaults Doctor, Correction Officer: Police A Connecticut inmate currently serving life for murder was charged again after he allegedly assaulted correctional officers, including a doctor. It happened on Wednesday, Nov. 1 at Hartford County’s Walker Correctional Institution, located in Suffield. At approximately 11: 12 a.m., inmate Joe Baltas, age 35, from Meriden in New Haven County, struck a Department of Corrections doctor in the chest and pinned him against the wall, Connecticut State Police reported. Other staff members rushed to restrain Baltas and he was taken to the restrictive housing unit. As he arrived at the unit, Bal…

by Sophie Grieser

11/02/2023

Police & Fire

'Violent' Man Breaks Long Island Woman's Belongings During Fight, Resists Arrest: Police A Queens man had been taken into custody after he got into a fight with a Long Island woman and her two teen daughters that allegedly turned violent. At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, a 45-year-old Elmont woman had just returned to her Heathcote Road home with her two teen daughters, ages 14 and 17. When they arrived, the mother got into a verbal argument with Tristan Jobity, a 38-year-old from Queens, according to Nassau County Police. Though it is currently unclear what, if any, Jobity’s relationship is with the family, the fight soon turned physical, as he began to pick up…

by Sophie Grieser

11/02/2023

News

$22 Murder: Man Ran Over, Killed Gas Station Worker On Long Island, Jury Finds A Long Island man was convicted by a jury of killing a gas station worker after stealing just around $20 of gas. Joshua Roston, age 38 of Baldwin, received his conviction on Friday, Oct. 27 for the 2019 murder of Cemal ‘John’ Dagdeviren, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. At approximately 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 14, 2019, Roston pulled up in his GMC SUV to the Pit Stop gas station, located at 1210 Grand Avenue in North Baldwin. He asked the attendant to fill his tank. After Roston received $22 worth of gas, he told the attendant that he wanted to pay inside the station with a cr…

by Sophie Grieser

11/02/2023

News

Man Sentenced For 'Petty,' 'Senseless' Long Island Murder A North Carolina man will spend at least four decades behind bars for the murder of a Long Island coworker outside of his home over a work dispute. Ruben Diego Avila Huicab, age 33, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday, Oct. 31 for the 2021 murder of Hempstead resident Ricardo Cardona, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Earlier Report — ‘Say Your Goodbyes’: Ambush Shooter Convicted Of Murdering Hempstead Man Forty-year-old Cardona had done construction work for Avila Huicab, a North Carolina resident, the DA’s Office said, but would not return the work tool…

by Sophie Grieser

11/02/2023

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