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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

Lifestyle
'Most Incredible' Pizzeria Opens In Malverne, Wows Customers 'Most Incredible' Pizzeria Opens In Malverne, Wows Customers
'Most Incredible' Pizzeria Opens In Malverne, Wows Customers The daughter of an NYC pizza icon has carried on the family trade with her own pizzeria on Long Island – and so far, it has not disappointed. Victoria Tiso has pizza in her blood. Her shop, Tori T’s Pizzeria, located at 360 Hempstead Avenue in Malverne, opened on Saturday, April 6 with a mission to carry on the family legacy. Originally from the Bronx, Tiso’s father John has been the owner and operator of Louie and Ernie's Pizza in Harlem since 1987. Naturally, Tiso grew up learning the family trade and working in the pizzeria. After she completed one of her lifelong dreams (becoming …

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News
Grenade Discovered At Tweed Airport In New Haven Temporarily Closes Terminal Grenade Discovered At Tweed Airport In New Haven Temporarily Closes Terminal
Grenade Discovered At Tweed Airport In New Haven Temporarily Closes Terminal Airport officials closed the departures terminal of a Connecticut airport after a passenger attempted to bring a hollowed-out grenade through security. The New Haven County incident happened on the morning of Wednesday, May 8 at Tweed Airport in the city of New Haven. According to a post on X (formerly Twitter) by Dan Velez, the spokesman for the New England Transportation Security Association (TSA), the grenade was detected during a security screening. TSA, local law enforcement, and the New Haven bomb squad were contacted, and the grenade was determined to be inert. “No grenade...r…

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Police & Fire
Hicksville Man Pulls Knife On Driver In Connecticut: Police Hicksville Man Pulls Knife On Driver In Connecticut: Police
Hicksville Man Pulls Knife On Driver In Connecticut: Police A New York man is accused of pulling out a knife on another driver on a Connecticut roadway, police said. The Fairfield County incident occurred on Thursday, May 2 in Wilton, according to the Wilton Police Department. A witness reported that just after 5 p.m. that day in the area of Danbury Road and Arrowhead Road, a man in a gray 2015 Chrysler Town and Country pulled a knife on another driver. Police found the suspect — 36-year-old Matthew Kirchblum — driving south on Danbury Road, where he was pulled over. Kirchblum (who is from Hicksville, New York) reportedly admitted to police th…

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Police & Fire
Old Saybrook Man Who Hit State Police Car Caught, Charged, Police Say Old Saybrook Man Who Hit State Police Car Caught, Charged, Police Say
Old Saybrook Man Who Hit State Police Car Caught, Charged, Police Say A man who allegedly hit a Connecticut State Police car and drove off has been located and charged, authorities said. The Middlesex County incident occurred in Middletown on Friday, May 3. At approximately 8:30 a.m., a Connecticut State Police (CSP) car was traveling north in the leftmost lane of Route 9, near Exit 21, when the vehicle had to slow down due to a prior accident on the roadway. James Paternostro, age 30, who was driving behind the police car on the expressway, attempted to change lanes while the cop car was slowing down; while changing lanes, he allegedly struck the CSP car…

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Police & Fire
Man Forcibly Touches 25-Year-Old Woman In North Bellmore, Police Say Man Forcibly Touches 25-Year-Old Woman In North Bellmore, Police Say
Man Forcibly Touches 25-Year-Old Woman In North Bellmore, Police Say A Long Island man has been arrested after police claim he touched a woman while she walked down the street. It happened in North Bellmore on Monday, May 6. According to the Nassau County Police Department, a 25-year-old woman was walking that day down Evelyn Avenue. Ronal Ortega-Escalon, age 25 of North Bellmore, allegedly approached the woman, inappropriately grabbing and forcibly touching her. Detectives found Ortega-Escalon and arrested him on the evening of Tuesday, May 7. He is charged with two counts of forcible touching. Ortega-Escalon pleaded not guilty at his arraignment …

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Police & Fire
Man Punched By Worker At Woodmere Rehab Center: Police Man Punched By Worker At Woodmere Rehab Center: Police
Man Punched By Worker At Woodmere Rehab Center: Police A Queens woman has been arrested on accusations that she abused a 71-year-old patient at a Long Island rehab center. Lisa Napier, 41, was arrested on Tuesday, May 7 in Woodmere, the Nassau County Police Department announced. Napier’s victim was a 71-year-old man with a cognitive disorder, police claimed. The man was staying at the Esplanade of Woodmere, located at 130 Irving Place. On Friday, May 3, the man’s legal guardian noticed that he had bruises on his face. When she questioned the facility, she was told that the victim’s bruises were caused when he fell out of his bed multiple t…

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Police & Fire
Man Smashes Victim With Hammer During Seaford Fight: Police Man Smashes Victim With Hammer During Seaford Fight: Police
Man Smashes Victim With Hammer During Seaford Fight: Police A Long Island man was arrested on charges of assault after he allegedly hit an acquaintance with a hammer. The altercation occurred in Seaford on Sunday, May 5. According to Nassau County Police, a physical fight broke out between two acquaintances at a home on Spruce Street. During the fight, police said Mark Moran, age 61 of Massapequa, struck his victim, a 64-year-old man, multiple times in the head, causing the man to suffer deep lacerations to his head and other parts of his body. The victim was taken to a local hospital. His current condition has not been released. Moran was ar…

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'Sickening' Road Rager Admits Stomping Man To Death In Baldwin 'Sickening' Road Rager Admits Stomping Man To Death In Baldwin
'Sickening' Road Rager Admits Stomping Man To Death In Baldwin A Queens man who stomped a man to death after a DWI crash on Long Island has pleaded guilty to the charges against him. On Tuesday, May 7, 27-year-old Patrick Destine pleaded guilty to charges including murder for the April 2023 incident, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story - Road-Rage Murder Update: Baldwin Man Identified As Victim It was just after 11 p.m. on April 15 when the victim, 54-year-old David McKenzie, was driving his 2003 Honda near Shuman Place and Forest Avenue in Baldwin. He collided with Destine’s 2004 Infiniti, which also carried two p…

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Police & Fire
Road Robbery: Group Rear Ends, Pulls Gun On Victim In North Hills, Police Say Road Robbery: Group Rear Ends, Pulls Gun On Victim In North Hills, Police Say
Road Robbery: Group Rear Ends, Pulls Gun On Victim In North Hills, Police Say Police are searching for a group of people involved in a Long Island Expressway roadside robbery. It happened on Monday, May 6 in North Hills, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 12:20 a.m. that day, a 23-year-old man was driving his white 2023 BMW four-door sedan eastbound on the Long Island Expressway. Near Exit 36, he was rear-ended by a black BMW. Both cars pulled over, and police said at least four people got out of the black BMW. One of the people pointed a handgun at the victim and demanded his keys. The 23-year-old complied and the robbers fled in both the or…

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Man Sentenced For Sending 'Sexually Charged, Obscene' Texts To Wantagh Teen Man Sentenced For Sending 'Sexually Charged, Obscene' Texts To Wantagh Teen
Man Sentenced For Sending 'Sexually Charged, Obscene' Texts To Wantagh Teen A Long Island man who admitted to sending a 16-year-old girl sexually explicit text messages will spend a handful of years behind bars for the crime. Andrew Quattrone, age 41 of Manorville, received his four-and-a-half year prison sentence for texting the Wantagh teen on Tuesday, May 7, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. Original Story: Manorville Man Charged With Sending Sexually Explicit Texts To Teen Late on the night of January 20, 2022, a 16-year-old girl received a sexually explicit text message, which included a graphic picture, from Quattrone to her phone. He…

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