By Mike White 🇺🇸 Feb. 26, 2026

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⛸️ The Winter Olympics was a nice soft landing for a sports fan after Super Bowl. Now I'm not sure what to do with my life.

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1. Hempstead board unanimously approves ‘backyard breeding’ crackdown

🐶 The Town Board has approved a new law cracking down on unlicensed breeding of dogs and cats, limiting owners to one litter per year and creating a public registry to track births and breeders.

2. Pakistani flavors meet pistachio lattes at new Wantagh coffee cafe

🇵🇰 Wantagh’s new Doh’Ghaar Cafe is serving up specialty lattes like pistachio and rose alongside Pakistani-inspired bites like bun kababs and chaat to mix global flavor with classic coffee shop fare.

3. How the Harlem Wizards built a 60-year basketball phenomenon

🏀 For more than 60 years the Harlem Wizards have brought high-flying basketball, comedy and community spirit to gymnasiums from Long Island to around the world, turning school fundraisers and assemblies into unforgettable experiences. Their mix of trick shots, laughter and outreach has made them a beloved multi-generational favorite far beyond just the final score. This is the story of how it all happened.

More headlines to highlight

🛠️ New York State says the big hole in the Fire Island Inlet Bridge deck has been fixed and the span remains safe for drivers while repairs continue. This, after pushback from concerned assemblymen.

⛸️ A two-sheet ice hockey rink and huge warehouse complex is proposed for the shuttered Dowling College campus in Shirley as developers look to transform the site into a regional sports and industrial hub.

🎉 Roosevelt native Flavor Flav has invited the USA women’s hockey team to Las Vegas for a “real party,” celebrating the squad in his own larger-than-life style ahead of the Olympics.

🍦 A new Cold Stone Creamery is coming soon to Shirley, promising customizable ice cream treats for the neighborhood.

GREAT CAUSES

Bay Shore women’s scholarship fundraiser party set for March 22

🤠 The Bay Shore Women’s Scholarship Fund will host its March 22 “Boots, Brims and Big Dreams” fundraiser, with live music, raffles and brews — all to support a graduating Bay Shore High School senior who has worked to empower women in the community. Click here for details.

Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon. Click here for tickets to Newsies.