🌱 Patch AM: Police Searching For Woman Who Defaced Statue At Notre Dame Elementary: PD

What's up New Hyde Park! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Police seek tips after statue defaced at Notre Dame Elementary
• How a New Hyde Park resident views NYC's new needle rules

Also on today's calendar: Jay Medal Soirée and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: Humid with periods of rain, temps: high: 74, low: 69.
• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Police Searching For Woman Who Defaced Statue At Notre Dame Elementary: PD (patch.com) — Police are asking New Hyde Park residents for help identifying a woman who allegedly defaced a St. Michael statue at Notre Dame Elementary School on Thursday afternoon. The suspect, described as a white woman wearing a pink shirt and blue jeans and carrying a suitcase, reportedly walked onto the school grounds, damaged the statue, and left on foot. Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers or call 911.
   

• NYC Sanitation Department working to increase fines for improper needle disposal (abc7ny.com) — New Hyde Park resident Christine Thomas is weighing in as New York City sanitation officials push for higher fines and better education around safe disposal of needles, including those used for popular weight-loss drugs. With dozens of sanitation workers already injured this year, the city is urging residents to use proper sharps containers or sturdy labeled bottles to keep workers safe.
   

📸 Around New Hyde Park

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🗓 Upcoming Events in New Hyde Park

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Jay Medal Soirée →
  Jay Estate, 210 Boston Post Rd, Rye
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday August 22
• Save the Date - Charity Yard Sale - For Our Friends Animal Rescue - Sat Sept 5th @ 10 am →
  232-15 Seward Ave
  10:00 am
Monday August 24
• CANCELED - Board of Trustees Meeting
  Village of Bellerose Town Calendar 50 Superior Rd, Floral Park, NY 11001
  7:30 pm
Tuesday August 25
• Board of Education Meeting
  Sewanhaka Central High School District Sewanhaka High School, 500 Tulip Ave, Floral Park, NY 11001, U
  8:00 pm
Saturday September 5
• End of Summer Festival →
  369 Green Ave, East Meadow
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday August 21
• 2026 Promenade - Nashville Night →
  Garden City Chamber of Commerce 230 7th St, Garden City, NY 11530
  6:00 pm
• Concert at Seamans Neck Park →
  Hempstead Town, NY Calendar
  8:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• SAT not at NS High School
  North Shore Csd Sea Cliff, NY 11579
• TENT to come down
  The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030
• West End Day
  Rockville Centre UFSD Rockville Centre, NY 11570
• yoojin away
  The Art Guild 200 Port Washington Blvd., Manhasset, NY 11030
• Tree ID 101, Section A →
  Brooklyn Botanic Garden
  11:00 am
• Traveling Summer Luau - Lakeview →
  Hempstead Town, NY Calendar, 1085 Woodfield Road, Rockville Centre
  1:00 pm

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• Long Island Swim School — (516) 378-8467
• Wendel Home Center — (516) 746-0460
• Brands Cycle & Fitness — (516) 781-6100
• Body & Brain Yoga Tai Chi — (516) 506-7659
• NY Axe Throwing — (631) 237-0050

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Mathnasium posted a job opening for Math Instructor / Tutor in New Hyde Park. Apply here.
• TJX posted a job opening for Merchandise Associate/Warehouse Associate in Garden City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near New Hyde Park here.

🗞 Nearby News

Floral Park

• 27010 Grand Central Pkwy Unit 32E, Floral Park, NY 11005 (redfin.com)

Garden City

• Homegrown Heroes of Long Island Celebrates Community Excellence and Cultural Legacy at Adelphi University (patch.com)
• Japanese Retailer MUJI Coming To Long Island For 1st Time (patch.com)

Hempstead

• Sobriety Checkpoints, Extra Patrols Coming To NY Roads (patch.com)
• Spice Recall: Lidl Issues Recall For Spice Mix Sold In NY, NJ (patch.com)

Ok New Hyde Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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