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Kings Point

Beginnings: It was through unlucky circumstances that former New York Gov. John Alsop King first built on the land that is now Kings Point. In the mid-1800s, after King and a relative inherited a strip of land north of Great Neck, a coin toss decided who would get the fertile farmland to the east and who would be stuck with the rocky shoreline and woods. King, who was also a congressman and a founder of the Republican Party, lost. He built a home on the craggy shore overlooking Long Island Sound - now among the most expensive real estate on Long Island. Kings Point became part of a loose group of associations that included Elm Point, Grenwolde, East Shore and Gracefield.
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Beginnings: It was through unlucky circumstances that former New York Gov. John Alsop King first built on the land that is now Kings Point. In the mid-1800s, after King and a relative inherited a strip of land north of Great Neck, a coin toss decided who would get the fertile farmland to the east and who would be stuck with the rocky shoreline and woods. King, who was also a congressman and a founder of the Republican Party, lost. He built a home on the craggy shore overlooking Long Island Sound - now among the most expensive real estate on Long Island. Kings Point became part of a loose group of associations that included Elm Point, Grenwolde, East Shore and Gracefield.
Photo: Memorial at the US Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, dedicated to all the cadet midshipmen and graduates lost during WWII. In background is the training ship, Kings Pointer, used by midshipmen for some of their sea experience. (Newsday / Ken Spencer )  « Show less

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    Feb 24, 2013 |Story| SFL

  1. No Oscar for Delray Beach documentary 'Kings Point'

    Youth was served in the short-documentary category at the Academy Awards Sunday night, with the Oscar going to “Inocente,” a beautiful portrait of a homeless 15-year-old undocumented immigrant trying to find her way as an artist on the streets of San Diego.
    Youth was served in the short-documentary category at the Academy Awards Sunday night, with the Oscar going to “Inocente,” a beautiful portrait of a homeless 15-year-old undocumented immigrant trying to find her way as an artist on the streets...

    Tags: Academy Awards, Entertainment Events, Heart Surgery, Entertainment, Delray Beach

    2. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Sandy was region's deadliest storm in 40 years, report says

    Superstorm Sandy earned its name, the National Hurricane Center reported on Tuesday, in a report that says the storm was the deadliest to hit the region in 40 years and the second costliest in the nation’s history.
    Superstorm Sandy earned its name, the National Hurricane Center reported on Tuesday, in a report that says the storm was the deadliest to hit the region in 40 years and the second costliest in the nation’s history. The report summarizes last fall&...

    Tags: Hurricanes, Natural Disasters, Caribbean Sea, Weather Reports, Hurricane Sandy (2012)

    3. Jan 10, 2013 |Story| SFL

  3. Oscar nomination for Delray Beach-set 'Kings Point'

    South Florida snuck its way into the glamorous Hollywood spotlight of Thursday’s Academy Award nominations, but not in a way you might expect.
    South Florida snuck its way into the glamorous Hollywood spotlight of Thursday’s Academy Award nominations, but not in a way you might expect. “Kings Point,” a poignant look at life, love and loneliness among six residents of the...

    Tags: Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, Entertainment, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Delray Beach, Movies

    4. Nov 6, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  4. Storm-Weary Long Beach Residents Trudge Through Darkness To Polls

    LONG BEACH (WPIX) -- Storm-weary survivors of Sandy went to the polls in blacked-out and severely damaged Long Beach, Long Island Tuesday, determined to cast their votes for the next President of the United States.
    PIX11.com | @murphypix
    LONG BEACH (WPIX) -- Storm-weary survivors of Sandy went to the polls in blacked-out and severely damaged Long Beach, Long Island Tuesday, determined to cast their votes for the next President of the United States. Emergency generators powered the...

    Tags: Health and Safety at School, Electronics, Long Island, U.S. Elections, Science and Technology

    5. Jan 9, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Carbon monoxide leak sickens 42 midshipmen on Long Island

    Nation Now
    A weekend leak of carbon monoxide has led to 42 students at the Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island being sent to hospitals for treatment, the type of mishap that causes about 20,000 visits to hospital emergency rooms each year....
    6. Jan 18, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  6. Police Closing In On Home Invader

    Police are inching closer to catching the predator that has been terrorizing families in Great Neck and Kings Point.
    Staff reporter
    Police are inching closer to catching the predator that has been terrorizing families in Great Neck and Kings Point. "We've gotten a lot of tips," said Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey. One of those tips has lead to a person of...

    Tags: Great Neck, Biotechnology Industry, Chemical Industry, Human Body, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Jan 6, 2011 |Story| Daily Pilot

  7. Barbara Frandsen

    Frandsen, Barbara June February 18, 1922 – January 3, 2011 Barbara Frandsen (DeeDee) of Corona del Mar passed away peacefully at age 88. Her last days were filled with the love and presence of family and friends. Barbara was born in Alhambra,...

    Tags: New York City, Newport Beach, San Marino, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), California

    8. Dec 16, 2010 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  8. Three More LI Home Invasions

    Nassau County residents reported three new home break-ins Wednesday that strongly resemble a home invasion on Saturday when a man sneaked into the room of an area fifteen-year-old.
    wpix.com
    Nassau County residents reported three new home break-ins Wednesday that strongly resemble a home invasion on Saturday when a man sneaked into the room of an area fifteen-year-old. All three break-ins happened during the early morning hours of...

    Tags: Great Neck, Nassau County, WPIX, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues

    9. Apr 14, 2011 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  9. Wedding Ring Thieves Terrorizing Great Neck and Kings Point

    A 66-year-old woman unloading groceries in her garage on Ballantine Lane in Kings Point was pushed into her car and stripped of her wedding ring Wednesday. 
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    A 66-year-old woman unloading groceries in her garage on Ballantine Lane in Kings Point was pushed into her car and stripped of her wedding ring Wednesday.  The thief then jumped into a waiting car and sped off. Just last week in neighboring Great Neck,...

    Tags: Great Neck

    10. Aug 6, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. PASSINGS: Morrie Yohai

    <b>MORRIE YOHAI</b>
    MORRIE YOHAI Creator of snack Cheez Doodles Morrie Yohai, 90, the creator of the crunchy, finger-staining orange snack called Cheez Doodles, died of cancer July 27 at his home in Kings Point, N.Y. Yohai developed the snack in the 1950s for Old...

    Tags: University of Pennsylvania, World War II (1939-1945), Companies and Corporations, New York City, New York

    11. Sep 4, 2001 |Story| Hartford Courant

  11. Finding Peace In Wooded Connecticut

    The Hartford Courant
    What brings preschoolers, preteens, senior citizens, New Yorkers and young people from far-off places such as Australia to a wooded tract along the border of Deep River and the Ivoryton section of Essex? The answer is Incarnation Center, owned and...

    Tags: Massachusetts, Goodspeed Opera House, Australia, Rivers, East Haddam

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