Mother Of Rock Superstar Dies

Mother Of Rock Superstar Dies

“I play nights in the Spanish part of town – I’ve got music in my hands. The work is hard to find, but that don’t get me down – Rosalinda understands.”

That line comprises the first verse of “Rosalinda’s Eyes,” a Latin-flavored album cut found on Billy Joel’s 1978 record, “52nd Street.” The record, which followed his breakout hit “The Stranger,” is a standout in the Joel discography, and the song was inspired by his mother, Rosalind Joel. It was the type of song, Joel has said in interviews, that he wishes his father had written for his mother.

Rosalind Nyman Joel, a longtime Huntington Bay resident, died July 13, her son announced in a post on his official website. She was 92.

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Douglas Elliman Partners With Zillow

Douglas Elliman Partners With Zillow

A pair of real estate powerhouses have joined forces to create what they hope will be the most accurate, comprehensive clearinghouse of real estate listings in New York and beyond!

Huntington and New York City-based Douglas Elliman Real Estate, one of the largest real estate brokerages in the nation and New York City's largest residential brokerage, announced on June 24 they have entered a partnership with web-based real estate network Zillow Inc.

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