Long Island News

New York Attorney General Letitia James released body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of Emilson Joan Ordoñez-Banegas, who died on July 13, following an encounter […]

By Hank Russell More than $2 million in federal funding for critical airport infrastructure upgrades at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach and Elizabeth Field on Fishers Island.  These grants, awarded through the Federal […]

The Nassau County Police Department Homicide Squad is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred in Carle Place. On September 3 at 12:25 a.m., police responded to a residence at 339 Rushmore Avenue for a […]

By Hank Russell A recent report by a New York think tank found that the number of senior citizens on Long Island live in poverty has risen exponentially — outpacing the percentage of the state’s […]

Comments Still Accepted until September 29 More than 250 residents gathered at the Town Hall auditorium on August 29 for a public hearing on the proposed Neighborhood Road Revitalization project in Mastic Beach. During the […]

Three deputies from the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office rescued a kitten that was rescued from a storm drain. On September 1, Suffolk County Deputy Sheriffs, along with the Sheriff’s Office’s Emergency Management Section, rescued a […]

Officers from the Nassau County Police Marine Bureau unit responded to a water emergency at Lido Beach. On August 31 at 10 a.m., Marine 6 of the Nassau County Police Marine Bureau Unit was actively […]

Nassau County police and Oyster Bay constables responded to two water emergencies in one afternoon. On August 30 at 3:07, 911 received a call for a 57-year-old male onboard his boat having a cardiac episode. […]

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives, in conjunction with the National Park Service, are investigating the death of a man who jumped from the Fire Island Lighthouse this afternoon.  Marine Bureau officers responded to the […]

Long Island is currently under a drought watch, as announced by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC). Nassau and Suffolk are two of 20 counties facing watch conditions. The action was […]