Long Island

A 68-year-old Long Island woman was arrested and charged Wednesday with five counts of animal cruelty after four dogs were found dead and various other pets were found living in squalor inside her residence, according to the Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. According to Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk County SPCA, Donna Hulse, of…

The chart, underneath which it says “let the shooting sprees begin,” is set up like a typical Super Bowl pool, with patrons picking the number of shootings each city will see, and winning money if they choose the right numbers

After summer got off to a late start because of the pandemic, some Jersey Shore and Long Island towns are looking to extend the season past Labor Day this year to give businesses that have been hurting a much-needed boost

Coronavirus changed everything about the American landscape, including politics. It’s forced candidates across the country to call audibles on their original campaign plans as they adjust to campaigning amid coronavirus. Those candidates include Jackie Gordon and Andrew Garbarino, who are battling to represent New York’s second congressional district.

A terrifying crash caught on video could have had a deadly ending on Long Island, but officials say all passengers involved — including a baby — are being treated at nearby hospitals The crash happened shortly before 11 a.m. in the town of Hempstead, state police said. Witnesses say the car flew off the Southern State Parkway, tore through a…

Investigators believe speed was a factor when two boats collided in the waters off Long Island Saturday evening, killing at least one man and seriously injuring several others. Nassau County police confirmed the death of a 25-year-old man Sunday morning as well as serious injuries to two other riders. In total, at least six people were injured. The U.S....

An Oakdale man is suing a Suffolk County police officer for damages stemming from an incident in January when the man was tased by an officer “for no apparent reason.” Craig Costello, 52, says he was driving to his brother’s house in West Islip after stopping at a CVS. That’s where a Suffolk cop started following Costello to the...

A crowd of around 800 college-aged people gathered in Long Beach over the weekend for a party that was spread on social media, and when police arrived to break it up, some started to get violent

New York state’s confirmed virus deaths topped 25,000 Wednesday as Gov. Andrew Cuomo added nine more names to the toll. Daily death tolls have dropped to the single digits in recent weeks, down from an 11-day stretch of “hell” in April, according to the governor, where nearly 800 New Yorkers were dying a day. New York City accounts for the…

A Black woman on Long Island says she has endured harassment from her neighbors since they moved in nearly three years ago — and she fears for her and her young daughter’s lives because of it. Jennifer McLeggan, a registered nurse and single mom, has a large note covering up the front door of her home in Valley Stream that…

A brewery on Long Island is delivering more than just beer during the coronavirus pandemic. It’s delivering joy brought by two golden retrievers carrying beer cans.

Five New York regions are set to enter the fourth and final phase of the state’s reopening plan Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Social gatherings of up to 50 people will be allowed, up from 25, but at this point, shopping malls, gyms and movie theaters are not part of Phase IV. Cuomo said New York is continuing to…

Long Island, home to two counties among America’s 10 most-impacted by COVID-19, took its next reopening step Wednesday as it entered Phase II, resuming outdoor dining, hair salons, barbershops and other businesses. Hundreds of restaurants in Suffolk and Nassau counties were expected to reopen. Nearly 50 in a single town alone, the town of Islip, were granted temporary outdoor dining…

After becoming an overnight sensation after her first rally, Wynta-Amor Rogers marched in her second protest Thursday in New York City, and said she wants to prompt change like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Suffolk County police have released the name of a previously unidentified victim linked to the notorious Gilgo Beach killings. Nearly a week after announcing they had unearthed the identity of the woman previously referred to as “Jane Doe #6,” cops revealed her to the public as Valerie Mack. Mack was 24 when she was last seen; she was working as…

A Long Island man was stabbed and killed by his son while he was participating in a live video chat from his home, police said

Another woman linked to the Gilgo Beach killings, a file of 10 unsolved cases over a nearly two-decade period, has been identified, officials said Friday. Suffolk County Police, working in tandem with the FBI, say they now know the name of the woman previously referred to as “Manorville Jane Doe” or “Jane Doe #6.” They did not provide a timeline…

New York City has identified more than a dozen children in city hospitals who have a rare illness connected to COVID-19 — and at least one expert believes there are sure to be more

New York City has identified more than a dozen children in city hospitals who have a rare illness connected to COVID-19 — and at least one expert believes there are sure to be more

Amid new concerns about the possible impact of COVID-19 on children, Mount Sinai Hospital is confirming reports by NBC New York that they are seeing new and unusual COVID-19 related illness in several pediatric patients. The hospital’s chief of pediatric critical care is now issuing a warning to parents to be on the lookout for certain symptoms. And doctors...