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By Lyndsay McCabe December 12, 2013
Navid Baraty captures images of New York City that commuters and tourists alike rarely see.
By Wendy L December 12, 2013
A Long Island homeowner wakes up to find her horse stranded in the backyard pool.
By Joe Randazzo December 11, 2013
Two pit bulls were left outside in the cold backyard of Sharon Martinez’s home.
By Wendy L December 11, 2013
The fuel tank to a young Coram man's car ran empty on the LIE. After getting out of his car to seek help, he was struck by another vehicle and killed.
By Vickie Moller December 11, 2013
Legislator Sarah Anker has introduced a resolution to make affordable, quality housing available to young adults to stem "brain drain" on Long Island.
By Wendy L December 10, 2013
A Long Island soccer club official is accused of running a $5 million Ponzi scheme. Victims includes club members and volunteers, as well as friends and neighbors of the trusted Dix Hills man.
By Christian Abbatecola December 10, 2013
Re-registration for a tax break which saves the average homeowner $700 a year will end on December 31st.
By Joe Randazzo December 10, 2013
Last Summer a hit-and-run turned fatal when Thomas Costa struck Karen Benjamin while she was taking a morning jog.
By Cait Russell December 10, 2013
As the snow continues to fall, locals across LI report how many inches of accumulation they've gotten thus far.
By Christian Abbatecola December 10, 2013
Police investigators found two dead and one wounded in separate incidents Monday night.
By Cait Russell December 10, 2013
Long Island can expect to see 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation today, and should be prepared for hazardous driving conditions.
By Wendy L December 10, 2013
Fear of bird strikes stronger as snowy owls appear in greater numbers at New York airports.
By Lyndsay McCabe December 09, 2013
Improvements will begin to go into effect Monday morning to prevent Metro-North trains from speeding around critical curves and near movable bridges.
By Cait Russell December 09, 2013
The National Weather Service warns that high precipitation and low temperatures can make for a dangerous combination on the road this evening.
By Wendy L December 09, 2013
Two suspects remain on the loose after an attempted home robbery in Eastport that left one man shot dead and another man injured. Police seek help finding the suspects.
By Joe Randazzo December 08, 2013
Fredy Pavon is accused of running down and killing Santos Amaya in Brentwood on Saturday Night.
By Eric Anderson December 08, 2013
Vincent Tangorra of Bethpage has been missing since Thursday.
By Lyndsay McCabe December 08, 2013
A fire that engulfed a Yaphank church with such intense flames and smoke that firefighters were unable to enter the building was deemed to have not been started by criminal means.
By Eric Anderson December 07, 2013
Governor Cuomo and others reflect on the attack that sent the U.S. into WWII.
By Rich Murdocco December 07, 2013
What follows is an introduction to the challenges of providing affordable housing on Long Island, from a land use, urban planning and public policy perspective.
Kelly Tenny
Wendy Lau
Brian Re
Chelsea Triola