Setting off fireworks in Long Beach is now punishable with a possible sky-high fine of $15,000 after the City Council approved an increase to the top penalty this week. Previously the fines ranged from $5 to $250 for a single violation of selling or disch... See more
Nearly seven years after NYPD Det. Luis G. Alvarez lost his battle with cancer, the 9/11 first responder’s legacy continues with a bill introduced in Congress to rename the U.S. post office in Oceanside after him. Rep. Laura Gillen (D-Garden City) last we... See more
Former Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner has filed enough signatures to get on the ballot in the Hempstead supervisor race, according to the Nassau County Board of Elections, setting up a three-way contest in November. Oliner filed 2,394 signatures last Tuesda... See more
'He's not a criminal': Blakeman defends volunteer deputy arrested at JFK Airport as status with program under review Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Friday said Gaetano "Guy" Savia, a volunteer sheriff’s deputy who was arrested after authorities... See more
A car carrier overturned on the Long Island Expressway near Syosset around noon Thursday, backing up westbound traffic for about a mile near Exit 44, according to the New York Department of Transportation. Three cars laying on their sides, still attached ... See more
