Funeral held for off-duty NYPD officer killed when drunk driver crashed into LI nail salon

Hundreds gathered Saturday at a funeral home in New Hyde Park for the memorial service for Emilia Rennhack. New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the 30-year-old Deer Park resident “the best of our city."

Driver charged in horrific crash that killed 3 on Long Island

Security camera video shows the violent collision when a Mercedes-Benz traveling very fast broadsided a Lincoln Town Car on Jericho Turnpike, killing three women. Police arrested the driver of the Mercedes.

3 dead after drunk driving crash on Long Island

Three women who had just left a sweet 16 party their family was holding were killed in a crash involving an alleged drunk driver.

Can light therapy help with pregnancy-related depression?

Doctors have found a correlation between perinatal or postpartum depression and a disrupted sleep cycle. The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research is exploring whether light therapy and a prescribed sleep schedule in addition to usual treatment for depression can speed recovery and prevent postpartum depression.

Police: Queens man stalked ex-girlfriend before murdering her on Long Island

Police say Quay-Sean Renard Hines, 30 of Queens was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for the death of his ex-girlfriend, 33-year-old Amelia Laguerre.

'LET'S GO': NY man accused of opening door, letting in Capitol rioters

Eric Gerwatowski of New Hyde Park yanked open a door that cops had shut and then led rioters inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors said. The FBI credited information gathered and posted by a network of online sleuths for helping agents find Gerwatowski.

NYPD officer returns home after long COVID battle

Officer Haresh Seepersad was hospitalized with COVID-19 in September. He was finally released from Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Thursday.

Temple rebuilds from severe damage caused by Ida

Temple Tikvah in Nassau County suffered so much flood damage from the remnants of Ida that the cleanup and restoration will cost millions of dollars. The congregation hopes to get enough money from federal aid and generous donations to pay for the long project.

How some hospitals are bolstering LGBTQ services | Pride and Pandemic

In recent years, Mount Sinai and Northwell Health have opened medical and surgical centers dedicated to serving the diverse needs of a diverse LGBTQ community.

Children get vaccinated on Long Island

Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park and Nassau Community College in Garden City are vaccinating children against COVID-19.