New system takes digital footprints of newborn children
A new digital scanning system is providing a quicker, cleaner and more efficient way to to take a newborn?s first footprints.
A new digital scanning system is providing a quicker, cleaner and more efficient way to to take a newborn?s first footprints.
Social service organization continues mission for 39 years
Frustrated with the lack of help and services for the Hispanic community Circulo de la Hispanidad was born.
Frustrated with the lack of help and services for the Hispanic community Circulo de la Hispanidad was born.
Long Island facility offers amputee support group
The facility is the first on Long Island to offer an amputee support group
The facility is the first on Long Island to offer an amputee support group
Nassau County lawmaker looks to young volunteers to help his re-election campaign
Fifteen may be the average age for these interns but they've got the hunger for success and a skill set that's way beyond their years.
Fifteen may be the average age for these interns but they've got the hunger for success and a skill set that's way beyond their years.
Nassau lawmaker looks to young volunteers to help his re-election campaign
Nassau County legislator Josh Lafazan is up for re-election next month and he's counting on young volunteers to run his campaign.
Nassau County legislator Josh Lafazan is up for re-election next month and he's counting on young volunteers to run his campaign.
Woman tried to lure girl into car on Long Island
Police on Long Island are searching for a woman who tried to lure a teenage girl into a vehicle and the man driving the car.
Police on Long Island are searching for a woman who tried to lure a teenage girl into a vehicle and the man driving the car.
Protest over alleged racist assignment at Long Island school
The teacher asked students to come up with a funny caption for photographs of slavery, allegedly because she didn't want to be bored.
The teacher asked students to come up with a funny caption for photographs of slavery, allegedly because she didn't want to be bored.
Protest over racist assignment at Long Island school
A protest was held at a school over a controversial assignment in a social studies class.
A protest was held at a school over a controversial assignment in a social studies class.
Professor-in-residence at Hofstra University helps first-year students adjust
It's not every day you see a professor doing their laundry in the dorms but for freshmen at Hofstra University it's not unusual. Dr. Katrina Sims is the Faculty in Residence in the main first year residence hall. The assistant professor of history is a resource to some 600 students and she calls Hofstra her home, literally.
It's not every day you see a professor doing their laundry in the dorms but for freshmen at Hofstra University it's not unusual. Dr. Katrina Sims is the Faculty in Residence in the main first year residence hall. The assistant professor of history is a resource to some 600 students and she calls Hofstra her home, literally.
Police: Man attacks 7/11 employee over not being served pizza
A man wielding a knife attacked employees at an Oyster Bay 7/11 because he was not served a pizza, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
A man wielding a knife attacked employees at an Oyster Bay 7/11 because he was not served a pizza, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
Henry Viscardi School welcomes Long Island’s first facility dog
There’s a new puppy with a purpose joining the staff of the Henry Viscardi School on Long Island.
There’s a new puppy with a purpose joining the staff of the Henry Viscardi School on Long Island.
Students told to make funny captions for slave photos
A controversial assignment is being called racist and insensitive in Freeport. This after a social studies teacher at John W Dodd Middle School handed out an assignment for students to come up with a funny caption for photographs of slavery because she didn't want to be bored.
A controversial assignment is being called racist and insensitive in Freeport. This after a social studies teacher at John W Dodd Middle School handed out an assignment for students to come up with a funny caption for photographs of slavery because she didn't want to be bored.
Woman charged with killing 75-year-old man, torching house
A woman has been arrested on charges of beating a 75-year-old man to death and torching his Long Island house to cover up the crime. Jennifer Gross was arrested Friday on charges of killing James Coppola inside his Centre Island home on Nov. 20, 2018 and setting the house on fire.
A woman has been arrested on charges of beating a 75-year-old man to death and torching his Long Island house to cover up the crime. Jennifer Gross was arrested Friday on charges of killing James Coppola inside his Centre Island home on Nov. 20, 2018 and setting the house on fire.
Teen arrested in fatal Oceanside brawl
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (AP) ? Police on Long Island say they've arrested a teenager involved the fatal brawl in Oceanside. Nassau County police said Wednesday that 18-year-old Tyler Flach, of Lido Beach, has been arrested on murder charges in the death of Khaseen Morris.
OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (AP) ? Police on Long Island say they've arrested a teenager involved the fatal brawl in Oceanside. Nassau County police said Wednesday that 18-year-old Tyler Flach, of Lido Beach, has been arrested on murder charges in the death of Khaseen Morris.
Nassau County issues boil water alert after E. coli found in Long Beach water supply
Nassau County officials have issued a Boil Water Alert for all businesses and residents in Long Beach after a water sample tested positive for E. coli bacteria.
Nassau County officials have issued a Boil Water Alert for all businesses and residents in Long Beach after a water sample tested positive for E. coli bacteria.
Small plane crashes on Long Island
Police on Long Island said a small plane carrying three people went down in a residential neighborhood of Valley Stream Sunday night.
Police on Long Island said a small plane carrying three people went down in a residential neighborhood of Valley Stream Sunday night.
Modifying cancer cell genomes | The Big Idea
On the quaint campus of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, Dr. Jason Sheltzer hopes to find a treatment for cancer.
On the quaint campus of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island, Dr. Jason Sheltzer hopes to find a treatment for cancer.
8 more cocktail recipes that will make you the star of a hot summer party
As Fox5NY.com's chief spirits correspondent, I am back this summer with another cocktail recipe guide. (I totally just made up that title.) As with last year's feature, this one profiles New York-area businesses I either know well or recently discovered.
As Fox5NY.com's chief spirits correspondent, I am back this summer with another cocktail recipe guide. (I totally just made up that title.) As with last year's feature, this one profiles New York-area businesses I either know well or recently discovered.
Tracking overdoses, fighting crime
The Nassau County Police Department is using a real-time tool that gives them the data needed to crack down on the opioid crisis. The app is called ODMap. It is federally funded and only available to public safety officials, who enter information about fatal and non-fatal overdoses. The information then helps law enforcement predict patterns and prevent crimes that they say oftentimes go hand in hand.
The Nassau County Police Department is using a real-time tool that gives them the data needed to crack down on the opioid crisis. The app is called ODMap. It is federally funded and only available to public safety officials, who enter information about fatal and non-fatal overdoses. The information then helps law enforcement predict patterns and prevent crimes that they say oftentimes go hand in hand.
Islanders back to the Coliseum
New York Islanders fans have been waiting for this announcement: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the Islanders will split their home games for at least the next three seasons between the Nassau Coliseum and Barclays Center while a new state-of-the-art arena is constructed at Belmont Park.
New York Islanders fans have been waiting for this announcement: Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that the Islanders will split their home games for at least the next three seasons between the Nassau Coliseum and Barclays Center while a new state-of-the-art arena is constructed at Belmont Park.