Long Island

On a Tuesday morning, Chef Franklin Becker led an Italian cooking class at the restaurant Cena 081 in Westbury, Long Island. But it was with a different group than the celebrity chef works with most days.

Days after President Donald Trump was criticized for using the word "animals" to refer to some immigrants who illegally cross the U.S. border, the White House released an informational statement with the title WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE VIOLENT ANIMALS OF MS-13.

A Long Island town has proposed a ban on public urination and defecation amid numerous complaints to the town board.

Liuba Grechen Shirley is quite the multitasker. She has two young kids and she is running for Congress in New York's Second District. Win or lose, she has already made history as the first woman to get approval from the Federal Election Commission to use her campaign funds to add a babysitter to the payroll.

Surveillance video from Precise Detailing in Mineola, Long Island, shows a car turn directly onto the Long Island Rail Road tracks at the Willis Avenue crossing. The driver, who managed to get out the car before it was struck by an oncoming train, got confused by GPS directions.

Gabrielle Anzalone is set to graduate from Lindenhurst High School next month. But before she does, she will appear on the election ballot for the local school board.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. are showing some unity after the two traded pointed statements over who should investigate former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who abruptly resigned in the wake of abuse allegations.

The driver of an SUV was killed when she crashed into the school bus on Long Island Thursday morning.

The Federal Election Commission announced Thursday that NY congressional candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley could use campaign funds to pay for childcare.

A "ruff" day has a different meaning SUNation Solar Systems in Ronkonkoma, Long Island.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday evening called on Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas—not Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance Jr.—to investigate assault allegations against former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

For half a dozen women, a day in the garden means time outside of their jail cell.

Sebastiano Ricci plans to pursue a profession as a puppeteer. So when the sophomore learned Adelphi University in Garden City, Long Island, didn't have puppetry classes, Ricci decided to take education matters into his own hands by making a major out of Muppets.

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is calling on the Centers for Disease Control to unlock a pot of $900 million in additional funding to fend off ticks this summer. He said that Long Island is eligible for and deserves that money.

Tight quarters, high speed, hard hitting—that describes indoor, or box, lacrosse. The National Lacrosse League has nine teams in the United States and Canada and plays from December through May.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A fourth Republican announced Wednesday that he won't seek re-election to the New York state Senate this November in another blow to the party's efforts to retain control of its last bastion in state government.

Residents of Syosset, Long Island, packed a public hearing on Tuesday. Most of them oppose a proposed mega-development called Syosset Park.

Juicy the Yorkie, Lola the pit mix, and Boris the cat are just three prospective pets that Little Shelter Animal Rescue in Huntington, Long Island, shamelessly showcased on National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day.

Retired NYPD Police Officer Scott Blackshaw spent 20 years on the force and more than 100 hours working the Ground Zero pile after September 11.