Work starts on Long Island wind project

The South Fork Wind project will consist of 12 turbines and connect to the electric grid on Long Island.

Billy Joel donates to Long Island high school

Billy Joel has pledged $1.5M to the Long Island High School for the Arts to help train aspiring performers.

Long Island police recover cash from elderly scam

Police on Long Island were able to recover thousands of dollars scammed from an elderly man.

Suffolk County man accused of impersonating police officer

David Olivari, 37, is accused of impersonating a police officer, pulling people over, and contacting his victims after the fact.

Thieves followed woman home from mall to steal designer purse, police say

Police said the incident started inside Saks Fifth Avenue at the Walt Whitman Shops. The victim noticed someone inside the store was taping her. She didn't think much of it until it was too late.

'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.

Long Island factory makes millions of personal care products

Chances are if you walk into a large national retailer and buy a pack of facial wipes they were made at one Long Island plant.

Gov. Hochul's single-family home proposal draws criticism, opposition

A provision in the state budget would allow single-family homes to be turned into apartments, to make affordable housing more accessible.

NY mask mandate remains in place for now, judges say

An appellate panel ruled Gov. Kathy Hochul's indoor mask mandate will stay in place until March when the court will hear arguments in the case.

2022 Election: Proposed congressional district map could hurt GOP in House battle

Proposed political maps released by the leaders of New York’s Democrat-dominated legislature would give the party an advantage in 22 of the state’s 26 congressional districts and mean re-election trouble for several Republican members of the U.S. House.

Snowstorm cleanup continues on Long Island

From Nassau to Suffolk, parts of Long Island saw up to two feet of snow. Whiteout conditions at the height of the storm made driving dangerous. And depending on where you live, once the snow stopped you had to wait for the streets to be cleared.

Nassau County man dies shoveling snow after winter storm

The man is one of several fatalities that occurred on Long Island during the storm, including an elderly man who fell into a swimming pool in Cutchogue and drowned while shoveling snow.

Winter Storm Update: NY Nor'easter

A powerful winter storm dropped nearly two feet of snow in some parts of the Tri-State on Saturday.

Elderly man drowns shoveling snow on Long Island

Police say that the elderly man was shoveling snow around a swimming pool early Saturday morning when he fell in and drowned.

Long Island nor'easter winter storm preps

Much of Long Island is under a blizzard warning, with at least a foot of snow expected to fall in many places.

Fake vaccine card scam on Long Island

Investigators said the operation made $1.5M in profits since November and took nearly $1M in cash from one of the suspects' homes.

NY mask mandate decision looms

An appeals court will decide Friday on whether Governor Kathy Hochul and the state Health Commissioner overstepped their authority when they imposed the mandate.

NY mask mandate extended to Feb. 10

Governor Kathy Hochul has extended a mask mandate as a legal battle over the issue continues in state courts.

Nor'easters in NYC area: What you need to know about severe winter weather

Nor'easters are strong storms that affect the eastern U.S., especially the tristate New York City area. Here is what you need to know to prepare for these potentially dangerous weather events, which are most intense in the winter and can bring large amounts of snow and rain to your community.

NY indoor mask mandate stays in place after confusing day

An appeals judge in New York is leaving the state's indoor mask mandate in place while state officials appeal another court's ruling that the mandate is unconstitutional.