NY health officials urge vigilance as COVID variants spread

New York state has partnered with a lab to test the positive cases to find out specific variants, officials said. And while we will see more people with different strains in the coming weeks and months, experts said not much has changed when it comes to stopping the spread and fighting the virus.

New York snowfall reports

Snow and freezing rain reports are coming in from several areas in New York, as reported by NWS offices.

Rail plan would put 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound

President Joe Biden’s promise to improve the nation’s infrastructure has renewed interest in the decades-old idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and Boston, possibly through a 16-mile tunnel under Long Island Sound.