Doctors probe link between COVID-19 and kids with Kawasaki-like disease
The question is: Are these Kawasaki-like symptoms linked to the coronavirus infection?
Long Island lights up to support graduating high school seniors
The coronavirus pandemic has turned 2020 into a bust for high school seniors across the country who will miss landmarks like Prom and graduation. Now, communities across Long Island are taking part in ?Be the Light,? a campaign to give students their last hurrah.
Bringing seniors and their neighbors together virtually
North Hempstead is pairing volunteers with seniors who have similar backgrounds and interests.
COVID-19 showing suburbs are just as vulnerable as cities
Haunting images of an empty Times Square and the daily accounting of hundreds of fatalities in New York City have reinforced the idea of the coronavirus as an urban contagion. That may obscure the fact that statistically, you may be more likely to have the virus if you live in the suburbs.
Walk-thru scanner could help screen people for illnesses
Sensors use ultrasound to calculate a person's height to properly calibrate the scanner. Similar to a security checkpoint at the airport, someone will man the medical gateway that could potentially scan up to 1,000 people an hour.
Rollerblading robber holds up Long Island Dunkin' Donuts
A rollerblade-wearing robber skated off into the night after sticking up a Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island, police said.
Long Island Retailer charged with hoarding, gouging
Federal prosecutors charged a New York retailer Friday with hoarding tons of disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge markups.
Supporting through sharing with The Breakfast Club
Photos bring back warm memories and signs of hope from meetings with The Breakfast Club - a group founded by Valentina Janek in 2008 to gather people who she says were too old and too experienced to land jobs. Together they share stories of struggles and success while offering support.
Sharing stories of struggle and succcess with The Breakfast Club on Long Island
Social distancing now means that members of The Breakfast Club, a group of people too "old and experienced" to land a job on Long Island meet online, but are still working to help each other every day.
100-year-old whose twin died from Spanish Flu succumbs to coronavirus
A Long Island man whose twin brother died during the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic has died from the coronavirus.
Coronavirus lockdowns raise domestic violence concerns among officials
There has been a significant drop in reported cases of domestic violence and child sex abuse during the coronavirus lockdown, but some officials are warning that the numbers may not represent reality.
Despite reported decrease, concerns over domestic violence on Long Island during coronavirus lockdown
Despite a nearly 30 percent drop in reported domestic violence incidents in Nassau County, officials say they are afraid the coronavirus lockdown may be leading to some victims suffering in silence.
Nassau County detective struck by car in Queens
Police are looking for at least one suspect involved in striking a detective with a vehicle at a gas station in Corona.
Tornado Warning expires for parts of NYC, Nassau, Westchester
UPDATE: The National Weather Service Tornado Warning for southern Westchester County, the Bronx, Manhattan, and Nassau County has expired.
Northwell Health to test many of its employees for COVID-19 antibodies
Northwell Health Labs are processing upwards of 1,000 COVID-19 tests each day. Officials will continue validating antibody tests in the coming weeks and plan to incorporate it once it becomes widely available.
Couple lets nurse live in their travel trailer during pandemic
A young nurse who lives with her parents was worried about exposing her family to the virus.
New York boy, 4, contracts coronavirus after being diagnosed with inoperable brain tumor
Matteo Ferruzzi, 4, tested positive for COVID-19, complicating the start of at least a year’s worth of chemotherapy treatment on an inoperable malignant brain tumor.
Events canceled, but LI beaches may remain open this summer
Officials on Long Island say that beaches won’t necessarily be empty this year if they can figure out a way to reopen them while continuing to enforce social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
LI officials cancel events, but say they are trying to find a way to reopen beaches while maintaining social distancing
Long Island officials say that if they can figure out a way t make residents maintain social distancing rules, the Island's beaches may not be empty this summer, even if several major events are canceled.
Cancer survivor on Long Island beats COVID-19
Adam Barnett is lucky to be alive. He tested positive for COVID-19 last month and spent a week at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital.