Coronavirus Update: Long Island Tops 1,000 COVID-19 Cases As Officials Stretch To Help Seniors, Veterans, Homeless

Coronavirus cases on Long Island now top 1,000, and there are worries about food pantries for seniors, veterans and the homeless.

• Mar 20, 2020

Coronavirus Update: As Food Needs Rise, New York Already Seeing Pantries Close, Volunteer Staff Stay Away

One food bank chief expects a 20% increase in need over the next two to three weeks, but of seven available soup kitchens on Long Island, two are already closed.

• Mar 20, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Citizens To The Rescue -- Group Sending Pizzas To Workers At NYC, Long Island Hospitals

One group of New Yorkers is putting out a call for donations to "Feed our Frontline" -- health care workers at area hospitals.

• Mar 20, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Health Officials Worried About Hoarding Of Alcohol As Means Of Self-Medication

Stressed out by the coronavirus and drinking your woes away? You're far from the only one. From liquor stores to wine distributors, bottles are flying off shelves.

• Mar 20, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Cuomo Blasts 'Reckless' Spring Breakers Seen Partying In Florida

The scenes of revelry were astonishing -- drinking, smoking, dancing -- even though the beaches are closed. Nobody was astonished more than Gov. Cuomo.

• Mar 19, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Army Corps Of Engineers Coming To NY, Hospital Ship Being Dispatched To NYC

Cuomo said the Army Corps of Engineers is being sent to New York Wednesday afternoon to look at construction of hospitals and mobile hospital sites. The mobile hospitals have a capacity of 200-250 people, Cuomo said.

• Mar 18, 2020

Coronavirus Update: More Widespread Testing Gets Underway At Some Private Urgent Care Facilities

A seemingly endless stream of of sick patients, masked and waiting in their cars, were looking for test results to confirm their fears.

• Mar 18, 2020

Coronavirus Update: 'Help Is Here,' Nassau Still Offering Mental Health And Substance Abuse Service

The Department of Social Services is "100% staffed and functional," officials said Wednesday morning.

• Mar 18, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Long Island Leaders Urge Residents To Stay Calm, Support Local Businesses As Cases Climb Over 200

Long Island leaders are urging calm, saying the best weapon against the virus continues to be social distancing while supporting our local communities.

• Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Drive-Thru Testing Begins At Jones Beach As Cuomo Prioritizes Increasing Hospital Beds, ICU Capacity

Cuomo is discussing with the president the need for federal help.

• Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Cuomo Reiterates, New York State Doesn't Have Enough ICU Beds

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning the volume of coronavirus patients may soon be too much for New York's hospitals.

• Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Long Island Resident Tells Of Struggle To Get Tested

The federal government is vowing to expand coronavirus testing capabilities this week, but in the meantime patients in our area are unable to get tested, even though they are experiencing symptoms.

• Mar 16, 2020

Fire Spreads Through Several Buildings On Main Street In Mineola

About 200 firefighters responded to battle the blaze, and two suffered minor injuries.

• Mar 16, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Nassau County, Suffolk County Close Schools For 2 Weeks

There will be a temporary grab-and-go meal program established at the schools during the closure. 

• Mar 15, 2020

Coronavirus Update: Jones Beach Eyed As Possible Drive-Thru Testing Site As Number Of Cases On Long Island Grows

In Nassau County, the number has grown by 20 overnight, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 70, with more tests being processed. 

• Mar 14, 2020

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