Gov. Andrew Cuomo Signs Bill That Would Bring Monitors To Hempstead, Wyandanch Schools
The districts are the poorest on Long Island in terms of taxable property values and family incomes.
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The districts are the poorest on Long Island in terms of taxable property values and family incomes.
Parents are praying for no confusion or chaos Thursday morning when a suburban school closes for the rest of the year.
Officials say illegally installed heaters are to blame for a carbon monoxide leak in a fully occupied apartment building on Wednesday morning.
Thomas Murphy was in court Tuesday to hear a judge deny his request to dismiss the charges.
The decision marks three straight years without a fare hike. But at the same time a budget gap is expected for things like hiring new employees and replacing old bus and train fleets.
The CBS2 documentary 37% followed the Hempstead schools for a year and that reporting helped prompt the need for oversight.
There is a new chorus of calls for changes to bail reform in New York state, just three weeks after it took effect.
Police in Long Island say a man touched a 7-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl in the Broadway Commons mall after parents confronted him and he fled.
With clout, power and billions in federal aid at stake, Gov. Andrew Cuomo used Martin Luther King Day to mount a campaign to make sure every New Yorker is counted.
Police say they were called to the home on Bittersweet Lane in Center Moriches for what a parent called a "horrible accident."
As the city and nation celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. many are marking the occasion with a day of service.
For decades, parents have been complaining, saying their kids developed migraines and nausea while attending class.
Police say the alleged scammer got caught going back for more than double the original amount by playing off the target's concern for her granddaughter's safety.
Police received a report of a slashing at an LIRR station on Long Island at the start of the Friday evening commute.
The Farmingdale community is at a loss to explain why a 27-year-old mother was found suffocated in her bed on their quiet, close-knit suburban street.
