Judges: Orthodox Jewish Zone Can Stay In Westhampton Beach
The judges found the zone does not violate constitutional issues regarding separation of church and state
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The judges found the zone does not violate constitutional issues regarding separation of church and state
OTB announced last month it had chosen the vacant store in The Source mall for the gambling parlor, which would include up to 1,000 slot machines and table games. It could open sometime in 2015.
A Long Island political leader and law enforcement official was arraigned on felony fraud charges Wednesday.
Wilson Reyes, 21, was babysitting the 2-year-old girl when the attack happened on New Year's Day in Freeport, police said.
A coating of snow was on the ground across much of the Tri-State area, and a bitter cold temperatures were expected to stick around for the next few days.
Two brave convenience store clerks came face-to-face with an armed robber and managed to end a violent robbery spree.
The dog's owner, John Balk, said the 4-year-old pooch was shot to death and a pellet was found in his chest.
The lieutenant said the Police Department is taking part in a program designed to help young people arrested for drug use get on the right track.
Madeline Singas replaces Kathleen Rice, who was being sworn in as a Long Island congresswoman on Tuesday.
Most Tri-State Area residents will see under an inch of snow, but some may see up to 2 inches. Still, the New York City Department of Sanitation issued a snow alert for Tuesday.
Walmart will be closing its store at the Westfield Sunrise Mall on Long Island later this winter, the mall announced Monday.
Pine trees are under attack from tiny beetles, smaller than grains of rice, that are invading by the thousands.
The sudden disappearance of a mother from Suffolk County remained a mystery on Monday. She vanished more than a week ago on her way home from work.
Prosecutors said Grasing had a blood alcohol level four times the legal limit and was speeding when he rear-ended 18-year-old Brittney Walsh's car on Montauk Highway in Lindenhurst, causing her car to tumble off the road.
Detectives believe the woman got out of her Mercedes-Benz on Bowditch Lane around 7 p.m. Saturday but left the car running.
