Long Island Drying Out After 'Historic' Storm Dumps Record Rainfall
Suffolk County and the towns of Islip and Brookhaven have declared states of emergency after what County Executive Steve Bellone called an "unprecedented'' deluge.
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Suffolk County and the towns of Islip and Brookhaven have declared states of emergency after what County Executive Steve Bellone called an "unprecedented'' deluge.
Police launched a search Thursday afternoon for a man in Lake Ronkonkoma on Long Island, who reportedly tipped over in his kayak and never resurfaced.
Police on Long Island say they've arrested a woman after her three young children were found home alone.
Terrell Hill, of Jamaica, has been arrested on charges of grand larceny and burglary, police said.
The search for a dog that was swept away by floodwaters in West Babylon during the height of Wednesday's historic storm has come to a tragic end.
The Suffolk County health department says the advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday because of the potential for bacteria from runoff following heavy rain and flooding.
A storm that dumped nearly an entire summer's worth of rain in parts of the Tri-State area caused major flooding in some spots, stranding motorists and snarling the morning commute.
A virtually unheard of anomaly in the atmosphere was to blame for a devastating rainstorm on Long Island Wednesday, which set a new one-day record for rainfall in New York State.
Drenching rains set off powerful flooding on Jones Beach leading to a health warning on Wednesday night.
Police have confirmed that the man found dead in an explosion in a Port Washington, Long Island garage last week was a resident who had been unaccounted for.
Rep. Steve Israel is demanding officials reduce the amount of flights coming in and out of a specific runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Motorists were still moving slowly as crews directed traffic through flooded out roadways in Bay Shore Wednesday afternoon.
According to Suffolk County Police, a man driving a Jeep Liberty westbound on the Long Island Expressway near exit 49 lost control of his vehicle at around 5 a.m.
Sheriff's Lt. Ed Walsh, who is also chairman of Suffolk's Conservative Party, is accused of taking more than $50,000 in overtime pay for hours he didn't work.
Heavy rains and flooding were expected to make for a frustrating commute for the Tri-State Area on Wednesday morning.
