8 Years In Prison For Doctor In LIRR Fraud Scheme
An orthopedist was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday for scheming to help Long Island Rail Road employees receive disability payments by exaggerating or making up ailments.
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An orthopedist was sentenced to eight years in prison Friday for scheming to help Long Island Rail Road employees receive disability payments by exaggerating or making up ailments.
A Hicksville store clerk was attacked in a brazen slashing and robbery at a mini-mart across from a Long Island Rail Road station, but what happened next had people calling the victim a hero.
A track condition at Penn Station caused major delays on the Long Island Rail Road during the Friday evening rush.
The March 21 strike threat is on hold until July 20 as union members and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority agree to more talks with a federal arbitrator in Washington.
Yoel Gonzalez, 27, is charged with rape and criminal sex act. He is expected to be arraigned Friday in Hempstead.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the plan Friday. He says it will "dramatically improve'' the power grid on Long Island. It suffered widespread and sometimes weeks-long outages after the October 2012 storm.
Prosecutors in court Friday argued that after the baby was born in a bathroom, Santos Elena Ruiz Solano caused three fractures to the baby's skull. But Solano's attorney said his client didn't kill her child.
Nashane Peterkin pleaded guilty in December to rape, strangulation, assault and other charges in connection with the attacks which occurred in Valley Stream last year.
U.S. Labor Department statistics show that out of 3 million recent college grads, 36 percent have no job or one they doesn't require a degree.
The county is rolling out the PulsePoint app and is asking anyone trained in CPR to download it and come to the rescue if someone nearby has a heart attack.
Flu season started early and strong this year, and on Thursday a new report revealed it's hitting a different group of people especially hard.
The Long Island factory that makes deep-fried square knishes is reopening five months after it was badly damaged in a fire. Production will start next week.
The SPCA is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
The Republican was joined by dozens of supporters, including Rep. Peter King, as he announced his candidacy Thursday in Valley Stream.
A media watchdog group has filed a complaint with the FCC about a Long Island radio station's hoax involving an invitation from two gay dads to their daughter's seventh birthday party.
