Gov. Cuomo Signs LIPA Reform Bill, Promises 'Competent' New Utility
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a major LIPA reform bill Monday morning that will do away with the beleaguered utility. He made it official at a signing ceremony in Uniondale.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a major LIPA reform bill Monday morning that will do away with the beleaguered utility. He made it official at a signing ceremony in Uniondale.
The confirmation of the blight's return makes this the fifth year in a row a tomato blight has surfaced on Long Island.
A fire on Long Island could have ended in tragedy, as a grandmother and her grandson were sleeping as it broke out.
Condos and co-ops are designated as businesses the way the law is currently written. That prevents those homeowners from receiving federal disaster aid offered to other homeowners.
Natalie Maloney of Ronkonkoma was trying to cross Nesconset Highway at Middle Country Road when she was struck by a 2012 Chevrolet Suburban around 11:40 p.m. Sunday, police said.
A small plane flipped over at Brookhaven Airport on Long Island Sunday morning, but no one suffered serious injuries.
A Long Island gang has been recruiting children as young as 9 years old, according to officials.
Upgrades to the boardwalk included stronger tropical hardwood, a new retaining wall, and energy saving LED lighting.
Helpless drivers held their breath during a shocking road rage incident on a Suffolk County road on Friday. An angry motorist drove the wrong way down the highway and the incident was captured on cellphone video.
The original boardwalk on Long Beach was destroyed in storm. The reopening is part of the city's "Stronger, Smarter, Safer" reconstruction effort.
Now Long Beach Medical Center is repaired and is ready for business, but state health officials are refusing to allow it to reopen until it comes up with a better financial plan or merges with another medical center.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation designating the bridge on State Route 109 in West Babylon as the "New York City Police Department Detective Peter Figoski Memorial Bridge."
The father of rescued lobsterman John Aldridge said his son survived 12 hours in shark-infested waters -- without a life jacket -- by thinking about his family.
The train tragedy in Spain has raised the concern over whether something similar could happen in the Tri-State Area.
A test showed that he was filled with cyanobacteria. The contaminated water tested positive for Blue-Green Algae, the same type of algae has made a new home for itself in parts of Southampton.
