Utilities Looking To Avoid Repeat Of Sandy, Say They're Ready
Heavy snow and strong winds could knock down trees and power lines.
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Heavy snow and strong winds could knock down trees and power lines.
Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau officers pulled a fawn out of icy waters Thursday afternoon.
The approaching nor'easter that is poised to deal a potentially paralyzing blow to the Tri-State Area has local transit authorities making some changes and preparing their customers for the worst-case scenarios.
Long Island is being warned there could be many power outages from the storm and for residents whose memories of Sandy are still fresh, that really is the last thing they want to hear.
As of Thursday night, airlines have canceled more than 2,400 flights scheduled for Friday. Newark Liberty International Airport, John F. Kennedy Airport and LaGuardia Airport have more than a 1,000 cancellations.
Even though state law requires New York health clubs to have defibrillators and staff trained in their operation, they aren't required to actually use them on a stricken patron, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.
WCBS 880 Chief Meteorologist Craig Allen said hurricane-force winds will form off Long Island and will create storm surge of up to five feet -- about half of the surge from Superstorm Sandy.
Police said Lenny Reed arrived at his estranged wife's home on Roosevelt Street around 2 p.m., shot her and injured a relative.
The Long Island father, Ja Mail Lewis of Freeport, police claim, admitted he'd been drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana laced with PCP.
As the federal government releases its first batches of aid for recovery from superstorm Sandy, Shaun Donovan, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has been visiting some of the areas hardest hit.
Newsday reported that the suspect, who was caught in the Bronx, was wanted in connection with a shooting in November of 2011.
Demolition of the boardwalk, which was badly damaged by Superstorm Sandy, began weeks ago.
Four mechanics from the 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton came and fixed the problem. The Black Hawk was able to safely fly off about two hours after the emergency landing, according to authorities.
The first installment of federal aid for Superstorm Sandy victims will go for grants to homeowners and businesses. But some victims say Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to get the money flowing by spring or early summer isn't fast enough.
Attorney Bonita E. Zelman, who is representing all 12 plaintiffs in the case, said the hospital caused the victims undue stress.
