Six Weeks After Sandy, LIRR Restores Normal Service
Floodwaters from the storm poured into Amtrak's East River tunnels and knocked out the entire signal system that manages Amtrak and LIRR trains between Long Island and Manhattan.
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Floodwaters from the storm poured into Amtrak's East River tunnels and knocked out the entire signal system that manages Amtrak and LIRR trains between Long Island and Manhattan.
While much of the temple around it was destroyed, the menorah was not and became a true symbol of Chanukah, which marks the Jewish people's struggle for religious freedom.
Most people probably know the Stephen Siller Tunnel To Towers Foundation for its 9/11-related charities, but superstorm Sandy has them extending their efforts.
A Canada goose was found with an arrow through its body in Suffolk County this week, and police were searching Sunday for the person who shot the bird, according to a published report.
The first awards will be announced March 4, which marks the 80th anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt's first inauguration as president.
According to police, the gas station employee was in his booth when the suspect approached, displayed a gun and demanded cash. The suspect then shot the victim and took off with an undetermined amount of cash, police said
Monday's commute for Long Island Rail Road passengers will finally be back to normal, more than a month after superstorm Sandy forced service to be limited.
Commuters have been waiting six weeks for the LIRR to return to its full schedule. LIRR spokesman Aaron Donovan told WCBS 880's Jim Smith, that riders can look forward to less crowding and an end to cancelled and combined trains.
Volunteers headed out Saturday to clean beaches around New York and New Jersey, in an effort to help communities recover and rebuild in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
Police on Friday night released video showing officers finding Kansas City Chiefs linebacker and Long Island native Jovan Belcher asleep in his car, just hours before he killed his girlfriend and later committed suicide.
Disabled teenagers from United Cerebral Palsy came to Long Beach to offer 60 individually decorated Christmas trees to children who lost possessions and homes.
The images at Venetian Shores in Lindenhurst are stunning. Brand new home video just discovered shows horrified homeowners riding out Sandy's wrath – eight-foot high walls of surging saltwater.
LIPA COO Michael Hervey says Sandy was the most expensive destructive and powerful storm, from an electrical standpoint, that Long Island has ever seen. But they don't expect to pass the cost on to customers.
Environmentalists say they threaten the water supply and residents are deeply concerned, as the cars could catch fire or leak chemicals.
Concert organizers became concerned this week that the money raised by ticket sales may be winding up in the wrong pockets.
