Sandy's Destruction Continues To Make It Hard On L.I. Students Trying To Get Into College
Students on Long Island's South Shore are struggling without homes, schools and even communication with the colleges they desperately want to attend.
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Students on Long Island's South Shore are struggling without homes, schools and even communication with the colleges they desperately want to attend.
Superstorm Sandy not only knocked out bus and subway service, it's going to knock a hole in commuters' pocketbooks.
A Long Island sneaker store owner has been charged with filing a false report with police claiming his store was burglarized at the height of Superstorm Sandy.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vowed to hold the Long Island Power Authority accountable, but it turns out the governor himself could have done more to keep the lights on.
There's an emotional element present that makes it clear these kids have been through something over the past two weeks that has changed their lives
That means there are still 10,136 outages in Nassau and Suffolk counties. LIPA officials have said they hope to have most of them back by sometime Wednesday.
As the region works to recover from Superstorm Sandy, it is also looking ahead to the next big one -- and what can be done to limit the damage.
That means all 10 LIRR branches are now running trains connecting New York City and Long Island for the first time since Superstorm Sandy struck two weeks ago.
Experts said that beneath the surface, water can damage computers that control everything from the gas pedal to the airbags.
Police said someone walked up to the 34-year-old, punched him in the face and then took off in a dark-colored BMW sedan.
Two Nassau County LIPA customers are the first plaintiffs to join the lawsuit claiming breach of contract, gross negligence and fraud.
People on Long Island said they are tired of politicians pointing fingers and laying blame. After 15 days in the dark, they just want a return to normalcy.
CBS 2's Lou Young got an exclusive look at a new kind of portable hospital that has popped up on Long Beach, Long Island, to help in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
The biggest breach took place at the Bay Park sewage treatment facility where a nine foot wall of water flooded the pumps. That led to the sewage inundation of more than 100 homes across nine South Shore villages.
If you or anyone you know is having trouble dealing with the stress caused by Sandy, there is help.
