North Hempstead Offering Biodegradable Leaf Bags
One Long Island town has an environmentally friendly way to dispose of those leaves on your front lawn.
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One Long Island town has an environmentally friendly way to dispose of those leaves on your front lawn.
Transportation officials are advising against any unnecessary travel Sunday because of unsafe driving conditions.
The city council is considering a bill to force large venues to make 15 percent of total tickets available at a physical box office and limit sales to four tickets per person per day.
Snow started falling late Saturday morning in parts of the Tri-state area, including in New York City and New Jersey as part of a storm that could dump anywhere from a dusting to up to 10 inches of snow throughout the region.
Protesters camping out in Zuccotti Park are dealing with a host of issues this weekend, from colder than normal temperatures and a rare October snowfall to a lack of power after the FDNY took away their generators on Friday.
Federal prosecutors charged 11 people on Thursday with conspiracy in a decade-long fraud that authorities say poisoned the pension system used by employees of the nation's largest commuter railroad.
Officials say crews were renovating the first floor when a support column inside gave way.
A Queens man held in prison in Egypt for almost five months is back on U.S. soil.
Police say the suspect followed his 70-year-old victim into her apartment building in the Kensington section of Brooklyn.
Get your shovels, ice scrapers, sleds and snow shoes! Several inches of snow could blanket parts of the Tri-state as a rare October nor'easter moves through the area.
In an effort to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription medications, the city is holding a drug buy-back program on Saturday.
Police say two suspects got in the cab and while one held a knife to the driver's neck, the other suspect took his wallet, cell phone and cash.
Some protesters said they will try and get other generators to bring into the park, while others said they will look for different power sources, which may not be as safe as generators.
"I believe they were gaming the system and it is the responsibility of the Long Island Rail Road, and it has been my responsibility since 2008 to change the culture at this railroad," LIRR President Helena Williams said.
Fellow police officers packed the courtroom and stood outside to see the accused stand before the judge.
