Police: Pedestrian Killed In Hit-And-Run In Bay Shore
Suffolk County police say 52-year-old Nelson Mendoza was crossing Fifth Avenue near Candlewood Road when he was hit and killed by vehicle around 1:45 a.m. Sunday.
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Suffolk County police say 52-year-old Nelson Mendoza was crossing Fifth Avenue near Candlewood Road when he was hit and killed by vehicle around 1:45 a.m. Sunday.
The fight to legalize same-sex marriage in New York state didn't happen overnight. Gay rights advocates have been fighting for decades to make it happen.
An investigation into a fiery crash between a tractor-trailer and a tour bus that killed the truck driver and injured at least 30 passengers on the bus will focus on just where the bus was when it was hit and how fast it was going, police say.
On Sunday, New York became the sixth state to allow same-sex couples to marry, seeing hundreds of couples exchange vows.
It was another record-breaking scorcher on Saturday. Highs were at or near 100 degrees in New York City, a temperature not felt on July 23 in two decades.
An 8-year-old who was supposed to be a flower girl in her cousin's wedding Saturday was found dead in her home, and her mother was found unconscious by her side in a possible suicide attempt, Nassau County police said.
The heat wave is entering its sixth day of sweltering temperatures and stifling humidity and it's causing power outages across the Tri-state area.
Congressman Steve Isreal said you can save on your taxes for each Energy Star change you make. A new roof for example could earn you a tax credit of $500.
Police say it happened around 7 a.m. Saturday at an apartment/hotel style building after the NYPD officer got into some sort of altercation.
Flames broke out at the building on Park Avenue between 74th and 75th streets just after midnight.
While the all-time record of 106 degrees wasn't reached, residents in the Tri-State were left sweating it out as the mercury soared.
New York City health officials hope to lift advisories at some area beaches forced to close due to a massive sewage spill in the Hudson River.
The sun may be down, but the heat is still on and it's taking a toll on the power grid. It's a problem that could last into the weekend.
It seems to defy logic. A Long Island mother was arrested Friday for leaving her baby inside a hot car while she went shopping inside a mall.
The ASPCA, in a news release, charges that operators of puppy mills run their facilities in often unsanitary, overcrowded and cruel conditions, "where profit is given priority over the well-being of the dogs."
