L.I. residents anxious about underwater toxic plume from Brookhaven landfill
Brookhaven town residents are anxious and worried about the underwater toxic plume created by the landfill.
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Brookhaven town residents are anxious and worried about the underwater toxic plume created by the landfill.
An enormous landfill on Long Island is scheduled to close in two years, but Brookhaven residents who live nearby are anxious and worried about the underwater toxic plume the landfill created. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
Cellphone video shows a deer getting caught in a backyard zip line in Brookhaven, Long Island.
Lenny Muzzillo recently suffered a heart attack and stopped breathing for almost seven minutes. On Tuesday, got a visit from the first responders who saved him. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
The Brookhaven town supervisor says the move will save taxpayers' millions. As CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, animal advocates are also hailing the decision.
Storms that started on Aug. 18, 2024, wiped out a roadway, cutting off access for homeowners. A look at the area on Wednesday shows not much has changed. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan returned to the scene, where frustrations are reaching a boiling point.
Nearly a year after catastrophic flooding in one Long Island neighborhood, local groups are still fighting over who's responsible for getting it fixed and even who owns it.
There's an official finding in the deadly fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary on Long Island, but it leaves many questions unanswered.
Hundreds of cats remain unaccounted for in the deadly fire at Happy Cat Sanctuary on Long Island. The sanctuary's founder Chris Arsenault was killed in the blaze.
Happy Cat Sanctuary owner Chris Arsenault was killed trying to save his cats from a fire on Dourland Road in Medford, Long Island.
A nature lover successfully lobbied to create Long Island's first amphibian crossing, the underground Frog Hollow Tunnel.
Three Long Island fire departments that displayed the Confederate flag have now reached a settlement over alleged discrimination. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan covered this story and its impact on the community, and has the latest developments.
Leaders in Nassau and Suffolk counties rolled out a strategy Monday to try and stop congestion pricing.
Supervisors of several towns say the tolling plan in an unnecessary tax and they hope President-elect Donald Trump and the new Congress kill it when they take power in 2025. CBS News New York's Maurice Dubois reports.
Officials say more arrests are coming and new penalties have been proposed for the drivers who take over busy intersections with dangerous stunts. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Videos of illegal car racing meetups on Long Island are prompting calls for tougher penalties.
Suffolk County police are putting out a warning after several videos circulated online and one 19-year-old spectator was hurt. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
CBS News New York first reported this story in August when the collapse happened after severe storms. Carolyn Gusoff reports.
Sunday's storm forced one Long Island family out of their home after their backyard collapsed. They believe the town is at fault and the whole disaster could have been prevented.
Sunday's storm forced one Long Island family out of their home after their backyard collapsed. They believe the town is at fault and the whole disaster could have been prevented. CBS News New York's Alecia Reid reports.
CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff has the story from flood-ravaged Stony Brook.
One Long Island town is cracking down on littering. New cameras are on the lookout to catch people dumping garbage, and penalties are going up. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
As CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports, the unusual donation will help offset medical bills from a difficult diagnosis for a young son.
The massive 50-acre landfill is surrounded by hamlets that are made up of up to 70% minority residents.
Residents who live near the controversial landfill are demanding an investigation after they say they've gotten sick by toxicity at the dump. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
