Post-Sandy Struggle Presses On Along South Shore Of Long Island
Residents on the south shore of Long Island on Saturday morning struggled to cope with the devastating aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
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Residents on the south shore of Long Island on Saturday morning struggled to cope with the devastating aftermath of Superstorm Sandy.
Long Island was a disaster area Tuesday night, after Superstorm Sandy uprooted trees and blew them over like matchsticks, and at one point cut power to 90 percent of LIPA customers without power.
Police said there may be surveillance video of some of the attacks. They are asking local residents to be on the look out for a trio of young men wearing dark clothing and armed with knives, guns and wooden clubs.
Loventino Cassadean, 49, was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge. He was ordered remanded without bail.
One woman is dead following a house fire on Long Island.
Thomas Heslin was arrested around 9 p.m. Sunday in Freeport after officers saw him operating a 2000 Donzi without navigation lights in the Woodcleft Canal, police said.
Kayla Gerdes, 20, pleaded guilty in April to manslaughter and other charges in the death of retired doctor, 69-year-old Rebecca Twine.
A crank call sent police rushing to a Long Island apartment building on Friday night, mistakenly thinking that a man was holding his family hostage inside.
Thousands of fishermen are converging on Washington today trying to ease regulations that they say are strangling their industry, and those on Long Island support the effort.
Police say Kaitlin Grant of Elmont worked as a substitute teacher in the Freeport School District. The relationship allegedly took place from November 2011 to March 2012. Her attorney says his client "emphatically denies the allegations."
The men were rushed to Nassau University Medical Center and are listed in critical but stable condition.
The lieutenant scored highest on the chief's exam and claims he was overlooked for the coveted slot, because his black mayor didn't want a white police chief.
Trees that came down on Long Island as a result of Hurricane Irene have been cut up and pushed to the side of the road for crews pick up but that doesn't seem to be the case in many areas.
Mets first baseman Ike Davis told a group of LI campers on Tuesday that his injured ankle is "not good" and he's resigned to not playing this season because of it. "I'll have to discuss that with him," said manager Terry Collins. "He might want to inform me before he springs that on anyone else."
The sweltering, humid weather that made stepping out the front door like stepping into a hot, slick sponge kept its hold on the Tri-State area Tuesday.
Port Authority police arrested 22-year-old Rock Diaz of Freeport on charges of second-degree impersonation.
Witnesses heard a gunshot then two men sped off in a Mitsubishi Galant. The car then plowed into a Dodge Intrepid, splitting it in half and killing the driver.
Nassau County Police Lt. Kevin Smith says the body was so badly charred that they don't know its age, gender, or much else.
The US Coast Guard says a scuba diver who surfaced unconscious while on a dive off Long Island has died.
Forty-two-year-old Christopher Mignone, the president of Aimes Towing and Collision in Freeport, was shot to death Wednesday night.
Wet weather continued to push through New York City and the rest of the Tri-State Area on Wednesday night, bringing the potential for flooding and a strain on the morning commute.
Because of construction, the ceremony has had to be moved from the school's stadium that can hold up to 5,000 to CW Post College, which only holds about 2,000.
Shuttle buses will be replacing trains between Freeport and Babylon as the LIRR completes work on a $23 million signal and switching upgrade.
Police said the robbers, wearing masks, burst into United Deli in Baldwin. One held a gun while the others jumped over the counter and went through the cash register.
An elderly woman survived a fiery attack on Wednesday morning, barely escaping with her life. The woman's daughter fears she is being targeted for doing the right thing.
The investigation into an alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024 will be reopened, authorities said Monday.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
Jahmyr Gibbs had a go-ahead 11-yard reception with 2:25 left for his third touchdown of the game and the Detroit Lions held on to beat the New York Jets 31-24 on Sunday.
The investigation into an alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024 will be reopened, authorities said Monday.
The NYPD has made an arrest in the case of a woman found dead inside Central Park on Sunday morning.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
A NYCHA employee was killed when a tree fell on him in Brooklyn on Saturday.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
We're set for a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday due to expected heavy rain and potential coastal flooding.
The Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced it welcomed its first-ever red panda cub, marking an important achievement for the endangered species.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is breaking his silence a day after resigning from office.
Nine adults and a dog were rescued from flooded motel rooms in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, as a nor'easter hits the East Coast Saturday, police said.
A nor'easter is bringing strong winds, heavy rain and flooding to New York and New Jersey this weekend.
CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos is monitoring the situation in Monmouth County, while Rob Flaks has the latest on the rush to clean up train stations on Long Island and Lisa Rozner has the story on flooding in parts of Queens.
CBS News New York's Rob Flaks has the latest on the situation on Long Island, while Andrew Ramos surveys hard-hit New Jersey, and Adi Guajardo checks out the damage in Queens.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference Sunday to discuss the nor'easter and its aftermath.
CBS News New York's Doug Williams, Jenn Bisram, John Elliott, Carolyn Gusoff and Kristie Keleshian have team coverage of the nor'easter impacting Long Island, New York City and New Jersey.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is breaking his silence a day after resigning from office.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
Iran had presented a seven-day plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and return to negotiations for a lasting end to the war.
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Thousands are expected to pack Central Park's Great Lawn for a day full of live music on Saturday.
Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
Jahmyr Gibbs had a go-ahead 11-yard reception with 2:25 left for his third touchdown of the game and the Detroit Lions held on to beat the New York Jets 31-24 on Sunday.
Giuliano Galoppo scored his first MLS goal and Jay Fortune added a goal for Atlanta United on Saturday night in a 2-2 tie with New York City FC.
The New York Mets defeated the Washington Nationals 7-1 on Saturday.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
CBS News New York's Lonnie Quinn and Vanessa Murdock say the rest of the week will be pleasant, with temperatures creeping up into the 70s.
The NYPD said a 911 call came in just after 9:30 a.m. on Sunday about an unconscious person near a gazebo at 74th Street and East Drive. Police said arriving officers discovered the victim with trauma to her head. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos is monitoring the situation in Monmouth County, while Rob Flaks has the latest on the rush to clean up train stations on Long Island and Lisa Rozner has the story on flooding in parts of Queens.
CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock says the worst of the nor'easter is behind us. Going forward, pockets of rain will continue well into Monday before the system completely clears out.
Participants braved the wet weather on Sunday for the 25th annual event, running from Brooklyn to Manhattan to honor our nation's heroes who died while saving others during the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
