Coronavirus Update: Nassau Reports Spike In Domestic Violence Incidents, Says Help Still Available
Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said domestic violence incidents are up about 10% compared to last year.
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Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said domestic violence incidents are up about 10% compared to last year.
As infection numbers and worries rise, Long Island warns some businesses are still trying to take advantage of demand for protective gear.
The coronavirus pandemic continues to spread throughout the Tri-State Area, with new cases and restrictions announced each day.
Nassau County now has at least 754 cases, including seven deaths and seven critically ill patients.
Coronavirus cases on Long Island now top 1,000, and there are worries about food pantries for seniors, veterans and the homeless.
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran urged people to "be vigilant."
The Department of Social Services is "100% staffed and functional," officials said Wednesday morning.
Long Island leaders are urging calm, saying the best weapon against the virus continues to be social distancing while supporting our local communities.
Two were in Suffolk County, one in Nassau County. All three were in their 80s and 90s and had underlying health problems.
About 200 firefighters responded to battle the blaze, and two suffered minor injuries.
There will be a temporary grab-and-go meal program established at the schools during the closure.
In Nassau County, the number has grown by 20 overnight, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 70, with more tests being processed.
As of Friday morning, there were at least 68 cases in Nassau and Suffolk counties - including 48 in Nassau County - with hundreds more in mandatory and voluntary quarantine.
The situation is being characterized as "an imminent threat to public health" in Nassau, and a state of emergency has been declared in Suffolk.
One of the nation's largest hospital labs began semi-automated testing Wednesday for the novel coronavirus, multiplying their ability to get results.
The suspect is believed to have struck five times between early February and last Friday in Valley Stream.
County Executive Laura Curran says the drivers worked in Oyster Bay, Glen Cove and Locust Valley. Schools in those districts were closed Tuesday.
A Vietnam vet and former school teacher from Levittown celebrated a special birthday Monday.
On Long Island, 18 confirmed cases of coronavirus have prompted the closure of some schools, and an East End brewery.
With the coronavirus cases in New York doubling in the last 24 hours, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has declared a state of emergency to unlock certain government powers to handle the outbreak -- but testing kits remain in tight supply.
The majority of the cases are in Westchester County.
Police say a Lamborghini careened through a fence and struck a white SUV.
Despite the windy weather, a group of bird watchers gathered to capture snapshots of the bird native to arctic regions.
Police say plainclothes officers shot the man around 5 p.m. Tuesday at East 217th Street and Linden Boulevard in Cambria Heights.
An alleged peeping Tom on Long Island was out of jail Sunday night, but stands accused of secretly recording a woman through her window more than a dozen times.
