State Lawmaker Proposes Legislation To Block OTB Gaming Parlors On Long Island
A state lawmaker is introducing new legislation to prohibit the Off-Track Betting Corporation from building gambling parlors on Long Island.
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A state lawmaker is introducing new legislation to prohibit the Off-Track Betting Corporation from building gambling parlors on Long Island.
A CBS2 story Thursday about parking ticket fees in Nassau County has received an overwhelming response.
The Red Cross says about 40 people stayed overnight in a shelter, and more went to friends' and families' homes, after a fire raged through a Long Island apartment complex.
Some Long Island drivers are livid, after their tickets were dismissed but they were stuck with a costly surcharge anyway.
There are about 38,000 registered sex offenders in New York.
The highest court in New York state ruled Tuesday that state law is what determines where sex offenders can live.
There are calls being made on Long Island for new rules to protect student athletes from unsafe equipment.
More than a year ago, New York State approved video gambling in Nassau County, but residents now say it's a gamble they don't want to take.
Just after 9 p.m. Wednesday, police said a customer found the body of 56-year-old Hany Awad on the floor behind the counter at a BP gas station on Jericho Turnpike.
Rapper Flavor Flav is due in a Long Island courtroom later this month after being indicted on charges stemming from a traffic stop while driving to his mother's funeral.
With France stationing thousands of soldiers and police outside vulnerable locations, some would like to see more muscle on Long Island.
Police said a man was shot in the head and robbed in his own driveway on Roslyn Road in Mineola.
Hundreds of firefighters lined the streets Wednesday to pay tribute to Joseph Sanford, Jr.
Police on Long Island and in Queens are investigating separate incidents of holiday decorations being vandalized.
The deadly shooting of two NYPD officers in Brooklyn has prompted police departments around the New York area to take precautions.
An elaborate scheme to sell what prosecutors called poison on the streets of Nassau County in Mexico, police said.
For the first time in history, mayors on Long Island's elite Gold Coast seem willing to sacrifice exclusivity to work cooperatively and develop joint programs.
If you are looking for a new puppy, dozens had just arrived on Long Island Monday from the West Coast.
As a controversial mini-casino becomes a reality on Long Island, residents of Nassau County want to know its location and hours.
Nassau County police are investigating after three suspects, two of which are said to have worn what looked to be UPS uniforms, robbed a home in Elmont around 7:45 p.m. Friday.
The agency says about 250 officers are expected to leave. It currently has 2,257 members.
The Nassau group "Residents Opposing School Zone Speed Cameras" is protesting what protestors call a deceitful money grab masquerading as a child safety initiative.
There's a call for the Justice Department to investigate the actions of Nassau County police in the recent arrest and beating of a Salvadoran national.
A deserving serviceman and his family were handed the keys to their new home Monday. It is a subsidized house, built over the last five months by other veterans working in their spare time.
Police have reported nearly 30 recent break-ins, mostly south of the Northern State Parkway from Manhasset Hills east to Roslyn Heights around Shelter Rock and Searingtown roads.
