L.I. executive confident government will help with storm damage costs
Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine is confident the federal government will come through with financial assistance after flooding devastated homes and businesses this week.
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine is confident the federal government will come through with financial assistance after flooding devastated homes and businesses this week.
Cleanup continued Wednesday in Suffolk County, three days after what authorities are calling a 1-in-1,000-year flood devastated homes and businesses. CBS News New York's Vanessa Murdock spoke to an East Setauket resident who was trapped inside his basement home during the storm.
Suffolk County is continuing to assess and clean up the damage from the powerful storm that pummeled the region Sunday.
More than a foot of rain fell in parts of Connecticut on Sunday, and 10 inches on Long Island on Monday.
CBS News New York's Tony Aiello and Jennifer Bisram have the latest on the damage and the long road to recovery.
The safest county in the United States is located on Long Island, according to a U.S. News & World Report ranking.
Democrat John Avlon is in a tough race against freshman GOP Rep. Nick Lalota on Long Island. Can the former CNN commentator pull it off? Watch Avlon's full appearance on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Can Democrat John Avlon prevail in a red-leaning Long Island district that could flip control of the U.S. House of Representatives? Plus, was Kamala Harris right to pick Tim Walz as her running mate? Watch this episode of "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
The family of Henry Sanders is searching for answers after he died in police custody on Long Island last week.
Dozens of beaches across Long Island are closed to swimming due to a water quality advisory, and parts of the Jersey Shore are also cleaning up from Saturday's storm damage.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island.
Justin Timberlake's license was suspended Friday, as the singer pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated on Long Island. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports from the courthouse in Sag Harbor, Suffolk County.
The singer is set to appear virtually Friday in Sag Harbor Village Court on driving while intoxicated charges.
Steven Schwally, the alleged drunk driver who plowed his vehicle into a Long Island nail salon, was charged with four counts of murder, among 28 felony charges.
Steven Schwally faces 28 felony charges and could spend 25 years to life in jail after a crash in Deer Park killed four people. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
People who lived in the house said they were in their living room on the couch when the vehicle came crashing in. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis has the story from West Babylon.
At least a dozen cases of listeria have been reported across New York state in connection to a national outbreak linked to deli meat.
Two Suffolk County Police officers helped deliver a baby at an Amityville home Thursday.
The Long Island man was expected to take a plea deal for selling fentanyl to three people who overdosed, including one fatally. CBS New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
A small plane crashed Monday at MacArthur Airport on Long Island, killing pilot Christopher Kucera and his passenger, Zachary Hatcher.
The boys' quick-thinking helped save their neighbors house and lives after they spotted something on the roof. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
The boys' quick-thinking helped save their neighbors house and lives after they spotted something on the roof. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
New York's next offshore wind farm, Sunrise Wind, will be seven times bigger than its first one.
Months after South Fork Wind went live, the far bigger Sunrise Wind will have 84 turbines to generate 924 megawatts. CBS New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
A man who admitted he fired two shots at a Suffolk County police officer, intending to kill him, was sentenced to prison Thursday on Long Island.
