Long Island Towns

Sandy Island residents have waited a long time for safe and reliable transportation. Though they are a step closer, their wait is still not over.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for inadequate crowd management following the Nov. 28, 2008, death of an employee at its Valley Stream, N.Y., store. The worker died of asphyxiation after he was knocked to the ground and trampled by a crowd of about 2,000 shoppers who surged into the store for its annual "Blitz ...

PURE Theatre's luminous production of The Island begins with Joseph Shabalala and his South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo asking, "How long? How long must I wait for you?" by Jon Santiago PURE Theatre's luminous production of The Island begins with Joseph Shabalala and his South African a cappella group Ladysmith Black Mambazo asking, "How long? How long must I wait for you?" ...

Associated Press - May 26, 2009 9:55 AM ET AMITYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - A 19-year-old has died and three other people are hospitalized following an early morning accident on Long Island.

People across Long Island kicked off the unofficial start of summer Monday with a slew of warm-weather activities: parades, tennis tournaments, beach-going and boating.

MOUNT PLEASANT - A Long Island man was killed Saturday on the Taconic State Parkway when a car shifted lanes and smashed into the SUV in which he was a passenger.

MOUNT PLEASANT - A Long Island man was killed yesterday in an automobile accident on the Taconic State Parkway.

When Joseph Maragioglio of Great River left Long Island for World War II, his father, Benny, and brother, Charles, took him to the Islip train station and said goodbye. A year later, Joseph was killed during the battle of Normandy.

A man was killed in a fight in the parking lot of a Long Island diner. Police were called to the Hampton Bays Diner around 4 a.m. Sunday after getting a call that a group of men were fighting.

A listing of comedy, film, art, music, dance and other events on Long Island.

Early foul trouble and hot shooting by Long Island Lutheran finally put an end to a fantastic year for Fieldston.

The new governor of the sun-swept Italian island of Sardinia is repealing a tax on the mega rich that will benefit, among others, jet setters like billionaire Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

A day after minor brush fire in Lake Grove, officials issue another red-flag warning For the second consecutive day, gusty winds, bone-dry vegetation and low humidity have prompted weather officials to issue a red-flag fire warning on Long Island.

Farmingville brushfire reported; red-flag warning issued until 8 p.m. For the second consecutive day, gusty winds, bone-dry vegetation and low humidity have prompted weather officials to issue a red-flag fire warning on Long Island.

SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (WPIX) -- Boarded up homes are a blight on any neighborhood, especially those in Long Island as an estimated 10,000 homes are currently in foreclosure or at risk of foreclosure. "It's just a shame to see houses boarded up and dilapidated," said Central Islip homeowner Anthony Burke. Now federal help is on the way to get people back into these shuttered homes. Nassau County ...

March 23 (Bloomberg) -- Consolidated Edison Inc. , owner of New York’s electric utility, and the state-owned Long Island Power Authority will solicit proposals by year-end for an offshore wind farm capable of powering 250,000 homes.

The head of an energy company that plans to build a manmade island off the coast of the Rockaways has donated tens of thousands of dollars to state and federal elected officials, the Daily News has learned.

Early foul trouble and hot shooting by Long Island Lutheran finally put an end to a fantastic year for Fieldston.

Ten years after Long Beach and Yaupon Beach merged to create the town of Oak Island, the largest beach community in North Carolina with a population of more than 8,000 is just now showing up on weather maps and TV forecasts.

NEW YORK - Ignoring his friends has paid off big for a New York man. He won $26 million in a Friday the 13th lottery draw. New York state lottery officials said Monday the winner is from Wyandanch, on Long Island. The identity of the El Salvador native was not revealed.