First arrest in connection with the mask ban in Nassau County Nassau County police said Tuesday that the first arrest was made under a new local law banning face masks. LONG ISLAND – Nassau County police made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks – a teenager who was found with […]
SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. (WABC) — Help may soon be on the way for Long Island communities and homeowners devastated by last weekend’s storm’s record rainfall. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on Friday declaring a state of disaster emergency for Suffolk County. The severe storm event caused severe flooding of homes, […]
BAY SHORE, Long Island — A 9-year-old boy is dead after his mother was driving under the influence of alcohol and crashed head-on on Long Island, according to police. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning in the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway near Exit 42. According to police, the wrong-way driver fled […]
BAY SHORE, Long Island — A 9-year-old boy is dead after his mother was driving under the influence of alcohol and crashed head-on on Long Island, according to police. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning in the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway near Exit 42. According to police, the wrong-way driver fled […]
COMMACK, Suffolk County (WABC) — Residents of Commack, Long Island, are still reeling after storms flooded and destroyed the city’s streets. A state of emergency is in effect in Suffolk County because severe flooding has washed away roads. The region was hit hardest by the storm and Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, where a shopping center with […]
A Long Island man was sentenced to prison and banned from owning a pet forever after admitting to beating his aunt’s Chihuahua to death, prosecutors said Monday. Peter Minichello, 22, confessed to attacking the five-year-old dog named Pup-Pup on July 6, 2022, causing gruesome injuries that caused the small animal to die days later, according […]
A state of emergency has been declared on Long Island following “catastrophic” flooding. The flooding destroyed roads, damaged cars and displaced hundreds of people from their homes in the middle of the night. The city and county government are still assessing the extent of the damage in Suffolk County, but initial estimates are already in […]
The drive-in theater in Copiague was the place to be. Homecoming queens were the talk of the day. Bell bottoms were in, and Marvin Gaye and Janis Joplin provided the soundtrack at the roller rink. In other words: the good old days. Lifelong friends took a trip down memory lane Saturday afternoon at Belmont Lake […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed a controversial new bill on Wednesday that bans the wearing of face masks in public places except in cases of religious, health or cultural necessity. The ban, the first of its kind in the United States, takes effect immediately and is intended to increase public safety. The bill was […]
MINEOLA, New York (WABC) – Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the county’s controversial mask ban into law on Wednesday. He will sign the bill during a ceremony in Mineola. Blakeman will be joined by several hate crime victims as well as advocates, community members and lawmakers, including Nassau Rep. Mazi Pilip, who sponsored the […]
