Do you have a tip about a story we should cover? Let us know!
E-mail: [email protected]
Twitter: @walk975
Or call: 631-955-NEWS
Latest News
Report: Online driver’s test program rife with cheating
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A program to help people obtain driver’s permits during the COVID-19 pandemic by taking tests online may be rife with cheating. State motor vehicle workers tell the Albany Times-Union thousands of people may have taken advantage of the program instituted more than a year ago by former Gov Andrew Cuomo. Workers…
Pfizer agrees to let other companies make its COVID-19 pill
LONDON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has signed a deal with a U.N.-backed group to allow other manufacturers to make its experimental COVID-19 pill. The move could help make the treatment available to more than half of the world’s population. In a statement on Tuesday, Pfizer said it would grant a license for the antiviral…
NYC officials push COVID-19 boosters amid rise in cases
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City health officials are urging COVID-19 vaccine providers to make them widely available to all adults who have gone at least six months since their last dose amid a statewide spike in infections over the past two weeks. New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi said Monday he…
New Yorkers won’t face bus, subway fare hikes, service cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers won’t face higher fares or service cuts on buses and subways for the time being. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the head of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Monday the goal is to induce more people to come back to public transit. Ridership on buses, subways and regional rail lines…
NWS: 3 tornadoes touched down on Long Island
East Farmingdale, NY- The National Weather Service confirms that three tornadoes touched down on Long Island over the weekend. The first tornado happened in Woodmere on Saturday, the EF0 tornado lifted and traveled at 50 miles per hour causing damage in the towns of Uniondale, Hempstead, Levittown. The second tornado another EF0 touched down in…
Home for the holidays: Rockefeller tree arrives in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has ushered in the holiday season with the arrival of a 79-foot Norway spruce that will serve at Rockefeller Center as one of the world’s most famous Christmas trees. The 12-ton tree was trucked in Saturday morning from the Price family home in Elkton, Maryland. It’s the first…
NY mass vaccination sites now offering shots to children
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Kathy Hochul says 10 of New York’s mass coronavirus vaccination sites are ready to give shots to children ages 5 to 11 who recently became eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. More than 50,000 children in the state already have received their first dose of the vaccine, which has been available…
Ronkonkoma man arrested for making a death threat to a Nassau County Congressman
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY- A Ronkonkoma man has been arrested for allegedly sending a death threat to a Long Island Congressman. Nassau County Police say 64-year-old Kenneth Gasper, of 108 Belle Avenue, made a death threat over the phone to Congressman Andrew Garbarino because of a vote, he didn’t agree with. The vote, was that Garbarino…
NY Gov. signs legislation on Veterans Day to support Vets and their families
East Farmingdale, NY- New York State Governor Hochul signed a legislative package on Veterans Day to “protect and support Veterans and their families”. Hochul said, “By signing these bills into law today, we are taking steps to ensure veterans and active duty military members have the benefits and resources they need, and the flexibility their circumstances require, to best…
Driver caught with phony passenger in HOV lane
Dix Hills, NY- Another driver has been caught riding in the HOV lane of the Long Island Expressway, with a fake passenger. Suffolk County Police say a man was heading westbound in the area of Deer Park Avenue exit 51 around 9am when an officer spotted the phony passenger. Officials say the unidentified driver was…
Legislation targets historic GI Bill racial inequities
(AP)- In honor of Veterans Day, a group of Democratic lawmakers is reviving an effort to pay the families of Black veterans who fought on behalf of the nation during World War II for benefits they were denied or prevented from taking full advantage of when they returned home from war. Legislation being introduced in…
Interview transcripts offer window into Cuomo investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared pugilistic and paranoid at times during an 11-hour deposition that was made public Wednesday. He denied the sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office while ascribing political motives to the people investigating his behavior. His alleged victims detailed a “toxic” workplace in the administration where…