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Henri is still not done with Long Island
East Farmingdale, NY- Although we didn’t see the worst of it, Henri is still not done with Long Island. Once a Category 1 storm spiraling up the Atlantic on course to crash into Suffolk County, now Henri sits stalled on the New York/Connecticut border. On Sunday Henri, narrowly missed Montauk and instead crashed onshore in…
Cuomo’s final hours as NY’s Governor
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to end his decade as New York’s governor Monday when Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul takes over in a transfer that will break another glass ceiling for women in state politics. The transition between Democrats comes just under two weeks after Cuomo announced he would resign rather…
WALK NEWS PODCAST: PSEG Long Island discusses response to Henri with Brett Levine
Yaphank, NY- Long Islanders have been scrambling for the past several days, preparing for what could have been a Category 1 hurricane, directly hitting the island. The first major hurricane to wallop Long Island since the 80’s when Hurricane Gloria left Long Island in the dark. Ahead of Hurricane Henri, PSEG-Long Island had issued a…
WALK NEWS PODCAST: Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone talks with Brett Levine about the response to Henri
Yaphank, NY- Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone joins WALK-FM News Director in the Emergency Broadcast Center at the Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management Center in Yaphank to discuss the county’s response to Tropical Storm Henri. Photo: Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone discusses Suffolk County’s storm response from the Emergency Operations Center in Yaphank, NY.…
Tropical Storm Henri
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Long Island prepares for potential Cat 1 Hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — A hurricane watch has been issued for Tropical Storm Henri as the system appears to be heading toward New England. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Henri is on track to begin impacting the region by Sunday. The hurricane watch covers parts of New York’s Long Island, and coastal Connecticut and Massachusetts.…
Restaurateurs sue NYC to block proof of vaccination rules
NEW YORK (AP) — A group of New York City restaurants is asking a judge to block the city’s latest effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The lawsuit calls the city’s mandate that customers show proof of vaccination “arbitrary, irrational, unscientific and unlawful.” The group argued that the new rules would severely harm…
Movers are seen at mansion as Cuomo prepares to leave office
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A moving van was at the governor’s mansion in Albany on Friday and workers were seen carrying out boxes and artwork as Gov. Andrew Cuomo prepared for his last day in office. The Democrat is scheduled to have a last full day as governor Monday and give way to Lt. Kathy…
WALK NEWS PODCAST: 20 years later, how the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is honoring the anniversary of 9/11
East Farmingdale, NY- Its been almost 20 years since the terror attacks on 9/11. Frank Siller, Tunnel to Towers Founder and CEO, joined host Brett Levine, from the road as he walks from the Pentagon, to Shanksville, Pennslyvania over to Ground Zero to discuss how he and the T2T foundation are honoring those who gave…
Jet Skier rescued from Long Island Sound
Rocky Point, NY- A Rocky Point man was rescued Wednesday night from the Long Island Sound after a friend reported to police that he had gone out on his Jet Ski hours earlier and hadn’t returned. Marine Bureau Officers located an unoccupied Jet Ski off shore and then found its owner, 60-year-old Douglas Gordon, who…
COVID-19 booster shots will begin in September
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials have announced plans to dispense COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top health…
Hochul says the state has the authority to mandate masks at schools
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul says that the state has the authority to mandate masks at schools. That’s in contrast to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who earlier this month said he lacks the legal authority to impose mask mandates on his own. The Democrat Hochul is set to take office as New York’s…