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Election officials warn that NY has a lot to do before November election
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Election officials are warning cash-strapped New York has a lot of work to do before Nov. 3 to ensure it can handle an even bigger flood of absentee ballots that delayed the counting of results in the June primary. Lawmakers and election commissioners used a Tuesday legislative hearing to discuss a…
NY Attorney General says egg producer inflated prices
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James charges that one of the country’s largest egg producers illegally inflated prices when the pandemic hit New York, charging up to four times more per carton. James claims that in March and April, Hillandale Farms price gouged more than four million cartons of eggs sold…
Police dog finds missing Selden woman
A police dog named, Maverick found a missing woman in Selden on Monday night. Suffolk Police say the woman had wandered from her home into a wooded area off Boyle Road and Maverick picked up on her scent and brought officers to her. Police say the woman had been missing for about 4 hours and…
2 year old from St. James critically injured in Nesconset crash
A two year old St. James boy is in critical condition after a crash in Nesconset on Monday night. Suffolk Police say the boys father, 50 year old Kevin Cavooris, was driving eastbound on Middle Country Rd near Cambon Place just before 5 p. m., when he was rear ended by a man driving a…
Suffolk County Executive calls on Trump and Congress to deliver aid to Long Island
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone on Tuesday called on President Donald Trump and Congress to deliver federal disaster assistance for counties dealing with budgetary shortfalls and increased costs caused by the COVID-19 crisis. Bellone’s office said the “Executive Orders signed by President Trump fail to provide any federal disaster assistance to counties who are on the…
Nassau County opens cooling centers in response to continued PSEG LI outages
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran on Sunday said it was, “unacceptable that I am hearing from so many residents that are still without power, even though PSEGLI had promised to restore power by Saturday”. In response to the outages, the County Executive announced that cooling and charging stations would be open across the County through Wednesday,…
New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s coronavirus death toll in nursing homes, already among the highest in the nation, could actually be a significant undercount. Unlike every other state with major outbreaks, New York only counts residents who died on nursing home property and not those who died in hospitals. That statistic could add thousands…
MTA asks Apple’s help to solve iPhone mask issues
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s mass transit agency wants Apple to come up with a better way for iPhone users to unlock their phones without taking off their masks, as it seeks to guard against the spread of the coronavirus in buses and subways. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Metropolitan Transportation…
Cops: Man arrested after running over his brother in Hauppauge
Suffolk Police arrested a Pennsylvania man on Sunday night after he allegedly ran over his brother in a Hauppauge parking lot. Police say the brothers Thomas Delaney and Michael Dubhlaine were engaged in an argument in the parking lot of the Hyatt Regency on Motor Parkway in Hauppauge around 9pm when Delaney got into his…
Subcontractor working for PSEG Long Island was electrocuted while trying to restore power
A subcontractor working for PSEG Long Island was seriously injured on the job in New Cassel on Sunday night. Nassau Police say on August 9, 2020, a 34 year old male was working on the power lines near 683 Old Country Rd, just after 6:30PM, when he was electrocuted. The victim was transported to an…
Lawmakers call on PSEG Long Island to refund and reimburse some residents
Several Long Island Lawmakers are calling for PSEG Long Island to refund and reimburse Long Islanders struggling with power outages from Tropical Storm Isaias. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, New York State Seantors Kevin Thomas, Todd Kaminsky and Jim Gaughran are asking PSEG Long Island to refund residents on their monthly utility bills as well…
AP: Cuomo calls Trump benefits executive order ‘laughable’
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dismissed as laughable the executive order President Donald Trump signed to force states to pay part of $400 weekly unemployment insurance benefits. Cuomo told a telephone news conference Sunday that the plan announced by Trump a day earlier would likely cost New York state $4…