Long Island

A 70-year-old Long Island woman has been charged with practicing unlicensed dentistry from the kitchen of her one-bedroom apartment, authorities say. The woman pleaded not guilty Monday to unauthorized practice of a profession, a felony, and was released to pre-trial services with electronic monitoring. She was also ordered to surrender her passport and told not to leave the state. According…

Authorities say they busted a man who was buying illegal parts online and turning them into powerful automatic weapons. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

Pei-Sze Cheng reports from Franklin Square for NBC New York. 

News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

News 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports. 

There is an urgent rescue mission underway on Long Island to save turtles stunned by the sudden drop in temperatures. News 4 New York’s Greg Cergol reports. 

A memorial service was held on Long Island Tuesday for an Israeli American soldier from New York who was believed to have been taken hostage alive on Oct. 7, 2023, and is now presumed to have been killed during Hamas’ attack and his body taken into Gaza, according to the Israel military. Omer Neutra was a Long Island native who…

Omer Neutra was believed to have been taken hostage after the Oct. 7, 2023 attack. But now, officials have confirmed his death that day. News 4’s Greg Cergol reports. 

A high school athlete died on Saturday during a charity ice hockey game on Long Island. Police and school officials confirmed the death of 17-year-old Connor Kasin, a Massapequa High School student who was participating in a game at the Town of Oyster Bay Skating Center in Bethpage. According to police, Kasin lost consciousness during intermission. People nearby immediately started…

The daughter was charged with second-degree murder for killing her mother on Thanksgiving Eve, according to Suffolk County Police. 

A Long Island City woman is facing a murder charge for stabbing her 84-year-old mother to death on Long Island Thanksgiving Eve, police said. Suffolk County Police responded to a call Wednesday, shortly after 9 p.m. following a report of a stabbing victim on Carmen Court in Dix Hills, police said. When officers arrived to the scene they allegedly found…

In a disturbing discovery at a Long Island home, police said nearly a 11 chihuahuas and a St. Bernard were found living in deplorable conditions, with some of the canines later testing positive for cocaine.

A disturbing discovery was made inside a home on Long Island, as police said 11 dogs were found living in horrific conditions near Centereach. Some of the dogs even tested positive for cocaine. The animals were recovering and receiving treatment after their rescue, and will be put up for adoption. NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

An alleged drunk driver veered off a Long Island road and crashed into several boats at a marina, sparking a fire that left the vessels badly damaged.

It should be the season of giving but it’s the season for package thieves too. In one of the most brazen cases in recent memory, police said a thief came running onto the doorstep of a home on Long Island to swipe a package in the middle of a delivery. And it was all caught on camera. NBC New York’s...

A woman on Long Island faces charges after a fiery wrong-way crash — but she didn’t hit another driver. Police said she slammed right into a boat yard, causing several of the vessels to catch fire. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

As a delivery worker was in the process of leaving a box on the front steps of a Long Island home, a thief came running up from the sidewalk and swiped the package before running off in the middle of the day, with the UPS worker and family chasing after him.

Prosecutors in New York dropped charges against a kaffiyeh-wearing, pro-Palestinian protester who was among the first people arrested under a local face mask ban that’s stirred free speech concerns.

Some Long Island leaders are pushing back on a state plan to share school resources, which would include staff and programs. The plan is called “regionalization,” and Gov. Kathy Hochul said it would only be an option for districts, not mandatory. But critics say it threatens the quality of education. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.