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Alleged drunk driver plows into boats at Long Island marina, sparking fire
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.
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Package thief strikes mid-delivery at Long Island house, right in front of homeowner
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...
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Woman charged with DWI after fiery crash into boats on Long Island
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.
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Video: Package thief strikes mid-delivery at Long Island house, in front of family
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.
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Charges dropped against pro-Palestinian protester arrested under Long Island mask ban
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.
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Long Island officials push back on school ‘sharing' plan
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.
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NY proposes ‘regionalization' plan for schools. Long Island officials are fighting it
A proposed regionalization plan by the New York State Education Department is being opposed by a group of vocal Long Island school board members, parents and elected officials.
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Wife of alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann moving out of Long Island home
Rex Heuermann’s estranged wife is moving out of their Massapequa Park house and will be moving to South Carolina, according to her attorney
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FEMA denies funds for Long Island residents impacted by floods
News 4’s Pei-Sze Cheng with the latest.
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Congestion pricing coming Jan. 2025: How much drivers will pay
The first-in-the-nation congestion pricing initiative is set to restart in early January after a months-long pause. Gov. Hochul announced on Thursday the new toll will have a reduced price of $9. But even with the lower fare, many are still vowing to fight it. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff and Adam Harding report.
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Congestion pricing plan wins praise from some, fierce opposition in NJ and Long Island
With President-elect Donald Trump headed for the White House, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is hurriedly restarting the congestion pricing plan to fund the MTA — but faces staunch bipartisan opposition from lawmakers in surrounding boroughs and NYC suburbs.
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Volunteer firefighter allegedly sparked Long Island brush fire on purpose
In a shocking twist on Long Island, police said a volunteer firefighter intentionally set a brush fire in Medford on Tuesday, and has since been charged. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Volunteer firefighter arrested for allegedly starting Long Island brush fire
A volunteer firefighter on Long Island was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly admitting to setting one of the brush fires that swept through the town of Medford earlier in the day, according to a local official. Investigators were battling nearly a half-dozen small brush fires in Medford Tuesday. They put them out by the evening after fighting them for roughly…
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Crews battling brush fires on Long Island, as gusty winds complicate fire fight
The battle against wildfires in the tri-state got even tougher, as crews were battling flames being fueled by gusty winds. New fires have popped up in Suffolk County on Long Island as well. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports
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Deadly crash closes eastbound Long Island Expressway in Melville
All eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway were closed Monday morning as police investigated a deadly pre-dawn crash, according to Suffolk County police. Officials had closed down LIE lanes in Melville at Broadhollow Road due to their investigation. The crash happened at around 5 a.m., police said. The lanes were closed throughout the morning rush hour and up until…
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Long Island man gets 40-to-life for shooting ex-fiancée to death in parking garage
A Long Island man was sentenced and could spend the rest of his life behind bars for shooting his former fiancée to death inside a parking garage at the medical facility where she worked, according to the district attorney.
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Changes coming to child protective services after NYPD cop conviction in son's death
The changes come in response to the 2020 death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, whose police officer father forced him to sleep overnight on the concrete floor of a freezing garage
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Laura Gillen unseats Republican Anthony D'Esposito in hotly contested Long Island race
Democrat Laura Gillen was projected to win a tight race on Long Island, according to NBC News, one of the hotly contested New York congressional districts that could determine the balance of power in the House of Representatives. In a rematch from 2022, the Republican incumbent Anthony D’Esposito had been trying to hold onto a congressional district right outside New…
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NY State Police launch criminal investigation into Long Island trooper shooting
Authorities have launched a criminal investigation, along with their internal one, in the case of a now-suspended New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway last week.
NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.
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Criminal investigation launched in case of NY state trooper who said he was shot
Authorities have launched an internal investigation in the case of a New York State trooper who said he was shot by a suspect on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway at the end of October, authorities said Monday. Sources familiar with the investigation say they are looking into whether trooper Thomas Mascia shot himself in the leg, as opposed to...