One of the most exciting parts of buying a brand-new house is picking out the cabinets, flooring, fixtures and finishes to make it your own. Going into a designer showroom is like being a kid in a candy shop, and there's a lot to choose from.
The Suffolk County Water Authority board approved a $194.7 million budget Tuesday night and unanimously authorized a 3.75 percent rate hike that will increase the average homeowner's bill $14.79 a year.
The owner of a 100-acre parcel in Mastic Woods said he is negotiating with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office and Brookhaven Town to sell up to 60 acres of the planned solar farm for preservation, even as 60 acres have been clear cut.
Michael Castellano was targeting small businesses owned by immigrants who, in many cases, speak English as a second language, said District Attorney Timothy Sini.
Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, the former CEO of Long Island software firm Comverse Technology who fled to Namibia for a decade to avoid facing fraud charges, has been released from prison in Israel after serving just 20 months of a 2-1/2 year sentence, his lawyer confirmed Tuesday.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Newsday journalist Les Payne was hailed at his Harlem funeral service not only as a legendary African-American reporter and columnist but a devoted family man whose son called him "my first superhero."
Islip Supervisor Angie Carpenter delivered a State of the Town address on Tuesday that was more retrospective than forward-looking, using the platform to tout successes of the past year and emphasize the importance of community.
Better get adjusted to the idea of a stretch of mildly unsettled weather, as it looks like the rest of the workweek is bringing varying chances of mostly light showers -- that's rain, not snow -- forecasters say.
A man was charged with drunken driving after crashing his sport utility vehicle into two parked cars and flipping it over in Babylon late Monday, police said.