Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered flags flown at half staff on all state government buildings Sunday to honor the four New York National Guard members killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq last week, according to a news release.

The toll of repeated threats and shootings has fueled the response to calls for action from survivors of the country's most recent mass school shooting.

"It's wonderful that they are doing so many things for the special-needs community."

For 23 years Bill Rich operated his small business within the walls of a corporate giant, but in late January he was forced to relocate when the Sears Auto Center closed.

The Bridgehampton Fire District was criticized in a recent state comptroller audit for its purchasing practices and for improperly administering its Length of Service Award Program.

Trustees delayed a vote on whether to approve a new beer garden because the owner couldn't answer questions about how noise, parking and unruly patrons might affect nearby residents.

An Amagansett home by noted modern architect Charles Gwathmey, known for his 1992 renovation of the Guggenheim Museum, is on the market with a new agent and price. The five-bedroom home is asking $4.85 million.

This started as a story about a windmill.

Captain Andreas O'Keeffe, 37, was a full-time technician and an Air Guardsman with the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard in Westhampton Beach, according to the Department of Defense.

Orlando E. Tercero, 22, is charged in the Westbury woman's strangulation death, the district attorney said.

Bucking a national slide, new-car sales and leases on Long Island have been rising this year as the area's dealerships rebound from slower sales in 2017.

Tuesday -- the first day of spring -- could bring a coastal storm with high winds, heavy snow and coastal flooding, the weather service said.

Lizabeth Ildefonso, 44, drove up to the window and ordered a breakfast sandwich on Friday, officials said. What the Jamesport woman got was led away in handcuffs.

Fire officials are investigating a report that fireworks shot through a bedroom window started a fire that largely consumed the second floor of a home in Centereach.

The blaze that started outside a Queens recycling plant Friday afternoon was finally brought under control Saturday morning, the FDNY said.

Deborah Degrassi, the head children's librarian at Bellmore Memorial Library, has worked to inspire local children to love the library as much as she does. Now she is retiring 38 years later, leaving the only job she's ever known.

Suffolk County police say they have identified the car involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian last month in Lindenhurst.

Suffolk County police say they have identified the car involved in a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian last month in Lindenhurst.

A judge has temporarily blocked Suffolk from picking a concessionaire to replace Beach Hut at three county beaches.

A contemporary A-frame home in East Quogue on the market for $754,000 comes with an indoor gunite pool.