A federal grant, combined with a nonprofit's award, will enable Nassau and Suffolk each to replace one diesel school bus with an electric model and retrofit a total of 66, officials said.
Babylon Town officials are revising plans for a proposed mixed-use development permit in response to resident concerns about its impact on traffic, schools and neighborhood character.
A California company announced Friday that it is appealing Glen Cove's rejection of its application to open a residence in the city for people with eating disorders.
Former Hempstead Supervisor Anthony Santino's $150,000-a-year senior policy adviser Matt Coleman is still acting as a spokesman for his former boss although his town job ended Dec. 31.
It isn't every day that you get to meet an Olympic hopeful, but that is just the kind of day we had recently. We went to the offices of HarperCollins Publishing in Manhattan to interview figure skater Karen Chen before she took off to compete in the Olympics in South Korea. Karen finished 11th overall. As we waited for our interview, we nervously wondered what she would be like.
National Pancake Day is back, with IHOP restaurants offering free pancakes from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 -- when each diner is entitled to a shortstack of three Original Buttermilk Pancakes.
Reps. Peter King and Thomas Suozzi will rally next month with Long Island high school students to call for action to end gun violence and mass shootings.