Leading experts will give scientific talks on topics and trends, ranging from molecular biology to the possibility of life elsewhere in the cosmos.

The three-day trip sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has already paid dividends, Sini said.

The NYPD officer from East Meadow forged military orders to continue paying reduced rent, Nassau prosecutors said.

"They asked me what was good, and I believe Kevin James was in the mood for a burrito," the restaurant's owner says of the actor, who stopped by his spot Wednesday.

Human remains found by the FBI in Babylon Village belonged to a victim of MS-13 violence, a law-enforcement source with knowledge of the case said.

Amityville Village officials plan to revise what the mayor called an "antiquated" village code on fees for vehicle towing.

One to two dozen small animals, from parrots to guinea pigs to turtles, died in a fire that engulfed a Centereach pet store Thursday, the SPCA said.

Long Beach officials were given a stark warning by state officials ahead of their budget talks next month that the city's fiscal stress could lead to an increase in taxes or a reduction in services.

After her assailant was convicted, Natasha Alexenko founded a nonprofit that aims to end the rape kit backlog nationwide.

Forget about April showers.

Board trustees in New Hyde Park want to rent out the mostly unused William Gill Jr. Theater to outside organizations as part of a plan to generate $5,000 to add to the proposed village budget.

A hit-and-run driver killed an out-of-state deliveryman Thursday morning, Southampton Town police said.

A post-and-beam Contemporary in Mattituck, listed for $925,000, is fully constructed of exposed cedar, inside and out, says the home's listing agent.

Projects include fixing sidewalks and parking lots that have deteriorated over the years, dealing with drainage issues in low-lying areas that are prone to flooding and rehabilitating the Bay Shore Marina bulkhead.

Barry David Berger designed the Suffolk County's 9/11 Victims Memorial in Hauppauge, and his clients include Avon, Bausch & Lomb, Clairol, Estee Lauder, Faberge, Johnson & Johnson, Revlon and others. Now his home in East Hampton is on the market for $1.385 million.

Barry David Berger designed the Suffolk County's 9/11 Victims Memorial in Hauppauge, and his clients include Avon, Bausch & Lomb, Clairol, Estee Lauder, Faberge, Johnson & Johnson, Revlon and others. Now his home in East Hampton is on the market for $1.385 million.

A Plandome Tudor built in the late '20s by English architect Gordon Manfred Trautschold for his family is on the market. It is listed for $2.799 million.

Two women were charged Wednesday in connection with the theft of a walker belonging to a 75-year-old Navy veteran that was outside a Lindenhurst bakery, Suffolk police said.

A city Department of Transportation worker was struck and killed on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx by a driver who had lost control of his vehicle Wednesday, police said.

Seven others were injured in the crash and two drivers were charged with drunken driving, according to officials.