Inside LIPA's chaotic plan for electrical inspections
The Long Island Power Authority had no advance plan for restoring power to homes severely damaged by flooding from Sandy, despite warnings from experts who peppered their storm surge predictions with...
View ArticleCuomo: LIRR resumes full rush-hour service Monday
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View ArticleNassau child care cuts would hurt 800 kids
Videos Protesting Suffolk's child care cuts Galleries More than 800 children face removal from Nassau County's child care program under tightened eligibility requirements meant to save the county some...
View ArticleDoc charged again with illegally selling narcotics
Galleries Web links The Bay Shore cancer doctor charged a second time with selling fake prescriptions ran a complex drug ring that pumped illegal narcotics into Suffolk County, federal authorities...
View ArticleTeens arrested in street robbery spree
Two Hempstead teens on a robbery spree swiped cellphones from at least five victims in nine days, using a knife in one instance to threaten a 12-year-old boy, Nassau County police said Saturday....
View ArticleLIRR's full rush-hour service returns Monday
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View ArticleLI 9 rookie Phil Boyle a 'pro' to Albany
ALBANY -- Phil Boyle will be a freshman state senator when he takes office in January. But he won't be new to politics, or the State Capitol. "He's probably the most experienced freshman there's ever...
View ArticleProgram aids teens in foster care
Teenagers sat at tables in a Middle Island classroom equipped with a kitchen, watching as a professional chef demonstrated how to chop a cucumber. "See your fingers? We don't want to lose them," said...
View ArticleMidshipmen pitch in to clean up local park
Armed with wheelbarrows and gloves, the midshipmen of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy began a task its neighbors alone could not. At Kings Point Park, rocked by superstorm Sandy, felled trees that...
View Article'LI Nine' rookie Phil Boyle a 'pro' to Albany
Web links ALBANY -- Phil Boyle will be a freshman state senator when he takes office in January. But he won't be new to politics, or the State Capitol. "He's probably the most experienced freshman...
View ArticleCops: Woman, 84, hit, killed by driver, 70
Galleries Web links A Melville woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in a Hicksville church parking lot Friday night, Nassau County police said. Police arrived at the crash at Our Lady of Mercy...
View ArticleCops: Woman, 70, hit, killed by driver, 84
Galleries Web links A Melville woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in a Hicksville church parking lot Friday night, Nassau County police said. Police arrived at the crash at Our Lady of Mercy...
View ArticleFresh faces in LI's Assembly delegation
ALBANY -- Friends thought Chad Lupinacci would have been the last person to run for the Assembly, after making a living in part by teaching a college course in state and local politics. "I had someone...
View ArticleLI students helping kids hit by Sandy
Sixth-grader Matthew Motherway, from the Harborfields school district on the North Shore, sent best wishes in a brightly colored construction-paper card to an Oceanside school all the way to the...
View ArticleGirl sells hot chocolate for Sandy victims
Five-year-old Mackenzie Gallagher came home from school about two weeks after superstorm Sandy and told her mom that she wanted to sell lemonade so she could raise money to buy clothes and mattresses...
View ArticleSchumer, Menendez propose tax breaks for Sandy victims
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View ArticleLong Beach menorah that survived Sandy heads to White House
A 90-year-old menorah that survived superstorm Sandy in Long Beach is heading to the White House for its annual Hanukkah party hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. Temple...
View ArticleOfficials: Sandy destroys more than 2,000 LI homes
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View ArticlePush for more time for small business aid
Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) and other New York House members joined a top New York City official yesterday in asking federal officials to extend the deadline for small businesses to seek aid to...
View ArticleNassau extends property tax relief deadline
Nassau County on Tuesday gave property owners three extra months to file for tax assessment reductions stemming from superstorm Sandy damage. Mangano said the deadline will be extended from Jan. 1 to...
View ArticleCarpenter helps after girl's wheelchair ramp is stolen
When David Lohr heard someone had stolen a Mastic home's wheelchair ramp -- one used daily by a disabled 5-year-old girl -- he did more than shake his head. The Ronkonkoma carpenter and his son went...
View ArticleJon Kest, NYC community activist, dies
Jon Kest, a longtime New York community activist whose daughter died after she was hit by a tree during superstorm Sandy, has died. He was 57. Kest died late Wednesday in New York of cancer. The death...
View ArticleEvent helps Sandy victims apply for college
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View ArticleNassau pols: Seek Sandy property tax relief now
Nassau residents whose homes were seriously damaged by superstorm Sandy should ask the county to reduce their assessment by the end of this month in order to get their property taxes reduced next...
View ArticleSandy school repairs could top $50M in Nassau
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View ArticleMTA H line logo fundraiser for Rockaway Sandy victims
To raise money for Sandy victims in the Rockaways, the MTA is selling T-shirts, sweatshirts and other items bearing the H line logo. The limited-edition items are available through the New York...
View ArticleHempstead man accused of post-Sandy burglaries, rape held without bail
A Hempstead man accused of taking advantage of the power outage after superstorm Sandy to break into three homes and terrorize residents -- including one whom police said he raped in East Garden City...
View ArticleKing: Obama asks for $60B for Sandy relief
Videos Surviving Sandy Galleries Web links WASHINGTON -- The White House on Friday submitted a $60.4 billion disaster aid request to Congress for the damage left by superstorm Sandy five weeks ago in...
View ArticlePost-Sandy Moreland Commission meeting tonight on LI
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View ArticleSandy flooding considered in flood map revisions
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View ArticleKansas congregation donates Torah to Sandy-flooded LI synagogue
For the members of Sandy-flooded Congregation Ahavas Yisrael in Cedarhurst, salvation came from above -- via Kansas. The members of the small synagogue all made it through superstorm Sandy, but the...
View ArticleHanukkah events to benefit Sandy victims
Videos Surviving Sandy Galleries Web links The spirit of giving that helps define the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which begins at sundown Saturday night, is taking a new direction this year: helping...
View ArticleBarge loaded with Sandy debris heads to upstate landfill
The first barge loaded with household debris collected from Long Beach after superstorm Sandy is to move upstate Friday, where the load will be landfilled. Trucks on Wednesday started hauling...
View ArticleNassau police precinct merger postponed
Consolidation of Nassau County's First police precinct in Baldwin with the Seventh in Seaford has been postponed until mid-March as county workers focus on the recovery from superstorm Sandy, Nassau...
View ArticleLI federal facilities could get Sandy aid
WASHINGTON -- Most of the money from the $60.4 billion superstorm Sandy disaster aid request would go to help people, businesses and local governments, but the White House also proposes funds to...
View ArticleSchool officials tour storm-damaged buildings
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View ArticleGovernors press Congress on Sandy aid
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View ArticleLong Beach, Nassau get $41M for Sandy cleanup
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View ArticleLIRR hopes to restore more service soon
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View ArticleExperts concerned about Sandy's impact on young kids
Videos Surviving Sandy Galleries Web links Early childhood experts are concerned about a prolonged impact on young children displaced by superstorm Sandy and are on the lookout for an emotional toll,...
View ArticleMoreland Commission hearing on LIPA set for Tuesday
WHAT: Moreland Commission public hearing WHEN: 6 p.m. WHERE: State University of New York at Old Westbury, Student Union Center, 223 Store Hill Rd. BACKGROUND: A special panel appointed by Gov. Andrew...
View ArticleRegents head tours storm-ravaged school districts Educators in Sandy-battered...
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View ArticleGOP seeks to pare Sandy aid
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans want to shrink the $60.4 billion disaster aid package for superstorm Sandy, proposing an amount just big enough to last through the next 90 days or the next nine...
View ArticleMonday deadline looms for Sandy aid package
ALBANY -- Sen. Charles Schumer said Monday will be "our D-Day" to determine whether Congress will approve $60.4 billion in disaster aid for three states pummeled by superstorm Sandy, as officials began...
View ArticleJoseph Lhota makes MTA's case for federal money in D.C.
WASHINGTON -- MTA chief Joseph Lhota told a Senate panel Wednesday the tri-state area transportation system needs federal help to not only repair damages from superstorm Sandy but to rebuild to protect...
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