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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said bowling alleys will be allowed to reopen with certain restrictions. Guidance on gyms is coming soon.
Police said a woman died and a man was hurt following a disturbance at the Levittown home.
Police say they pulled a man and woman to safety Thursday afternoon after they were found clinging to a jet ski underwater.
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Sugar is a loving — and bossy — 6-year-old lab who loves to snuggle. Just nine months ago, she was found emaciated and chained to a tree.
Firefighters were called to a restaurant this week for smoke. They found burnt food was left over in an oven.
Three people were hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash Thursday on the Northern State Parkway. Traffic was slowed for 30 minutes.
A judge said the 68-year-old wasn't responsible for murder by reason of mental disease or defect.
BREAKING: The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Nassau County's North Shore for the second day in a row.
Video shows the 72-year-old man walk up to his 19-year-old neighbor and attack him, according to a report.
State police have identified the driver killed in a head-on crash Thursday morning on the Wantagh State Parkway.
A report found a 40 percent increase in child coronavirus cases nationwide. Forty-nine states provide an age breakdown. New York does not.
The National Weather Service says the storm will bring heavy rains that could lead to dangerous flash flooding.
Hildebrandt's has struggled to stay afloat. The pandemic could be its death knell, but the owners may have an ace up their sleeve.
Police said a motorcyclist collided with the driver of a sedan in Woodbury Tuesday night.
