Hi! My name is Dan Hampton and I'm the breaking news manager for Patch's National Desk. Send tips and/or photos to dan.hampton@patch.com.
Previously: program manager for Patch's Test Kitchens, local editor on Long Island; and senior breaking news editor. Before Patch, I worked as a news associate at The Associated Press.
Gov. Cuomo says he will sign an order to ensure all New Yorkers automatically receive a postage-paid application to receive a voting ballot.
Firefighters and police rushed to the scene of a two-car crash involving an SUV and luxury sedan.
Police say a car crashed into a building Thursday afternoon. Photos showed an SUV and restaurant were damaged.
Floral sales plummeted and truckloads of flower stems were tossed out when New York ordered all nonessential workers to stay home.
Gov. Cuomo says the state Health Department and the state Attorney General will investigate nursing homes for coronavirus rule compliance.
BREAKING: Photos showed heavy flames shooting out of the roof of a home.
Police said the driver hopped out of a stolen SUV without putting it into park, causing the vehicle to hit a parked car.
When a reporter said protesters complained they're running out of money and want to return to work, Cuomo said essential jobs are hiring.
BREAKING: Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he and President Donald Trump have struck a deal on large-scale testing for the new coronavirus.
Two months after Narinatto escaped a feud between Gov. Cuomo and National Grid, the new restaurant faced another foe: the new coronavirus.
A thunderstorm rumbled through Long Island, New York City and the Hudson Valley on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a tornado warning.
The Wantagh Fire Department is reminding residents to use safe grilling practices after a HazMat team was called for a propane tank leak.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he would allow elective surgeries to return to hospitals in places where the new coronavirus risk is low.
A local environmental organization invites residents to turn off the lights Wednesday and connect with the stars or enjoy a candle.
Firefighters say the resident was able to help prevent flames from spreading by closing a door.
Police and fire departments across Long Island gave a final salute to a police officer who died after contracting the new coronavirus.
Police are looking for the person or people responsible and released a description of a suspicious vehicle seen in the area at the time.
Firefighters and police officials helped wish a happy birthday to Mercedes Quinn, founder of the Levittown Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said without federal funding, New York schools, local governments and hospitals could see 20 percent cuts.
Robert "Bob" McNamara, who has served as the mayor of the Village of Flower Hill since 2016, has died. He was 76.
