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Town of Babylon residents head to the polls on June 24 to cast their vote in the Republican primary race for the 14th Legislative District.
A Long Island man has died from injuries he sustained during a car crash in New Jersey at the end of May, state police told Patch.
A 20-year-old man was shot at a Long Island block party on Saturday night, Suffolk County police say.
A young boy riding a dirt bike was hit by a car and hospitalized with serious injuries on Long Island, Suffolk County police say.
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A new bar on Long Island offers a different kind of "buzz" from non-alcoholic kava, a root from the Pacific said to relieve anxiety.
The memory of a beloved Long Island woman known for helping her community lives on after a street renaming earlier this week.
A man stole a woman's purse in broad daylight on Long Island Friday morning, Suffolk County police told Patch.
Suffolk County health officials have closed a Long Island beach for bathing due to excessive bacterial contamination.
Two people, including a teen, were seriously injured and hospitalized after a poolside shooting on Long Island on Thursday, police say.
A Long Island community empowerment organization hosts rally against ICE raids to '"keep our families together" on Sunday.
These Long Island siblings are the first set of triplets in New York and the first Black triplets in the county to become Eagle Scouts.
A mother of 5 living on Long Island may be deported after getting detained at a routine ICE check-in in New York City, her attorney says.
Long Island officials celebrated the completion of infrastructural upgrades at West Islip Marina with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The man burglarized a business on Long Island, according to Suffolk County police.
The Long Island event was one of an estimated 2,000 nationwide protests against the Trump administration and ICE raids around the country.
Police have identified the man killed in a car crash on Long Island over the weekend, Suffolk County police say.
A new vintage boutique selling unique, upcycled clothing and accessories is celebrating its grand opening on Long Island in June.
The New York Blood Center is calling for blood donations ahead of summer trauma season, and Long Island residents may donate in Bay Shore.
The Suffolk County Arson Squad is investigating a fire that broke out in a backyard shed at a Long Island residence on Sunday, police say.
