An online petition calling for the Long Island Sound to be renamed the Gulf of Connecticut has gotten the attention of the ...

There is an online petition calling for Long Island Sound to be renamed. “America has long ignored the greatness of CONNECTICUT! Such as being the pizza capital of the WORLD!!!,” the change.org ...

The Escambia and Santa Rosa county school districts will release kids from school for Spring Break between March 17-23. The ...

A French Normandy style estate with views of Long Island Sound and a wine cellar that can hold 1,000 bottles has hit the ...

The immature male king eider has its own distinctive look, with an orange bill and white breast. Because of its rarity, many ...

Francisco Javier Cabrera, 47, of Valley Stream, died after being struck near Broadway and Ash Street in Valley Stream just before 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, Nassau County Police said. Officers responded ...

The incident happened in Hewlett, near Broadway and Stevenson Avenue, at around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. A Nassau County Police crossing guard was covering her crossing assignment for Hewlett ...

Crescent, Long Island's last remaining duck farm, is now in quarantine and survival mode. "They call it highly pathogenic avian influenza because it is really serious for bird flocks. It can just ...

On Tuesday, a rare winter storm blew through the South. Snowfall rates of 1 inch per hour or more were predicted from eastern Texas to the western Florida panhandle, and historic snowfall of 3 to ...

From North Shore to North Fork to Long Island Sound and the barrier islands, NBC New York covers Long Island news, weather, traffic and more. Deedy represents represents families of special-needs ...

A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters on Sunday. Jack Shapiro, 54, was found unresponsive off the coast of Gilgo Beach ...