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Nassau leader opposes windmills, battery energy storage on LI turf
Blakeman is targeting a massive wind power project in federal waterways 15 miles off the coast of Long Beach called Empire Wind 1.
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Three Long Island cops committed suicide already this year, as Nassau PBA sounds the alarm
The sad blue line. Six cops in New York state have already committed suicide this year, with half of them coming out of Long Island. The LI tragedies all occurred...
100-year-old Long Island woman can hold a plank for longer than most athletes: 'Puts some of the class to shame'
A 100-year-old Long Island woman has become a fitness inspiration as she regularly works out at Bay Shore’s Great South Bay YMCA, going above and beyond the limits of most...
Tree-killing beetle may cause more wildfires, Long Island officials warn
"This is a serious, serious problem," Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine told The Post.
Inside the Long Island high school that has an astonishing amount of twins graduating this year
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School school has 15 sets of twins in its graduating class this year.
At least 11 student visas pulled at Long Island's Stony Brook University — part of nearly 2 dozen revocations at SUNY schools
Stony Brook officials have so far refused to release any information on the students.
Illegal migrant killed his baby daughter over non-stop crying, DA says: 'He couldn't take it anymore'
An illegal immigrant accused of savagely beating his 2-month-old daughter to death on Long Island did so because he couldn't get her to stop crying, prosecutors said.
You can help name adorable otter pups at the Long Island Aquarium
These new critters are really making a splash.
Long Island lab discovers pancreatic cancer breakthrough that can 'intercept' spread
A laboratory on Long Island has found a breakthrough in the fight against pancreatic cancer that can "intercept" its spread.
Long Island pediatrician ordered to pay $1.6B to over 100 women over decades of sex abuse complaints
Starting in the 1980s, New York law enforcement and health officials fielded sexual abuse complaints from the young patients of a respected pediatrician who ran his practice out of a...
Human remains discovered on Long Island after suspected MS-13 gangbanger tipped off authorities: sources
FBI agents and Nassau County police officers converged on Underhill Preserve in Jericho after a suspected member of MS-13 tipped them off to the dead body, sources said.
Plan to open pot shop in LI town gets smoked by angry residents: 'I hope you can sleep at night'
A mob of some 100 angry residents angrily ripped plans for a pot shop in Islip — and demanded that local leaders ban marijuana sales, which they fear will turn...
Long Island school forced to rebrand from Warriors to Hawks over Native American connection
The Amityville School District on Long Island has been strong-armed into changing its beloved Warriors nickname under a state Board of Regents mandate to rid every school in New York...
Long Island town left with no candidates for top elected job after both Democrat, Republican drop out of hotly contested race
Political leaders in Hempstead have until Friday to find replacements after incumbent Republican town Supervisor Don Clavin and Democratic challenger Justin Brown declined the backing of their parties.
LI school teacher dropped textbooks on the heads of special needs kids, locked one terrified student in a closet: parents
Former Cornwall School teacher John O'Dwyer allegedly abused one terrified boy, dragged him across the classroom and even locked him in a dark closet while he screamed for help, a...
15-year-old boy kills grandmother, stabs mom in Long Island home after fight about content on teen's computer: cops
The teen’s mother ran out of their Selden home after she’d been stabbed by her son, flagging down a motorist and calling 911 once she was in their vehicle, according...
FBI probes bombshell claim that NY robbed Long Island public hospital of crucial funds: chairman
“This is corruption that is both broad and deep within our State’s government. This wasn’t a clerical oversight, a bookkeeping mistake or incompetence,” Nassau University Medical Center Chairman Matthew Bruderman...
Long Island town begs Trump to help fight state's Native American logo ban: 'Where does it end?'
"Everything is being named for the people who were here before," local school-board President Kerry Wachter said of the district's name and logo that shows a non-cartoonish Native American chief...
Democratic challenger slams Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's support of Trump's tariffs
The Democrat candidate running for Nassau County executive slammed Republican incumbent Bruce Blakeman for backing President Trump's global tariffs that have triggered a massive drop in the stock market.
Long Island library's secret fascinating past could land it on National Register
"You kind of pass it every day and don't think about it," library Director Robyn Gilloon told The Post.
Former Douglas Elliman honcho allegedly stiffed top designer out of $250K over Hamptons project
“You're not paying me, and you’re treating me like a doormat?” Dale Cohen said to The Post.