New York State Police identified the worker who died after falling into the water from the Loop Parkway Bridge as Kleiton De Madeiros, 39, of […]
Long Island Star Trek Author Michael Jan Friedman on Creating a New Superhero Universe
By Erin Wetterhahn Port Washington author Michael Jan Friedman has spent decades writing stories about some of science fiction's most…
Extravacon Goes A Little Extra in Its Second Year
By Steven Ospina Delgado Cartoon nostalgia takes center stage when Extravacon returns to the Hilton Long Island at 598 Broadhollow…
Northport Game Creator Mixes Mobsters and Magic in New Tabletop RPG
by Shayla Montalvo A biomedical engineer by day and game writer by night, William Little brings his long-time hobby to…
Long Island Star Trek Author Michael Jan Friedman on Creating a New Superhero Universe
By Erin Wetterhahn Port Washington author Michael Jan Friedman has spent decades writing stories about some of science fiction’s most famous characters, including those from […]
William Floyd, Long Island Signer of the Declaration of Independence
One of the 56 men whose signatures appear on the Declaration of Independence lived in a house that still stands in Mastic Beach. William Floyd, […]
Nassau Police Seek Woman Wanted in Westbury Identity Thefy
Nassau County police are searching for a 59-year-old woman wanted in connection with an identity theft case involving more than $2,000 in financial losses in […]
Family Assaulted During Armed Home Break-In in Mastic, Police Say
MASTIC, NY — Suffolk County police are searching for four men who allegedly broke into a home in Mastic on Wednesday afternoon, assaulting two people […]
The 1987 Long Island Garbage Barge That Made National Headlines
On March 22, 1987, a barge carrying more than 3,100 tons of garbage from Long Island and New York City began what was supposed to […]
The Toxic Legacy Grumman Left in Long Island’s Groundwater in Bethpage
Beneath Bethpage and neighboring Nassau County communities lies one of the largest groundwater contamination plumes in the United States. Stretching approximately four miles south from […]
Worker Missing, 8 Injured After Scaffolding Collapses at Loop Parkway Bridge
A construction worker was missing and eight others were reported injured after scaffolding collapsed on the Loop Parkway Bridge in Nassau County on Wednesday, Nov. […]
Huntington Station Man Dies After Fleeing Police, Being Handcuffed
A 62-year-old Huntington Station man died Tuesday after fleeing police on foot and being handcuffed during a search near a local water district facility, Suffolk […]
The 1919 Fire Island Shipwreck That Trapped Thousands of Returning WWI Soldiers
On New Year’s Day 1919, a U.S. Navy troopship carrying thousands of American servicemen returning from World War I ran aground off Lonelyville, a small […]