The new version of the Water Resources Development Act includes new language that will lower the federal aid threshold for coastal renourishment on Long Island in the wake of damaging storms.

A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters on Sunday.

The plan, if approved by state legislators later this year, would increase total funding assistance for schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties to $5.2 billion.

Bird flu has been detected in poultry at a Long Island farm, according to health officials. The farm, located in Suffolk County, has not been identified. Officials from the county’s Office of Emergency Management and the state Department of Health are interviewing potentially exposed workers.

That’s a lot of candles. A very special Long Island gal celebrated her 100th birthday earlier this month in style — and shared her secrets to living a long, fulfilled life. Josie Romano, a centenarian in Mount Sinai,

You may not notice those huge water towers in many neighborhoods in Nassau and Suffolk counties, but there's one that's hard to ignore. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff explains.

Long Island home prices continue to rise in December. The median price of closed home sales in Nassau (including single-family, condos and co-ops) was $791,500, up 4.4 percent from the $758,000 median the previous month, and 12.5 percent higher than the $710,000 median price recorded in Dec. 2023.

Some like the idea of requiring hunters to return to the check station at the end of the day, both as a measure of safety, and to report their harvest as was done in the past.

Long Island is getting a mere 7.8% of the state’s next annual transportation budget — a third of what it typically nets — and local pols and trade groups are crying foul.

A woman who jumped into a Long Island canal in an effort to save her runaway dog ended up needing help herself to escape the frigid waters.

Long Island’s Catholic schools foster lifelong learners through a rigorous curriculum, strong Catholic values, and a close-knit, supportive environment that nurtures students' growth.

As New Yorkers continue to explore housing options beyond Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn emerge as the dominant boroughs to watch in 2025, according to StreetEasy ’s annual ranking of NYC’s “ 10 Neighborhoods to Watch ,” released Thursday.