Long Island News

NC Executive Director Laura Hunsberger and SNAP Nutrition Educator Jennifer Colletti are available for media inquiries regarding SNAP and the proposed Farm Bill JERICHO, NY a' Cornell Cooperative Extension of Nassau County was stunned to learn yesterday the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to cut the federal program known as the Supplemental ... (more)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at the Capitol on May 13, in Albany, N.Y. Cuomo wants to freeze Long Islanders' energy rates for three years as part of a proposal to end operating control of the Long Island Power Authority.

As the Long Islander with the big house, Leonardo DiCaprio still has his golden glow, and, at thirty-eight, he has developed a foxy, appraising stare.

New York State will spend an estimated $30 million to relocate power lines as Long Islanders affected by superstorm Sandy rebuild and elevate their homes to meet new federal standards.

The Mauna Loa Observatory atmospheric research facility on the island of Hawaii sits on the north flank of Mauna Loa volcano.

"Never Forget" is NYPD's motto, and a powerful reminder of that is the Wall of Heroes at police headquarters in lower Manhattan.

Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey and Olympic gold medal sprinter Allyson Felix are accustomed to receiving awards, but on Sunday night, they presented them to a group of young volunteers that included two Long Islanders.

In One Track Heart , after reciting a spiritualist maxim about servitude or self-abnegation or the like, Krishna Das has the unfortunate habit of letting his gaze linger on the camera, eyebrows raised, head just perceptibly nodding as if to say, "How indisputably cool was that?" Jeffrey Kagel, the subject of this documentary by Jeremy Frindel, is ... (more)

"The Great Gatsby" costume designer Catherine Martin sounds oddly calm and remarkably patient as she fields questions about the wardrobe she created for the movie adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic that comes to theaters on May 10.

Long Islanders can expect a week of balmy days, cool nights and little rain, National Weather Service meteorologists said Sunday.

Left, on Nov. 4, 2012, homes along Bayview Avenue West in Lindenhurst after they were devastated by superstorm Sandy.

Juarez, 26, of Brentwood, was one of 10 million-dollar prize winners announced by the Lottery on Thursday in Jamaica.

The annual Lyrid meteor shower may have made an appearance this past weekend, but it's questionable how many Long Islanders caught a glimpse.