Long Island Expressway

N.Y. blizzard fallout: One highway official resigns, 2 suspended

2013-02-14 14:04:00

As the flurry of complaints about Blizzard of 2013 cleanup pile up in eastern New York, some local officials find their jobs in jeopardy. Four days after the blizzard began and two days after Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo sent more than 400 snowplows and...

In Suffolk County, N.Y., a makeshift storm shelter at Wal-Mart

2013-02-10 12:09:00

As Sixto Nunez surveyed the road conditions in Long Island on Saturday, he started to get anxious. The 40-year-old Dominican immigrant�had already braved three New York winters, but this was different. The plowed snow mounds looked menacing and, a few...

Northeast struggles to dig out from massive blizzard

2013-02-10 16:40:00

Much of the Northeast struggled on Sunday to dig out from the massive weekend blizzard.� By evening, a 27-mile stretch of the snow-covered�Long Island Expressway�remained closed, a day after vehicles became mired there during the blizzard. At New York...

Monster blizzard storms through Northeast

2013-02-09 07:40:00

BOSTON -- Carrying hurricane-force winds, a monstrous blizzard pounded the Northeast on Satur day, dropping more than two feet of snow in many areas and causing as many as 650,000 homes and businesses to lose power. Even as snow-clogged roads gave...

Tonight: Susan Straight at the Hammer

2010-12-01 21:33:25

Book review: 'Take One Candle Light a Room'

2010-10-12 00:00:00

She's gotta do it: write in the language of the people she knows, filling the pitcher to overflowing. It started with "Aquaboogie," linked stories set in her hometown of Riverside, peopled with her people, perched on the sides of dry river beds, always...

Northeast trying to get back on track after storm

2013-02-09 13:45:00

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Emergency crews and residents struggled to clear roadways and sidewalks from a storm that rampaged through the Northeast, dumping up to 3 feet of snow and bringing howling winds that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands....

10 Things to know about the big storm, Nemo

2013-02-09 13:38:00

1. 650,000 LOST POWER IN NEW ENGLAND Even the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth, Mass., lost electricity and had to shut down Friday night. 2. WINDS REACHED 82 MPH, BUT OUTAGES COULD HAVE BEEN BIGGER With leaves long gone, it seemed the damage...

Early Winter Storm Delivers More Misery

2012-11-07 19:54:00

Heavy wind, rain, snow and sleet are bringing more misery to people on Long Island and throughout our area.� Driving is not only hazardous, but treacherous. Snow is accumulating on roadways faster than plows can clear them. While still trying to recover...

Final Farewell For Nassau County Cop Killed During Traffic Stop

2012-10-22 05:20:00

Friends and family will come together for the funeral service of officer Joseph Olivieri at St. Joseph Church in Ronkonkoma. Over the weekend, a wake was held for Olivieri, who was killed last week on the Long Island Expressway after getting struck by an...

Drivers Go Wrong Way on One Way Street Off LIE

2012-08-24 19:10:00

Not all is blissful in the Blissville section of Sunnyside, Queens. �� Video shot by a resident shows cars and trucks going the wrong way, some even backing up the wrong way on 39th Street, a one-way street off of 51st Avenue, which is the Long Island...

Three Injured In DWI Car Crash Into 7-Eleven

2012-07-20 13:13:00

Three people were injured in a car crash, including a pregnant woman and a child, after the driver allegedly drove intoxicated and crashed the car in Brentwood Thursday evening. The car went airborne into the back of a 7-Eleven store, injuring the...

Earth-movers clear deep snow from the Long Island Expressway, where several vehicles were abandoned overnight.

2013-02-09 00:00:00

This 44-inch-55-inch oil on canvas urban landscape by Jason Mitcham is entitled "L.I.E.

2012-03-06 00:00:00

Suffolk County Police arrested two men they say were racing down the Long Island Expressway at speeds of 145 mph some time after midnight Thursday. The race resulted in a small explosion at a Gulf gas station near exit 58 when one of the vehicles spun out of control and smashed into pumps.

2011-03-03 00:00:00