Elmont

Hempstead Town map injunction denied

2013-05-15 02:44:02

A federal judge Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction from four Hempstead residents seeking to block the town from implementing its new council district map before the election petitioning process begins next month. The plaintiffs, all...

Suit claims Hempstead's district maps violate voting rights

2013-04-24 00:14:02

Hempstead Town's new council district map violates the voting rights of African-Americans and Hispanics, dilutes their voting power and fails to create a second majority-minority district, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Central...

School Notebook: State Science Olympiad winner

2013-04-23 00:14:02

The Three Village Central School District swept the state level of the 2013 New York State Science Olympiad and will go on to compete nationally next month. Earlier this month, teams from Ward Melville High School and Paul J. Gelinas Junior High School,...

Love Triangle W/Reggae Musician 'Captain Barkey,' Girlfriend Ends In Double Murder, Cops [UPDATE]

2012-10-13 14:42:00

Police were still on the hunt Sunday for the triggerman in that double-murder outside a motel in Eastchester that claimed the life of a reggae musician and his girlfriend, putting an end to an explosive love triangle, according to investigators....

Favorite To Win 'I'll Have Another' Pulled From Belmont Stakes

2012-06-08 11:36:00

I'll Have Another, the winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, is out of Saturday's Belmont Stakes, a spokesman for the horse's trainer said Friday. Trainer Doug O'Neill announced on "The Dan Patrick Show," a sports talk program,...

I'll Have Another Scratched From Belmont; Will be Retired

2012-06-08 00:17:00

BELMONT, New York -- I'll Have Another, the winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, is out of Saturday's Belmont Stakes because of a leg injury and has been retired from racing, his team said. Trainer Doug O'Neill said the 3-year-old...

Massive Explosion Levels Elmont Home, 1 Firefighter Injured

2011-09-06 04:31:00

A Long Island residential neighborhood was rudely awakened by a house explosion early Tuesday morning. The blast happened just after 1:30 a.m. at a home located at 150 Lincoln Street in the Hempstead. The home was leveled to a pile of rubble; the roof...

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims

2011-09-07 13:31:00

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

Hempstead Turnpike Tops 'Dangerous Road' List For Third Straight Year

2011-02-10 12:18:00

A 16-mile stretch of Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County has topped the list of the region's most dangerous roads for pedestrians for the third straight year. Twelve people were run down by vehicles and killed on the road between 2007 and 2009, according...

As Child Predator Strikes Again, Police Get Strong New Lead

2010-11-01 09:00:00

Police who have been on the hunt for a man who tries to lure boys into his car get a break in the case, but it comes as the predator makes a third attempt in as many weeks to pursue a victim. Nassau County Police detectives now have surveillance video of...

LI Robbery Suspect Shot by Police During Gunfight

2009-04-05 00:00:00

ELMONT, N.Y (WPIX) --� A robbery suspect was injured early Saturday morning after getting into a gunfight with Nassau County police, according to authorities. The incident occurred around 3:30 a.m. as cops were pursuing a vehicle containing four suspects...

Donno: Craig is Malcolm's boy (Updated)

2008-10-28 16:30:16

Nassau Senate candidate Barbara Donno, in a press release, says Manhattan Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver opposes Belmont redevelopment because he wants to protect Aqueduct, and so will the Senate if Craig Johnson (right) helps turn city Democrat...

Police remove a woman from the winners circle after she held up sign following the 144th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 9, 2012 in Elmont, New York.

2012-06-09 00:00:00

A horse and its rider are seen in silhouette during early morning workouts at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York.

2012-06-08 00:00:00

Eliza McCalmont pets I'll Have Another as he grazes outside of barn two on in Elmont, New York. It was announced earlier in the day that the horse has been scratched from the 2012 Belmont Stakes, ending his bid for a Triple Crown.

2012-06-08 00:00:00