A bird sighting on New York's Long Island has avian enthusiasts flocking to the region in the hopes of spotting a feathered friend who has never been seen before in the state.

A New York judge has upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities.

Lithium-ion batteries are increasingly being used to store power for electrical grids, but some localities are concerned about fire risks.

Billy Joel’s beloved motorcycle shop on Long Island, New York, is closing down after nearly 15 years of offering fans a free peek at his personal collection of dozens of bikes.

President Donald Trump’s top education official says her department has determined that New York is discriminating against a school district that is refusing a state order to get rid of its Native American chief mascot.

A New York City suburb has become the latest flashpoint in the enduring debate over the place of Indigenous imagery in American sports.

In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach.

A woman and her child whose remains were among other bodies discovered scattered along an oceanfront highway not far from Long Island’s Gilgo Beach were identified by police Wednesday, nearly three decades after the double homicide.

Firefighters in New York have knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island but officials say high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to additional blazes.

Brush fires on New York's Long Island fanned by high winds have picked up quickly.

A New York region once synonymous in the culinary world for duck may lose its last commercial farm.

Mysterious drones have been reported flying over the eastern United States in recent weeks, sparking speculation and concern over who is flying them and why.

The father of the victim in the fatal New York City subway chokehold case has sued defendant Daniel Penny as a Manhattan jury continues deliberating.

New York State Police have launched a criminal probe into a trooper who claimed he was shot and wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway last week.

The former longtime CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States has brought him to New York.

Nassau County officials say social media reports that explosives were found in a car near former President Donald Trump’s New York rally on Long Island just days after the second apparent assassination attempt on him are false.

It’s a 2024 election battleground where millions of dollars are being spent and some of the biggest names in American politics are sure to pop up.

On New York's Long Island, former CNN anchor John Avlon and scientist Nancy Goroff are facing off in a primary election for a congressional seat that Democrats hope will help them take control of the House.

Colm Tóibín’s “Long Island,” the Irish novelist’s follow-up to the acclaimed immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey’s latest book club pick.

A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement.

Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management are upping their offer to acquire Macy’s in a deal now valued at $6.6 billion.

Arkhouse Management is nominating nine people for Macy’s board of directors, igniting a proxy battle after the department store operator rejected a $5.8 billion takeover offer from the investment firm and Brigade Capital Management.

A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000.

With George Santos out of Congress, the special election to fill his seat has been set for Feb. 13.

A Long Island architect has been arrested in connection with three of the long-unsolved killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders.

Dee Snider has been a heavy metal singer, a Broadway actor, a radio DJ, and a TV voice-over artist.

Only minutes into a doomed journey, the pilot of a business jet wasn’t responding to air traffic control instructions and federal aviation officials say the situation was soon reported to a network that includes military, security and law enforcement agencies.

The pilot of the business jet that flew over Washington and crashed in Virginia appeared to be slumped over and unresponsive, the fighter jet pilots reported, according to three US officials briefed on the matter.

Rapper Fetty Wap has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for his role in a New York-based drug-trafficking scheme.

A proposal to create more affordable housing statewide has run into howls of opposition in one of the birthplaces of the American suburb.

David Jude Jolicoeur, known widely as Trugoy the Dove and one of the founding members of the Long Island hip-hop trio De La Soul, has died.

A huge new commuter rail terminal built in caverns beneath New York City’s landmark Grand Central Terminal received its first regular passenger trains Wednesday.

Freshman Donovan Clingan had a career-high 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 5 UConn over Long Island University 114-61.

A group of police officers who helped deliver a baby at a Long Island home over the weekend included a sergeant who helped another newborn take his first breath five years ago.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts after the virus was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area.

An Afghan Sikh family of 13 has found refuge in the diaspora community on Long Island.

Rapper Fetty Wap has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy drug charge that carries a mandatory five-year prison sentence.

Climate scientists say the new spending package that President Biden just signed will trim future warming a bit.

Rapper Fetty Wap has been jailed after, prosecutors say, he threatened to kill a man during a FaceTime call in 2021, violating the terms of his pretrial release in a pending federal drug conspiracy case.

The driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed the father of rapper Nicki Minaj last year has been sentenced to a year in jail, in keeping with a promise the judge made when the man pleaded guilty in May.

Rihanna’s lingerie brand Savage X Fenty will be making its debut in Detroit with a brick-and-mortar storefront.

Authorities say that several roads remain closed but that power is being restored around where a gasoline tanker crashed and burst into flames on New York's Long Island.

The rapper Fetty Wap has been arrested in New York City on federal drug charges.

Federal agents have raided the offices of a New York City police union whose leader has clashed with city officials over his incendiary tweets and hard-line tactics.

A bull that escaped from a farm on Long Island and eluded searchers for two months has been captured.

London's Old Vic Theatre is reopening at full capacity for the first time since the pandemic began.

Watch a live storm tracker of Tropical Storm Henri as it makes its way toward New York City and southern New England.

Henri is now a hurricane.

New Englanders bracing for their first hurricane in 30 years are hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions as Tropical Storm Henri barrels toward the Northeast coast.

An escaped bull has eluded capture for several days on Long Island despite attempts to lure the roaming animal with grain and a cow in heat.

In the fight against COVID-19, knowledge is power.

The 64-year-old father of rapper Nicki Minaj has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York, police said. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, FIle)MINEOLA, N.Y. – A 70-year-old man arrested Wednesday in the hit-and-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s father stopped briefly to ask the injured man if he was OK but didn't call for help, police said. Charles Polevich faces charges of leaving the scene of an incident and tampering with physical evidence in connection with the death last week of 64-year-old Robert Maraj on New York's Long Island. In interviews, she said Robert Maraj suffered from drug addiction and was abusive toward her mother, once setting fire to their house with her inside. Robert Maraj called his daughter's claims “exaggerated.”

A man walks by the offices of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The diocese filed for bankruptcy on Thursday because of financial pressure from lawsuits over past sexual abuse by clergy members. The Diocese of Rockville Centre fought the law in court, arguing it was unconstitutional. Jeff Anderson, a lawyer for 73 people suing the Rockville Centre Diocese over alleged abuse, slammed the bankruptcy filing as “strategic, cowardly and wholly self-serving." He said that employees and vendors will be paid and that parishes and schools are separate legal entities not covered in the bankruptcy filing.

More on those and other coronavirus-related developments in New York:___FOCUS ON REOPENINGAfter weeks of declining deaths and hospitalizations, Gov. The mid-Hudson Valley, including the citys northern suburbs, on Tuesday became the latest region of New York state to begin slowly phasing in economic activity. Long Island was expected to follow Wednesday, which would leave New York City as the only region awaiting the start of reopening. Cuomo said the state will direct outbreak-fighting resources to 10 city ZIP codes that account for many of the new hospitalizations. ___CONTACT TRACERSNew York City has hired 1,700 contact tracers who will monitor infected people and reach out to their close contacts, de Blasio said Tuesday.

A day at a Long Island beauty salon went from mild to wild when a huge deer crashed through the window.

This Long Island couple's home has a stove that's nearly 100 years old and it still works. Joann Saladino and Marcus Weisgerber bought the General Electric appliance for $100 in 1979. It's not the only old appliance the couple owns. RELATED STORIESWatch Family's Dog Spark Fire When He Accidentally Turns on StoveHungry Dog Snatches Pancakes From Stove, Accidentally Setting Fire in HomeOops! Gordon Ramsay Tries to Show How Easy It Is to Cook English Breakfast, Sets Stove on Fire

A Long Island cancer survivor got to be in charge of his local sheriff's office for the day. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

A New York woman drowned Friday while taking part in a stand-up paddleboard yoga class on Long Island, police said. Because she was tethered to the board, Margaritis wasn't able to free herself, Flatley said. A jogger passing by jumped in and was able to free Margaritis from the piling and bring her to land, he said. Southold police, the fire department's rescue squad and a hospital paramedic arrived and began CPR. Margaritis was taken to a Long Island hospital, where she was later pronounced dead, the release said.

A science experiment 47 years in the making washes up in Long Island. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

On a recent summer morning, a group of veterans set out on a fishing trip off the coast of Long Island as part a bonding experience. Kip Johannesen formed the nonprofit WAVES, or Wheelchairs and Veterans Enjoying Summer, to allow vets to experience a day of fishing and sightseeing. "Captain Kip," as Johannesen is known, has a special fishing boat equipped with a wheelchair ramp so everyone can participate. Johannesen said the trip is a tribute to his father, who served in the Navy in World War ll. RELATED STORIESHow D-Day Veterans Are Being HonoredVolunteers Place Wreaths on Veterans' Graves Ahead of the HolidaysHigh School Shop Class Creates Handcrafted Urns for Late Homeless Veterans

A Long Island family discovered a baby alligator lurking in their swimming pool. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Wildlife sanctuary workers are begging for the safe return of Sammy, the one-winged bald eagle stolen from their facilities. Wildlife refuge staff discovered multiple fences had been cut through to gain access to Sammy. Sammy is 35 years old, and has been living among the other permanently disabled wildlife after a gunshot wound led him to have a wing removed. Because of the injury, Sammy cant fly. We have no idea right now who took the bird and we are certainly concerned about his welfare, said Marisa Nelson, of Quogue Wildlife Refuge.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs estimates about 11% of Americas adult homeless population are veterans. They really didn't give us much time to teach us how to come back to this world," Palacios told WCBS. During the "conference," the group of realtors pulled a fast one and presented him with his own home. I've always dreamt, I like dreamt for this and um, I don't even know how I'm standing." RELATED STORIESWar Veteran Reunites With His Long-Lost Lover After 75 YearsD-Day Veteran's Moving Song Tops Amazon's Singles ChartHow D-Day Veterans Are Being Honored