According to officials, hypoxia has impacted up to half of the Long Island Sound’s waters each summer. Results from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s 2025 Long Island Sound Water Quality Monitoring Program showed that hypoxia covered a maximum area of 18.

WASHINGTON — As this two-year Congress reaches its midway point, Long Island’s U.S. House members have introduced more than six dozen bills on topics ranging from reauthorizing the National Flood Insurance Program to protecting access to in vitro fertilization to renaming post offices.

The attack occurred as the victim was working the overnight shift, and a patient became irate with a doctor. His family says he tried to help the doctor, and ended up getting assaulted.

The announcement sets up a Republican primary between Blakeman, who is Jewish, and Rep. Elise Stefanik, who has positioned herself as a bulwark against antisemitism since the outset of the

Newsday's food team eats nearly every meal out on Long Island all year long. Here are the dishes that left a lasting impression this year: Back when 18 Bay was on Shelter Island and offered only a four-course tasting menu,

She’s the Grinch of Christmas mail.  A Long Island worker snatched over 20 gift cards from her Long Island post office that were meant to be shipped out over the holiday season — and

A visit to Waterdrinker Family Farm's Winter Wonderland on Long Island is a fun-filled day bursting with holiday cheer, as the Manorville farm undergoes an exciting holiday transformation for the Christmas season.

Past weather data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests the probability of a white Christmas is about or below 10 percent on Long Island. Historical averages in other New York metro areas are:

A 62-year-old man who spent more than half his life in prison will serve at least 22 more years after brutally assaulting a bus passenger less than three months after being released on parole.

Snow is expected to begin falling over Long Island by 10 p.m. The precipitation may start as rain before turning into snow overnight, according to the Weather Service forecast, which calls for between 1 to 3 inches of snow across the region and up to 5 inches in Suffolk County.