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LI village with contaminated water demands fed help for new $55M treatment facility: 'It's their constituents'
"We will not allow the Village of Hempstead to be another Flint, Michigan," Mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr. told The Post Tuesday evening.
Long Island man indicted for role in robbery, stabbing of funeral home director
Jason Funderburke, 37, of Hempstead, allegedly threatened the unidentified undertaker as he returned to his business on Aug. 29.
19-year-old killed in shooting at Long Island McDonald's
A 19-year-old was shot and killed outside a McDonald's on Long Island Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Man suffers 'possible shark bite' at Jones Beach, police ramp up patrols
The 37-year-old man was in the water when he "sustained a laceration to his right foot" around 1p.m. at the state park in Wantagh, Nassau County
'Shark patrol' mobilized on Long Island beaches after recent sighting
Officials launched a Hempstead Town Shark Patrol on Friday, featuring lifeguards on jet skis that ride through the town's south shore beaches to help bay constables keep an eye out...
Police searching for missing Long Island mother and her 1-year-old son
The baby, Diego Sierra-Flores, was last seen at his home on April 1 in Hempstead. He was reported missing on April 6, cops said on Thursday.
7-year-old girl shot in arm on Long Island
The incident happened just before 3 p.m. on Evans Avenue in the Nassau County hamlet of Elmont in the town of Hempstead, police said.
Large percentage of NY municipalities won't allow legal weed sales
A total of 522 municipalities in New York are passing on from recreational marijuana sales, according to data released Tuesday by the Office of Cannabis Management.
Long Island school bus driver busted for DWI with kids onboard
A Long Island school bus driver was arrested Monday for allegedly operating the vehicle while drunk -- with children on board, police said.
Just say no: Town of Hempstead rejects pot sales
They don't want to become the Town of Hemp-stead. The governing board of the Town of Hempstead in Long Island -- right next to Queens -- wants all of its...
Shark that forced LI beaches to close may have left behind scary evidence
It was a sad 'skate' of affairs. The huge shark that forced some Long Island beaches to close may have also been responsible for the damage done to this doomed...
Shark of 'significant size' closes down some LI beaches
A shark of "significant size'' was spotted off Hempstead, LI, on Monday -- prompting local beach closures, officials said. The town tweeted out an alert in the early afternoon saying,...
Long Island calls for federal probe into coronavirus deaths at nursing homes
The latest call for an independent investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic comes from an elected official whose mother is stuck in a...
13-year-old fights off would-be kidnapper on Long Island: cops
A tough 13-year-old thwarted a sicko's attempt to grab her on her way home from a Long Island middle school, police said Wednesday. The teen first spotted the man --...
Long Island police chief among officials indicted on corruption charges
A Long Island police chief and former top village officials are facing a slew of corruption charges for allegedly fixing traffic tickets on behalf of a local business owner, according...
Bloody survivor of hammer-wielding killer ran for her life: witness
The sole survivor of Saturday’s hammer massacre on Long Island was bloodied, barefoot and running for her life down the street when Earl Sykes saw her. “She was running between...
Hammer-wielding killer came back to house for revenge: cops
He came back for deadly revenge -- with a hammer. A hulking, mentally ill man whose mom kicked him out after he became increasingly violent tragically proved her fears right...
3 women murdered in Long Island home
A small Cape Cod home in Hempstead, Long Island became a house of horror early Saturday, when three women inside were bludgeoned to death with a hammer, possibly by a...
7-month-old girl found dead inside Long Island home
A 7-month-old baby girl was found dead on Long Island on Tuesday morning, authorities said. The Hempstead Police Department received a call from the baby’s mother at around 5:53 a.m.,...
Anglers are heading to Long Island to catch a real-life 'Jaws'
Shark hunts: They’re not just for TV. For 45 years, the Freeport Hudson Anglers Shark Tournament has drawn fishermen from all over the tri-state area — and Saturday’s tourney should...