Queens NY

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has awarded $740,000 in grants to three Long Island municipalities to assist in addressing climate change. The grants awarded to the Town of Brookhaven, the Town of East Hampton and the Village of Garden City were part of $22.7 million in Climate Smart...

It is a cold weekend for sure but it is a dry weekend. Low pressure is moving off the Southeast US coast today and taking an area of rain out to the east and well offshore so that is not an issue. We continue to see a series of disturbances in the northwest flow from Canada and that brings with it clouds. We will...

In a case that reads less like a crime report and more like a rejected film script, four individuals stand accused of attempting to turn the safety net of travel insurance into a personal piggy bank, authorities announced Thursday. The alleged plot, which involved fictitious trips, phantom hospitalizations, and...

State health officials say more than 70,000 flu cases were recorded during a single holiday‑week stretch. In New York City, emergency room hospitalizations rose 14.7% the following week.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The New York State Department of Health once again reported disheartening data as flu cases have been running rampant statewide. Just after the NYSDOH reported a record number of weekly flu cases, it was also reported that there was a record number of flu hospitalizations. Last week, there were...

More than 1,000 union nurses at three Long Island Northwell Health hospitals have issued a 10-day notice to strike, setting the stage for a potential walkout if contract negotiations fail. Nurses represented by the New York State Nurses Association delivered strike notices Friday, Jan. 2, at Northwe…

The notice was delivered two days after their contract expired on Dec. 31.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New York City, NY – New Yorkers looking ahead to 2026’s eclipse calendar will have a few chances to look skyward, but experts say the most dramatic eclipse views this year will be found west of the state,...

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) had a record-breaking year in 2025, with significant milestones reached for performance, reliability and ridership. The subway, Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad all recorded record-highs for On-Time Performance in...

Former members of the Army and Air National Guard, the Naval Militia, and New York Guard who served on State Active Duty in New York City following the destruction of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, can now register for the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs World Trade Center Benefits...