Long Island News

A fatal boat crash off Long Island, N.Y., is prompting a safety initiative. The Coast Guard and local law enforcers are part of the renewed effort to target unsafe conditions for boaters and residents off the coast of Long Island …

Four acres of West Hills County Park on Long Island, N.Y., have been destroyed by a raging brush fire. Firefighters took nearly three hours to extinguish the blaze, which was reported late Sunday night. Melville assistant fire chief Jason Bernfeld …