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Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:10:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 163456144 https://nypost.com/2025/04/18/us-news/top-new-york-state-court-orders-suffolk-county-police-to-release-records-on-officer-misconduct-allegations/#respond Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:40:15 -0400 2025-04-18T15:10:54-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/18/us-news/top-new-york-state-court-orders-suffolk-county-police-to-release-records-on-officer-misconduct-allegations/ Brandon Cruz https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35663204 0 35663204 A suffolk county police car Suffolk County PBA President Lou Civello Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine at press conference https://nypost.com/2025/04/17/us-news/li-mom-played-dead-as-irate-teen-fatally-knifed-grandma-35-times-da/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 17:25:45 -0400 2025-04-17T17:58:02-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/17/us-news/li-mom-played-dead-as-irate-teen-fatally-knifed-grandma-35-times-da/ Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35653281 0 35653281 The boy – whose name was not released by authorities – fatally stabbed his 56-year-old grandmother, Concetta Chendemi, and wounded his 36-year-old mom Vanessa Chendemi inside their Selden home the night of April 7, cops said. The boy – whose name was not released by authorities – fatally stabbed his 56-year-old grandmother, Concetta Chendemi, and wounded his 36-year-old mom Vanessa Chendemi inside their Selden home the night of April 7, cops said. The boy – whose name was not released by authorities – fatally stabbed his 56-year-old grandmother, Concetta Chendemi, and wounded his 36-year-old mom Vanessa Chendemi inside their Selden home the night of April 7, cops said. https://nypost.com/2025/04/17/us-news/long-island-da-blasts-gov-hochul-for-releasing-scores-of-inmates-early-after-prison-strike/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 14:09:29 -0400 2025-04-17T14:09:38-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/17/us-news/long-island-da-blasts-gov-hochul-for-releasing-scores-of-inmates-early-after-prison-strike/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35648956 0 35648956 Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly bashed Gov. Kathy Hochul for releasing inmates early due to a staffing shortages at state prisons. Governor Hochul standing at a podium with a police officer behind her, addressing Hudson Valley Law Enforcement Officials in Kingston, NY Nassau County Correctional Center https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/man-convicted-of-stabbing-li-funeral-home-owner-explodes-in-court-as-he-receives-hefty-sentence/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 22:54:50 -0400 2025-04-17T01:41:27-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/man-convicted-of-stabbing-li-funeral-home-owner-explodes-in-court-as-he-receives-hefty-sentence/ Brandon Cruz, Shane Galvin https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35642689 0 35642689 Suspect Jason Funderburke In Aug. 2023, Funderburke and an accomplice stabbed an Amityville funeral home owner during a robbery. Funderburke called Judge Timothy Mazzei "the devil" as he was dragged out of court on Wednesday. https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/long-island-grandparents-book-23k-vacation-to-europe-travel-agency-vanishes/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:07:37 -0400 2025-04-16T15:07:46-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/long-island-grandparents-book-23k-vacation-to-europe-travel-agency-vanishes/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35636729 0 35636729 Long Island grandparents Pat and Val Policastro lost $23,000 after a travel agency they used to book a European cruise vanished. Crafty Getaways in Miller Place The inside of the abandoned travel agency. A sign inside of the Crafty Getaways agency. The route of the trip that the Policastros were planning. An email to Pat Policastro from a hotel confirming that no reservation was ever made for the couple. https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/long-island-using-fishy-smelling-bait-to-stop-spread-of-rabid-raccoons-as-cases-surge/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 14:04:22 -0400 2025-04-16T14:07:47-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/16/us-news/long-island-using-fishy-smelling-bait-to-stop-spread-of-rabid-raccoons-as-cases-surge/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35636965 0 35636965 Raccoon Two raccoons standing on a rock at night in Central Park, New York City, photographed in June 2009. A small box labeled 'Raboral Rabies Vaccine Baits' next to a coin for scale https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/bruce-blakeman-fights-windmills-battery-storage-on-li/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:06:10 -0400 2025-04-15T20:06:18-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/bruce-blakeman-fights-windmills-battery-storage-on-li/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35629551 0 35629551 Wind Turbine Empire Wind is being built by Equinor a leading international energy company. https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/long-island-girl-mauled-by-neighbors-pitbull/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:29:18 -0400 2025-04-16T16:07:45-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/long-island-girl-mauled-by-neighbors-pitbull/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35626709 0 35626709 Schlauch said she feared for her life. Part of the little girl's ear had to be reattached. Her family wants the dog removed from the neighborhood now. https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/massive-sewage-spill-leaves-long-island-harbor-green-as-locals-told-to-stay-away/#respond Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:03:54 -0400 2025-04-15T16:33:00-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/15/us-news/massive-sewage-spill-leaves-long-island-harbor-green-as-locals-told-to-stay-away/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35627738 0 35627738 Port Jefferson harbor has been hit with a flood of sewage water. Shellfish restrictions were put into place. https://nypost.com/2025/04/14/us-news/long-island-cop-suicides-make-up-50-of-all-self-inflicted-police-deaths-in-new-york-state/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:02:21 -0400 2025-04-14T21:34:16-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/14/us-news/long-island-cop-suicides-make-up-50-of-all-self-inflicted-police-deaths-in-new-york-state/ Brandon Cruz https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35616542 0 35616542 Nassau County Benevolent Association President Tommy Shevlin experienced depression and addiction as a cop Nassau County police cruiser. Suffolk County police badge https://nypost.com/2025/04/14/us-news/long-island-100-woman-holds-a-plank-better-than-athletes/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:00:44 -0400 2025-04-14T15:28:22-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/14/us-news/long-island-100-woman-holds-a-plank-better-than-athletes/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35612301 0 35612301 Jerry Leo has made a name for herself at a Long Island YMCA for her decades of commitment. Leo described the Y as a second family. Last week, Leo celebrated her 100th birthday. https://nypost.com/2025/04/13/us-news/tree-killing-beetle-may-cause-more-wildfires-long-island-officials-warn/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:18:15 -0400 2025-04-13T13:57:48-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/13/us-news/tree-killing-beetle-may-cause-more-wildfires-long-island-officials-warn/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35589919 0 35589919 Brush fire in Westhampton, NY Southern pine beetle Infected pine tree cut down Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine https://nypost.com/2025/04/12/us-news/long-island-high-school-has-15-sets-of-twins-graduating/#respond Sat, 12 Apr 2025 15:39:10 -0400 2025-04-12T15:48:36-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/12/us-news/long-island-high-school-has-15-sets-of-twins-graduating/ Angela Barbuti https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35596850 0 35596850 There are 15 sets of twins in Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School's class of 2025. Emily and Amanda Brake one of the 15 sets of twins in Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School's class of 2025 Liam and Emma Heaney twins from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School Chloe and AIden Manzo one of 15 sets of twins at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School Benjamin and Sydney Monka one of 15 sets of twins at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School https://nypost.com/2025/04/11/us-news/at-least-11-visas-revoked-at-long-islands-stony-brook-university/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:37:01 -0400 2025-04-11T16:54:44-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/11/us-news/at-least-11-visas-revoked-at-long-islands-stony-brook-university/ Brandon Cruz https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35589264 0 35589264 Sign at the entrance of Stony Brook University on Long Island with flowers in front Student from Stony Brook University wearing a black face mask, holding a sign during an anti-Israel protest on campus Student Anti-Israel protesters demonstrating outside the Earth and Space Sciences building at Stony Brook University Brick walkway at Stony Brook University during spring, lined with trees and flags https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/illegal-migrant-killed-his-baby-daughter-over-non-stop-crying-da-says-he-couldnt-take-it-anymore/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:34:06 -0400 2025-04-10T19:34:15-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/illegal-migrant-killed-his-baby-daughter-over-non-stop-crying-da-says-he-couldnt-take-it-anymore/ Brandon Cruz https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35578069 0 35578069 Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin at Nassau County Court on April 10, 2025 where he pleaded not guilty to killing his 2-month-old daughter. Rabanales-Pretzantzin with his daughter Liseyda and the baby' mother Olibia Barrios Cifuentes. Defendant Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin being indicted at Nassau County Court for the killing of his infant daughter, with Judge Robert Schwartz presiding Defense attorney Mindy Plotkin speaking to the press at Nassau County Court. The house in Inwood where Rabanales-Pretzantzin allegedly killed his daughter. Chief ADA Monica Hickey'Martin, Exe. AD Kevin Higgins, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, and Dep. Bureau Chief Daryl Levy holding a press conference regarding the indictment of Marlon Rabanales-Pretzantzin https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/you-can-help-name-adorable-otter-pups-at-the-long-island-aquarium/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:03:56 -0400 2025-04-10T15:33:20-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/you-can-help-name-adorable-otter-pups-at-the-long-island-aquarium/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35574937 0 35574937 The public has been asked to name four new breathtakingly cute otters at the Long Island Aquarium. Thousands have already cast their vote. The otters were born in February. https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/long-island-lab-finds-breakthrough-against-pancreatic-cancer/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:34:54 -0400 2025-04-10T14:50:33-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/long-island-lab-finds-breakthrough-against-pancreatic-cancer/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35576398 0 35576398 FGFR2_and_EGFR_proteins copy Researchers have found that a gene and protien can be linked to slowing the spread of pancreatic cancer. A test in mice by Tonelli showed tumors growing slower. The lab is optimistic for this breakthrough. https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/long-island-pediatrician-ordered-to-pay-1-6b-over-decades-of-sex-abuse-complaints/#respond Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:15:05 -0400 2025-04-10T14:15:11-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/10/us-news/long-island-pediatrician-ordered-to-pay-1-6b-over-decades-of-sex-abuse-complaints/ Associated Press https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35575829 0 35575829 Supreme Court building in Mineola, N.Y., photographed on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 The Rev. Debbi Rhodes smiling at the camera after being awarded $25 million in sex abuse settlement https://nypost.com/2025/04/09/us-news/human-remains-discovered-on-long-island-after-suspected-ms-13-gangbanger-tipped-off-authorities-sources/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 23:34:09 -0400 2025-04-10T12:05:14-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/09/us-news/human-remains-discovered-on-long-island-after-suspected-ms-13-gangbanger-tipped-off-authorities-sources/ Joe Marino, Larry Celona, David Propper https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35569754 0 35569754 040925-jericho-ny-nassu-county-102219470 The skeletal remains were found Wednesday. The FBI and Nassau cops searched the preserve. The search led to a large police presence. https://nypost.com/2025/04/09/us-news/plan-to-open-pot-shop-in-long-island-town-gets-smoked-by-angry-residents/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:07:18 -0400 2025-04-09T17:34:42-04:00 https://nypost.com/2025/04/09/us-news/plan-to-open-pot-shop-in-long-island-town-gets-smoked-by-angry-residents/ Brandon Cruz https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=35564705 0 35564705 About 100 residents attended a town hall meeting in Islip on April 8, 2025 to oppose plans to open a legal marijuana shop. Woman speaking at podium during a public meeting in Islip Town Hall, expressing opposition to marijuana dispensaries Angie Carpenter, Islip Town Supervisor, standing at a podium addressing a public meeting at the Islip Town Hall regarding the potential opening of marijuana dispensaries Islip Town Hall packed with residents during a public meeting discussing the issue of allowing Marijuana dispensaries to open, some speaking in support.