A Nassau County cop believed to be moonlighting for the Bonanno crime family allegedly staged a fake raid in an attempt to shut down a gambling parlor operated by rival Genovese mobster Salvatore “Sal the Shoemaker” Rubino, according to prosecutors and a report published by the Daily News.

Since the holidays, there's been an uptick in cases of flu and other viruses in the region, health officials say.

The baby-faced suspect is facing felony assault and burglary charges following the grisly assault, according to cops.

New York has barred drivers from driving past buses picking up or dropping off kids for a long time, and a 2019 law let local governments install cameras and issue tickets to those who ignored the flashing stop signs that extend from the vehicle’s side.

Long Island’s Turkish community is robust, with markets and restaurants scattered across both counties. Yahya Kayku owns two shops: the airy Angora Food Market in Medford and the more compact Nazar in North Babylon. Both are great spots to find Turkish delight candies, assorted spices, housemade fig jam and various types of olives.

Dining scene additions include the Stone Goat Restaurant and Brewery, Aura Coastal Mediterranean, and NY Burger Shack.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner joins Isa’s Book Club to discuss her new book “Long Island Compromise.”

Kristen Rosario, 22, of East Northport, has officially been crowned Miss Long Island, with 17-year-old Adrianna Lane of Smithtown named Miss Long Island Teen.

This year's Black History Month theme is "African Americans and Labor" focusing on the ways work impacts "the collective experiences of Black people," according to Association for the Study of African American Life and History,

It was drawn in pencil and crayon on an 8 x 11” paper. Her 10-year-old son Cooper told her it was a drawing of his school.  But Nicole Miller was puzzled when she saw that he had drawn bars over the front door.

Vornado Realty Trust accumulated 10 million square feet of space in the district over four decades and has redeveloped much of it into state-of-the-art office and retail space.