Matthew Chayes
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Asylum-seeking immigrants to be welcomed 24/7 at New York City center
Almost 50,000 migrants have come to the city since spring 2022, including nearly 13,000 children who are enrolled in the public schools, Mayor Eric Adams said. → Read More
Human remains found at Smith Point County Park beach, cops say
Human remains were found Monday afternoon at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, the Suffolk Police said. → Read More
3 burglars stole key fobs from Plainview Ferrari shop; 4 cars stolen, Nassau police say
The burglars smashed the front glass door of a Ferrari service and repair shop in Plainview early Saturday morning, Nassau police said. → Read More
Estates of 2 killed in Riverhead house fire sue landlady, town
The suit says the landlady, Carmeta Cannella of Center Moriches, failed to maintain or install any of the Riverhead home's safety equipment or ensure the tenants' third-floor apartment could be escaped in an emergency. Five people were killed in the Nov. 16, 2021 blaze. → Read More
2 men dead after drivers lose control of vehicles and veer off road in separate parkway crashes
In each crash, the driver lost control and veered off the road in the Town of Islip. → Read More
Survey finds Long Islanders deeply divided, dissatisfied with government
The findings come as Long Islanders go to the polls in less than a week for midterm elections and voters' "overall sense of dissatisfaction looms as a potentially powerful force in determining the outcome," a NextLI/Newsday Hofstra survey summary said. → Read More
Mayor Adams declares state of emergency over influx of bused migrants arriving in New York City
Mayor Eric Adams projected that New York City would spend more than $1 billion as the city's homeless shelter head count, now 61,000, is on track to reach a record 100,000. → Read More
Manhattan offices are getting fuller — but nowhere close to pre-pandemic
The long commute is the biggest stumbling block for employers trying to get Long Islanders and other suburbanites to come back. → Read More
Stretching monkeypox shots is latest plan to combat outbreak
Experts share with Newsday their take on a government-approved plan to stretch the hard-to-get monkeypox vaccine. It's a controversial approach built around a key question: Will fractional dosing provide enough protection? → Read More
New York suspends weekly COVID testing requirement for unvaccinated state workers
An email from state Office of Employee Relations sent June 3 to agency personnel managers announced suspension of the requirement to be vaccinated or be tested weekly. → Read More
Police ID man killed, drivers injured in 2-vehicle crash in Hauppauge
Footage from the scene showed a severely damaged vehicle on the side of the road and an overturned van in the right lane with its roof removed. → Read More
Police source: Suspected subway shooter in custody
Frank R. James "fired numerous gun shots inside an 'N' line subway car at (the) 36th St & 4th Ave subway station causing serious injuries to 10 people," the NYPD said. → Read More
Adams: NYC performers, athletes now exempt from vaccine mandate
Previously, only out-of-town performers and athletes were exempt from the city's private-sector COVID-19 vaccination mandate. → Read More
NYPD: LI woman charged in shoving death of voice coach
A 26-year-old Port Jefferson woman has been arrested and accused of fatally shoving an 87-year-old voice coach to the ground in New York City — an apparently random attack in which the assailant remained at large since earlier this month. → Read More
NYC set to lift mask mandate for 2- to 4-year-olds
Masks won't be required for 2- to 4-year-olds in April if COVID numbers hold. → Read More
Analysis estimates 23 Long Island kids 4 and under hospitalized in omicron's worst week
An estimated 23 Long Island children ages 4 and younger were hospitalized in the week of the omicron variant's peak, compared with about 5 when delta peaked as the dominant coronavirus strain, accordi → Read More
MTA Police: One person shot dead on LIRR train
One person was shot dead on a Long Island Rail Road train from Ronkonkoma to Penn Station early Wednesday, according to the MTA Police. The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately clear. N → Read More
Drunken driver injures Riverhead officer investigating crash, police say
A driver drunk on more than twice the legal limit for alcohol collided with a police vehicle at the scene of a separate crash in Wading River, causing nonlife-threatening injuries to an officer, accor → Read More
The blizzard of Long Island has passed, now it's time to shovel
Today's Long Island forecast: Plenty of shoveling. After more than a foot of snow fell in many parts of Long Island — Suffolk's first official blizzard in four years — there are driveways to plow, roa → Read More
New area code for Nassau County will be 363, state says
Nassau County, meet your new area code: 363. Supplementing 516, Nassau's soon-to-be second area code is set to be assigned beginning in the second quarter of 2023 for new telephone numbers, the New Yo → Read More