David M. Schwartz
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New software bringing new data on Nassau traffic stops
With his lights flashing, Nassau Highway patrol officer Omar Galan pulled over a Honda SUV, spoke to the driver who had failed to signal a left turn in Hicksville and opened a computer program that th → Read More
Stony Brook veterans home has 46 coronavirus deaths, highest on LI
Forty-six residents have died of COVID-19 at the Long Island State Veterans Home in Stony Brook, the largest publicly reported death toll at a Long Island nursing facility, where the executive directo → Read More
Northwell moves patients from Queens and western Nassau to Suffolk
Northwell Health has transferred 44 COVID-19 patients from its hospitals in Queens and western Nassau County to Mather Hospital in Suffolk County over the past week, where the Port Jefferson hospital → Read More
Greenport retirement community reports sixth death
As the Peconic Landing retirement and continuing care community struggled with its sixth coronavirus death Wednesday, top officials there offered their first account of how the virus penetrated the sp → Read More
Long Island's employers, workers brace for shutdown in final hours
A florist arranged her last flowers to donate to nursing homes and hospitals. An insurance company invested in technology so employees could work from home. A music store encouraged customers to parti → Read More
Public asked to report price gouging related to coronavirus
With hand sanitizers, face masks and other products that could help ward off coronavirus in short supply, Nassau County officials called on the public to report any instances of price gouging. Shopper → Read More
Grumman knew its toxic chemicals were polluting groundwater. It kept the facts secret.
The Bethpage aerospace giant was aware in the 1970s its toxic chemicals were contaminating groundwater, but it kept secret information that could have helped stop what is now LI’s most intractable environmental crisis, a Newsday investigation found. → Read More
LIers with family in Florida on edge over Dorian
Anxious Long Islanders with loved ones in the path of Hurricane Dorian worried, prayed and made emergency plans Sunday as the powerful storm made landfall in the Bahamas and crawled toward the Eastern → Read More
Police boost patrols at shops, popular areas to reassure public
The NYPD says there is no imminent threat and that additional patrols are meant to reassure the public. → Read More
Motorcyclist injured after Mastic accident
A motorcyclist was seriously injured Sunday afternoon in Mastic when a car failed to stop at a four-way stop sign, hit another car and spun into the 2017 Harley-Davidson, police said in a news release → Read More
Two more schools close because of mercury vapor
Low levels of mercury vapor were found in Amityville and Merrick elementary schools, according to notices sent to parents. Miller Place also closed its high school gym because of mercury vapor, which can affect brain function, particularly in children. → Read More
Could NY's plastic bag ban hurt the environment?
Environmental advocates argue that giving counties and cities a choice to opt out of a fee is bad policy and not good for the environment. Nassau County's legislative leader has vowed not to implement a fee on paper bags. → Read More
Sugar kelp the new, emerging specialty crop?
Cultivating the seaweed could have environmental, nutritional and financial benefits, university researchers and Long Island farmers said, after harvesting sugar kelp grown in Moriches Bay. → Read More
$390 million in sewer project construction on the ballot
The three separate ballot measures would connect 7,000 properties to sewers in Brookhaven, Islip and Babylon. Residents would have to pay an average of $470 to $755 a year for operations and maintenance. → Read More
Nassau parents warned about lead paint at school
County executive urges parents to alert their children's pediatrician and "to request a blood test that looks for elevated lead levels." → Read More
LI Sound to get almost $2.6M for projects, upgrades
Some of the federal funding for LI will go toward Hempstead Harbor water quality testing and rain gardens in Port Jefferson. → Read More
LI Jewish institutions consider armed guards, increased security
One rabbi says concerns will be addressed after the Pittsburgh attack raised fears, but "we can't let fear take hold of us." → Read More
Forecast: Chilly, mostly sunny week ahead
The overnight low Sunday into Monday was expected to slide into the mid-30s, with a frost advisory in effect on Monday from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. for Nassau, with Suffolk getting a freeze warning for the same time. → Read More
Authorities: 2 more bodies recovered from plane
A Connecticut man's identity is released as officials, who have now recovered all of the victims' bodies, will try to raise the wreckage from the Atlantic Ocean floor. → Read More
Suffolk pushes $390M in spending for sewer expansion
Voters would be asked to authorize $390 million in spending to connect 7,000 homes to sewers in Babylon Town, Great River in Islip and the Mastic and Shirley area. → Read More