West Hempstead

***Governor Cuomo announced Wednesday night that MTA fares for rail, subway and buses will be waived both Thursday and Friday.*** Metro North **October monthly passes are valid through Monday, November 5** Limited commuter rail service has been...

Hurricane Sandy may have left the area, but her effects are still being felt in the tri-state area. Here are some helpful resources and tips to keep in mind: NEED TO KNOW Gov. Cuomo announced Thursday that, starting Friday, New Yorkers whose homes or...

When PIX 11 cameraman, Keith Lopez, and I entered Bayville, Long Island about 10:30 am Monday, we were amazed at the waves kicking up from Long Island Sound, an hour before high tide in this North Shore town. Thirty minutes later, the Nassau County...

Parents in West Hempstead are a little unnerved after learning police arrested a 42-year-old man, accused of molesting a little boy, barely in his teens, who he picked up on Craigslist. This was on Friday. David Boutin was arraigned Saturday in First...

While an exact time for complete MTA service to be restored is unknown, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and MTA Chairman Jay Walder announced that restoration will begin at 6 a.m. Monday. The restoration plan will have some lines on the subways, buses and...

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

One drunk driving conviction has already been thrown out because evidence could have been tainted in the Nassau County Police Crime Lab. The lab was shut down last month after revelations supervisors may have failed to disclose inaccurate testing. It...

All New York City public schools are closed Thursday, as well hundreds of other schools and universities have a delayed opening or are closed. NYC Schools Chancellor Cathie Black announced the city-wide school closure just before 5 a.m., as 10- to 12-...

All New York City public schools are open Wednesday, despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg's declaration of a weather emergency for New York City due to the overnight snow storm. New NYC School Chancellor Cathie Black made the announcement at 5 a.m. and stated...

The intense fire that consumed part of an elementary school Monday night was arson, according to Nassau County investigators. The fire broke out at about 8:35 p.m. inside the George Washington Elementary School, located at 347 William Street, in West...

Rockville Centre resident Gerald Aronowitz was just one of many Nassau County residents to find messages of hate left on his front lawn. Small pieces of paper with the words "KILL JEWS" hand written on them. "It was very upsetting." Aronowitz told PIX...

Long Island Railroad commuters, and especially those going to and from Brooklyn, can expect massive service cuts beginning Monday. LIRR passengers can expect changes to the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn, Long Beach Branch, Far Rockaway Branch, Montauk...