West Hempstead

MEDIA ADVISORY: LIRR CUSTOMERS ARE ADVISED TO EXPECT CANCELED TRAINS, DELAYS FOR THURSDAY'S AM & PM RUSH HOURS, AUGUST 26 MTA Long Island Rail Road is advising customers to expect significant schedule changes and delays during Thursday's morning and...

The following is a media update from the Long Island Railroad concerning services changes this weekend as workers continue to repair and improve the infrastructure: "The LIRR continues to make progress on repairing critical switching and signal equipment...

Here's John-John on last night's Hell's Kitchen:Sixteen contestants sweat over food while a larger-than-life egoed celebrity yells at them. Am I still watching The Biggest Loser? Naw. Hell’s Kitchen is back, and Gordon Ramsay picks up right where we...

Two teenagers are in police custody in connection with a fire that severely damaged George Washington Elementary School in West Hempstead. The pair of 14-year-old boys are charged with fourth-degree arson. The fire broke out at about 8:35 p.m. Monday...

Today's snow storm is hindering commuter traffic of all sorts. According to the New Jersey Transit website, bus service for all routes North of I-495 is suspended until further notice. All trains on the Port Jervis Line have been suspended. Call (800)...

The MTA has issued a series of cancellations for the Long Island Rail Road, and warns that customers should anticipate significant schedule changes and delays during the Tuesday morning and evening rush hours. The cancellations are a result of damage...

West Hempstead resident Latoya Malone conceded she was a bit nervous about her visit to the White House Wednesday for President Barack Obama's tax-day speech. Malone, 26, a New York City employee, was one of seven individuals or couples invited to attend...

Sitting silently in a wheelchair, Herbert B. Martinez was arraigned Friday on charges of criminally negligent homicide in the deaths of two of his friends and classmates at West Hempstead High School after a noontime crash last spring. Martinez, 17, of...

Vice squad detectives raided three unlicensed massage parlors and made six arrests Sunday after a weeklong investigation in Nassau County, police said. The investigation began Oct. 6, resulting in the arrests between 2:30 p.m. and 3:25 p.m. Sunday. It...

WEST HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - An 11-year-old boy on Long Island was left with painful welts and bruises on his legs and back after police say his father savagely beat him with a pair of belts over the weekend. Alon Holiday, of West Hempstead, is accused of...

A Freeport man who was caught in the act of dismantling a stolen car was arrested and charged with grand larceny and car stripping, Nassau police said. Oscar Velasquez, 18, was arraigned Monday and ordered held on $10,000 cash bail, or $25,000 bond....

With Nassau Assessor Harvey Levinson expected to retire soon, his predicted successor starts Monday. Anthony Brita, 38, a West Hempstead school board member, was nominated by County Executive Thomas Suozzi and confirmed by the legislature to be the $125,...