20+ hour, 58+ min ago   (226+ words) The administration will update parents on Monday about the rest of the week for Sewanhaka High School. Credit: Newsday/Steve Pfost Floral Park’s Sewanhaka High School will be closed on Monday due to "significant" water damage over the weekend, officials…...

21+ hour, 25+ min ago   (622+ words) Gyanu Thapa Magar, of Oceanside, the owner of Gorkhali Nepalese, a restaurant in Jackson Heights, Sunday during Momo Crawl NYC. Credit: Morgan Campbell Momo Crawl NYC — an annual competition where dozens of Nepali, Tibetan and Indian restaurants compete to serve…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (26+ words) A Republican congressman says he had to swim to safety after a plane he was traveling in made an emergency landing in a lake late Saturday....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (108+ words) A crash early Sunday closed the eastbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway at Melville. Credit: Paul Mazza A crash on the eastbound Long Island Expressway Sunday morning closed all lanes of traffic near Exit 49N in Melville, according to the…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (36+ words) Newsday On Friday, the Town of Hempstead held its annual 9/11 memorial ceremony at sunrise. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (120+ words) newsday.com Planes departing from JFK and LaGuardia airports were grounded Sunday morning as thunderstorms rolled through Queens, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The ground stop was to last a little more than an hour, between 6:46 a.m. and 8 a.m., and there was…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1368+ words) Mark Hanlon, 74, has had both knees and hips replaced. Experts say implant technology and fitness play a role in improved outcomes. Credit: Debbie Egan-Chin Playing sports and being active has always been part of 74-year-old Mark Hanlon’s life. He mostly…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (371+ words) Rabies is most often seen in wild animals such as raccoons, bats, skunks and foxes, health officials said. Credit: Suffolk County Department of Health A person was exposed to a raccoon in Babylon on Wednesday that later tested positive for…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (572+ words) As part of Saturday's "Carry the Load" event for National Day of Service & Remembrance, Cassandra Arnette, 13, of Miller Place, helped clear and clean areas of Calverton National Cemetery. Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin A lone bagpiper stood in the vast field of…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (336+ words) California regulators ordered Health Net to fix how it’s handling the termination of assisted living services for low-income residents after the insurer’s abrupt decision left patients and providers scrambling. The state’s corrective action plan requires Health Net to extend services…...