While today's Roosevelt Island provides some tranquility amid the bustling city, it has a dark history. Blackwell's Island, ...

Planted just over one year ago, New York City's first micro-forest is now home to a thriving interspecies network of native ...

Long Island wildlife experts have employed the help of citizen scientists in their three-year survey of the island’s terrestrial and semi-aquatic mammals.

Special use permits are becoming more common for various developments across Long Island municipalities.  These permits allow ...

The NIH, responsible for funding crucial biomedical research, has been under the lens of the Department of Health and Human ...

The Amityville School District on Long Island has been strong-armed into changing its beloved Warriors nickname under a state ...

"Everything is being named for the people who were here before," local school-board President Kerry Wachter said of the ...

Spring has arrived on Long Island, bringing with it a glorious burst of colorful cherry blossoms. These are perfect days to ...

The background of the new map is white, which is another way to create more contrast. The previous version has a beige ...

Kristen Reynolds, 51, who has been president and CEO of Discover Long Island for nearly a decade, will take the same role at ...

There are three main train services that “nutmeggers” need to know: the Hartford Line, Shore Line East and the New Haven Line— all of which run through numerous Connecticut towns and cities. The best ...

you can’t threaten people and you can be charged with those crimes today here in New York — that’s been on the books for a very long time,” said State Sen. James Skoufis, a Hudson Valley ...