Nassau County

NBC New York’s Greg Cergol reports.

Authorities in Nassau County have made an arrest in the hit-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s 64-year-old father, who was killed on Long Island less than a week ago, a police source with knowledge of the case told News 4 Wednesday. Robert Maraj was walking on a road in Mineola at 6:15 p.m. Friday when he was hit by a…

An arrest has been made in a hit-and-run that left the father of rapper Nicki Minaj dead. Greg Cergol reports.

Authorities in Nassau County have made an arrest in the hit-run death of rapper Nicki Minaj’s 64-year-old father, who was killed on Long Island less than a week ago, a police source with knowledge of the case told News 4 Wednesday.

While athletes are excited to have more sports returning come Monday, some are wondering about safety, as COVID rates are higher than they were when the fall sports season was actually canceled. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

While there are no specific threats for Nassau County, the police commissioner said there are enough general threats online promising armed protests that he feels action will need to be taken. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Dramatic new video shows the moment a small plane went down on Long Island. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

A small twin-engine plane crashed Sunday afternoon near a Long Island airport, officials confirmed. The plane went down just after 1 p.m. near Republic Airport in Nassau County, FAA officials said Sunday. According to the agency, the twin-engine Cessna C241 ended up in Old Bethpage near the Solid Waste Complex on Sweet Hollow Road. The pilot reportedly had engine trouble….

Nassau County is opening a vaccine center. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Officials at the Nassau County jail on Long Island seized drugs or drug paraphernalia from inmates 237 times over a period of less than four years, a Newsday analysis of state records found. The drugs confiscated from inmates at the 1,540-bed jail between 2016 and the summer or 2019 included marijuana, prescription pills, heroin, cocaine and other banned substances. Newsday obtained...

Nassau County Police and former players for the New York Giants teamed up to give kids and families struggling financially during the holidays a chance to get some gifts for themselves, but most focused on presents for loved ones instead. NBC New York’s Marc Santia reports.

With so many excited for the holiday season and eager to decorate their trees, Nassau County issued a warning of the rapid danger that can spread when a tree catches fire. News Four’s Pei-Sze Cheng has the latest guidance from fire officials

Two weeks after an explosive fire gutted a beloved family-owned flower shop, it’s back in business thanks to some community support. Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Two weeks after a fire gutted a beloved Long Island flower shop, the business has managed to reopen — turning a nearby restaurant’s dining room into its gallery and the kitchen into a design studio. The Nov. 13 blaze in Freeport injured multiple firefighters and destroyed Duryea’s, a local fixture on Guy Lombardo Avenue since the 1930s. But the business…

The lawyer for the NYPD sergeant said that the other man had recently gotten involved with his client’s wife, and tried to attack him with a baseball bat when the cop fired twice, striking him once in the chest

A Long Island woman made an unusual discovery under her garbage can, one so alarming she called 911 Wednesday to report the find to police. Nassau County officers responding to the woman’s call for help found a lizard, a bearded dragon that happened to be catatonic, under the outdoor trash can in the area of New Hyde Park’s Lake...

An explosion rocked a neighborhood on Long Island shortly after midnight, leaving a handful of responding firefighters injured and causing a fire that spread to nearby buildings. Numerous firefighters rushed to the scene on Guy Lombardo Avenue near West Merrick Road in Freeport on Friday to put out the flames that sparked following an explosion at what appeared to be…

An explosion rocked a neighborhood on Long Island shortly after midnight, leaving a handful of responding firefighters injured and causing a fire that spread to nearby buildings. Katherine Creag reports.

An explosion rocked a neighborhood on Long Island shortly after midnight, leaving at least one person injured and causing a fire that spread to nearby buildings. NBC New York’s Katherine Creag reports.

Residents on Long Island lined up early for a new pop-up COVID testing site as numbers in the area swell to levels not seen since early summer or before. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.