Nassau County

A man seen on doorbell camera footage is at the center of a hate crime investigation on Long Island after what he was allegedly caught doing and saying in front of the home in Plainview that left neighbors disgusted and outraged. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Police are looking for a man responsible for a lewd and hate-filled “ring and run” at a Long Island home that was caught on camera.

Long Island families are demanding answers after a batch of letters were sent out stating that their dead relatives had just registered to vote. The messages allegedly come from campaign offices, but elected officials say they get info from the state Board of Elections, which is disputing the claim. NBC New York’s Pei-Sze Cheng reports.

Families on Long Island are confused and angry after receiving letters saying their relative has registered to vote. The problem? All those supposed new voters are dead.

Authorities in Nassau County arrested a man in connection with its new face mask ban over the weekend, a case believed to mark the first time a charge has been filed for violating the law. It also proves the ban works, they say. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the controversial bill into law on Aug. 15, one that bans…

A Long Island man pleaded guilty to striking and killing a man after driving away from a Long Island diner while drunk in 2023, the district attorney announced.

Police said a man shot four people and then turned the gun on himself at a home in Syosset. NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

The brother responsible for killing his three siblings and a niece before turning the gun on himself may “panicked” over the family’s plan to sell the Long Island home he had lived in his entire life, police said a day after all five family members were found shot to death. Police spent 10 hours Sunday combing the quiet Syosset cul-de-sac…

Kirk Walker and his cousin were killed Saturday when a wrong-way driver crashed head-on into their car in Manhattan, killing the 38-year-old on the eve of his wedding. News 4’s Melissa Colorado reports.

Police said a man shot four people and then turned the gun on himself at a home in Syosset. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.

Police took over a Syosset cul-de-sac Sunday after five bodies were discovered at the home of a recently deceased 95-year-old woman. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

Almost one week after the passing of a 95-year-old Long Island woman, police swarmed her home to investigate the deaths of five people. Nassau County police said five bodies were discovered at the Syosset home on Sunday, when officers responded to the home off Wyoming Court around 12 p.m. The department said police found a man outside the home, dead…

A disability rights organization is challenging a suburban New York ban on wearing masks in public except for health and religious reasons, arguing it is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities.

The Dalai Lama is heading home — after one more stop in New York. His Holiness the Dalai Lama spent the last six weeks at a farmhouse in Syracuse following successful knee replacement surgery on June 28. Representatives say the 89-year-old spiritual leader of Tibet got exceptional care and worked intensively with his physiotherapists to ensure a smooth recovery. He…

News 4’s Greg Cergol with the latest. 

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed a controversial new bill into law Wednesday, one that bans face masks in public places except in cases of religious, health or cultural necessity. The ban, the first of its kind in the United States, takes effect immediately, with the goal of increasing public safety. The bill was approved earlier this month by the…

A 64-year-old woman has died, two months after a burglar smashed her in the face with an object as she was sleeping in her bed, authorities said Tuesday. Linda Levy died Thursday of injuries sustained in the 2:30 a.m. June 29 attack in Levittown, officials said. It doesn’t appear anyone is in custody in connection with the attack. According to…

Lawmakers in a suburban New York county have approved a bill to ban masks in public places with exemptions for people who cover their faces for health reasons or religious or cultural purposes. Supporters said the bill approved Monday by the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature on Long Island would prevent violent protesters from hiding their identity. Legislator Howard Kopel said…

A 65-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly tied a mastiff to a light pole along the Southern State Parkway, abandoning the dog, New York State Police announced. Glenroy Bramble was identified as the person that abandoned Roxi the Mastiff on July 1, along with a dog bowl filled with food and a note next to it that read:…

The Town of Hempstead will host a free rabies clinic after a feral cat collected in Nassau County tested positive for the disease — marking the first rabies case in the county since 2016, officials announced Monday. The feral cat was found in Cedarhurst and tested positive Thursday. Because of this development, the Nassau County Department of Health and Town…