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State data from testing Tuesday showed 28,924 new cases, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, but she added that the state remains in a better position than in past surges.

A billionaire's son claims that the Ross School subjected him to threats and bullying after complaining about teacher-chaperones leading peers, all underage, in a whiskey toast.

Sunshine will blanket most of Long Island Thursday before clouds roll in at night with a 30% chance of light snow, and rain likely Christmas Eve, the National Weather Service said.

The council voted 5-0 to opt out, joining several other Long Island municipalities that have rejected plans to allow the sale and on-site consumption of marijuana.  

No one was hit when the man opened fire inside an LA Fitness in North Babylon, Suffolk police say. The slashing victim suffered nonlife threatening injuries.

Town officials said the change was intended to ensure that more than 130 mostly unused acres on the northwest corner of Horseblock Road and Sunrise Highway are not developed into housing and that there is no plan now to sell the property.

Suffolk Supreme Court Acting Justice Joseph Farneti blocked the legislature from "taking any action" on the plan until after a court hearing Tuesday — just hours before a scheduled vote on the measure.

After Tuesday's nighttime low of 39 degrees, Wednesday's chances of predawn showers are 60% after 3 a.m., the National Weather Service says.

The highly contagious omicron variant is fueling "an enormous surge" in the county, Executive Steve Bellone said. Nassau County's daily positivity rate for results on Monday stood at 12.7%.

Omicron-fueled infections are behind the surge. The mayor said the city would increase the number of locally run testing centers, complemented by a new federal testing operation. 

Rapid antigen tests deliver results within minutes, said Dr. Dwayne Breining, executive director of Northwell Health Labs. A PCR test is more sensitive; a student would take it to return to college.

The shrinking labor force more than the addition of jobs drove down the unemployment rate.

Here are some questions and answers about getting around over the hectic days ahead. 

But the Marist College poll also found 42% of Americans will celebrate the holidays with people regardless of their vaccination status, even as COVID-19 infection rates soar.

New York's dozen artificial reefs are expanding with the sinking of two steel vessels, the DEC announced. Some commercial fishermen say growing these reefs could cost trawlers and other commercial fishing firms long-prized grounds.

'You can still get waterfront property without breaking the bank,' says a real estate agent about the hamlet on the Connetquot River.

The project will span the New York Avenue/Route 110 Corridor from the Huntington LIRR Station to 14th Street, with additional adjacent parcels to the east and west, town officials said.

The problem appears to affect a small number of devices that have the Microsoft Teams app installed but are not logged in.

Tonight will be clear and cold — as may befit the last night of autumn. Tomorrow, the first day of winter, will be mostly sunny, and warmer.

New York State is set to receive 5 million at-home COVID-19 testing kits, with another 5 million on the way in January, officials said.