West Hempstead

The MTA will consider using $40 million in new state aid to increase service, including on the Long Island Rail Road, and reduce a planned fare increase in 2015. The board, at the urging of some members and transit advocates, will look at using the...

More people rode trains on the Long Island Rail Road's Babylon line each day last year than on any other branch, according to the annual ridership report that details how the agency increased its customer base for the first time in four years. The...

Long Island Rail Road customers this summer will be able to take an express train from Penn Station to the Hamptons without making any stops, LIRR officials said yesterday. The popular Cannonball train, which for years originated in Queens, is moving to...

Longtime soccer coach Al Albert and four other Tribe legends will be inducted into the William and Mary Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013 on April 13. Joining Albert at the event, which will take place at the Williamsburg Hospitality House, will be...

***Governor Cuomo announced Wednesday night that MTA fares for rail, subway and buses will be waived both Thursday and Friday.*** Metro North **October monthly passes are valid through Monday, November 5** Limited commuter rail service has been...

Hurricane Sandy may have left the area, but her effects are still being felt in the tri-state area. Here are some helpful resources and tips to keep in mind: NEED TO KNOW Gov. Cuomo announced Thursday that, starting Friday, New Yorkers whose homes or...

When PIX 11 cameraman, Keith Lopez, and I entered Bayville, Long Island about 10:30 am Monday, we were amazed at the waves kicking up from Long Island Sound, an hour before high tide in this North Shore town. Thirty minutes later, the Nassau County...

Parents in West Hempstead are a little unnerved after learning police arrested a 42-year-old man, accused of molesting a little boy, barely in his teens, who he picked up on Craigslist. This was on Friday. David Boutin was arraigned Saturday in First...

Wearing a colorful sari and a warm smile, Mamta Kumar is a welcoming sight at Nawab's restaurant in Newport News. While she clears tables, checks the lunch buffet and oversees the dining room, Kumar always finds time to interact with customers, which is...

While an exact time for complete MTA service to be restored is unknown, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and MTA Chairman Jay Walder announced that restoration will begin at 6 a.m. Monday. The restoration plan will have some lines on the subways, buses and...

A list of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack victims from data compiled by the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. The overall death toll from the attacks stands at 2,977 -- including 2,753 killed as a result of the attacks at the World Trade Center, 184...

One drunk driving conviction has already been thrown out because evidence could have been tainted in the Nassau County Police Crime Lab. The lab was shut down last month after revelations supervisors may have failed to disclose inaccurate testing. It...