Critics had assailed the Nassau County executive for not ordering flags at half-staff to honor the 39th president.

Michael Colonna, 35, of Roslyn, was driving northbound on Glen Cove Road in a Nissan Altima, according to police, while Dora Salmeron, 53, of Westbury, was driving south in a 2008 Nissan Pathfinder.

One Republican county executive on Long Island is refusing to lower flags to half-staff in memory of late President Jimmy Carter.

A New York county that hadn’t been flying flags at half-staff following former President Jimmy Carter’s death announced on Sunday it’s planning to do so.

Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating a missing teenager from Long Island. Yariliz Crespin, 14, was last seen leaving her Hempstead residence at around 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, ...

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Republican official who oversees Nassau County on New York’s Long Island has seemingly refused to lower flags to half-staff in memory of the late Democratic President Jimmy Carter, ...

LONG ISLAND - A Long Island teen who went missing nearly three weeks ago has been found. Emmarae Gervasi, 14, was found aboard a boat, The Post reports. She reportedly was found on Friday in a marina ...