Long Island Officials Prepare For Threats Of Violence, Looting Long Island Officials Prepare For Threats Of Violence, Looting
Long Island Officials Prepare For Threats Of Violence, Looting With some anti-police brutality protests turning violent across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, officials and law enforcement agencies on Long Island are preparing for the potential worst-case scenario. Though the majority of protests and demonstrations on Long Island have been peaceful in the past week, Nassau and Suffolk County officials took steps to prevent any possible problems amid anonymous threats that have been posted online. Several Target stores on Long Island reportedly closed over the weekend following rumors that they were being targeted for loo…
COVID-19: County Execs From Westchester, Long Island Discuss Paths To Reopening COVID-19: County Execs From Westchester, Long Island Discuss Paths To Reopening
Covid-19: County Execs From Westchester, Long Island Discuss Paths To Reopening County executives from Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties met on a Facebook Watch meeting to discuss the future of downstate New York amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone welcomed Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Westchester County Executive George Latimer for a lengthy conversation on Thursday, May 21 as they discussed the unique challenges the two regions are facing as they look to start slowly reopening their economies. Currently, Long Island and the mid-Hudson Valley, the region Westchester has been grouped in, are the only r…
COVID-19: Estimate Given For Long Island Reopening Time Frame COVID-19: Estimate Given For Long Island Reopening Time Frame
Covid-19: Estimate Given For Long Island Reopening Time Frame If you're looking for a time frame for reopening of the economy on Long Island during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has provided just that. “Just to give you a rough estimate, our back-of-the-envelope number, we could get there probably by the end of June,” Curran said at her daily news briefing on Friday afternoon, May 8.  Long Island hospitalization rates have been heading in the right direction, though there continue to be hundreds of newly reported positive cases each day.  “It’s not about the timeline," said Curran. "It’…
COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths COVID-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Hospitalizations for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue dropping in Nassau County, though there has been an uptick in Suffolk County for the second straight day. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said that there has been a slight drop in hospitalizations in the county for the 20th straight day, down to slightly more than 1,000 as of Tuesday, May 5.  In Suffolk, County Executive Steve Bellone said that there were 18 more people hospitalized with the virus, up for the second day in a row. According to the New York State Department of Health, there have been 105,444 people test…
COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths
Covid-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Hospitalization rates for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to drop on Long Island, as both Nassau and Suffolk county look to slowly reopen their economies. In Nassau, there have been 36,161 (307 new) positive COVID-19 tests, which have now resulted in the death of 1,720 county residents. There have been 34,037 (373 new) confirmed cases in Suffolk, leading to the death of 1,203 county residents. "We're seeing signs of strength hope and resiliency throughout the county," Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said, noting that the county is approaching the magic number of 14 consecutive …
COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths
Covid-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Hospitalizations for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Long Island continue to drop, even as the death toll creeps closer to 3,000. In Nassau County, there have been 35,854 positive COVID-19 tests, which have now resulted in 1,700 deaths, County Executive Laura Curran announced. There have been 33,664 confirmed cases in Suffolk, leading to the death of 1,177 residents. There are currently 1,292 Nassau County residents hospitalized with COVID-19, down 76 in the past 24 hours. Suffolk’s numbers dipped below 1,000 for the first time in April, down to 970 COVID-19 patients, with 114 patients disc…
COVID-19: Latest Update On Cases In Suffolk, Nassau COVID-19: Latest Update On Cases In Suffolk, Nassau
Covid-19: Latest Update On Cases In Suffolk, Nassau New testing centers for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) are opening on Long Island, which has seen a stark drop in hospitalization rates as the state begins to stabilize after being punched in the gut by the virus. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said that a new testing site will be set up in Southampton this week, as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 33,418 in the county as of Tuesday, April 28. In Nassau, which has seen a 40 percent decline in hospitalization since the virus peaked, County Executive Laura Curran said that new testing sites are coming to Elmont and New Ca…
COVID-19: New Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Deaths COVID-19: New Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Deaths
Covid-19: New Rundown Of Long Island Cases, Deaths There have now been more than 31,000 confirmed novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in both Suffolk and Nassau County, officials announced. As of Friday, April 24, there have been 32,765 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nassau, with Suffolk just behind at 31,160.  Since the pandemic began 55 days ago, there have been 1,471 COVID-19 deaths in Nassau, and 993 in Suffolk, though hospitalization rates continue to tick down in both counties for the 10th straight day. Earlier story - COVID-19: 'I Dare You,' Says Cuomo, Firing Back At Mitch McConnell Over State Bankruptcy In Nassau, Hempstead…
COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases, As New Testing Facilities Open COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases, As New Testing Facilities Open
Covid-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases, As New Testing Facilities Open Nearly 2,500 Long Islanders have died since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) broke out 53 days ago, according to officials. As of Wednesday, April 22, Nassau County has a reported 31,555 confirmed COVID-19 cases, which have resulted in 1,431 deaths. In Suffolk, there have been nearly 30,000 confirmed cases reported in Suffolk, resulting in 926 deaths. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran noted that two new testing facilities were opened up on Wednesday in Freeport and Hempstead. Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said that there would be a testing facility opening in Coram at the Elsie …
COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases COVID-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases
Covid-19: Latest Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases There were less than 1,000 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on Long Island overnight for the first time in more than two weeks. In Nassau, there were 492 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 31,079 since the outbreak began, while there were 402 new cases in Suffolk, as the total topped 28,000 cases, at 28,154. There have now been 1,390 COVID-19-related deaths in Nassau and 888 in Suffolk. There are still 1,999 COVID-19 patients in Nassau County, with an additional 1,411 in Suffolk. Long Island presently accounts for 21 percent of state's COVID-19 hospitalizations. I…
COVID-19: New Testing Centers Open At Places Hit Hardest On Long Island COVID-19: New Testing Centers Open At Places Hit Hardest On Long Island
Covid-19: New Testing Centers Open At Places Hit Hardest On Long Island New novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing facilities are opening in two of Long Island’s hotspots for the pandemic. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced that beginning on Monday, April 20, there were new outdoor COVID-19 testing facilities set up in Hempstead and Freeport. In Hempstead, testing will be conducted at the Hempstead Health Center on Main Street, while the Freeport facility will be opened at the South Ocean Care Health Center on South Bergen. At both locations, a trained provider will use a swab to collect a nasal sample. That sample will then be sent to a lab for tes…
COVID-19: New Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases COVID-19: New Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases
Covid-19: New Rundown Of Long Island Deaths, Cases The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) death toll on Long Island climbed over 2,000 over the weekend, according to officials. In Nassau, there were 664 new cases of COVID-19 reported overnight, as the total number of confirmed cases rose to 30,677.  There have been 1,281 deaths since the outbreak began. In Suffolk, there were 774 new cases, for a total of 27,662 confirmed cases, which have resulted in 859 deaths. There are still 2,043 COVID-19 patients in Nassau County, with an additional 1,441 in Suffolk. In Nassau, Hempstead (1,504 cases) has seen the most cases, followed by Freeport (1,…