Strong Winds Topple Tree Limbs, Cause Power Outages On Long Island
PSEG Long Island utility crews are working to repair power outages in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Hundreds on Long Island are without power as whipping winds with gusts up to 50 mph are toppling tree limbs and power lines.
According to PSEG Long Island, as of 11:45 a.m. on Monday, March 29, crews are working to repair 37 active outages that were affecting 157 of the company’s customers.
In Suffolk, 92 customers are without power, including 32 in Smithtown, followed by Babylon (27), Brookhaven (14), Islip (10), and Southold (nine). In Nassau, Hemsptead (46) was reporting the most outages, …
LI Plow Driver Nabbed For DWI After Almost Hitting Marine Bureau Officer's Vehicle, Police Say
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly driving his pickup truck with a plow attacked while intoxicated almost hitting a Marine Bureau vehicle.
Deyvi Castillo-Chavarria, age 30, of Oyster Bay, was arrested around 12:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 1, following the incident in Oyster Bay, said the Nassau County Police.
According to officers, while traveling southbound on Route 106, in their unmarked vehicle, Marine Bureau officers encountered an oncoming Dodge Ram, with its plow attached, swerving into their lane of traffic, narrowing missing their vehicle, police said.
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Thousands Of Long Islanders Without Power During Height Of Nor'easter
Thousands on Long Island are now without power during the height of the Nor’easter, which has already brought nearly a foot of snow to much of the region and wind gusts topping 50 miles per hour.
As of 4:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, PSEG Long Island was reporting 84 active outages, impacting 3,128 of the company’s 1,169,066 customers, most of which were in Suffolk.
In Suffolk, 2,971 of PSEG’s 643,359 customers were without service, with the most outages reported in Babylon (1,707), Southampton (661), and East Hampton (513). In Nassau, 150 customers lost power - 125 in Hempstead, 14 in North …
Woman Accused Of Stealing $13K From Long Island Resident In Scam
A 22-year-old Long Island woman has been arrested for allegedly scamming a woman out of more than $13,000 after she was told her granddaughter had been arrested.
Kayla A. Roberts, of the Nassau County hamlet of East Norwich in the Town of Oyster Bay, has been arrested by the Nassau County Police on Thursday, Jan. 28, in Massapequa for the incident which took on Thursday, Jan. 21, said the Nassau County Police.
According to detectives, a 74-year-old woman received a phone call on Tuesday, Jan. 19, from an unknown man claiming to be her granddaughter's lawyer, who stated she had been arrested…
Here Are Long Island Communities Hit Hardest By Power Outages As Strong Storm Sweeps Through
Thousands on Long Island were left without power on Monday afternoon as storms swept through the region, bringing rain and wind gusts approaching 50 mph.
As of around 3 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30, PSEG Long Island crews were working to repair nearly 300 active outages that were impacting 9,346 of the company’s 1,167,714 customers.
In Suffolk, 5,140 customers were reporting outages, with another 4,188 in Nassau and 18 in the Rockaway Peninsula.
Brookhaven was hit the hardest, with a total of 2,418 customers reporting outages, followed by Riverhead (795), East Hampton (342), Southold (308), Sou…
These LI Communities Most Affected By Power Outages From Fast-Moving Storm That Topples Trees
Thousands were left without power on Long Island overnight as storms rocked the region, toppling trees, downing power lines, and prompting a tornado warning from the National Weather Service.
Storms caused devastating damage on Sunday, Nov. 15, bringing wind gusts of upwards of 45 mph, leaving hundreds still waiting to turn the lights back on as of Monday, Nov. 16, according to PSEG Long Island.
PSEG crews worked overnight on repairs across Long Island, though there were still 130 active outages impacting nearly 1,000 of the utility company’s 1,164,550 customers as of 9:20 a.m. on Monday.
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Officer Hospitalized After Being Violently Attacked By Woman At Long Island Bar, Police Say
An officer was hospitalized after being violently attacked by a woman at a Long Island bar overnight, according to police.
The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Oyster Bay at Cooper Bluff Waterfront Bar on Bay Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located an injured woman and began rendering aid.
While officers were helping the victim, Celeste Rodriguez, 27, of Brooklyn, who is an acquaintance of the woman, became irate and violent towards the officers, Nassau County Police said.
Rodriguez began to punch, kick, head butt, and bite one of the officers,…
Officer Hospitalized After Being Violently Attacked By Woman At Long Island Bar, Police Say
An officer was hospitalized after being violently attacked by a woman at a Long Island bar overnight, according to police.
The incident occurred just before 11 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Oyster Bay at Cooper Bluff Waterfront Bar on Bay Avenue.
Upon arrival, officers located an injured woman and began rendering aid.
While officers were helping the victim, Celeste Rodriguez, 27, of Brooklyn, who is an acquaintance of the woman, became irate and violent towards the officers, Nassau County Police said.
Rodriguez began to punch, kick, head butt, and bite one of the officers,…
Storm Knocks Out Power To Thousands On Long Island
Thousands on Long Island were left without power after an overnight storm brought rain and wind gusts to the region, sending tree limbs and power lines flying.
As of 9:40 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, crews from PSEG Long Island were still working to repair 154 active outages, which were impacting 5,081 of its 1,162,328 customers.
In Suffolk, 4,134 of PSEG’s 637,780 customers were still reporting outages:
Brookhaven: 2,818;
Southampton: 338;
Smithtown: 288;
East Hampton: 140;
Southold: 122;
Babylon: 120;
Huntington: 119;
Riverhead: 107;
Islip: 82.
In Nassau, 939 of PSEG’s 488,619 were sti…
