The Suffolk County Department of Health Services said Atlantic beaches in Suffolk County would remain closed to swimmers through Saturday morning due to hazardous rip currents from the storm that are expected to remain over the weekend. Earlier in the day, the department had said the closures would last until Saturday night.

Thankfully there were no employees or patrons present during the time of the fire,” the restaurant owners said.

It’s no secret how President Donald Trump feels about sports teams turning away from Native American mascots. He’s repeatedly called for the return of the Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians, claiming their recent rebrands were part of a “woke” agenda designed to erase history.

"Fear is the goal," said Minerva Perez, executive director of the nonprofit Latino advocacy group OLA of Eastern Long Island, adding the message from the administration is for people "to keep quiet, keep your mouth shut."

A raging fire tore through a Long Island marina late Thursday, sending flaming boats adrift as it consumed wooden docks and nearby structures. No civilians or firefighters were hurt in the dramatic fire, which erupted at Treasure Island Marina in Seaford around 9:30 p.m. The initial call was for a fire reported in the Crabby Army restaurant.

Thursday night's tidal flooding may be in part to blame for a large fire at a Long Island marina that destroyed a restaurant and several boats.

Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that swimming will resume at Jones Beach State Park and knee-level wading is now permitted at Robert Moses State Park. The reopening comes after rough surf and flooding from Hurricane Erin have "mostly subsided.

Leviah Ehrlich, a staff nurse at the facility, posted on her private Instagram after Hamas terrorists killed 1,200 people in their surprise Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel.