Long Island City could soon start building some 14,700 new homes — including in a waterfront area where multiple visions of development have gone to die. On Monday, the city kicks off the process of ...

Long Island Rail Road service is suspended until further notice as unions have gone on strike. What does that mean for anyone looking to get in or out of New York City from Long Island? Well, for one, ...

The recent Long Island Rail Road strike tested commuters' adaptability, and revealed the region's heavy reliance on the nation's largest commuter rail system.

Lawmakers approved a plan Wednesday to rezone a 54-block swath of the Queens waterfront neighborhood, including industrial lots where new housing was previously restricted. Anable Basin in Long Island ...

The Long Island Rail Road strike leaves 330,000 daily commuters without service as unions and the MTA clash over a proposed fourth-year wage increase.

North America's largest commuter rail system, Long Island Rail Road, has shut down as unionized workers have gone on strike for the first time in more than three decades.

The City Council on Wednesday advanced the Long Island City rezoning, which is expected to create 14,700 new homes over the next decade. The City Council Committee on Land Use and the Subcommittee on ...

New York City, Long Island and Westchester County are under a state of emergency due to a powerful nor'easter that's impacting the region through Monday. The National Weather Service has issued ...

Editor's Note: To see the full database of Long Island-based town and city employee payrolls, click here. A total of 140 employees in Long Island’s towns and cities made more than $200,000 in 2023, a ...

A guest essayist wrote that Long Island produced “more than its share of villainous, dead-eyed jerks.” Readers offer their ...