Nassau County News

PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK - Nassau County Police and the Plainview Fire Department responded to Cherry Drive West early Thursday morning after a two vehicle crash left one car overturned onto its roof and the driver with minor injuries.

OYSTER BAY, NEW YORK - The Atlantic Steamer Fire Company officially commissioned their new fire department fire boat “55M5” in Oyster Bay Harbor on Sunday afternoon with a wetdown ceremony.

MASSAPEQUA, NEW YORK - A 74 year old man is in a critical condition following a two vehicle crash that occurred on Merrick Road near Joludow Drive late Thursday night.

PLAINVIEW, NEW YORK - Firefighters battled a brush fire that sparked inside the Town of Oyster Bay’s Plainview-Old Bethpage Community Park early Friday evening. The fire was quickly contained by the volunteer firefighters.

JERICHO, NY - A woman carrying a 1-year-old child was struck and critically injured by a pickup truck traveling westbound on Jericho Turnpike in front of the Jericho Shopping Office Plaza late Wednesday morning.

NASSAU COUNTY, NY - Residents of Long Island and most of the Northeastern United States are dealing with an unusual occurrence as smoke from more than 150 wildfires burning in Canada currently blankets the area, seriously impacting visibility.

CARLE PLACE, NY - A 43-year-old woman crossing Old Country Road at Zeckendorf Boulevard was urgently rushed to a local area hospital in a critical condition after being struck by a vehicle on Tuesday morning.

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY - Republican Representative George Santos pleaded not guilty to thirteen charges against him including stealing public funds, wire fraud, money laundering, and lying on federal disclosure forms.

JERICHO, NY - A drunk driver is facing a slew of charges, including vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, after causing a horrific wrong-way crash on North Broadway late Wednesday night that claimed the lives of two 14-year-old boys.

HEMPSTEAD, NY - A fire broke out in a detached garage on the property of a vacant home on Albemarle Avenue on Saturday evening, leading firefighters to make an alarming discovery inside.

MERRICK, NY - A small boat being towed on a trailer caught fire on the Meadowbrook State Parkway south of Merrick Road on Wednesday morning.

SYOSSET, NY - A late-night crash pinned three people inside an SUV after striking a tree and rolling over onto its side on the Northern State Parkway Friday night.

HEMPSTEAD, NY - One person was hospitalized from smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside the New Haven Place apartments on Fulton Avenue late Tuesday night.

PLAINVIEW, NY - Firefighters combated a stubborn fire inside of a trash compactor behind the businesses in the Woodbury Plaza shopping center on Monday afternoon.

LEVITTOWN, NY - At least two firefighters were injured after an explosion occurred while firefighters were battling a house fire on Holmes Street late Sunday afternoon.

WOODBURY, NY - A raging 5-alarm fire completely destroyed a popular Long Island flower shop late Sunday afternoon as the blaze spread to a nearby house and vegetation.

UNIONDALE, NY - A home on Larboard Court was damaged after an early morning fire sparked, prompting multiple fire departments to respond to the scene early Sunday morning.

PLAINVIEW, NY - A motorcyclist was killed after a crash with a Verizon work van on South Oyster Bay Road in front of the Plainview Centre shopping center on Tuesday morning.

FREEPORT, NY - A massive 5-alarm fire sparked inside a private ambulance company’s repair garage, destroying at least 14 ambulances and causing a roof collapse early Saturday afternoon.

PLAINVIEW, NY - A fully engulfed car fire ignited brush on the side of the southbound lanes of the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway, just north of Exit 10 early Friday morning.

OLD BETHPAGE, NY - A car fire sparked a brush fire on the hillside along Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road near the Old Bethpage Village Restoration late Thursday afternoon.

BETHPAGE, NY - At least four people were injured in a rollover crash involving two vehicles on the Seaford-Oyster Bay Expressway southbound near Exit 10 late Sunday afternoon.

HICKSVILLE, NY - A 22-year-old man was fatally struck by a Long Island Railroad train near the Hicksville Station late Friday night.

FREEPORT, NY - Police arrested a homeless man after he struck and killed a 24-year-old female pedestrian on Babylon Turnpike near Carroll Street on Wednesday night. The driver was charged with driving while intoxicated and unlicensed operation of a vehicle.