Beginning in 1969, she spent five months a year on Great Gull Island, leading teams of young volunteers devoted to preserving ...

Researchers on coastal ecology have studied for decades the conditions that can lead to plummeting oxygen levels in sensitive ...

The immature male king eider has its own distinctive look, with an orange bill and white breast. Because of its rarity, many ...

A French Normandy style estate with views of Long Island Sound and a wine cellar that can hold 1,000 bottles has hit the ...

On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...

That project, called Attentive Energy 1, had proposed a cable through Long Island Sound and into a planned green-energy hub at the Ravenswood power station in Queens. "Once again Donald Trump is ...

The quick thinking and preparedness of the crew, including donning survival suits and readying emergency equipment, played a crucial role in their safe rescue despite challenging conditions’ — Lt.

New Yorker writer Ian Frazier takes readers on a twisty and entertaining tour of the Bronx's rich history, landscape and people.

A bicyclist was struck and killed Monday night by an unmarked police vehicle in Norwalk, Conn. The incident happened just ...

Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin has been confirmed as the new Environmental Protection Agency administrator, with the Senate ...

Kennedy Jr. is a good neighbor, a man whose name comes easily and familiarly whenever stories about preserving Long Island Sound make the news. To those who live in Greenwich, Kennedy is a local ...

From North Shore to North Fork to Long Island Sound and the barrier islands, NBC New York covers Long Island news, weather, traffic and more. Deedy represents represents families of special-needs ...