Newsday - The Long Island and New York City News Source

• jobs
• cars
• real estate
• more classifieds

• today's newspaper | subscribe
  • today's newspaper
  • previous covers
  • close

  

• 4 new traffic
  • close

  • 12 m ago Accident

    Accident, at Exit W4 (Southern State Pkwy.). PARTIALLY BLOCKS THE EXIT RAMP

  • 10:01 PM Scheduled work crew

    Scheduled work crew, between Northern State Pkwy. and Exit S1 (Long Island Expressway (I-495)). Right lane closed, UNTIL 5 AM, Stay left

  • 10:01 PM Scheduled work crew

    Scheduled work crew, between Exit S1 (Long Island Expressway (I-495)) and Northern State Pkwy. Right lane closed, UNTIL 5 AM, Stay left

  • Accident

    Accident, between Willis Ave. and Glen Cove Rd. Left lane closed, Stay right

  see more alerts >

• Islip, NY 77°
• mobile
• alerts
• share it

• Home
  • Quick links:
  • Heat wave
  • Hamptons
  • Walt's cartoon
  • Traffic
  • Weather
  • Obituaries
  • Crossword
  • Classifieds
    • Jobs
    • Cars
    • Real Estate
    • Buy & Sell
  • Columnists
  • Blogs
  • Site survey
• Long Island
  • Nassau
  • Suffolk
  • Your Town
  • Crime
  • Commuting
  • Education
    • Colleges
  • Business
    • Technology
    • Retirement / Act2
    • Market indexes
    • A-Z stocks
    • Mutual funds
    • Market movers
    • Calculators
    • Your watchlist
  • Health
    • Top doctors
  • Opinion
  • Real Estate
  • LI Life
  • Obituaries
  • Our Programs
    • Green Street
    • Kids campaign
    • It Happened on LI
• Sports
  • Scores
  • High Schools
    • Field Hockey
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Volleyball
  • Columnists
    • Barbara Barker
    • Jim Baumbach
    • Neil Best
    • Erik Boland
    • Rod Boone
    • Ken Davidoff
    • Bob Glauber
    • Alan Hahn
    • Bob Herzog
    • Mark Herrmann
    • John Jeansonne
    • David Lennon
    • Greg Logan
    • Steven Marcus
    • Wallace Matthews
    • Anthony Rieber
    • Tom Rock
    • Adam Ronis
    • Gregg Sarra
    • Tom Schlicter
    • Arthur Staple
    • Steve Zipay
  • Mets
  • Yankees
  • Jets
  • Giants
  • Islanders
  • Rangers
  • Knicks
  • Colleges
  • MMA/Boxing
  • More Sports
    • Golf
    • Horse Racing
    • Tennis
    • Liberty
    • Red Bulls / MLS
    • Motor Racing
  • Tickets
• Entertainment
  • Movies
  • TV
  • Celebrities
  • Music
  • Restaurants
  • Things to Do
  • Theater
  • Crossword
  • Lottery
  • Horoscopes
  • Tickets
• News

  long island

  • Surfers ready for big waves
  • Hurricane Bill forces LI beaches to bar swimmers
  • Woman, 93, killed in Dix Hills crash

  new york city

  • Ouch! Season a painful wreck for broken-down Mets
  • 'Runway' champ campaigns for Kidman to wear dress
  • Rice kicks off Little League WS with major blasts

  politics

  • Ridge: Fellow Cabinet members pushed terror alerts
  • Obama marks beginning of Muslim holy month
  • Obama: Bomber's homecoming 'highly objectionable'

  health

  • How come columns
  • 'The Lifestyle Fitness Program' with mojo coaching
  • Link between traffic and heart attacks

  opinion

  • Morning View: On a break
  • Morning View: Friday editorial roundup
  • OPINION: Doctors aren't the villains of our health care system

  state / region

  • Ouch! Season a painful wreck for broken-down Mets
  • Rice kicks off Little League WS with major blasts
  • 2 walk away from fiery small plane crash in NJ
• Lifestyle

  food

  • WHO'S COOKING: Cathy Chu makes roasted pulled pork
  • Is it safe to eat just-caught saltwater fish raw?
  • Good buy: Chef Hymie Grande's barbecue sauces

  living green

  • LIPA offers rebate for turning in old fridge
  • Federal study shows mercury in fish widespread
  • Michigan Tech, Army Corps to study nation's shores

  advice

  • NowAsk Amy: A window on carpool etiquette
  • Ask Amy: Debating what divorce does to the kids
  • Ask Amy: Does the sorority system have a bad name?

  travel

  • Southwest Airlines says it will expand Wi-Fi
  • AP INVESTIGATION: SC gov didn't disclose flights
  • AP Florida Video 1600 Feed FL02 -Sansom's Job- Script

  fashion

  • Models of the Runway
  • Project Runway's 'naked' return
  • Nicole Kidman to make cameo on Lifetime's 'Runway'

  pets

  • Ga. couple killed by pack of wild dogs near home
  • Dogs alert owners to oncoming diabetic crises
  • Raccoon atop NY's City Hall escapes and is recaptured

  weddings

  • Sorting through Roman Catholic marriage issues
  • Long Island Weddings
  • Chic on the cheap
• Hot Topics
• My News
• Video

RSS

• Top Stories
• Latest Videos
  • Top Videos
  • Long Island
    • News
    • Crime
  • News
    • Living green
    • Health / Science
    • Politics
    • Technology
  • Sports
    • Mets
    • Yankees
  • NZone
  • Entertainment
    • Movies
    • Celebrities
    • Television
    • Music
  • ExploreTV
    • Kids
• Photo galleries
  • Most popular
  • Latest photos
  • long island
  • sports
  • entertainment
  • high school sports

• 1 of 18
• Back to beginning

• Nassau

  

  Hurricane Bill forces LI beaches to bar swimmers

  Quick Read

  Hurricane Bill is expected to make its closest approach to Long Island early Sunday, but it announced its coming Friday with high surf that closed some South Shore beaches to swimming.

• Sports

  

  Live blog: Yankees at Red Sox

  Quick Read

• Jim Baumbach 9:43 PM

  

  Not having a ball for the Miracle Mets 40th reunion

  Quick Read

  When Cleon Jones stepped onto the leftfield grass during Shea Stadium's closing ceremony last September, all the intricate details of catching the final out of the 1969 World Series came rushing back - including the costly decision of giving away perhaps the most priceless piece of memorabilia in Mets franchise history - the ball Jones caught for the final out.

• Nassau

  

  Surfers ready for big waves

  Quick Read

  Surfers all around Long Island are readying themselves for swells that will pound South Shore and East End coastlines Saturday and Sunday courtesy of Hurricane Bill.

• Anthony Rieber 27 m ago

  

  breaking news

  Pettitte climbing in stature since break

  Quick Read

  BOSTON

You need the latest version of the Adobe Flash Player to view this content. Download Now.

Filter By:

latest news

Nassau

Suffolk

blog posts

new york city

Deals

• 8:38 PM

  Steel column returning to World Trade Center site

• 21 m ago

  Tougher sentence sought for man who rammed cop

• 46 m ago

  Motorcyclist dies after collision in Riverhead

• 7:21 PM

  Man gets prison time for cheating Giants player, agent

• 56 m ago

  Nassau Sheriff's officer sues over denied family leave

• 1:52 PM

  Rich NYC mayor: Drug CEOs don't make much money

  1

• 12:10 PM

  LIPA offers rebate for turning in old fridge

• 9:14 PM

  Westbury teen arrested in fatal stabbing

• 11:14 AM

  'One Tree Hill' actor admits role in ID scam

• 4:36 PM

  NYPD searches for "Red Sox" mugger

• 11:40 AM

  Threat of Hurricane Bill closes NYC beaches

• 8:14 AM

  Teen charged in vacant-building fire in Speonk

• 3:11 PM

  Hicksville mom charged with leaving 4 kids at pool

• 7:47 AM

  3 men charged in Lake Ronkonkoma burglaries

• 7:43 AM

  Woman, 93, killed in Dix Hills crash

• 41 m ago

  2 survive plane crash near Teterboro Airport

• 8/20/09

  Man who drowned in Sound was from Plainview

• 8/20/09

  Rapper Q-Tip tweets out against Bloomberg

• 8/20/09

  Some LI families at peace with bomber's release

• 8/20/09

  Dix Hills student settles suit with Madoff's brother

  5

• 8/20/09

  The holy Islamic month of Ramadan starts Friday

• 8/20/09

  What's next for Ravitch and Senate if ruling is upheld

• 8/20/09

  Is it safe to eat just-caught saltwater fish raw?

• 8/20/09

  Source: Controller made calls before, after crash

  2

• 8/20/09

  Low turnout seen in Afghan election; 26 killed