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Populous island in southeastern New York State
Long Island is a densely populated island in southeastern New York State, extending eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. Geographically, Long Island comprises four counties: Kings (Brooklyn), Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk. Kings and Queens counties form the western portion of the island and are boroughs of New York City, while Nassau and Suffolk counties occupy the central and eastern portions.
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County executives from Nassau and Suffolk counties addressed the public during the briefing, warning residents about the storm's potential impacts.
Floodwaters from last weekend’s nor’easter may have receded along the Jersey Shore, but a new danger appears to be emerging in some of the hardest hit towns: fire. Authorities are warning that damaged electrical equipment may now pose a serious fire risk. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.
The remains surfaced near an area where pieces believed to belong to the Warren Sawyer, a schooner wrecked in 1884 while carrying cotton and scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston, have previously emerged and been reburied by shifting sands.