Article: The Impact of Long COVID on Children: Estimating 5.8 Million Cases Nationwide The Impact of Long COVID on Children: Estimating 5.8 Million Cases Nationwide Introduction An estimated 5.8 million children nationwide have dealt with the effects of long COVID, according to a new report from Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center. While the majority of … Read more
Latest COVID-19 Booster Shot Provides Increased Protection, CDC Study Shows Latest COVID-19 Booster Shot Provides Increased Protection, CDC Study Shows The latest COVID-19 shot offers 54% increased protection for adults against becoming infected with the virus, according to a new study released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The data, published … Read more
NEW YORK – After trading Halloween candy with friends, a girl found a razor inside a chocolate bar she took while trading candy, or trick-or-treating, on Long Island, police said. Suffolk County Police said the weapon was the knife that was discovered by a 13-year-old girl Thursday night inside a tiny Three Musketeers-branded chocolate bar … Read more
NEW YORK – Authorities have provided a sizeable reward for information main to the arrest of the man or woman who shot and killed a family’s beloved cat on Extended Island, the New York County Society for the Avoidance of cruelty to animals.Nassau (SPCA). SPCA officials say the cat, an 11-year-outdated feline named Stella, was … Read more
NEW YORK – A United States postal worker has been arrested for allegedly stealing checks from Costco’s notorious “Rewards” program from the Long Island mail facility where he worked, authorities say. Gerome Fowler is accused of stealing $7,000 in loyalty program checks, but investigators say they tracked up to $70,000. According to Suffolk County officials, … Read more
NEW YORK – Rescuers had to extract a girl through a hole in a wall after she was locked in a dressing room on Long Island. The Port Jefferson Fire Department said the call came Tuesday afternoon after the girl was accidentally locked in a locker room that once served as a bank vault. She … Read more
NEW YORK – A 27-year-old woman from Long Island has been arrested on charges of endangering a minor for allegedly leaving her 3 and 9-year-old children in a parked car for about 30 minutes while shopping at a mall. The temperature was 37 degrees at the time and the car was not running. Suffolk County … Read more
The tri-state area will soon be hit by cold temperatures and the first snowflakes of the season in the northern regions, which can be dangerous especially for the elderly, homeless and families without heating in their homes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that, on average, at least 1,000 people die each … Read more
NEW YORK – A total of 173 people tested positive in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. Most of them in Westchester with 108, followed by New York City with 36, Nassau County with 19, Rockland 6, Saratoga with 2, Suffolk with 1 and Ulster with 1. UPDATE: There are an additional 31 confirmed … Read more
Kristina Mladenovicová, the highest-seeded doubles pair, Tímea Babosová, was eliminated from the US Open shortly before the second round match due to Mladenovicová’s quarantine. The French tennis player belonged to a group of about ten people who came in contact with Benoit Pair, who was tested positive for coronavirus before the start of the New … Read more