Long Island

Gas stations along the Eastern Seaboard experienced high demand Friday and some sold out of fuel as Hurricane Irene bore down and residents scrambled to evacuate. In Norfolk, Va., one Exxon station was sold out by noon and boarded up its windows as attendants readied themselves for the storm.

When you spend tens of thousands of dollars to have your loved ones interred, you probably don't expect that years later grave robbers will plunder the mausoleum. But that's what happened on Long Island, where police are searching for thieves who vandalized three crypts at St. Charles Cemetery in...

The quickest way to end the honeymoon stage of your new life together is to get off on the wrong foot when it comes to your new financial life together. Unfortunately for all the effort that many churches and groups put into pre-marital counseling, many miss the mark when it comes to money. If you...

With prom season on the horizon, the New York Times reports that -- at least on Long Island, which may not be an indicator of anything -- the market for prom-related items like clothes, tanning, hair, nails, tickets and transportation isn't flinching at the recession. While sales figures seem to be...