Westbury

Radioactive Tissue Boxes Removed From NYC Area Bed, Bath And Beyond Stores

New York Health Commissioner Nirav Shah says 12 decorative metal tissue boxes contaminated with radioactive material have been removed from four Bed, Bath and Beyond stores in the state.

2012/01/13

One of the victims of a Westbury Long Island armed robbery. (Credit:CBS2)

Gunman Follows Women Home In Shocking Mid-Day Robbery On Long Island

Police in Long Island are hunting for a gunman who followed three women to their Westbury, Long Island home in the middle of the day and then robbed them.

2012/01/11

Report: 9-Year-Old Stabbing Victim Gets Care Package From Derek Jeter

The boy was just 8-years-old when Evan Sachs, 23, attacked him at a Dave & Buster’s restaurant in Westbury in October of 2010. Sachs was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to the attack.

2011/12/29

Place Setting (file / credit: clipart.com)

Westbury High School Offers Etiquette Class

Math, science, and history are all very important classes at the Westbury school district, but another class will also help young people grow up to be proper adults.

2011/12/25

Pathmark Store (file / credit: Chris Hondros/Getty Images)

Union Unhappy With A&P/Pathmark Christmas Openings

We usually accept that, on certain days of the year, virtually everything is closed. Well, one company decision to open its businesses is causing controversy on Long Island.

2011/12/13

Homeowners on Long Island are being warned about potential scammers. (credit: CBS 2)

Westbury, Carle Place Residents Being Warned About Door-To-Door Scammers

Westbury Mayor Peter Cavallero said the scheme could involve the promise of services, asking for money up front, then the scammers would take off with the cash.

2011/10/20

Rep. Steve Israel Wants National Parks To Sell Only Items Made In The U.S.A.

Rep. Steve Israel of Long Island says that one way to slow the sale of made in China products here in America is to prevent them from being sold in our national parks.

2011/10/20

Westbury Residents Warned Of Scam Artists

Authorities say suspected door-to-door scam artists are likely casing homes and targeting people for robberies.

2011/10/20

Autronic Plastics - Westbury, NY (file / credit: Autronic Plastics, Inc.)

Long Island Plastics Company Blames China For Business Decline

e vice president of Autronic Plastics in Westbury estimates his company has lost some 90 percent of its emergency exit sign business to China.

2011/10/03

FILE - Oxycodone Pills (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

Suspect Arrested For Stealing Prescription Drugs From L.I. Pharmacy

David Ok, 21, is accused of walking into two pharmacies on Long Island with a handgun and threatening employees looking for prescription drugs.

2011/10/01

Evan Sachs Gets 14-Year Prison Sentence In Child Stabbing At Dave & Buster’s

Sachs admitted plunging a 4-inch hunting knife into the boy’s back at the video arcade inside Dave & Buster’s restaurant in Westbury last October.

2011/09/08

1010 WINS 9/11 Series: L.I. Muslims Discuss Tolerance Ten Years Later

Speaking with worshipers at the Islamic Center Of Long Island, 1010 WINS’ Mona Rivera came across a variety of sentiments, ranging from uncertainty to optimism.

2011/09/07

(FILE PHOTO) A Costco Wholesale sign (Photo by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)

Man Charged With Sex Abuse After Incident With 9-Year-Old At Westbury Costco

Police say a 9-year-old girl was shopping with her mother at a Costco in Westbury when 40-year-old Robert Mosquera walked up behind her and began making sexual movements.

2011/08/11

Verizon Workers Picket Outside Westbury Home As Strike Enters Third Day. (credit: Mona Rivera, 1010 WINS)

Verizon Workers Picket Outside Westbury Home As Strike Enters Day 3

Nassau County police stood watch Tuesday as about a dozen Verizon workers on strike picketed outside a residence in Westbury, where two supervisors were working to repair a phone line.

2011/08/09