A backseat passenger in an SUV was shot by someone in a black sedan in the East Patchogue/North Bellport area on Tuesday night — and then driven to a hospital by a Good Samaritan, Suffolk police said.

"It's a chance to do something concrete. You take a bike that might've ended up in the dumpster, or in the garbage, and rehab it and somebody who needs a bike can get one."

A motorcyclist died from injuries suffered in a collision with a cargo van in Hempstead on Tuesday night, Nassau police said.

Greenway Products & Sevices in New Jersey won an allocation of low-cost electricity from the state Power Authority to support the creation of 40 jobs on Long Island.

Any snow that falls Wednesday, probably beginning before midmorning, seems likely to switch to rain after a few hours for much of the tristate area, except possibly eastern Long Island and Connecticut, forecasters said. 

The second-floor corner unit is in the Capitol House, an updated building that is close to shopping.

Pfizer said Wednesday that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.

One of the perks of buying a new vehicle is that it offers features that promise a safer and more convenient driving experience. 

Face to face for two hours, President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin squared off in a secure video call Tuesday as the U.S. president tried to put Moscow on notice that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would bring enormous harm to the Russian economy.

Users say Amazon Web Services is suffering a major outage. The company provides cloud computing services to individuals, universities, governments and companies including The Associated Press.