Top photos from around LI from January 2022

Dominique Rivera, widow of NYPD Officer Jason Rivera, during Rivera's funeral outside St. Patrick's Cathedral on Jan. 28. Rivera and his partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, were fatally wounded when a gunman ambushed them in an apartment as they responded to a family dispute last week.

Dominique Rivera, widow of NYPD Officer Jason Rivera during Rivera's funeral outside St. Patrick's Cathedral Jan. 28. 

Robert "Bob" Tallman of East Northport tries to clear a driveway on Teaneck Drive but the wind is making it difficult as the winter nor'easter fights back, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2022.

Snow sticks to the face of Joseph Valenti as he clears snow in front of his home in Sayville as snow falls across Long Island, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

Cars are buried as winds brought drifts and deep snow to Huntington Station Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, as blizzard conditions descended on Long Island.

A woman is seen walking on the campus of Stony Brook University during a snowstorm Jan. 29, 2022. Classes were canceled for the day because of the weather. Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz

Jim Baskiewicz uses a snowblower to clear his neighbors' driveway on Onyx Drive in Stony Brook, N.Y., Jan. 29, 2022. Credit: Gregory A. Shemitz

Wake services at St. Pat's Cathedral for NYPD officer Jason Rivera, Thursday Jan. 27, 2022. Rivera was shot and killed after responding to a call of a domestic dispute in Harlem Friday night. His partner Wilbert Mora was also fatally wounded.

Wake services at St. Pat's Cathedral for NYPD officer Jason Rivera, Thursday Jan. 27, 2022. Rivera was shot and killed after responding to a call of a domestic dispute in Harlem Friday night. His partner Wilbert Mora was also fatally wounded.

New York Police pall bearers carry the casket of NYPD Officer Jason Rivera out of St. Patrick's Cathedral after his funeral service, Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in New York. Rivera and his partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, were fatally wounded when a gunman ambushed them in an apartment as they responded to a family dispute last week.

Central Islip High School diver Julissa Fonseca during practice at the School on the afternoon of January 27, 2022.

Main Street in Riverhead during a winter snow storm on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

Pedestrians make their way down Old Country Rd. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022 in Carle Place.

Joe Schuchman, front, and Jake Them, both of of Stony Brook, work to dig out their pickup truck after getting stuck during the snow storm on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

A man dealing with his emotions while attending the mass funeral for the 15 people who died in a Bronx fire, at the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx Sunday Jan. 16, 2022.. Bronx funeral for 15 of the fire victims

Identical twins Roberto, left, and Ricardo Lopez, 17, seniors at Brentwood High School-Ross Center, are semifinalists in this yearÕs Regeneron Science Talent Search. The brothers were each recognized for projects they did independently of each other to evaluate restoration efforts of coastal wetlands on Long Island, particularly the salt marshes at Sunken Meadow Park. They are shown the schoolÕs science lab on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022...

Village of Hempstead residents join together to honor the life and legacy of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, in Hempstead, NY. This is Long Island’s oldest celebration of the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader, with a ceremony at Bethlehem Judea Church, 83 Greenwich St. in Hempstead...

Participants in the 22 Degree Run and Plunge rush into the frigid waters of the Great South Bay at Walker Beach in Brightwaters on Saturday morning, Jan. 22, 2022. Proceds from the event will benefit Operation VEST, which works to prevent suicide among veterans.

Registered Nurse Linton Karmani checking on a patient inside the MICU (medical intensive care unit) at Northwell Hospital in New Hyde Park on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

"Frontline Warriors" mural at Northwell Hospital in New Hyde Park on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.

Wheatley's no.1 Jimmy O'Connell looks to shoot over Malverne's no.3 Chad Wesley during the game at Wheatley High School on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022 in Old Westbury.

An NYPD officer stands at the crime scene where someone has left a sign of support Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022, on W. 135th St. in West Harlem after the shooting of NYPD Officer Jason Rivera who was killed and Officer Wilbert Mora who was critically wounded in a shooting Friday. .

The 15 coffins being brought into the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx for all to see say the Iman Sunday Jan. 16, 2022. Family member gather at Bronx funeral for 15 of the fire victims

The Lindenhurst Bulldogs cheerleading team at the Long Island competition held at Longwood High School, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.

Activists block an intersection near Gov. Kathy HochulÕs offices in Manhattan Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, as they protest the impending end of a state mandate that protects renters from eviction, a measure created during the pandemic in New York State. The mandate is set to expire Saturday. They were taken into custody by NYPD officers a short time later.

A memorial service on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the scene of a blaze where 17 people died on Sunday in the Bronx.

Co-Owner Gabrielle Goldberg organizes models on to shelves at Bay Shore Hobbies, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.

Theodore Flint, 3, from Poquott searches for icicles to knock off the steps at Poquott Beach during a blizzard on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022.

Activists block an intersection near Gov. Kathy Hochul's offices in Manhattan Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in protest of the impending end of a state mandate that protects renters from eviction, a measure created during the pandemic in New York State. The mandate is set to expire Saturday. They were taken into custody moments later.

Activists, sitting in a crosswalk, block an intersection near Gov. Kathy Hochul's offices in Manhattan Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, as they protest the impending end of a state mandate that protects renters from eviction, a measure created during the pandemic in New York State. The mandate is set to expire Saturday. They were taken into custody by NYPD officers a short time later.

Activists, seen though the window of a street side restaurant dinning shed, march as they head towards the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul in Manhattan Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, as they protest the impending end of a state mandate that protects renters from eviction, a measure created during the pandemic in New York State. The mandate is set to expire Saturday.....

Surfers at Gilgo Beach in Babylon did not seem to care about the 19º temperature when it came to riding 2 to 3 foot waves in the frigid waters this afternoon Saturday Jan. 15, 2022

Latesha Fowler, supervisor of the Hempstead SNUG program at FCA stands inside the program's music room in Hempstead, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022.

Scene of head-on crash on Route 24, east of the Big Duck that occurred around 11:45 a.m. in Flanders on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. At least one person suffered serious injuries..

Bundled up against the cold, a man rides his bike along the boardwalk, January 15, 2022 in Long Beach, NY. Freezing temperatures today going down to 11 degrees....

Malik Dupri Morris, is show in the fashion boutique that bears his name at the Roosevelt Field Mall on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. At 27, he is the youngest business owner at the upscale mall in Garden City.

Dr. Jeremy Koppel, of Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, is shown at the research building of Northwell Health with Heidy Bravar, a Senior Program Manager, January 12, 2022.

Julia O'Brian, of Brooklyn, on the platform awaiting her westbound train at the Farmingdale LIRR station, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022

Jen Costa shows a picture of her dog Azzurra Diamante, with whom she will soon be reunited.

Advertisment for COVID-19 rapid testing outside of the AFC Urgent Care, in Patchogue, Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.

Amparo Hernandez stopped by to place a little toy at the Memorial by the scene of the five-alarm fire in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx that killed 17, and left others in critical condition. Jan 13th 2022

Woman hugging front of the high-rise apartment building in the Bronx where a five-alarm fire took the lifes of 17 residents a leaving others left in critical condition. Jan 13th 2022

Firefighters attend a memorial service at the location of a deadly fire that occurred on Sunday in the Bronx. Jan. 11, 2022

Greif stricken Yusupha Jawara, age 48, talks about his brother and sister-in-law who died in the fire during preys at the Masjid AR-Rahama Mosque following the five-alarm fire in a high-rise apartment building in the Bronx. The blaze killed 19, and many others left in critical condition. Mourners put up flowers and photos of the victims at the Angelo Patri School M.S. 391 in the Bronx. Jan 12th 2022

333 east 181st St. the scene of Sunday's multiple fatal fire on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 in Bronx.

Family members very emotional at the scene of a deadly fire on East 181st Street in the Bronx, January 10, 2022.

Resident Tysena Jacobs speaks about escaping yesterday's multiple fatal fire on Monnday, Jan. 10, 2022 in Bronx.

HAGI TUNKRA lost family members at deadly fire on East 181st Street in the Bronx, January 10, 2022.

Family members emotional at the scene of a deadly fire on East 181st Street in the Bronx, January 10, 2022.

Suffolk County police commissioner Rodney Harrison holds his grandson Christian, 2, as Suffolk County Bellone gives him a high-five at the police academy in Brentwood on Tuesday where Harrison was sworn in as police commissioner on Jan. 11, 2022.

Co-Owner Gabrielle Goldberg organizes models on to shelves at Bay Shore Hobbies, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.

Firefighters and paramedics aid some of the 50 people seriously injured in a five alarm blaze Sunday, January 9th, 2020 at 333 E 181st St in the Fordham section of the Bronx. Fire officials say at least 19 people have died in the fire.

Firefighters and paramedics aid some of the 50 people seriously injured in a five alarm blaze Sunday, January 9th, 2022 at 333 E 181st St in the Fordham section of the Bronx. Fire officials say at least 19 people have died in the fire.

Sophia Kava, 10, of Lindenhurst, enjoys a winter day at Bethpage State Park January 7, 2022. .

A memorial service on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the scene of a blaze where 17 people died on Sunday in the Bronx.

Luna Xhelaj, 4, of Farmingdale, enjoys a winter day at Bethpage State Park January 7, 2022. .

Firefighters battle multiple-alarm blaze in a high-rise residential building at 333 E 181st in the Bronx, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Scene of head-on crash on Carmans Road at Bailey Drive in Massapequa that occurred arouns 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan, 9. 2022. One driver suffered critical injuries and another driver sustained a broken femur.

Firefighters and paramedics aid some of the 50 people seriously injured in a five alarm blaze Sunday, January 9th, 2020 at 333 E 181st St in the Fordham section of the Bronx. Fire officials say at least 19 people have died in the fire.

Marty Bevilacqua of Rockville Centre, makes a snow sculpture on his front lawn on Lakeview Ave. of a Big Bear and a baby bear, January 9, 2022 in Rockville Centre, NY. He does it to help keep the memory of his son alive. Bevilacqua's son Mark, was 20-years-old when he died in a motorcycle accident on Sunrise Highway in 2015.

People, here on the Pine bank Arch, enjoy New YorkÕs Central Park as the heaviest snowfall of the season blankets Manhattan and the region Friday, Jan. 7, 2022...

People enjoy New YorkÕs Central Park as the heaviest snowfall of the season blankets Manhattan and the region Friday, Jan. 7, 2022...

Left to Right, Suffolk County Police Officer Claudia Delgado, NY State Senator James Gaughran. and NY State Assemblyman Steven Stern, dress as the Three Wisemen help to distribute toys to children for Three Kings Day at St. Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church in Huntington Station. The event was held by Housing Help Inc. and distributed food, toys, and PPE to the community.

Benjamin Lewis, of Port Jefferson, clears snow from a sidewalk along Route 25A in Setauket on Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2022.

Chris Leggio exits his 1960 Ford F-100 while he and his wife Toni, of Nesconset, enjoy a cold afternoon sipping coffee soda inside their 1960 Ford F-100 at Sayville Marina Park, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.

Roberto Lopez, left, and his twin brother Ricardo, right, from Brentwood High School were named scholars in the prestigious Regeneron science competition, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.

Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly during her swearing-in ceremonies, Wednesday Jan. 5,2022 at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City.

12-year old twins Hailey, left, & Casey Kemins of Long Beach, get their COVID-19 booster shots at Five Towns Community Center, January 6, 2022 in Lawrence, NY. Janice Alkire, RN Mount Sinai, left, and Tricia O'Brien, RN Mount Sinai , right.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signs multiple executive orders pertaining to mask mandates in Nassau County, January 6, 2022 in Mineola, NY. He also announced at-home COVID test distribution sites, Vaccination Pods, and getting KN95 masks to teachers.

Councilman Anthony D'Esposito, with his god-daughter Sailor D'Esposito, 2, holding the Bible, is sworn in by the Honorable Edward Ra New York State Assemblyman during outdoor Inaugural Ceremony at Hempstead Town Hall, January 4, 2022 in Hempstead, NY. Supervisor Don Clavin was inducted today to a second term as Supervisor.

Sanai Teele, 16, of Queens Village, right, gets stretched by Flexologist Matt Iannacci of Lindenhurst, at StretchLab, January 2, 2022 in New Hyde Park, NY. A stretching routine over time increases your range of motion and flexibility - making everyday tasks easier...

A coalition of non-partisan people led by the League of Women voters during a rally, Thursday Jan. 6, 2022 in Huntington, calling for peace at the polls, protection for the process and the survival of American democracy.

Swearing in of Glen Cove mayor, Pamela D. Panzenbeck, left, by The Honorable Richard J. McCord, right, January 1, 2022 in Glen Cove N.Y. This is Glen CoveÕs first Republican mayor since the early 1990s,

Covid-19 tests are given out after Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman announced plans to distribute 40,000 testing kits this weekend at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, January 2, 2022 in Uniondale, N.Y. Blakeman, who takes over at 12:01 a.m., said 20,000 testing kits, with two tests in each kit, would be distributed Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day in the Coliseum parking lot. .

The interior of the new BJs store on Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. The store is slated to open to the public on Friday, Jan. 7.

Caskets of fire victims arrive for a funeral service for 15 of the 17 victims who died in a Bronx high rise fire a week ago today at the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. The fire in the Tremont section of the Bronx was New York City's deadliest fire in years.

The Lindenhurst Bulldogs cheerleading team at the Long Island competition held at Longwood High School, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.

Wheatley's no.1 Jimmy O'Connell looks to shoot over Malverne's no. 35 Trey Robinson during the game at Wheatley High School on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2022 in Old Westbury.

Alexa Smagala has a quiet moment on the eve of her 20th birthday, thinking of her Dad at his memorial garden, January 8, 2022 in Holbrook, NY. She was born four months after her father, FDNY firefighter Stan Smagala was killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack at the WTC. A community group set forth to honor two neighbors lost that day, so they created Lt. John Crisci - FF. Stan Smagala Memorial Park as a peaceful place.

The remnant of yesterday's winter storm did not deter folks from going our for a walk in the brisk air on the boardwalk at Long Beach Saturday Jan. 8, 2022.

Riders pull their sleds back up the hill for another run during an afternoon of sledding at North Shore Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

Mike Pappalardo, of Mount Sinai, gives an initial push to daughter, Anna, front, son, Bryce, 4, middle, and their friend Austin Antino, 7, rear, as they ride a sled down the hill during an afternoon of sledding at North Shore Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

Isabella OÕReilly, 7, of Port Jefferson Station, feels the thrill as she rides her sled down the hill during an afternoon of sledding at North Shore Heritage Park in Mt. Sinai on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

Kimmon Stair clears snow off his car on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Westbury.

Commuters walk a snow covered platform.at the LIRR station on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Mineola.

Cars are blanketed with snow along Henry Street in Kings Park Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

Joe Cappiello shovels his driveway as his daughter, Sophia, 8, makes snow angels on Hudson Drive in Kings Park Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

Amelia Coronel, 2, of Port Washington, tastes some snow while playing with her family by the harbor in Port Washington, after Friday morning's snowfall, Jan 7, 2021.

Commuters walk a snow covered platform.at the LIRR station on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Mineola.

LIRR crews salt platforms.at the LIRR station on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 in Mineola.

Ross Taff of Muttontown buys a car scraper ahead of Friday's expected snow, Thursday, Jan 6, 2021, at Trio Hardware in Plainview.

5th grader Tristan Lomax, 10, on the first day back to school after Christmas break attending a class in his bedroom because his school, Powells Lane School, has gone remote this week, January 3, 2022 in Westbury, NY. Some school districts have pivoted to remote learning....

A coalition of non-partisan people led by the League of Women voters during a rally, Thursday Jan. 6, 2022 in Huntington, calling for peace at the polls, protection for the process and the survival of American democracy.

Tabbethia Haubold, owner of Long Island Yarn carries over a Christmas tree to feed her llamas on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022.

Nassau County Police K9 officer Kevin Munnelly, with his partner Doyle, at police headquarters in Mineola on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Doyle tracked down the gas station bandits.

Cars lined up at Glen Cove High School for parents to receive Covid Home Test Kits for students. Monday January 03, 2022

Cars lined up at Glen Cove High School for parents to receive Covid Home Test Kits for students. Monday January 03, 2022

Home test kits shown at Huntington High School where Covid-19 test kits were given out on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

Jayden Schneider, 14, a Huntington High School student, shows a Covid home test he received with his Dad James Schneider at a drive through at the school on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022.

Traffic backs up as cars wait to get free take home covid-19 tests after Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman announced plans to distribute 40,000 testing kits this weekend at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, January 2, 2022 in Uniondale, N.Y. Blakeman, who takes over at 12:01 a.m., said 20,000 testing kits, with two tests in each kit, would be distributed Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day in the Coliseum parking lot. .

Covid-19 tests are given out after Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman announced plans to distribute 40,000 testing kits this weekend at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, January 2, 2022 in Uniondale, N.Y. Blakeman, who takes over at 12:01 a.m., said 20,000 testing kits, with two tests in each kit, would be distributed Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day in the Coliseum parking lot. .

Covid-19 tests are given out after Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman announced plans to distribute 40,000 testing kits this weekend at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, January 2, 2022 in Uniondale, N.Y. Blakeman, who takes over at 12:01 a.m., said 20,000 testing kits, with two tests in each kit, would be distributed Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day in the Coliseum parking lot. .

Barbara and Tony Calabro from Huntington sit with their dog Max at Heckscher Park in Huntington on Jan. 2, 2022.

A train approaches Hicksville after limited service on the LIRR is restored between Penn Station and Ronkonkoma in the wake of Saturday's snowstorm, Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022.

Ken Jacobsen shovels his driveway in Stony Brook on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022.

Sydney Schatzer of Greenport take her dog Kilo for a walk in Greenport on Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022.

John French uses a snow blower in his driveway following a blizzard in Sag Harbor, Jan. 30, 2022. .

E.M Baker School parents do a Lunar New Year lion dance performance outside of E.M baker school in costume as student arrive on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 in Great Neck.