The friends and family of Avonte Oquendo continued to search for the missing teen over the weekend and received some extra help from the Rev. Al Sharpton.

Sharpton pledged $5,000 toward the reward to find the 14-year-old autistic boy who ran away from Center Boulevard School in Long Island City on Oct. 4. The total reward is now $89,500. Cops have been constantly combing the subways and other areas throughout the city to find Oquendo. Sharpton's National Action Network joined his family in a search on Saturday night.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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