Josh Einiger

3 weeks ago | abc7ny.com | Josh Einiger

LONG BEACH, Long Island (WABC) -- With summer-like temperatures sure to send people flocking to the beach this weekend, those looking for a getaway at Long Beach this summer, will soon have to pay. After a long, dark winter, things are slowly coming alive in Long Beach. A bike ride down the boardwalk, and a stolen moment on the sand is a snapshot of a season that isn't too far away. The lazy, hazy days of summer. It's so close, you can taste it. "It's just our backyard," said resident Anna Lobota.

4 weeks ago | abc7ny.com | Josh Einiger

SOUTH BRONX, New York (WABC) -- The mother of a teenage girl who was shot to death in the Bronx by a ghost gun in 2022, got some justice on Wednesday, thanks to a Supreme Court decision regulating the use of the plastic, and untraceable firearms. It's almost exactly three years since Angellyh Yambo's world went dark. Yambo's mother, Yanely Henriquez, has filled her Bronx apartment with light, with memories of her daughter keeping her strong.

1 month ago | abc7ny.com | Josh Einiger

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Hamas released new video of two hostages on Monday. Both hostages, from Israel, have been held for nearly 18 months. For family members of the hostages or for families wanting to get the remains back of their loved ones who were killed, the renewed fighting in the Middle East has left many wondering if enough is being done to bring them home. Two parents are fighting to get their children back.

1 month ago | abc7ny.com | Josh Einiger

NEW YORK (WABC) -- As airlines ramp up for the spring break travel season, so too is the unease among travelers in the wake of several airline emergencies in recent months. At LaGuardia Airport on Friday, the spring break rush was on, but in the tranquil new terminal, unease is setting in. Amy Hanson flies four times a month for work. On Friday, she was, for the first time, admittedly a little bit nervous. "It doesn't matter the airline you're on because they're all having issues," Hanson said.

1 month ago | abc7ny.com | Josh Einiger

MONTVALE, New Jersey (WABC) -- He may not call it "fate," but a young volunteer EMT is being credited for being in the "right place, and right time" when a school bus full of kids flipped over on the Garden State Parkway in Montvale, New Jersey, Monday night. It was a violent crash after dark. A loaded school bus fishtailed and flipped across the parkway. "I don't know if I believe in fate, but I definitely believe in right time, right place.