Lorena Mongelli

3 days ago | newsday.com | Lorena Mongelli

The first fully electric aircraft landed at Kennedy Airport Tuesday after taking off from East Hampton with four passengers plus the pilot, marking a potential turning point for the future of aviation, Port Authority and aerospace company officials said. At the east end airport on Tuesday morning, the battery-powered ALIA CTOL aircraft turned on with a loud buzz, gliding down the runway before easing into the skies at about 10:24 a.m., and landing at Kennedy Airport 45 minutes later.

5 days ago | newsday.com | Lorena Mongelli

The Gilgo Beach homicide victims will be permanently remembered on park benches that bear their names, alongside a quiet seaside stretch of Ocean Parkway that once served as a graveyard for their remains. Three memorial benches are perched along the 13.7-mile-long Ocean Parkway Coastal Greenway bike path on the barrier island near Gilgo Beach. The roughly $6,300 effort completed last fall was funded by the Town of Babylon, said Thomas Stay, the town’s chief of staff.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Lorena Mongelli

Victor Mooney, a former Long Islander who rowed 5,000 miles across the Atlantic in 2015, is taking his thirst for adventure and philanthropy to Europe, pedaling more than 650 miles across Poland and Italy to honor the late Pope Francis while tackling antisemitism. The 59-year-old Queens resident said he is embarking on a cycling pilgrimage this week to promote peace and tolerance in honor of Francis, who tried to make the Catholic Church more inclusive.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Lorena Mongelli

When Tyson Carter urged two men to quit harassing a young woman at a Brentwood bus stop Jan. 27, the unthinkable happened. An altercation broke out and during the calamity, his nose was bitten off, sending him down an unexpected path to recovery, Carter and medical officials said.

1 week ago | newsday.com | Lorena Mongelli

When Tyson Carter urged two men to quit harassing a young woman at a Brentwood bus stop Jan. 27, the unthinkable happened. An altercation broke out and during the calamity, his nose was bitten off, sending him down an unexpected path to recovery, Carter and medical officials said.