Greater Long Island

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Nick Esposito

Click here for Greater Long Island newsletters. Click here to download the iPhone app. This Memorial Day weekend, NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade and his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, enjoyed a family getaway on Long Island’s East End. Wade, a three-time NBA champion and 13-time All-Star, is widely regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history .

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

A man’s body was discovered Sunday afternoon in a backyard pool in East Shoreham, Suffolk police said. The body was found about 4:20 p.m. as the homeowner removed the protective cover from his pool, police said. An autopsy will be conducted by personnel from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s Office to determine the identity and cause of death of the victim. The man’s identity and cause of death were not immediately known. Homicide detectives are investigating the man’s death.

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Jennifer Corr

Cool spring air and the threat of passing showers didn’t deter the thousands who packed Jones Beach State Park on Sunday for the FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach. The annual Memorial Day weekend spectacle has drawn massive crowds since its launch in 2006. Families and friends showed up early with beach chairs, umbrellas, and coolers in tow, prepped to spend the day picnicking, grilling, strolling the boardwalk—and looking skyward.

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Ben Fiebert

Biologist Michael Bottini of Seatuck said he expects coyotes to eventually establish territory across all of Long Island. Over the past decade, the Eastern Coyote has established itself as Long Island’s top land predator — preying on, and competing with, smaller animals such as mice, rats, red foxes and raccoons as it continues to move east. Long Island’s first official coyote was documented in Queens in 2009. In 2016, eight pups were born near LaGuardia Airport.

1 week ago | greaterlongisland.com | Brian Harmon

Flipped fast and priced high, a tiny Bellport ranch just took a tumble on the market. The two-bedroom, one-bath ranch at 533 Bourdois Ave. was purchased Jan. 30 for $230,000 and relisted on March 20 for $489,000, a 113% markup. The owner is now asking $399,000 after being back on the market for nearly two months.