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By Stephen J. Kotz Downtown Sag Harbor was packed last summer, with pedestrians crowding the sidewalks, and cars crowding the streets. It would be reasonable to assume that business was booming for th ...

Local and state health departments in New York collect and own health data rather than the federal government. With uncertainties surrounding federal data sharing, this means we can still monitor ...

Tragedy struck one of New York State's oldest farms, putting its future in jeopardy after 120 years of business.

Another late-2024 study found that viral shedding, the expulsion of viral particles, in the air related to transmissibility in mammals. A virus of H5N1 from an infected Texas dairy worker showed a low ...

After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What ...

North Fork Brewing Company contributed $1 from every pint and pack of beer sold and 20% of sales from a food truck, plus 100% ...

Riverhead Town has settled a lawsuit brought against a Manhattan-based company the town said was operating a short-term rental property on Overlook Drive in Aquebogue.

Act would provide small businesses with up to $4,000 for marketing in community media Small businesses on the East End might soon be receiving some much-needed financial relief. Last month, State S ...

The outbreak is a significant blow to the region's duck farming industry, as Crescent Duck Farm is one of the last remaining commercial duck farms in Long Island. The farm's president, Doug Corwin ...

New Yorkers can help state officials track the path of Highly Pathogenic Avian influenza (HPAI) by reporting sightings of sick or dead wild birds to an online platform just launched by the Department ...