A 65-year-old man linked to the alleged sex-trafficking of a Long Island teenager who went missing for nearly a month was ...

New York City stopped its practice of dropping raccoon bait that smells like food and contains rabies vaccine to stop the spread of the disease.

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Officials say rabid raccoons and feral cats have been found in Hempstead, Cedarhurst, Valley Stream, Hewlett, Roslyn Heights, Massapequa Park and West Hempstead.