When 2,000 shoppers trampled a Wal-Mart employee to death, it was a tragedy, yet it did not feel like an accident.

Homeowners who are poised to embark on renovation projects find themselves forestalled by the financial crisis.

A consumer exposition called the New York Foreclosure Showcase attracted 130 bidders for foreclosed properties in Long Island.

The Tanger Outlets at the Arches, a $300 million outlet center, is to open in Deer Park, N.Y., on Thursday with 75 stores as well as some entertainment options.

Nearly 12 years after T.W.A. Flight 800 exploded off Long Island, the secretary of transportation is set to announce a rule designed to prevent accidents caused by fuel tank explosions.

As states and municipalities nationwide move to develop office space for biotechnology businesses, Long Island has, in fits and starts, been working to attract start-up life sciences companies.

As states and municipalities nationwide move to develop office space for biotechnology businesses, Long Island has, in fits and starts, been working to attract start-up life sciences companies.

As Cablevision gets ready to take over Newsday, the paper’s readers and journalists are debating whether it means continued shrinkage, an infusion of new resources or something in between.

Cablevision is preparing a $650 million offer for Newsday, while the owners of The New York Observer have dropped out of the bidding.

Rupert Murdoch is moving to tighten his grip on U.S. news media, striking a tentative deal to buy a third New York newspaper.