Let’s focus on the charmingest bits of Stony Brook and the Setaukets that lie between Route 25A and the Long Island Sound.

Live news, investigations, opinion, photos and video by the journalists of The New York Times from more than 150 countries around the world. Subscribe for coverage of U.S. and international news ...

On average, it takes five to seven years to develop and implement a new FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map. As a result, many maps across the U.S. are significantly out of date, often failing to reflect ...

As Europe buckles under a punishing heat wave, residents and summer travelers alike are struggling to stay cool, often ...