Steven Wilson Jr., an African-American VIllage of Hempstead police detective, claims that the Hempstead Police Department is wrongfully preventing him and another African-American officer from obtaining a promotion. On Thursday, August 10, 2017, a town hall meeting was held at the Jackson Memorial AME Zion Church in Hempstead to discuss the issue. (Credit: Newsday / Marcus Villagran)
Hundreds of Las Vegas residents gathered on the Las Vegas strip to mourn the shooting that occurred the night before near the Mandalay Bay, which killed 58 and injured over 800. (Credit: Marcus Villagran)
Sony's latest iteration of its robot dog Aibo stole the show at CES 2018 in Las Vegas. (Credit: Geardiary.com / Marcus Villagran)
The Village of Garden City has restored its Rainbow Monument on the corner of Clinton Road and Saint James Street. On Tuesday, August 8, 2017, Cyril Smith, a Vietnam veteran who spearheaded the restoration project honoring the World War I infantry division, shared his views on the overall value of monuments in the community. (Credit: Newsday / Marcus Villagran)
On Tuesday, July 11, 2017, at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, a few of the former Grumman employees who helped build NASA's lunar modules recalled the hopeful and often hectic work environment they faced during the space race in the 1960s. (Credit: Newsday / Marcus Villagran)
Ben Catalfo, 16, of East Setauket, a junior at Ward Melville High School and a math whiz, recently found a question with no correct answer on the Geometry Regents exam. On Tuesday, July 18, 2017, Catalfo explained how he did it and why he's started a petition to get the question removed from the exam. (Credit: Newsday / Marcus Villagran)
