A marine sound and tidal estuary between Connecticut and New York
A speedboat captain has been arrested and charged after a capsizing off New York’s Statue of Liberty killed a 5‑month‑old and a 27‑year‑old. Investigators say the vessel was overcrowded, lacked infant life jackets, and the operator entered the U.S. illegally. He is in ICE detention and faces potential deportation and prison time.
A blaze at the Albany Houses in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, has killed an 18-year-old man and injured another after a lithium-ion battery is believed to have sparked the fire. Fire crews extinguished the flames within an hour of reporting. Authorities say the cause remains under investigation and no identity has been released.
Save the Sound’s 2026 Long Island Sound Report Card shows water quality improving across open-water regions: Western, Central and Eastern basins earn A grades, Eastern Narrows B, Western Narrows rises to D. Report cites billions invested in wastewater/stormwater upgrades and warns climate change risks remain.