Christian Abbatecola is a staff writer for LongIsland.com and has previously written for other publications including Best Buy Mobile Magazine. A life-long techie, he regularly keeps track of advancements in new technologies and developments in the mobile world; he also takes an interest in a variety of other topics ranging from sports and local news to national and international affairs. Christian can be reached at ChrisA@LongIsland.com.
By Christian Abbatecola April 10, 2013
Long Island native, Brittany Ozarowski, used an elaborate system of scams to swindle people out of thousands of dollars in well-intentioned “donations.”
By Christian Abbatecola April 09, 2013
The Knicks continued their streak this Sunday, and rest of NY did pretty well for itself as well.
By Christian Abbatecola April 08, 2013
A South-Georgia town which has never held an integrated prom will see its first one at the end of this month.
By Christian Abbatecola April 07, 2013
Facebook will be launching its new homescreen for Andrdoid alongside a new HTC phone which will have the app preloaded.
By Christian Abbatecola April 06, 2013
Carmelo Anthony established a streak of his own as the Knicks won again last night. The week was more of a mixed bag for the rest of New York’s teams.
By Christian Abbatecola April 04, 2013
An Assemblyman representing one of New York’s poorest areas has been accused of accepting bribes in exchange for services.
By Christian Abbatecola April 03, 2013
The mother of beloved puppet franchise, the Muppets, has passed away at age 78.
By Christian Abbatecola April 02, 2013
The Mets got off to a hot start, but the Yankees were not so lucky. The Knicks extended their streak to 8, the Nets left the West, and the Islanders and Rangers won last night.
By Christian Abbatecola April 01, 2013
A $185 million jail will be opening in Yaphank this week.
By Christian Abbatecola March 31, 2013
Surface-to-air weaponry is nothing new, but the Navy wants to take a very futuristic approach to its arsenal.
By Christian Abbatecola March 30, 2013
The Knicks are now the hottest team in the NBA, and the Islanders are now in contention with the Rangers for the #8 seed in the East.
By Christian Abbatecola March 30, 2013
Pyongyang has ramped its rhetoric up to a new degree, stating it will handle affairs with Seoul according to a “state of war.”
By Christian Abbatecola March 29, 2013
Eric Harroun was brought into custody after returning from a three month stay in Syria.
By Christian Abbatecola March 28, 2013
A pair of expensive training videos produced in an IRS studio has garnered a great deal of disapproval this week.
By Christian Abbatecola March 27, 2013
A piece of the historic Kings Park Psychiatric Center was taken down this afternoon.