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 March 10, 2013
A New York pharmacist stole nearly $93.5k from Medicaid over the course of two years.
By Christian Abbatecola March 10, 2013
As cellphones continue to make traditional payphones obsolete, New York City aims to usher its 11,000 payphones into the modern world.
By Christian Abbatecola March 09, 2013
The week was mostly positive for New York sports, though the Knicks struggled without Anthony.
By Christian Abbatecola March 07, 2013
A mixture of snow and drizzle is expected to continue today, intensifying overnight.
By Christian Abbatecola March 06, 2013
A pilot flying to JFK saw what he believed was a drone flying within several miles of the airport.
By Christian Abbatecola March 05, 2013
The Knicks bench has had to pick up the slack of for their starters this week. The Rangers and Islanders both played into overtime.
By Christian Abbatecola March 04, 2013
As the federal government cuts $85 billion in spending, many agencies brace for impact.
By Christian Abbatecola March 03, 2013
After several controversial blown calls in recent years, new technology will be used to ensure the accuracy of scoring calls.
By Christian Abbatecola March 02, 2013
While the Knicks won their third straight game last night, the Nets fell to Dallas by virtue of a single bad quarter.
By Christian Abbatecola February 28, 2013
An increase in MTA fares proposed last October will go into effect tomorrow.
By Christian Abbatecola February 27, 2013
The Islanders won on Saturday, but neither hockey team is off to a strong start this week.
By Christian Abbatecola February 26, 2013
A popular vote for the naming of P4 and P5, Pluto’s two most recently discovered moons, ended on Monday.
By Christian Abbatecola February 25, 2013
Park Geun-hye returned to Seoul’s Blue House as South Korea’s president yesterday.
By Christian Abbatecola February 24, 2013
Sony’s latest video game offering will be out in time for December.
By Christian Abbatecola February 23, 2013
The Islanders, Rangers, and Knicks all played Canadian teams this week, resulting in only 1 win out of 5 games.