US Olympic boxer Jamel Herring, of Coram , during a...

US Olympic boxer Jamel Herring, of Credit: Daniel GoodrichCoram , during a work out session at the Veteran's Memorial Gym in Shirley. (May 26, 2012)

The 26-year-old U.S. Olympic boxer from Coram updates his more than 900 Twitter followers with inspiring quotes, life updates and photos. And most recently, he’s been tweeting about the upcoming games in London. After arriving for the Olympics’ media day he tweeted, “Media day here was crazy. I’m not use to 50 cameras in my face from photographers and reporters but it was a good experience.”

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The 26-year-old U.S. Olympic boxer from Coram updates his more than 900 Twitter followers with inspiring quotes, life updates and photos. And most recently, he’s been tweeting about the upcoming games in London. After arriving for the Olympics’ media day he tweeted, “Media day here was crazy. I’m not use to 50 cameras in my face from photographers and reporters but it was a good experience.”

A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports. Credit: Newsday Staff

'I'm going to try to avoid it' A trip to the emergency room in a Long Island hospital now averages nearly 4 hours, data shows. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.