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Kaity Tong: Why I'm retiring now

Tong, the iconic New York anchor who held the job for 45 years at just two stations, said she'll finally hang it up for the most human of reasons: "I'm tired."

MORE ON THIS TOPICVeteran anchor Kaity Tong retiring

Q&A: Ms. Lauryn Hill on the Diaspora Calling! festival in the UK, the Fugees' legacy and D'Angelo

3 takeaways from new season of 'Ted Lasso'

Ariana Grande's new video sets off talk about body and beauty standards — again

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' beats 'Avengers: Endgame' box office record

By the time they got to Woodstock, these legendary rock acts had already played LI gigs

UK won't intervene in Paramount's $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery

John Carpenter turns a hell-elevator dream into 'Cathedral' graphic novel and album

Thanks to 'Spider-Man.' 'Toy Story,' 'The Odyssey,' Hollywood has a sizzling summer

Japanese game company Nintendo reports a jump in profit on the popularity of its Switch 2

This organ will play one composition until 2640. It's redefining how slowly music can be played

Bada bing! 'Sopranos' stars coming to Riverhead

Movie Review: 'One Night Only' is a tease, but its stars score

Disney's strong quarter driven by 'Toy Story 5' and the draw of its US theme parks

TV

Hot dogs, crepes Suzette and 'The Patty Duke Show'

Learn about the history of the sitcom about idenitcal cousins and how it defined the 1960s.

Veteran anchor Kaity Tong retiring

2 fired '60 Minutes' correspondents get new gigs

'Love is Blind' looking for singles in search of love

'Ted Lasso': 6 burning questions about the new season

Billy Joel

Billy Joel appears on Rick Beato's music podcast

Joel was interviewed by Rick Beato for his music-oriented YouTube podcast.

Alicia Keys sings (a bit of) Billy Joel classic at Knicks' celebration

Billy Joel predicts Knicks sweep at MSG

Billy Joel inducts longtime collaborator into LI Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

What to expect at this weekend's Billy Joel Symposium

Billy Joel's longtime booking agent says Piano Man is in 'great spirits,' 'making progress'

Celebrities

Here's what happened when Wyclef Jean 'took over' Gurney's in Montauk

The rapper took part in a new venture from a culture-oriented hospitality group.

Remembering Howard Johnson's, the beloved restaurant chain

Jericho's Madison Beer engaged to LA Chargers QB Justin Herbert

LI's Melissa Joan Hart, other '90s TV stars, will compete in new HGTV show

Melissa Manchester talks about 'Cagney,' Clive Davis, performing on LI, more

Taylor Swift paid $160G in city permit bill for wedding

Verne Gay

3 takeaways: The new faces on '60 Minutes'

Ahead of its 59th season, the CBS news-magazine adds five new on-air personalities.

Mutant sharks off LI? Montauk's 'Shark Doctor' says it's possible

Remembering Peter Lassally, late-night TV's 'host whisperer'

Theater

Spring will bring 'Purple Rain' to Broadway

The legendary Prince album and movie is about to become a stage musical.

OMG! Ex-Met José Iglesias joining Broadway's 'Buena Vista Social Club'

Belmont jockey's wild ride: LI man stars in 'Small'

Movies

Movie Review: Jane Schoenbrun's 'Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma' turns slasher tropes inward

Gillian Anderson plays the reclusive final girl of a 1980s slasher franchise in "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma."

New York Film Festival unveils lineup to main slate. James Gray opens and Ava DuVernay closes

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' nets second best North American opening ever with $355 million

What to Stream: 'Ted Lasso,' Billie Eilish, Stray Kids, 'You Me & Tuscany' and 'The Shards'

Wildfires force George Clooney's family to evacuate their home in southern France

Music

Meet the Long Islanders making it big on TikTok

Here's how these Long Island content creators use TikTok to build their careers.

MORE ON THIS TOPICMeet 6 Long Islanders reaching millions on TikTok

Remember these great songs from not so great movies?

'Total Eclipse' got its heart from a Long Islander

Well, hello 'Dolly'! Parton show headed to Broadway

Why we're obsessed with Taylor Swift's wedding and other celebrity nuptials

Remembering the pop culture of 1976: The Bicentennial year brought us 'Charlie's Angels,' 'Rocky,' 'Disco Duck,' lots more

Radio

Report: Howard Stern to cut back SiriusXM work to 1 day a week

Stern, who currently does three weekly shoes, has reportedly laid off a dozen staffers.

Robin Quivers cancer-free after 14 years

Billy Joel Channel returns to SiriusXM, marking 50th anniversary of 'Turnstiles'

WWRL 'Urban Preacher' Bob Law dies at 86

More Entertainment

Reading rooms: Bedside Reading fills Hamptons hotels with books

Combs' prison release is moved up once again

'Sharkzilla Takes New York' viewing party to be held in Montauk

World Wide Web: How many of these 'Spider-Man' TV shows do you remember?

Summer bummer: Beach Boys' Jones Beach show called off

Weather postpones David Matthews Band Jones Beach show

LI's Andrew Barth Feldman to star as Nero in new London musical

Gabrielle Korn takes us on a ride with 'Long Island Girls'

'Eyewitness News' reporter Lauren Glassberg exits after 26 years at Ch. 7

Swifties react to Taylor Swift's MSG wedding plans

Remember these 6 game shows from 1976? (Bet you don't remember them all)

Great South Bay Music Festival: Everything you need to know

RAFER GUZMÁN

'The Odyssey': Larger-than-life spectacle doesn't disappoint

It feels, at its best, like the kind of Old Hollywood production that once drew millions to movie palaces.

What to watch at this year's Stony Brook Film Festival

Get ready for 'The Odyssey' with our handy cheat sheet

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