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LIRR strike talks: MTA, unions meeting Monday

A strike could start as early as May 16 if no agreement is reached.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICLIRR unions warn strike would be commuter chaos MTA ready to offer bigger raises to LIRR unions to avoid strike

Hamptons village bans its police from cooperation deals with ICE

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Gilgo documentary reveals grisly rituals ... NUMC's failed big-money bet ... Volunteer firefighter stipends ... Indictment in crash that injured DOT worker

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LIU revoked golf scholarship of student recovering from injury

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Rare white deer spotted on eastern LI

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Only in NewsdayBronx 'Bananas': LI's Moscatiello excited to play at Stadium

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NY is about to make it easier for landscapers to switch to quieter, electric gear

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Town urged to end ICE shooting range deal

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Crime

Rex Heuermann's 4-day killing ritual detailed in documentary

Peacock's "Gilgo Beach Serial Killer: House of Secrets" reveals how he carefully planned the murders to keep his secret life hidden from family and authorities.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICGilgo Beach killings investigation complete coverage Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann expected to plead guilty to 8th homicide, source says Gilgo Beach victim Karen Vergata's journey back home

Second man sentenced for Long Island carjackings

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SPCA offers $2G reward to find driver 'deliberately striking' geese in Suffolk

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1 dead in Huntington Station shooting

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Gilgo documentary reveals grisly rituals ... NUMC's failed big-money bet ... Volunteer firefighter stipends ... Indictment in crash that injured DOT worker

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Only in NewsdayTrump order fast-tracks reviews of psychedelic treatments for veterans. Why some on LI are divided.

Long Island drug treatment experts remain skeptical and insist that psychedelics come with major mental health risks.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICTrump signs order to speed review of psychedelics, including the controversial drug ibogaine LI drug treatment experts, veterans advocates divided over psychedelic treatment

Black migrant workers who toiled in LI's potato fields inspire a contemporary opera

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91 luxury apartments opening, with golf simulator, podcast studio

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Only in NewsdayPlanes zooming overhead? Not a problem for these LI homebuyers.

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Recent LI restaurant closings

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First in NewsdayNew family-owned grocery store opens on LI with global variety

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First in NewsdayNYS strikes down LI districts' transgender bathroom policies

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Only in Newsday23 LI schools flagged for poor academic performance

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'Toxic tides' of flesh-eating bacteria, algae, cesspool runoff threaten LI's waters

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East Hampton considers barring police from cooperating with ICE

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2 Suffolk men face child porn charges, state police say

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Need new wheels? Suffolk police to auction 85 impounded vehicles.

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LI town expands tax exemption

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Only in NewsdayFederal judge rebukes ICE's arrest tactics in 2 LI cases

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First in NewsdayAfter 45 years, King Kullen to close Nassau supermarket

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First in NewsdaySuffolk school district names new superintendent

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Trove of rare books worth $3M recovered after theft from LI estate decades ago

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Two LI water districts tap into grants, bonding for upgrades

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First in NewsdayCity keeps discounted golf course fees

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Kayaker rescued after distress call in Great Peconic Bay

New Long Island restaurants to try

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'Lost' Holocaust memorial sculpture moved to LI museum

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Another tiny house hits market in Selden, this time for $379,000

Rally against making section of Kings Point Park a parking lot

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LI police fired after internal investigation

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal