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Feds strip bike lanes, pedestrian protections from safety list

Long Island traffic experts said the changes aren't based on data and could affect what projects are funded.

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House signals no fast action on farm visas important to LI

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Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.

'I've never seen fire sitting on the water' Three Newsday photographers talk to NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland about covering the tragic crash of TWA Flight 800 in 1996.

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Only in NewsdayEdward Mangano's resentencing on corruption charges delayed until September

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Investor buys former Casanova Meats buildings in West Babylon for $3 million

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First in NewsdayGotti grandson allowed to delay sentence to donate kidney to mom, federal judge rules

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Brookhaven OKs 18-month ban on AI data centers

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More than 725,000 Pillsbury rolls recalled for possible glass contamination

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Crime

Nassau police arrest 6 people, seize 47 guns during weapons trafficking crackdown

Law enforcement officials called the action one of the largest firearm trafficking crackdowns in the county's history.

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Only in NewsdayNYS push for solar power eats away at upstate farmland

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is making the spread of solar farms an issue in his race for governor.

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Don't miss out on free ice cream this weekend

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30 years after tragedy, families gather to commemorate victims of TWA Flight 800

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First in NewsdayMike Francesa sells Manhasset home for $7.5 million

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Pizza shop in Babylon closes temporarily after floor collapse

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Massapequa 12U softball team gets big send-off before 134-mile journey

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6 players planned to leave Holy Trinity before football program was suspended

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Contractor accidentally unearths long-lost time capsule

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First in NewsdayHoly Trinity suspends its football program this season

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On day of shark sighting, Hempstead details plan to increase patrols

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Canadian wildfire smoke now pumping 'unhealthy' air to LI

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Hofstra contractor punctures gas line, buildings evacuated

DeportedLa campaña de control de la inmigración siembra la incertidumbre en las granjas de Long Island. 'Podría ser el fin.'

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Only in NewsdayNew lawsuit filed in 2023 Farmingdale High School bus crash that killed two

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First in NewsdaySuffolk seeks to take over Plum Island from feds

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Only in NewsdayIn Commack, high schoolers' Wiffle ball league cultivates community

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First in NewsdayTown approves Sbarro family's plan for waterfront hub after heated 5-hour hearing

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Only in NewsdayHempstead laundry company agrees to pay $400G in back wages to workers

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New Breeze Airways route from MacArthur Airport

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Cyclospora cases likely to increase through August, CDC says

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Sex Next DoorMap: These LI massage spas have been raided as officials attempt to disrupt sex trade

LI weightlifter kept pumping iron while collecting $100G in disability benefits, officials say

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Town settles with golf course developer to sell it strip of land for $10M

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Newsday InvestigatesSuffolk brothel cop repeatedly ignored emergency calls before indictment

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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.

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