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Long Island drivers are paying $3,700 a year for dangerous, failing roads

Drivers in the metro area, which includes Long Island, spend about $3,755 per vehicle due to higher costs, traffic crashes and congestion delays, a transportation nonprofit says.

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MORE ON THIS TOPIC2,100 killed, 16,000 seriously injured in LI crashes over a decade. What can be done?

Only in NewsdayNew report finds risks of AI in schools are greater than the benefits. LI educators weigh in.

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NIFA approves employee buyout ... Smithtown could hike fees ... Drivers paying for rough roads Credit: Newsday

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Brian Acworth, scholarship founder, sailboat builder, real estate developer, dies at 97

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NIFA approves Nassau retirement incentive for county employees

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NY's population growth slows as deportation policies ramp up, census shows

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First in NewsdayHamptons home prices break records as LI prices continue to rise

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North Fork mansion sells for record-breaking $12.35M on Peconic Bay

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Crime

Only in Newsday$9M settlement in death of 8-year-old Thomas Valva could be in jeopardy, legal filings show

A court hearing on the case was canceled due to the apparent impasse between Thomas' mother and her lawyers.

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MORE ON THIS TOPICValva settlement delayed again over money split

Federal judge sentences LI investment adviser for defrauding couple

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Man pretended to be FBI agent and tried to free Luigi Mangione, officials say

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LI man indicted in Hempstead crash that killed pedestrian on Halloween

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First in NewsdayMTA sets record with $1.5B in overtime spending

The rising costs come despite repeated commitments by MTA leadership to rein in overtime expenses.

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Cheaper tickets, smaller stadiums: Where to catch a D1 basketball game close to home

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East Northport teens collect thousands of items for Elwood food pantry

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President Donald Trump's impact on Long Island

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Only in NewsdayOil tanks over Oyster Bay Harbor eyed for demolition

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Indictment in Atlantic Beach wrong-way crash that injured family

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Only in NewsdayClear your sidewalk – or pay up: LIers who don't clear snow face fines

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Only in NewsdayLimited options, high prices dictate how LIers move through housing market

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Smithtown mulls hiking fees for permits for electrical work, new pools, fences

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Only in NewsdayWith 2 young kids and a cancer diagnosis, a Flanders home became this family's safe haven

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Only in NewsdayFormer student tells LI jury how teacher allegedly sexually abused him repeatedly as a child

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Bomb cyclone could hit LI Sunday with snow, high winds

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First in NewsdayLI Ducks purchased by group connected to Texas Rangers

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Committee: No need for environmental review of Blydenburgh Park dam rebuild

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Penguins at Long Island Aquarium shelter inside amid cold snap

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Police identify pedestrian killed in Lake Grove crash

Suffolk uses AI to power pilot program at call center

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Only in NewsdayRed Cote Preserve to expand with state funding

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Homelessness among seniors on LI jumps sharply, new data shows

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First in NewsdayLongo named head football coach at Shoreham-Wading River HS

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First in NewsdaySouthampton Town Board votes to buy oceanfront mansion to build public beach

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Only in NewsdayFather testifies he saw ex-teacher as 'huge threat' to the safety of his sons at Bernagozzi sex abuse trial

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Only in NewsdayHospital seeks to claw back $1M from former high-ranking employees

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Court documents: Former teacher 'repeatedly' hit 7-year-old

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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