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The attorney general picked Joon H, Kim, a former U.S. attorney, and Anne L. Clark, an employment discrimination lawyer.
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The season opens Friday night across Long Island. It's football games in March for the first time in area history.
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The three new Long Island sites will be at the Suffolk County Community College campus in Brentwood, the Stony Brook University campus in Southampton and the SUNY Old Westbury campus.
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Following complaints from livid commuters about what they said were dangerous and predictable overcrowded conditions on the first day of a scaled-back schedule, the LIRR added another train Monday afternoon with more Tuesday.
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LI restaurants could see help soon from a $28 billion coronavirus relief bill that just passed the Senate and is awaiting a vote in the House. Cecilia Dowd reports.
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Personnel records of more than 35,000 active NYPD cops, including whether they were ever found guilty of misconduct by the department, were posted online.
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The legislation would restrict current sales to at least 1,000 feet from schools, parks and playgrounds and limit new smoke shops to light manufacturing and industrial zoning districts, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin said.
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DuCharme said he would be succeeded by his first assistant, Mark Lesko, a former deputy head of the office's Criminal Division on Long Island and a former Brookhaven Town Supervisor.
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The House will vote this week on a relief package that includes $1,400 direct cash payments to individuals earning $75,000 or less and married couples who make up to $150,000.
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Town board member Ed Smyth, who is running for town supervisor, was named to the largely ceremonial position.
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State Appellate Division says tribe didn't waive sovereign authority to declare a member 'undesirable' after suing her to close her gas station.
Tracking the coronavirus
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Mayor: NYC high schools reopening in two weeks
Each will be required to test at least 20% of students and staff weekly while continuing with masking, social distancing and nightly deep cleaning, the schools chancellor said. School sports will resume in April. Read more
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Restaurants across most of New York State, including Long Island, can soon boost capacity from 50% to 75%, Gov. Cuomo announced. New York City will remain at 35%.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations also say that vaccinated people can gather without precautions with unvaccinated people considered at low-risk for severe disease from COVID-19.
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New response strategies, decontamination methods and additional personal protective equipment all have helped personnel keep patients, and themselves, safer.
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The Senate majority leader also said New York will get $12 billion for schools and $65 billion for the MTA, including the LIRR.
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Forced into remote instruction when the coronavirus hit last spring, they are looking to shift to more in-person instruction in the fall, although plans could change if the COVID-19 pandemic worsens again.
Long Islanders' Favorites
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"All of our residents must have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, and this iconic site will give us the ability to deliver the vaccine rapidly," Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said.
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Newsday asked girls what they think President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris can do to help women and girls. Twenty-four responded with their ideas.
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Owner Arie Pavlou leads cooking demos that include instructions on making cocktails, soup, foie gras, a main dish and a dessert. Once the hour seminar is finished, all are invited into the dining room for a wine-pairing dinner.
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Cuomo's fate awaits probe
Findings should determine his future.
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A heavy burden for health care workers
We must commit to help those who kept Long Island healthy.
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MTA may still make cuts despite the federal bailout
Today's Point discusses service cuts on the LIRR and more.
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Kids are returning to games their LI parents grew up with
Long Island gaming stores say it's a "huge" trend right now. Read more
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The menu at the Port Washington spot changes every week.
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Here are some spots in Nassau, Suffolk and on the East End that offer plenty of fun things to do this spring break.
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Thinking about adopting a pet? These Long Island shelter dogs are looking for forever homes.
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If you're looking for a getaway not too far from home, the South Fork has tons of fun things to do and spots to explore this winter.
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Here are three parks where there's plenty to do and experience — all free of charge until spring.
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"Everybody wants to get back the specific toys they had when they were kids," one owner says.
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