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A wide-ranging study says renters and owners are feeling the pinch, and it suggests that Long Islanders may need to re-imagine their suburbs.
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Salaries for Oyster Bay Town employees increase to $91.9 million and levies stay essentially flat at about $233 million next year.
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The Nassau County IDA agreed to negotiate tax breaks for the proposed Syosset warehouse, but advised Amazon to address residents' concerns.
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Sales of candy, decorations and pumpkins are way up, but costume rentals for big Halloween parties are lagging.
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The plants that provide power during peak summer-demand times can be replaced with battery storage and other technologies and potentially save the utility hundreds of millions of dollars, a recent study says.
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The sunroom leads to a living room, kitchen and a green, fully fenced backyard.
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Police: Three sought in hit-and-run, thefts
Police are seeking three people who were involved in a Shirley hit-and-run and thefts at gas stations in Holbrook and Middle Island.
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Officials laud progress in the Five Towns where coronavirus cases recently spiked but have now decreased. Newsday's Cecilia Dowd has more.
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College experts offer advice for students and parents, including: How can college-bound students find the right school, and convince that school that they're the right student?
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The Dodgers took the lead for good in the sixth inning, moments after Rays starter Blake Snell was pulled amid a dominant performance.
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"By requiring all students to test negative before leaving, we are implementing a smart, sensible policy that protects students' families and hometown communities," SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras said Tuesday.
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Cuomo said Massachusetts qualifies to be on the list due to high coronavirus levels, but exempted it from the quarantine restriction because it is too interconnected with New York.
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The poll, commissioned by Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, also found that more than half of respondents either will not take a coronavirus vaccine or are not sure if they will.
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"We have to remind everyone that there are 20,000 to 40,000 deaths from the flu every year" across the U.S., said Dr. Mark Jarrett, Northwell Health's deputy chief medical officer.
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Inside the art of extreme pumpkin carving with LI artists
Long Island's "Halloween Wars" artists show how you can carve your own.
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With ridership down, the LIRR predicts a 64% drop in fare revenue for 2020, from $769 million last year to $279 million this year.
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Supervisor Rich Schaffer said the town will not plan any layoffs or cuts to services as part of the preliminary $146M budget, but residents will see an annual tax hike of either $84 or $119.
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Voting on Long Island shouldn't be this frustrating
It's been inspiring to see this mass affirmation of what it means to be a citizen of this country. But it shouldn't be this frustrating.
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Suffolk voters must turn the ballot
Three propositions are up in the county in November.
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Yes, we're already transitioning from fossil fuels
Renewables such as solar and wind are expected to provide 20% of America's electricity this year, more than double their share 10 years ago.
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Absentee ballots and when states will count them create a big unknown for the reporting of final results.
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Long Island is again in the spotlight for State Senate races.
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Even the president weighed in, tweeting encouragement to Long Island backers just nine days before Election Day.
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"At long last, democracy in town government," said Assemb. Phil Ramos (D-Brentwood). "This is a historic milestone that empowers a community of color that has been neglected for years."
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The tortured tale behind a haunted LI bar
Katie’s Bar has long been a place to hang. And if you start seeing things, you should know – it might just not be that you’ve had a few too many.
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COVID-19 is no match for these intrepid new eateries —from taco stands to barbecue to crowd-pleasing Italian.
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The event encourages shopping local — and dressing as your favorite witch.
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Rymer wrote the song to help kids understand the new responsibility.
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Celebrate spooky season with younger revelers.
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You can vote on your favorite houses.
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Johnnie's Car Wash on Oak is mixing scares with suds.
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The near-complete dearth of commercial bus tours this year means that leaf-gazers will have all those mesmerizingly magnificent back roads largely to themselves.
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President Donald Trump will make a crunchtime appeal to voters in Nevada. But he'll do so from Arizona.
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The family of a Black man killed by Philadelphia police officers in a shooting caught on video had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention, their lawyer said.
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Zeta re-strengthened into a hurricane as Louisiana braced for the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season.
