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Two schools in the William Floyd School District and a BOCES school in Hicksville closed due to COVID-19, while schools in Riverhead, Lindenhurst, Uniondale and North Babylon reported cases. The state's travel quarantine list grew Tuesday.
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The State University of New York has created an online portal that allows students, families and the general public to track infections of COVID-19 as well as testing at all 64 campuses.
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Thousands who signed up to take the college-admissions exam this week must now deal with test-site closings prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, testing authorities announced Tuesday.
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Proposed changes to the MTA's rules include limiting how long someone can sit on a station bench or inside a shelter, prohibiting lying down at stations, and banning the use of shopping carts.
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Violent crime fell across Long Island during the first half of 2020 but commercial burglaries skyrocketed in Nassau and Suffolk counties because businesses closed by coronavirus pandemic became targets, officials said.
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The building department has come under scrutiny for its operations after superstorm Sandy and is still being investigated by the Nassau district attorney's office.
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During the same month in 2019, the jobless rate in Nassau and Suffolk counties stood at 3.9%.
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Rapper Cardi B was not present for the incident at Smith Point County Park beach involving her sister Hennessy Carolina but she later shared the video on Twitter and Instagram.
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The online panel event was part of Long Island Mobility Week and focused on the environmental and safety benefits of public transportation.
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Worker dies after fall from ladder, police say
The man fell while doing exterminating work on a Bay Avenue home, Nassau police say.
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Republicans said Suffolk was in poor fiscal condition before the pandemic, and Bellone should not blame a lack of federal funding for possible police cuts.
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A task force found that failure of the system, prompted by a tidal wave of customer communications, led to incorrect restoration times and slowed field work.
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Following last week's delays of the Lost Wages Assistance payments, the New York Department of Labor Tweeted that the agency would be handling the disbursal of payments differently.
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From May 29 to Sept. 17, the State Liquor Authority issued charges against 119 Long Island businesses that sell alcohol, suspending the liquor licenses of 11, according to agency records.
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With public school sports postponed, Catholic League teams start practicing for season scheduled to begin Oct. 9.
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Comfort is key as folks head back to the workplace after quarantine.
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What we expect from the CDC
COVID-19 scientists need to do their work without political interference.
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Downside of IDA deals
If tax breaks are needed, whole system is broken.
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Readers react to the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Reader letters to Newsday about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her lasting legacy.
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O'Reilly: In the Senate, America is at the edge of the cliff
But this old parliamentary rule might help save America.
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The pandemic has slightly altered the traditional haunted house and u-pick experiences.
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Everything on the menu at this Kentucky-based chain is made from scratch, from its steaks to its fresh-baked bread served with cinnamon butter.
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Remote lessons were a dealbreaker for these college students.
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Here are some places you may want to see — or see again — in the Big City (just be sure to bring a mask).
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More than 7,000 hand-carved jack-o'-lanterns will create sculptures symbolizing Long Island.
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The mobile ax-throwing cage is a new at-home party standout.
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Hit the paved paths at these scenic spots.
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Thinking about adopting a pet? These Long Island shelter dogs are looking for forever homes.
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The FDA plans to detail tough approval standards for a coronavirus vaccine in favor of boosting public confidence, rather than meeting Trump's political deadline.
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Expect the topics to converge on the coronavirus when Trump and Biden face off in the first presidential debate on Sept. 29.
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Officials in Kentucky's largest city were preparing Tuesday for more protests and possible unrest as the public nervously awaits the state attorney general's announcement about whether he will charge officers in Breonna Taylor's shooting death.
