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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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Under the 2021 budget adopted by the town board, 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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NYPD: Officers hurt, demonstrators arrested in Walter Wallace protest
Police said dozens of buildings, cars and police vehicles were damaged or tagged with graffiti during a protest Tuesday night in Brooklyn in response to the fatal shooting of a Black man by police in Philadelphia.
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Sales of candy, decorations and pumpkins are way up, but costume rentals for big Halloween parties are lagging and fewer parents have said they'll take children trick-or-treating.
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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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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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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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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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"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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Port Authority: Travelers who don't wear masks could be fined
Starting Monday, travelers and riders who use Port Authority of New York and New Jersey facilities and services could be subject to a $50 fine for not wearing a mask, the agency announced.
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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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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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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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Volkswagen is recalling more than 218,000 Jetta sedans in the U.S. to fix a fuel leak problem that can cause fires.
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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.
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President Donald Trump will make a crunchtime appeal to voters in Nevada. But he'll do so from Arizona.
