The Northwell Health system on Thursday sponsored a forum designed to examine the issue of firearms through the public-health lens. Co-founder of Survivors Empowered, Sandy Phillips, spoke about the importance of survivors of mass shootings and gun violence getting the support they need. 


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Organizers of a newly formed Long Island group, Catholics Welcome Immigrants, are urging Bishop John Barres, the head of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, to take a stand on the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Nick Cannon, host of the Wild 'N Out Live show at Barclays Center, visited students at Hempstead and Roosevelt high schools on Friday.

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The love for the Knicks was palpable as fans gathered at Long Island restaurants and Madison Square Garden for watch parties to take in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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Long Islanders can expect a warm weekend forecast with temperatures in the 80s, there is an air quality alert Friday until 11 p.m., NewsdayTV's meteorologist Geoff Bansen has all the details.

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Carmine Agnello's arrest, for allegedly choking his girlfriend during an argument, comes weeks before he is to surrender to prison on a fraud conviction. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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"Generations of families went there," the local chamber of commerce president said.

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