Many Long Islanders got a new pet during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that they are transitioning back to work, some owners are concerned about their furry friends being home alone all day.


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The eponymous spicy-savory bird has an international pedigree.

Exotic chicken eatery opens second LI location

The fare served will combine the chefs' different cultures.

Popular LI chefs team up for new eatery

Experience the 2026 World Cup in Europe, where soccer mania transforms daily life and enhances your travel with cultural immersion and communal celebrations.

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"We're just operating right on their bar," the owner said.

Specialty coffee shop opens inside LI pub

Plenty of local bakeries and restaurants are doing straight dupes of the now-viral cake.

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Chains across Long Island are serving up free sweet treats on Friday.

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The spot is known for its broken bacon, egg and cheese.

Breakfast cafe opens inside LI market

Blue-and-orange pizzas, cookies and more treats are major sellers at local eateries as the Knicks take on the Spurs.

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This is the first expansion for the eatery known for its weekday specials.

Popular LI Italian spot opens 2nd location after 50 years

All of these standout dishes are found at casual spots; food trucks or small order-at-the-counter taquerias. (OK, one of them is at a brewery.)

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The shop specializes in vegan and gluten-free Swedish candy.

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Dennis Arfa, the architect of the Piano Man's record-breaking residency at Madison Square Garden, was inducted on Saturday into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

Billy Joel inducts longtime collaborator into LI Music Hall of Fame

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Yaphank Deli to try their "chip bag sandwich."

Trendy Bites: It's a bag of chips ... it's a sandwich ... it's the chip bag sandwich! 

NYU researchers are surveying the Eastern box turtle population to better understand how they are faring against habitat destruction, roadways and global warming.`

Turtle-sniffing dogs searching LI woods to help protect a species

Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is back for a second stint with the Giants. Head coach John Harbaugh on Wednesday said Beckham seems healthier and Beckham said he is looking forward to making the most of the opportunity.

Odell Beckham Jr. back with the Giants

Recently passed state auto insurance reforms could help lower car insurance rates as much as 10% for New York drivers, according to some estimates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NYS takes crack at lowering auto insurance premiums. Here's what that means for LI.

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits the Long Island Game Farm for an inside look at the incredible hands-on wildlife encounters there.

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If approved, it would be the first new hospital on Long Island since 1980. Newsday business reporter James T. Madore has more.

NYU Langone plans new hospital in Melville 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Main Event, an entertainment center that recently opened in Deer Park.

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Newsday food writer Erica Marcus helps make a strawberry crunch ice cream at Coyle's Ice Cream in Islip.

Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip

Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs has been a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Chubs Meats in Medford to try The Brunson, a sandwich inspired by the New York Knicks' star player.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland chats with LGBT Network President David Kilmnick and Newsday features reporter David J. Criblez about Long Island's 2026 Pride Month celebrations.

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From North Fork Dog Dock Diving in Greenport to David Lee Roth at The Paramount, check out all the fun things to do and explore this weekend.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed stops by the iconic Jamesport Country Store, your go-to destination for vintage antiques, vibrant local art, and charming homegrown goods.

Out East: Take a step back in time at the Jamesport Country Store

Newsday food writer Melissa Azofeifa takes a lobster roll taste test at Driftwood on the Long Beach boardwalk.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East," and shows us different spots you can visit this winter.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East," and shows us the Long Island Aquarium, a comfort food restaurant in Baiting Hollow, a Riverhead greenhouse and Albert Einstein's connections to the East End.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East" to visit a few interesting spots.

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