Barbara Turney of Centereach tells us about learning to drive on a simulator at Wellington C. Mepham High School in Bellmore.


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Enjoy family-friendly Passover activities on Long Island, including craft sessions, educational tours and seders.

Passover celebrations, seders and events on LI

Join in on egg hunts and more family-friendly activities across Long Island featuring games, prizes and visits from the Easter Bunny.

Easter events on LI: Photos with the bunny, egg hunts and parades

Find an inflatable bounce area and interactive toys that encourage exploration.

Leave your shoes outside at Milleridge Inn's newest village business

Play places offering Italian and Spanish lessons for babies are helping new generations learn the family language.

LI parents raising bilingual babies find aid in little language classes

Members say they find comfort and support in a judgement-free environment for their fitness journey.

'Girl's club': LI sees renewed interest in women-only gyms

The new space with craft tables, salon stations, dressing rooms and a karaoke corner will offer spa parties, tea parties and dress-up gatherings for kids aged 3 to 14.

Sisters open Sparkle Society experience for kids

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The family restaurant is selling homemade chocolate Easter bunnies.

A sweet tradition returns to LI luncheonette after 40 years

The menu features the same Chinese fare as at other locations: Chow mein and platters with fried rice and pork egg rolls.

LI Chinese chain opens 5th location

The promotion marks the company's 75th anniversary.

75-cent Carvel Flying Saucer ice cream sandwiches landing on LI Friday

The former Dairy Barns continue to reopen as drive-thru coffee spots.

The Barn opens newest LI location

There are plenty of fish options for less than $30.

Affordable seafood spot opens in LI downtown

"Some of these guys, they become our best friends,'' Vincent's general manager (and Hofstra graduate) said.

Food for thought: Hofstra loves going to Vincent's Clam Bar in Carle Place

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From the Chocolate Expo to an egg hunt in Cold Spring Harbor, check out all the fun things to do and explore this weekend.

What's up on LI this weekend

Newsday food writers Andi Berlin and Erica Marcus got together for dim sum at Orient Garden in New Hyde Park, one of the spots on Newsday's list of best Chinese restaurants.

From shumai to turnip cake: Our favorite dim sum dishes

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us back in time to a family-run luncheonette that is bringing back some old time favorites.

Out East: Take a trip back in time to Sip'n Soda

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus visited La Roma Pastry Shop in Oakdale to see how pastries are made for St. Joseph's Day.

'That's how we celebrate Father's Day in Italy'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano tried some homemade Irish scones at Mary's Irish Shop in Long Beach.

'The full Irish breakfast is as good as at home'

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits more unique spots in this week's 'Out East.'

'Out East' roundup: Macari Vineyards, Little Gull Cafe, Riverhead Farmers Market and antique cash registers

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits with a man who has been collecting, refurbishing and reselling antique brass cash registers.

Out East: Cha-Ching! Restoring antique brass cash registers

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday food writer Andi Berlin do a blind pumpkin pie taste test.

The great pumpkin pie taste test

Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez visits Rocco's Tacos in Huntington Station to learn about their all-you-can-eat tacos deal.

Tacos and more all-you-can-eat deals on LI

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Find Your Balanced Life, a women-only gym in East Northport.

'You don't just lift here, you lift each other up'

The 36th annual flower and garden show at Hicks Nurseries in Westbury has something for everyone. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

'It's our introduction to spring'

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the case of Steven Damman, who went missing in East Meadow on Oct. 31, 1955.

'This story has all the elements'

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Book a direct flight from MacArthur Airport to experience baseball at its most intimate, with autographs and seats you'd never score in July.

Florida spring training getaway from LI

Show your Irish pride on Long Island with St. Patrick's Day parades throughout March.

LI St. Patrick's Day parades list

Explore our interactive guide to weekend fun, including family-friendly events, concerts, festivals and more.

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Nancy Howe was a 17-year-old senior in 1961 at Harborfields High School in Greenlawn. Howe remembers asking civil rights activist Malcolm X, to come speak to students at her school.

Former Harborfields High School student remembers Malcolm X’s visit 

From fried pickles to Mookie Wilson's sliders, Newsday's Carissa Kellman sampled new items on Citi Field's menu.

What's new to eat at Citi Field this season?

Some reports suggest that President Trump is pushing for Penn Station to be renamed Trump Station. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has the story as commuters and officials weigh in.

Next stop 'Trump Station'? Here's how Penn Station could be renamed.

When Hofstra and St. John's basketball players want a good pregame or post-game meal, their slam dunk choice is Vincent's Clam Bar in Carle Place. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

'You can never go wrong with the Lucky Parm'

Glen Cove softball pitcher Brooke Simmons has a chance to make the Olympics with the Puerto Rican national team.

Glen Cove's Brooke Simmons to join the Puerto Rican national softball team

Frank Labidi, 24, of Farmingville, "treated a public roadway like a race track," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

LI man accused of killing 2 teens in high-speed crash pleads not guilty 

Cole Brauer made history as the first American woman to circumnavigate the globe solo in a sailboat. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

LIer who made sailing history recalls her barrier-breaking journey

Ken Buffa pairs up with Steven Kitzen of Kitzen Construction to learn what goes into dock building in this week's LI Works.

LI Works: It's a shore thing as Ken learns how to build docks

Get a taste of Ireland at Mary’s Irish Shop

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