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Save 30% to 50% on Fire Island rentals post-Labor Day.

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The menu is full of interesting categories like cutlets, Kerala snacks, Kerala breakfast items and non-veg roast.

New LI restaurant serves hard-to-find dishes

Pizzeria in LI downtown closes after 65-year run

Order the Korean fried chicken wings in spicy garlic sauce, which is pungent yet thinly coated so the wings retain their crisp.

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This joint rises to the top of this crop, with its half-pound works of meaty perfection.

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Every detail has been considered here, not just the high-quality fish, most of which, is air-shipped from Tokyo's Toyosu Fish Market.

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There's no better place to savor the rustic karahi than this chef-owned strip mall spot.

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Egyptian food gets a stylish twist at this modest, chef-driven newcomer.

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This trendy strip mall spot is at the forefront of Long Island's Indian food wave.

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The handcrafted cocktails are impeccable, the miso is made in-house, dishes change seasonally.

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Ken 'Batman' Buffa heads to 4th World Comics in Smithtown.

LI Works: The Dark Ken sells comic books

NewsdayTV's Andi Berlin visits No Good Burger Joint in Baldwin.

Newsday's Top 50 restaurants: A burger joint joins the list

New York State is mailing out energy rebate checks between $100 and $200 to taxpayers who qualitify. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'A check is always nice. A little more would be nicer.'

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed checks out a beloved local staple where visitors near and far gather to grab tomatoes for their Sunday sauce.

As New York picked up the pieces and began to rebuild after 9/11, Newsday's photographers were there. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland has more.

Picture This: When New York and America rose from 9/11

Steel beams from the World Trade Center have become memorials to those who were lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and can now be found scattered throughout Long Island. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'It's a beautiful testament'

FDNY firefighter Ronnie Gies, of Merrick, was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. Since then, his three sons have honored his legacy by becoming firefighters themselves. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'I still grieve every day'

NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn looks at how Long Island schools are using first-person memories and immersive experiences to teach about 9/11, 25 years later.

How LI schools are teaching 9/11 to those who didn't experience it

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa checks out this viral social media hit that has customers flocking to Chefs Corner in Mineola.

Trendy Bites: Lemon curd pancakes in Mineola 

The proposed Amazon warehouse and distribution center in Holbrook would be one of Amazon's largest facilities in the U.S. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Residents oppose proposed Amazon warehouse

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Sample knishes, loaded mashed potatoes, a beer garden and more at the Long Island Potato Festival at Farmingdale State College on Sept. 26-27.

A carb-lover's dream

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed is heading 'Out East' to showcase the ultimate local spots you need to explore.

Out East Show: Milk Pail u-pick farm; Lenny Bruno Farms; McCall Wines; Jamesport Farm Brewery

'It just went viral'

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'The world changed that day'

Two Newsday photographers talk about their experiences at Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001.

Picture This: When Newsday photographers captured America's Day of Terror

The 22-year-old content creator from Westbury claims these spots are supposedly the BEST on Long Island.

These spots on Long Island are SUPPOSEDLY the BEST

Tasty and trendy: How this Commack native turned food content into a thriving business

How this Commack native turned food content into a thriving business

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa spoke with Robert Sinclair Jr., senior manager of public affairs for AAA Northeast, about some of the best and worst times to travel during the holiday weekend.

Labor Day weekend travel forecast

50 years of farm-fresh fun! NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us to a Water Mill u-pick farm that's harvesting way more than just apples.

Out East: The Milk Pail U-pick apple farm in Water Mill

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