Long Island
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Long Island reopens: Scenes from the start of Phase One
It was anything but the usual. Masks, gloves and social distancing rules remained in effect for patrons and employees while retailers were required to limit occupancy to 50%. Read more
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"It's not hard to find ways to help people, even in small ways," says Emmy Specht.
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After massive job losses due to the COVID-19 shutdown, getting people back to work will hinge on reopening schools and day care centers, an economist says.
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Suffolk property owners can pay their taxes by June 21, instead of May 31, without penalties or interest under a new executive order by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
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Cops: Jamesport man shot, wounded after firing at police
The man was shot by Riverhead Town police after he fired a shotgun at his father and officers at a home in Jamesport on Wednesday evening, Suffolk County police said.
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An aunt of shooting victim Christopher Curro, says his family is angry that Errick Allen, facing a murder charge, was bonded out of jail.
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They're bound for the Ivy League, Annapolis and elsewhere to study fashion merchandising, guitar performance and more. Meet the 2020 salutatorians.
Cost of Living
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First-time home buyers on Long Island are finding creative ways to afford the biggest purchase of their lives.
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A new federal mandate calls for hospitals to post their prices online. But lists of costs show that the medical world speaks a language all its own.
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A record 20 percent of the U.S. population lived in multigenerational households in 2016, according to the latest census data, up 5.6 percent from 2014.
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Suffolk residents said not knowing how to find available doctors was one of the biggest obstacles to obtaining health care.
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Suffolk police identify Gilgo victim as Valerie Mack
The department identified the victim as Valerie Mack, who also used the name Melissa Taylor, on its newly launched gilgonews.com website. Read more
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An aunt of shooting victim Christopher Curro, says his family is angry that Errick Allen, facing a murder charge, was bonded out of jail.
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We caught up with 15 former valedictorians to see what they've done lately. A lot, actually — from fighting coronavirus to creating art to maybe even figuring out a way to go into outer space.
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County Executive Laura Curran is expected to unveil a plan to speed approvals of temporary road closures so restaurants and retailers can expand outside.
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Out-of-town visitors are no longer allowed access after officials said they got numerous reports of violations of social distancing and face mask guidelines, littering during the Memorial Day weekend.
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It's one of the most crucial steps to figuring out where the spread of COVID-19 came from — and whom it might attack next, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.