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At a hearing on the proposed 2021 budget, residents were concerned about development without a master plan and spending on projects during the pandemic.
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The roll for some 385,000 residential properties is the first to be calculated under County Executive Laura Curran's countywide property reassessment.
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The German discount grocer's eighth store on Long Island will open tomorrow in Oakdale.
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A wireless company will install equipment in three fewer locations after winning a lawsuit against North Hempstead Town.
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Acting State Supreme Court Justice Tammy S. Robbins ordered during a virtual arraignment that Thomas DiNapoli continue to be held at Nassau's jail without bail.
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Long Islanders lined up Monday armed with folding chairs, books and hot coffee, up to three hours before more than two dozen early voting locations opened their doors, elections officials said.
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The new shop features doughnuts made of cake and those of yeast — all with over-the-top names to boot.
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Newsday analysis: Suffolk police stopped, searched minority drivers at higher rates
A Newsday analysis found officers pulled over Black drivers almost four times more often than white drivers, and Hispanic drivers twice as often. Read more
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NuHealth, which runs Nassau University Medical Center, "cannot continue operating as it currently does," a report commissioned by the financial control board says.
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A Stony Brook resident was expecting a record low bill after his power was off for 14 days in August; he got the opposite.
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Far from a solution to its massive deficit, Metropolitan Transportation Authority chairman Patrick Foye suggested borrowing the federal funds would only buy the agency more time.
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A quirk in federal law allowed Hempstead Town $133 million in CARES Act money, while Nassau County got only $103 million. The county argues it should get some of the town's funding.
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The state has taken more actions to enforce COVID-19 rules than the two Long Island counties, with a small percentage of local cases involving violation of social distancing and mask-wearing rules leading to court summonses and potential fines for businesses.
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Some of the options include the highest fare increases in seven years, cutting Long Island Rail Road service by 50%, and shuttering more of the railroad's ticket offices.
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Patients isolated inside. Loved ones kept in the dark. See how COVID-19 ravaged LI’s second-largest nursing home.
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Town looks to seize neglected beachfront property in Lindenhurst
The owner is $15,000 behind on taxes and refuses to allow required access to a local civic group and a global nonprofit to work on an anti-erosion plan, an official said. Read more
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Long Islanders lined up Monday armed with folding chairs, books and hot coffee, up to three hours before more than two dozen early voting locations opened their doors, elections officials said.
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"By requiring all students to test negative before leaving, we are implementing a smart, sensible policy that protects students' families and hometown communities," SUNY Chancellor Jim Malatras said Tuesday.
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LIRR: Port Jefferson branch service restored after train hits person
Service had been suspended between Port Jefferson and Huntington after a train hit a person west of Stony Brook, the railroad said.
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Amid the pandemic, pest proofing may matter more than ever, since people are spending more time at home and are likely to generate more trash, experts say.
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Nassau IDA requires housing projects to certify that they don't discriminate to receive more tax breaks for increasing the number of affordable apartments.
