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WATCH NOW Officials: Patience needed during racial harassment probe
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder urge community members to let an investigation into a Black woman's allegations run its course. Read more

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Poll: LI, metro area consumer confidence up slightly in June
While the latest sentiment reading shows an improvement, the number of residents pessimistic about their immediate financial future is larger than those who are optimistic.
Billy Joel plays discarded piano on LI sidewalk
The singer/songwriter was on a motorcycle ride and stopped in his tracks when he saw the piano sitting curbside.
Police: Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run
A 20-year-old driver has been arrested in connection with the death of an 87-year-old woman Monday in Greenport, Southold Town police said.

Cops: Westbury Best Buy store held up at knifepoint
A man and a woman stole electronics equipment and the male suspect then pulled a knife on a store security officer, police say.
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Suffolk Fair Housing task force seeks to combat historic segregation on LI
The task force convened for the first time Tuesday in response to a Newsday investigation published last year that uncovered widespread evidence of discrimination by Long Island real estate agents.
Long Wharf pier gets long-needed upgrades
The Sag Harbor mainstay underwent a $4.9M overhaul that added a railing, pathway lighting, filters to treat the water and remove contaminants and electric power stations for docked yachts.

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Curran, GOP lawmakers split over debt refinancing
It would save millions of dollars, but some fear it also would lengthen NIFA control.
Suozzi introduces bill to lower EIDL interest rate
The rate on the Economic Injury Disaster Loans would drop to 1% under the legislation, making them much more attractive to small firms struggling to survive, he said.
MTA overtime drop mostly from weather, virus
Despite an MTA-wide effort to rein in overtime costs, those expenses grew at MTA Bridges and Tunnels, Metro-North Railroad, and the MTA Bus Co.
Riverhead takes $4.8M step toward town square project
Officials agree in principle to purchase a pair of buildings on East Main Street that will be used to connect Main Street to the riverfront along the Peconic River.
Bay Shore district lays off teachers to prepare for 'worst-case scenario'
Bay Shore schools laid off dozens teachers after the district and teachers' association governing board failed to reach an agreement on deferring salary increases.
2:43 Trump: Fair housing rules having 'devastating' impact on suburbs
Requirements that communities track patterns of poverty and segregation are having a "devastating impact" on "once thriving Suburban areas," Trump tweeted.

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Breaking News Trump, Barr: Feds to seek death penalty in killing of 2 Brentwood teens
As part of a nationwide attack on the MS-13 gang, President Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr announced they intend to seek the death penalty for an alleged local gang leader in the 2016 Brentwood killings, and five other killings on LI. Read more
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MORE ON THIS TOPIC Feds: A brutal killer, he led MS-13's LI resurgence MS-13 linked to deaths of these 52 LIers They call Brentwood home. MS-13 won’t change that.
2:52 WATCH NOW Schools can reopen if infection level is 5% or lower, Cuomo says
Schools can reopen if the regional coronavirus infection level is 5% or lower by the first week in August, but will remain closed if the level rises to 9% or greater before school opens.
Swimmer pulled from waters off Jones Beach dies
The 35-year-old man was found submerged in the ocean off the Field 2 beach at Jones Beach State Park, officials said.