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Long Island
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NJ pushes for smaller wind-energy area off Hamptons
A top New Jersey utility official on Friday said returning a reduced Fairways North area to the bidding "gives us another viable area and increases competition."
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EX-NYPD officer pleads guilty to obstruction in murder-for-hire plot
A now-former NYPD officer from Oceanside pleaded guilty Friday to obstructing a grand jury investigation into her alleged plot to hire a hit man to kill her estranged husband and the teenage daughter of her boyfriend.
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Parking passes for Bethpage Air Show go on sale Monday, Cuomo says
Pandemic restrictions mean atttendance at one of Long Island's most popular annual events will be reduced to just 50% of the capacity of each parking field.
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State lawmakers urge LIPA to quit PSEG
In a letter to Gov. Cuomo, 14 state lawmakers from LI urged LIPA to terminate the PSEG contract "as soon as possible" and to work toward becoming a "true public power company."
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Police: Teen fled crash that killed woman
Police say the 17-year-old hit the woman's car, pushing it into oncoming traffic, where it was hit a second time by a pickup truck.
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Plan to revive LI economy gets no response from Albany
A local official says the COVID recovery plan submitted in September has been sitting, but he's still optimistic the recommendations can be implemented.
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NY approves technique that could help clear unsolved murders
Police on Long Island will have access next week to an emerging forensic technique used to help identify unknown murder victims like those in the Gilgo Beach case.
Watchdog
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Most big police forces widely use body cams. But not Nassau and Suffolk.
Newsday found that LI’s major departments are two of only three large U.S. forces that have spurned cameras. The cost would be a fraction of each department’s budget.
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Start-Up NY workers face unexpected tax bills due to COVID
Employees of firms in the program followed Cuomo's directive to work remotely, but state law requires in-office work to qualify for tax-exempt status.
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Heat-pump promise falls short for North Babylon ratepayer
A family faces a $3,700 electric bill after spending $27,000 on a heat-pump heating and cooling system they were told would lead to savings.
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Cuomo: State to deploy testers on housing discrimination
The action was sparked by a Newsday investigation that found evidence of widespread unequal treatment of minority homebuyers.
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Decades of inaction before Calverton wells contaminated, documents show
Newly uncovered court records show Grumman was aware at least 35 years ago that pollution generated by its work for the Navy had the potential to migrate below the surface.
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Northrop Grumman, Navy agree to $406M cleanup of plume
The defense contractor and the Navy reached a deal in principle with the state that would install a series of new contaminant extraction wells inside and along the edges of the 4.3-mile-long, 2.1-mile-wide Grumman plume.
Most popular
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Binghamton University student from LI dies in hiking accident
Andrew Desiderio, a volunteer firefighter who grew up in Williston Park, was a senior mechanical engineering major, according to a notification posted on the university website.
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Police: Teen fled crash that killed woman
Police say the 17-year-old hit the woman's car, pushing it into oncoming traffic, where it was hit a second time by a pickup truck.
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Feds: Spota and McPartland should serve 8 years in prison for Burke cover-up
"Their sentences should also reflect the immeasurable damage their conduct caused to the [Suffolk County District Attorney's Office], to the balance of law and order in Suffolk County, and to the public trust," prosecutors wrote.
More Long Island stories
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LI school districts urged to lower tax levies after extra NY aid
Nassau County and state officials called on Long Island's 125 school districts to limit property tax increases after receiving $417 million in additional state aid.
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Binghamton University student from LI dies in hiking accident
Andrew Desiderio, a volunteer firefighter who grew up in Williston Park, was a senior mechanical engineering major, according to a notification posted on the university website.
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Feds: Spota and McPartland should serve 8 years in prison for Burke cover-up
"Their sentences should also reflect the immeasurable damage their conduct caused to the [Suffolk County District Attorney's Office], to the balance of law and order in Suffolk County, and to the public trust," prosecutors wrote.
