Long Island
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LI couple turning East Rockaway bank into theater
"We're aiming high" said Valley Stream's Anthony Leone, as he and his wife fulfill a dream to convert an abandoned East Rockaway bank into a theater. Read more
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Franzese probed a fraud scheme in which Comptroller Jack Schnirman's office approved the transfer of $2.1 million to a fake bank account.
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State officials are expected to review the plans next month, including mixed-use retail and apartments, and make recommendations for the town to move forward.
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Order a slice of rainbow cookie crumb cake, devour a rainbow cookie waffle or watch as food critic Scott Vogel attempts to make his own traditional rainbow cookies.
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Both victims were found with gunshot wounds in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Freeport, Nassau police say.
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Ruland served on the Mattituck-Cutchogue school board for 24 years and on the Southold Town Board as councilman and deputy supervisor for 12 years.
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The 1,176-square-foot home has three bedrooms, one bath, a fenced-in backyard and deck.
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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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The coronavirus pandemic dominates everyday talk now more than ever. An exception seems to be Trump, who fruitlessly seeks a miracle cure for his election defeat.
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The alleged ringleader would recruit women using social media and websites and require them to engage in daily sex work, Suffolk DA Timothy Sini said.
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State officials are expected to review the plans next month, including mixed-use retail and apartments, and make recommendations for the town to move forward.
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It's not Neera Tanden's credentials that are at issue as much as her history of tweeting strident partisan commentary, mostly against Republicans.
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He ordered hospitals to prepare to increase capacity by 50% and said if a hospital gets overwhelmed, the state will investigate.
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A federal judge has refused to overturn the convictions of former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and a key aide, rejecting the defense bid for a new trial and its request to argue that a key government witness committed perjury.
