Long Island
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Advocates fault 'public charge' rule for immigrants
Immigration advocates denounced a Trump administration initiative to withhold green cards to public assistance recipients.
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Both incumbent Madeline Singas and challenger Francis X. McQuade say they would prosecute gangs aggressively and keep up the fight to end the opioid epidemic.
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The program is designed to provide training to students for potential careers in hospitality and tourism.
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The two-bedroom, 1½-bathroom house was built in 1930 and restored in 1987.
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While inventory in the $250,000-to-$350,000 price range is up, it still can't keep pace with the number of interested buyers, prompting bidding wars between younger buyers, downsizing retirees and investors.
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From the South Shore to the East End, Long Island's got talent.
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Nassau's financial control board warned the county could face a potential deficit of $47.5 million in 2020.
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Take a singing hayride, pick pumpkins in the moonlight and more things to do at venues west of Riverhead.
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The Lindenhurst native and late musical icons Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are among the nominees announced Tuesday for the 2020 hall of fame induction.
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The drug vincristine is a key reason most children survive cancer, a LI pediatric oncologist said.
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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Nearly 13,000 new downtown rental units have been approved in the past 12 years, and another 10,000 are in the works.
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Roosevelt residents pay the highest average car insurance premiums in Nassau, the metro area, state and nation.
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The single-family home has long reigned on Long Island. But buyers increasingly are seeking condos, co-ops and town houses.
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Driver in fatal crash gave false name, cops say
Police said a Rocky Point woman gave a false name as officers investigated a fatal crash in Wading River. She was charged with criminal impersonation.
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"This is the beginning of a long journey," said Keyanna Morris, one of the sisters of 16-year-old victim Khaseen Morris.
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Both incumbent Madeline Singas and challenger Francis X. McQuade say they would prosecute gangs aggressively and keep up the fight to end the opioid epidemic.
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School nurses are a far cry from the mythic lady in a white uniform wielding a thermometer, ice pack and students' home numbers.
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Other improvements at the passive park include a new sign and added parking areas.
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Driver in fatal crash gave false name, cops say
Police said a Rocky Point woman gave a false name as officers investigated a fatal crash in Wading River. She was charged with criminal impersonation.
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New York is heavily Democratic and the results are sharply divided along party lines, pollsters say.
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Heavy rain and gusty winds could arrive by tomorrow afternoon, the NWS said.
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Lidl will close four Best Markets for remodeling, in East Meadow, Oakdale, Patchogue and Lake Grove, in early 2020.
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Millions of dollars needed to protect Long Island domestic violence victims remains held up in the Republican-controlled Senate, Sen. Chuck Schumer said.
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Lawmakers failed to override County Executive Laura Curran's veto of GOP bills requiring live operators to answer assessment department phones.
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Town officials filed a lawsuit saying the companies discharged 1,4-dioxane near drinking wells and contaminated the water supply.
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A homeless man, holding a stuffed animal, approached the girl at the library and asked her to come with him about 3:15 p.m. Monday, Suffolk police said.