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A train at the Hicksville LIRR station on

On-time performance for each LIRR branch

The LIRR did better in April 2019 than in April 2018, with the overall score for the line going up to 95.3 percent.

Data Long Island job levels in 10 sectors
Long Island gained 6,500 jobs in April 2019 compared a year ago, a 0.5 percent increase led by the education and health services sector.
Long Island Long Island's Senior Class of 2019
See nearly 39,000 seniors of 2019 at 145 LI private and public schools.
Data Long Island home prices in April 2019
The median price of a home sold in Suffolk in April was up 5.6% from the year before to $380,000, according to data from the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island. In Nassau, the median price rose 3.1% to $505,000.
Data Nearly 10,000 detained migrant kids placed on LI
Suffolk and Nassau counties rank at the top among U.S. counties where unaccompanied immigrant children who have been apprehended by authorities are placed with sponsors.
Long Island Long Island school elections, 2019-2020
School district residents go to the polls on May 21, 2019, to vote on budgets and members of their local boards for the coming school year. Here are the details on the ballots in 124 districts. This database was posted on May 13, 2019.
Data MS-13 linked to deaths of these 50 LIers
Killings on Long Island that have been attributed to the Salvadoran gang.
Long Island State grants for local projects
New York State has given $911.9 million in grants to local governments and institutions.
Long Island See your school district's spending and tax plans
LI school districts plan to spend $13.1B in the 2019-20 school year, up 2.5%
Long Island Search state math exam opt-out rates by district
At least 66,597 Long Island public school students in grades 3-8 opted out of taking the state math exam during the first week in May 2019, according to data gathered from individual districts by Newsday education researcher Michael R. Ebert.
Data New York leads in drug resistant fungus cases
Of the 643 cases diagnosed nationwide, 323 were in New York State, including nine in Nassau County. Medical scientists are working to develop a diagnostic because the infection is difficult to detect, and a new type of antifungal medication is in the works.