Freddy Cuevas, the former partner of deceased anti-gang activist Evelyn Rodriguez, testified Monday at the trial of Ann Marie Drago, who is charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with Rodriguez's death.


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Suffolk created a street takeover task force in 2024 that has broken up more than 100 incidents in the county.

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The team will take on Mid Island in the championship game Friday night for a chance to advance to the Metro Region tournament.

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Police Chief Steven Grattan said the policy is still a draft and stemmed from discussions with the town's public safety task force, as calls intensify for the town to adopt guidelines for responding to immigration raids.

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About 125 firefighters were called to extinguish the fires in Hicksville, Brentwood and Freeport, authorities said.

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The Gilgo Beach killer's ex-wife believes it was an attempted break-in, according to her lawyer, though police say there was no attempt to enter the home.

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The heaviest part of the storm passed through Long Island overnight and into early Wednesday.

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Heritage Westminster, a 428-unit development, is expected to bring hundreds of new residents to the area.

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The plane was built more than 100 years ago at the Curtiss aircraft factory in Garden City. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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The settlement agreement was on the verge of collapse after disagreements between Thomas' mother, Justyna Zubko-Valva, and Suffolk and the other defendants in the case. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Suffolk police charged three people following a street takeover involving at least 200 ATV's, dirtbikes and motorcycles that began in Hauppauge.

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The population rose by 13.4% compared with 2024, even as statewide figures dropped. NewsdayTV spoke to the executive director of the LI Coalition for the Homeless.

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The end of the program could send thousands back to Haiti, which has been severely afflicted with gang violence, political instability and displacement. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn has more.

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Wednesday commemmorated the 100th anniversary of Babe Ruth catching a baseball dropped from a plane at Mitchel Field in Uniondale. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

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Bay Shore residents voice concern over plan to turn former Monfort Missionaries seminary into an Islamic boarding school. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Matthew Smith sentenced to up to 22 years in prison for drunken-driving crash that killed Nassau County Police Officer Patricia Espinosa. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

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Two months into the state's "bell-to-bell" ban on electronic devices in schools, some districts are reporting positive changes in the classroom. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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