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The Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse in Central Islip.

Zorn's famous Tub O' Chicken

Zorn's of Bellmore.

FDNY fire academy Chief Frank Leeb seen here working a fire forEast Farmingdale as he stretches a hose line while attempting to extinguish a fire on Route 110, in East Farmingdale, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The Farmingdale Fire Department and the North Amityville Fire Co. were sent as mutual aid to assist. It took about 30 mintues to get the fire under control.

A family goes snowshoeing in Bethpage State Park in Bethpage.

Dr. Tonie McDonald, Superintendent Levittown UFSD, speaks at the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents Forum on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 in Westbury.

Kathie and Bob Juergens, of Merrick, take a winter walk on the boardwalk at Jones Beach.

A family goes snowshoeing in Bethpage State Park in Bethpage.

Jayden Scott, 6, of Bayview Ave. school in Freeport enjoys a ride at Nunley's Carrousel in Garden City during a school trip, Friday, March 9, 2018.

Dylan Taub, 4, of Plainview, enjoys a carousel ride on a lion with his mom Nicole Taub, at Nunleys Carousel in Garden City, on Jan. 3, 2018.

Adventureland in Farmingdale will reopen to the public on April 10.

Thrill seekers try out the Wave Swing at Adventureland in East Farmingdale.

Goats and sheep enjoying a healthy snack at Goodale Farms in Aquebogue.

Adventureland in Farmingdale will reopen to the public on April 10.

Graduates of the NYPD Police Academy attend their graduation ceremony at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan in December 2018.

The iconic Long Beach boardwalk at sunset.

The iconic Long Beach boardwalk at sunset.

Graduates of the NYPD Police Academy attend their graduation ceremony at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan in 2018.

NYPD officers from the 102 Precinct gather at the funeral for NYPD Det. Brian Simonsen at the Church of St. Rosalie on Feb. 20, 2019, in Hampton Bays. 

Former N.Y. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver exits a Manhattan federal court, Friday, July 27, 2018, in New York.

Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver walks out of federal court in Manhattan after being convicted on corruption charges in May 2018.

Al Berasti of Carle Place throws out his bocce ball during a game at the bocce ball court at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow.

With a bagful of treats, Richard Schantz, of Kings Park, gets a lot of attention from some of the dogs visiting the dog run at Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown.

A man leaves the beach at sunset after surf fishing at Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island in 2017.

Former Suffolk County District Court Judge Robert Cicale is escorted out of Suffolk County District Court in Central Islip in 2018.

A vaccine for the coronavirus is at least 12 to 18 months away.

Formula aid is divided among districts according to a variety of factors, including student poverty rates and the amounts schools spend on busing, special education and other programs.

Former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver walks from federal court on May 11, 2018.

MTA workers create a continuous section welded rail at the Avenue M Subway Station in Brooklyn on May 7, 2018.

Karen Smith of Brooklyn is among holiday shoppers at Green Acres Mall in Valley Stream in 2017.

Jade Council, 7, and her brother, Evan, 5, from Brentwood, choose their apples at Mill Neck Manor's annual Apple Fest, Oct. 6, 2018.

Suffolk County District Court Judge Robert Cicale is escorted out of Suffolk County District Court in Central Islip on March 30, 2018.

Nassau County Police Officers Eddie Hocton, left, and Jason Trees shake hands with 3-year-old twins Brandon and Bryan Shamburger of Westbury during the National Night Out event in Martin "Bunky" Reid Park in Westbury on Aug. 7, 2018.

Michael Zangari in 2018.

Michael Zangari in 2018.

The South Side Signal building on Main Street will be demolished.

Suffolk District Attorney Timothy Sini, seen with Evelyn Rodriguez, fields questions during a news conference in Hauppauge on Feb. 7, 2018.

Embattled Hempstead schools superintendent Shimon Waronker speaks with attorney Frederick K. Brewington to his right, during a press conference inside Brewington's office in Hempstead, Wednesday, January 9, 2019.

A woman photographs the sunset at Sampawams Point in Babylon Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019.

Tijuana Evans performs an interpretive dance during the 11th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside Monday, Jan. 21, 2019.

A seagull landing in the icy pond at Eisenhower Memorial Park, East Meadow Wednesday Jan. 23, 2019

Walkers take to the hills in Eisenhower Memorial Park in East Meadow on Friday, a mild and overcast day.

Collette Castiglione and her daughters Ava, 7, and Scarlett, 3, of Centereach, picnic at North Shore Heritage Park in Mount Sinai on Thursday, March 28, 2019.

Ionica Nacela and her son Andy, 6, enjoy the day at the Long Beach boardwalk, Tuesday March 26, 2019.

Anthony Sosa of North Babylon, 21, catches some air while completing a trick on his longboard in the parking lot of Belmont Lake State Park in North Babylon Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

(L-R) Jairy Ambrocio, 12, of Bay Shore, plays the violin for her father Lazaro Bonilla, 32, from Baltimore, Maryland, while spending the morning at the Roberto Clemente Park, on March 24, 2019, in Brentwood.

Sebastian Herrera, 14, of Freeport chases after seagulls at Jones Beach, Monday March 18, 2019.

Hank DeGrauw, of Manorville, takes advantage of the cloudy weather by washing his Z28 Camaro outside his house in Manorville on March 25, 2019. DeGrauw says it's better to wash his car when it's cloudy otherwise when it dries it leaves sunspots.

Twins Vivian, left, and Alexandra Apostolakos of Cold Spring Harbor, 5, practice their balance riding on two wheels at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay Monday, March 25, 2019. Their mother, Brigitte, said they just took off their training wheels a few days ago.

Philip Vetrano, center, waits to testify outside a courtroom at Queens Criminal Court on March 20, 2019, during the retrial of Chanel Lewis, who is accused of murdering Vetrano's daughter, Karina, while she was jogging in Howard Beach. The first trial ended in a mistrial in November.

Fourth-grade scholars at Alden Terrace School in the Elmont school district show off their ballroom dancing skills as a culminating activity to their first-time participation in Dancing Classrooms of Long Island's 10-week Ballroom Dancing Program, on March 21, 2019. The students, who have learned the origin and dance steps to the merengue, fox trot, tango, jitterbug, rumba, waltz and polka, demonstrated six dances and shared personal writing assignments connected to the program.

Fourth-grade scholars at Alden Terrace School in the Elmont School show off their ballroom dancing skills as a culminating activity to their first-time participation in Dancing Classrooms of Long Island’s 10-week Ballroom Dancing Program, Thursday March 21, 2019. The students, who have learned the origin and dance steps to the merengue, fox trot, tango, jitterbug, rhumba, waltz and polka, demonstrated six dances and shared personal writing assignments connected to the program.

Robert Hilbert, of East Islip Middle School, takes his turn at spelling during the 2019 Long Island Regional Scripps Spelling Bee at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue on March 20, 2019.

Left to right - Sammi Feil of RC Murphy Junior High School, Aberam Sriganesh of HB Thompson Middle School, and Peter Aliprandis of Herricks Middle School wait their turn to spell during the 2019 Long Island Regional Scripps Spelling Bee at St. Joseph's College in Patchogue on the evening of March 20, 2019.

Philip Vetrano waits for his turn testify during the second day of the retrial of Chanel Lewis, who is accused of murdering his daughter, Karina, while she was jogging in Howard Beach, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The first trial ended in a mistrial in November.

Nassau police Officer Dan Johannessen talks on Tuesday with seniors during a public forum in Franklin Square hosted by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder. The program announced the start of the Nassau County Police Department's Senior Citizen Education Program to combat senior scams.

Carmine, a 3-year-old English Bulldog, is dressed up for Wantagh's inaugural St. Patrick's Day parade on Wantagh Avenue on Sunday.

James Schlick and his wife, Jenna, outside the Colony Park apartment complex on Peconic Street in Ronkonkoma where a fire broke out early Sunday morning.

An NYPD officer safeguards the home of slain Gambino crime boss Francesco Cali in Staten Island on March 16, 2019. Cali was shot in front of his home on March 13.

Muslim worshipers at Islamic Center of Long Island see heightened security after the New Zeland attack on Friday, Mar. 15, 2019 in Westbury.

The Rev. Calvin O. Butts III in his campus office at SUNY Old Westbury on Thursday.  

Members of BSO at a ceremony to dedicate a new Bureau of Special Operations Tactical House in memory of belated BSO Police Officer Geoffrey J. Breitkopf on Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2019 in Bellmore.

Surrounded by local elected officials and members of the shellfishing industry, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and others eat oysters following a press conference outside Catch Oyster Bar in Patchogue Monday, March 11, 2019. During the press conference, Bellone announced a pilot program designed to assist local oyster farmers and stimulate the industry by allowing vendors to expand their retail opportunities.

Eleven-year-old twins Liam, left, and Tommy McCarvill of Port Washington reach for the ball in a friendly basketball game by the town dock in Port Washington on Saturday.

Aaron Kirk Marsh, who teaches advanced math at Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School in Plainview, stands among students as they change class on Thursday.

Gabrielle White was injured in an accident 17 years ago on Dutch Broadway in Elmont.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward and his wife Linda are visibly upset outside federal court in Central Islip after they were found guilty of corruption charges on Friday, March 8, 2019.

Tears roll down Linda Mangano's face after she was found guility at federal court on Friday, March 8, 2019.

A couple of commuters on the LIRR station in Rockville Center on this breezy cold day in Rockville Center Wednesday March 6, 2019

Msgr. William Koenig distributes ashes to parishioners at St. Agnes Parish Center in Rockville Center during noon Mass on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Greta Lozada of Baldwin praying St. Agnes Parish Center in Rockville Center on this Ash Wednesday March 6, 2019. Ash Wednesday. Ashes are distrubuted during mass

Edward and Linda Mangano leave federal court in Central Islip with Edward Mangano's attorney, Kevin Keating, on March 5, 2019,

Diagnostic, Assessment and Stabilization Hub staff members look on Friday during the ribbon cutting ceremony in Hauppauge for Long Island's first round-the-clock crisis stabilization center.

Skateboarders take advantage of a breezy but sunny afternoon Tuesday on the Long Beach boardwalk.

A biker rides along the boardwalk in Long Beach on a chilly Tuesday afternoon, Feb 26, 2019.

Tomas Ramos, director of the Bronx River Community Center, is one of more than 70 individuals who have undergone training to serve as facilitators in the Project Reset: Bronx Community Justice program. Ramos, pictured here, greets community residents not participating in the program.

Det. Lt. Kevin Beyrer speaks to the media from the scene outside a Melville home, Thursday morning, Feb 21, 2019, where Suffolk County police responded following a carbon monoxide incident that left a man dead and his wife in the hospital.

Dr. Henry Tannous, surgical director of the Structural Heart Program at Stony Brook University Hospital, poses for a portrait in the cardiothoracic operating room where he operated on Marie Boffa of Port Jefferson, at the hospital Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019.

NYPD police officers from the 102 pct. gather during the funeral for NYPD Det. Brian Simonsen at the Church of St. Rosalie, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Hampton Bays. L.I. Simonsen, a Calverton resident who was shot and killed by friendly fire last week during an attempted armed robbery in Queens.

Rob Balkam, 25, of Lindenhurst, walks with his dog Brandi, at Venetian Shores Park in Lindenhurst, Thursday afternoon, Feb 21, 2019.

Val Tator, 66, of Lindenhurst, who said she knows all the "secret spots" to catch some rays, took advantage of thawing temperatures while relaxing near the shore at Venetian Shores Park in Lindenhurst on Thursday afternoon.

Kevin Lynch, 64, of Lindenhurst, and his granddaughter Riley Bifulco, 2, of Bay Shore, feed the seagulls near the coastline at Venetian Shores Park in Lindenhurst on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 21, 2019.

A surfer wades into the Atlantic Ocean off the shore of Long Beach during a 50 degree day following a day of snow and sleet, Feb. 21, 2019.

A woman kicking her heels while enjoying the day on Quogue Village Beach in Quogue Saturday Feb. 16, 2019

Family and friends of NYPD officer Brian Simonsen, comfort one another outside his Riverhead home on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019.

Santa Claus gives a hug to Ivana Cordova Alvarado of West Babylon, 4, at Cohen Children's Hospital in New Hyde Park on Dec. 5, 2018.

A woman feeds the ducks at Avalon Park in Stony Brook on Nov. 29, 2018.

Art revelers walk through the "Acceptance - Unity Through Art" exhibition as part of a partnership between the Developmental Disabilities Institute and the New York City Art World on Nov. 28. 2018.

Roosevelt High School student-musicians perform during Canon's annual holiday celebration on Nov. 27.

Commuters at the Babylon train station as service is restored back to normal on Nov. 23.

Commuters at the Babylon train station as service is restored back to normal on Nov. 23.

Misha Japanwala, of Huntington, shops at the East Northport Goodwill store on Nov. 23.

A car is overturned after a crash at the intersection of Straight Path and Sunrise Highway in Copiague on Nov. 20.

Abad Romano, 8, left, and Oliver Louis, 8, work on their peacock float in Kaileen Spadaro's 3rd-grade class at Great Neck Road Elementary School in Copiague on Nov. 20. During the hands-on STEM activity, third-graders at the school designed their own floats out of balloons and construction paper, inspired by floats seen in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Students and faculty at the Carrie Palmer Weber Middle School in Port Washingon unveil a "Be Kind" mural on the facade of the school on Nov. 20. The mural, part of a collaboration with artists from Ben's Bells, aims to promote themes of kindness in schools throughout the United States.

Shaila Williams, 7, joined by students in Kaileen Spadaro's 3rd-grade class, carries her Minnie Mouse float through the cafeteria at Great Neck Road Elementary School in Copiague on Nov. 20. During the hands-on STEM activity, third-graders at the school designed their own floats out of balloons and construction paper, inspired by floats seen in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Michelle Cohen of East Norwich, and her son Franklin Cohen, 7 1/2 months old, at a news conference at Northwell Health Center for Cancer, Pregnancy and Reproduction in New Hyde Park on Nov. 14.

Josh Cohen of East Norwich, and his son Franklin Cohen, 7 1/2 months old, at a news conference at Northwell Health Center for Cancer, Pregnancy and Reproduction in New Hyde Park, Nov. 14, 2018.

Simonette Lezama, a veteran who served in Germany and the Long Island National Guard, pats a horse named Rooster. Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE) announced that, in partnership with Great Strides Long Island, Inc., they are launching Equine Experience Veterans Programs at their Saddle Rock Ranch in Middle Island on Nov.14.

Fay Scally shovels up fallen leaves and compacts them with her foot in a garbage can on Round Swamp Road in Old Bethpage, Nov. 14, 2018.

Jerry McCaffery, president and CEO or Mercy First, addresses community member questions during the "Raise the Age" Q&A on Nov. 13, 2018.

Syosset community membe, John Schneider attends a Mercy First "Raise the Age" Q&A event at South Woods Middle School on Nov. 13, 2018.

Workers prepare to hoist up the 2018 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Nov. 10, 2018.

Co-workers from Syracuse, Utah, watch as workers put the 2018 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in place at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Nov. 10, 2018.

Katie Currier, a professional dancer with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company of New York City, leads a master class for dance students at Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts in Syosset on Nov. 7.

Two woman with children in tow brave the heavy rain during an off and on rainy wet midterm Election Day in Jericho Commons in Jericho Tuesday Nov. 6, 2018

Members of the new NY state senate democratic majority left to right, Anna Kaplan, Todd Kaminsky, James Gaughran, John E. Brooks, and Andrea Stewart-Cousins celebrate their victory at Democratic Election night victory party at the Garden City hotel. nov. 6, 2018

John Herson left, with Ricardo Rivera, center, help Eileen Breslin, from New Hyde Park, repair a stapler, at the " Repair Cafe" event at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church in Wyandanch on Nov. 3, 2018.

John Herson, left, repairs a CD player, while Bernie Roberts, center, and Ricardo Rivera work on an iron at the "Repair Cafe" event at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church in Wyandanch on Nov. 3, 2018.

John Herson from Smithtown repairs a CD player for a client at the " Repair Cafe" event at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church in Wyandanch on Nov. 3, 2018.

Jenna Sellers, 15, from Wyandanch, has her chorus dress hemmed by Barbara Koos, of Bayshore, at the "Repair Cafe" event at Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church in Wyandanch on Nov. 3, 2018.

New Yorkers under the direction of artist Day Schildkret create sculptures made from natural items on the 9/11 Memorial plaza in lower Manhattan on Nov. 2, 2018. The impermanent installation was part of the Reimagine End of Life Festival.

Helen Turner, the director of youth education at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, leads a group of students from Great Neck South High School on a tour of the center in Glen Cove on Nov 2, 2018.

Great Neck South student Kenelia Phillip, 13, looks at one of the exhibits at the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County in Glen Cove on Nov. 2.

Actor Alec Baldwin leaves the NYPD's 6th Precinct after he was arrested following a fight allegedly over a parking spot on Nov. 2, 2018, in Manhattan's West Village.

Bradley Borsett and Zuri Scannapieco play in the field at the Belmont Lake State Park on Nov. 1, 2018.

Rob Zoccoli and Tayva Giannini, of Deer Park, feed the ducks and geese at the Belmont Lake State Park on Nov. 1, 2018.

James Jacinth walks his golden retriever, Rivit, at the Belmont Lake State Park on Nov. 1, 2018.

Colleen and Joe Mule, Bay Shore, sit on a bench overlooking the lake at the Belmont Lake State Park on Nov. 1, 2018.

A player runs during a Massapequa High School junior varsity football team practice at Burns Park in Massapequa on Oct. 25, 2018.

Gianna Volpe, 8, of of West Islip, center, with friend Suri Sun, 10, of West Islip, left, laughs as she swings on the zipline at Bay Shore Manor Park, on Oct. 25, 2018.

Rhianna Barnett and Jaden Pierre don masks as Dr. Ranekka Dean, director of infection prevention at NYU Winthrop Hospital, teaches second-graders from Maurice W. Downing School how to protect themselves from flu germs on Oct. 25, 2018, in Malverne.

Ward Melville High School students participate in a workshop on administering CPR at Ward Melville High School on Oct. 24, 2018.

Former State Senate leader Dean Skelos leaves a federal courthouse in Manhattan with his wife, Gail, after being sentenced to 4 years and 3 months in prison on corruption charges and fined $500,000 on Oct. 24, 2018. Skelos, 70, of Rockville Centre, was retried and convicted in July of extortion and conspiracy to use his power in Albany to help his son, Adam, who was also convicted, get jobs and fees worth $300,000 from a developer, a Nassau County stormwater contractor and a Long Island medical malpractice insurer.

Keith Allison and his son Keith Jr., 6, of West Babylon, fish together at the Fall Family Fishing & Children's Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

Keith Allison Jr., 6, of West Babylon, fishes with his family at the Fall Family Fishing & Children's Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

Safraz Hakim of New Hyde Park helps his son Zayd Hakim, 6, with his fishing rod at the Fall Family Fishing & Children's Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

Sheena Lacsina of West Hempstead and daughter Olivia Lacsina, 3, fish together at the Fall Family Fishing & Children's Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018.

Tommy Palamara ,8, who has sensory issues wears headphones from a sensory bag he received at a Stony Brook University football game on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018. Stony Brook has trained staff members how to work with people with sensory issues (i.e., folks with autism, PTSD, etc.). During the football games there will be 50 "sensory bags" available for people who may be overwhelmed by all the noise and commotion (the bags include noise-canceling headphones, "fidget" balls and mesh, etc.)

Fisherman on the jetty in Hampton Bays on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 17, 2018

Members of the Nassau County Police Department salute the colors during their promotion and designation ceremony at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Oct. 16, 2018.

Catholic faithful participate in the feast of El Senor de los Milagros (Christ of the Miracles) in Glen Cove on Oct. 14, 2018. Shown here, devotees carry the religious image on their shoulders to be venerated as it is processed through the street. The festival takes place every October throughout the world.

Carmella Raguso, the widow of National Guard airman and FDNY Lt. Christopher Raguso, who died in Iraq, attends a ceremony at the Firemen's Memorial on Riverside Drive in Manhattan on Oct. 10, 2018. The 111th memorial service honors the 14 FDNY members who have died in the past year.

Firefighters salute the 14 FDNY members who have died in the past year, in the ceremony at the Firemen's Memorial on Riverside Drive in Manhattan on Oct. 10, 2018.

Tom Zatorski of Commack takes a dip in the waters of Centerport Beach Park in Centerport on Oct. 9.

Jade Council, 7, and her brother, Evan, 5, from Brentwood, choose their apples at Mill Neck Manor's annual Apple Fest on Oct. 6, 2018.

Arienne Taormina, 8 of Smithtown practicing her trapeze skills at the iFly Trapeze school in Eisenhower Park on Oct. 5, 2018.

Briana Sheen, 3, of Bellmore, is lifted above the waves by her grandma Mary-Louise Benderley, visiting from Niagara Falls, Canada, on an overcast but mild Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, 2018, at Jones Beach.

Jim of Lake Ronkonkoma releases a fish he caught at Blydenburgh County Park in Hauppague on Oct. 5, 2018.

Trainer Kimberly Sarrica washes Campino, a middle-aged warmblood, while working at Sagamore Hill Stables, on the property of Stanhope Stables in Huntington on Oct. 5, 2018.

Trainer Kimberly Sarrica washes Campino, a middle-aged warmblood, while working at Sagamore Hill Stables, on the property of Stanhope Stables in Huntington on Oct. 5, 2018.

Visitors to Lincoln Center in Manhattan take advantage of sunny skies and the plaza fountain as fair, cool weather takes over the New York area on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.

Javier Betancurt, 57, of Valley Stream, reels in his catch while fishing in Cold Spring Harbor on Oct. 4, 2018.

Friends Andres Ruiz, 32, of Huntington, left, and Antonio Magana, 32, of Great Neck, cast their lines while fishing on a mild day in Cold Spring Harbor on Oct. 4, 2018.

Gaby Cedeno of Hampton Bays, left, and Tania Hernandez of East Quogue kid around at East Quogue Village Green in East Quogue on Oct. 4, 2018.

Former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and his wife, Linda, exit a federal court in Brooklyn with their attorneys after a pretrial hearing Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. A mistrial was declared during their first trial after the jury foreman sent a note saying he wished to be excused because he could no longer carry out his duty after nine days of deliberations.

Lily Blenk, 9, a fourth-grade student at East Quogue Elementary School in East Quogue reads a letter of what she did with her family on "Family First Wednesdays" on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 as students, from left, Jack Stalters, 8, Lucus Gobler, 10, Andrew Stalters, 11, Jake Calloway, 9, and Drew Calloway, 11, listen. East Quogue Elementary School is expanding it's Family First Wednesdays, or no homework night, to two Wednesdays per month, giving students a break and allowing them to spend more time with family.

Students, from center left, Jack Stalters, 8, Lucas Gobler, 10, Andrew Stalters, 11, Jake Calloway, 9, Drew Calloway, 11, Sarah Beckmann, 8, and Lily Blenk, 9, at East Quogue Elementary School in East Quogue take turns to read their letters of what they did with their family on "Family First Wednesdays" on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. Their school is expanding it's Family First Wednesdays or no homework night to two Wednesdays per month.

From right, Donovan Maldonado, 16, a junior at Brentwood High School, runs with his friend Quincy Williams, 16, and brother, TJ Maldonado, 19, around the track at the school Oct. 4, 2018. Donavan, who suffered life-altering injuries after being struck by a car in 2016, announced that as part of his recovery, he will participate in the 2018 Catholic Health Services Suffolk County Marathon's 5-kilometer race on Oct. 28.

Donovan Maldonado, 16, a junior at Brentwood High School, walks with his mother, Laura Garces, at Brentwood High School on Oct. 4, 2018. Donavan, who suffered life-altering injuries after being struck by a car in 2016, announced that as part of his recovery, he will participate in the 2018 Catholic Health Services Suffolk County Marathon's 5-kilometer race on Oct. 28.

Southampton Town Police Officer Christopher Florea, left, New York State Trooper Kristen Erario, center, and Southampton Town Police Officer Nelson Gonzalez, right, speak with residents during National Coffee with a Cop Day, held at Melrose Deli in Hampton Bays on Oct. 3, 2018.

Southampton Town police officers Gaspar Montalbano, left, and Nelson Gonzalez, center, speak with East Quogue resident Carlos Arbelaez, during National Coffee with a Cop Day, held at Melrose Deli in Hampton Bays on Oct. 3, 2018.

With the Robert Moses Causeway as a backdrop, a seabird spreads its wings atop a post at Walker Park in Brightwaters Sept. 28, 2018.

Eastern Suffolk BOCES photography instructor Elizabeth Grafer holds a reflector as Cori Breunig of Port Jefferson, 16, photographs Anaiah Bryant of Port Jefferson, 16, at Smith Point County Park in Shirley Sept. 27, 2018. Students in Grafer's course visited the park to hone their photography skills, balancing composition with the use of natural light.

P.J. Cinque, a 2005 William Floyd High School graduate and Juilliard-trained double-bassist currently performing with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, works with bass players during a master class at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach Sept. 27, 2018. Chia-Ling Chien, the associate principal cello of the San Diego Symphony, also visited the school to work with students in bass and cello master classes.

Ninth-grade bass player Joe Mejia, 14, plays as P.J. Cinque, a 2005 William Floyd High School graduate and double-bassist with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, works with him and other bass players in a master class at William Floyd High School in Mastic Beach Sept. 27, 2018.

Volunteer firefighters from the West Babylon Fire Department extinguish a fire at Gershow Recycling in Lindenhurst Sept. 27, 2018.

Volunteer firefighters from the West Babylon Fire Department extinguish a fire at Gershow Recycling in Lindenhurst Sept. 27, 2018.

Valerie McFadden, organizer of the Vigil for the National Day of Remembrance of Murder Victims in Uniondale, comforts 9-year-old Joden Bolling on Sept. 25, 2018. Joden's father, Joseph L. Bolling, was killed in 2011.

Conor Wesch, a 17-year-old senior at Newfield High School in Selden, leans his head against his mom Allison after he hears his name announced from the pressbox at the start of of his school's Homecoming football game, Sept. 22, 2018, surprising him with his newly restored 2006 Chevy Impala SS. The car was a sentimental gift from his grandfather, and made possible through the Make-A-Wish- Foundation of Suffolk County and funding from members of his community. Wesch was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma last December.

Conor Wesch, a 17-year-old senior at Newfield High School in Selden, was surprised at the start of the Homecoming football game, Sept. 22, 2018, by his newly restored 2006 Chevy Impala SS. The car was a sentimental gift from his grandfather, and made possible through the Make-A-Wish- Foundation of Suffolk County and funding from members of his community. Wesch was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma last December.

Army veteran Peter Killian salutes after being presented with a Vietnam 50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal by Maj. Gen. Anthony Kropp at Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Sept. 22, 2018.

Marine veteran Lawrence Noon is presented a Vietnam 50th Anniversary Commemorative Medal by Maj. Gen. Anthony Kropp at Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City on Sept. 22, 2018.

Avery Telesca, a kindergartner at Woodward Parkway Elementary School, snuggles up to her father, Army National Guard Captain Anthony Telesca, for the first time after his return home from a 9-month deployment in Iraq. Telesca surprised each of his three daughters Avery, Gianna, and Juliet, in their classrooms on Sept. 21, 2018.

Army National Guard Captain Anthony Telesca, back home after a 9-month deployment in Iraq, surprises his three daughters, Gianna, left, Juliet and Avery, in their classrooms at Woodward Parkway Elementary School, on Sept. 21, 2018.

Joseph Percoco, center, in red tie, leaves the federal courthouse in Manhattan after being sentenced on corruption-related charges, Sep. 20, 2018.

Distraught family members cry at the scene where the body of 17-year-old Lamine Sarr washed up on Rockaway Beach at 98th Street on Sept. 18, 2018, in Queens. The teen had gone missing while swimming.

Herb Deitman, 71, of Bellmore, center, with Joe Pata, 78, of Bellmore, left, and Vicenzo Soccodato, 84, of Levittown, play a competitive game of Bocce Ball at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Sept. 13, 2018. Many say they've been playing together every week for years.

Marc Santiago, of Brentwood, fishes off the boat pavillion docks at Robert Moses State Park, Sept. 12, 2018.

Jaclyn Losquadro and Adam O'Conner, from West Babylon, catch up on some reading on a mild and overcast day in Long Beach, Sept. 8, 2018.

Challenger Liuba Gretchen Shirely debates incumbent Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) in a town hall at the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library Sept. 8, 2018.

Incumbent Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) and his challenger Liuba Gretchen Shirely face off in a town hall meeting at the Bay Shore Brightwaters Public Library on Sept. 8, 2018.

Madison Failla, 8, left, and Madison Perceval, 7, both of Massapequa, splash around in the bay at Tobay Beach on Sept. 6, 2018.

A man basks in the sun on the boardwalk in Long Beach on Sept. 5, 2018.

Reporters speak with Srinivasa Rao, a scientist from Floral Park, Queens at JFK in Queens, N.Y. on Sept. 5, 2018.

Kimberly Aponte carries her son Mayson, 1, into the sprinkler at the Carmansville playground on 152nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side on Sept. 4, 2018.