Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced Saturday that medical waste that had washed up on the East Atlantic Beach shoreline Friday afternoon, which included hypodermic needles, has been contained. However, out of precaution, the beach will remain closed Saturday to clean up any more medical waste that may wash up with the tide.


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Nafiah Ikram and her family held a news conference Wednesday in Elmont, about two years after she was attacked by someone who threw acid in her face, to keep a spotlight on the unsolved case. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Acid attack victim speaks out

Almost 80 years ago, Rachel Epstein, then Rachel Malmed, and her brother were saved by a French couple after most of the siblings' family died in the Holocaust. On Monday, Epstein reunited with the French couple's great-granddaughter to talk to the congregants of the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore about the cross-continental bond between these two families.

'Every time I talk about my story, I'm not here, I'm there' 

For the first time, the executive board of the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association is made up entirely of young women. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

Young women lead Nassau junior firefighters board

Hazel N. Dukes, a longtime civil rights activist and the president of the New York State NAACP, was honored by the Town of North Hempstead with a street naming ceremony in Roslyn Heights, near where she once lived. More than 250 people attended the event, including state Attorney General Letitia James, former Gov. David Paterson and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

Civil rights activist Hazel Dukes honored with street naming

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School officials say the program will provide knowledge and real-world experience students can use after graduation.

Mineola HS to add cybersecurity program for students

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Police said that he was taken to an area hospital for treatment of undisclosed serious injuries.

Police: 69-year-old pedestrian seriously injured in New Hyde Park crash

The new operation entails far more frequent transfers at Jamaica — many of them requiring that passengers trek from one platform, up to the overhead pedestrian walkway, over to another platform, and back down again.

LIRR riders with disabilities struggle under new service

The number of eviction cases filed remains below pre-pandemic levels in both Nassau and Suffolk, according to a new analysis. 

Suffolk has 4th-highest eviction case rate in state

The number of ghost guns — unlicensed, unregistered, untrraceable firearms — recovered in the state has tripled over the last three years. Long Island law enforcement officials spoke with NewsdayTV's Steve Langford about what Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney K. Harrison called a problem.

Ghost guns on the rise on Long Island

The community cleanups will be held monthly in Lido Beach and Point Lookout.

Hempstead Town, conservation society holding beach cleanups

The senator said xylazine, also known as "tranq," was detected in 16 autopsies in Suffolk in 2022 and four in Nassau.

Schumer: Xylazine dangerous, 'deadly and it is here'

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Lt. Col. Jasmin Moghbeli told kids at Lenox Elementary School about her extraordinary life as she prepares to blast off to the International Space Station. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Out-of-this-world experience as kids meet Baldwin astronaut

Las Vegas Sands hosted the legendary soccer stars as they met with Long Island soccer clubs, and hundreds of kids, at the Mitchel Athletic Complex's indoor field on Saturday.

David Beckham, Carli Lloyd meet with young LI soccer players

What's the process for getting a casino up and running in Nassau County? Who will decide and when? Experts answer your questions about state and local approvals for casinos.

Is a casino in the cards for Nassau?

Tawheed Brennen intends to sue the Nassau County Police Department over alleged police brutality from now-retired detective James Healey. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Allegations of police brutality against the Nassau County Police Department 

Hempstead schools elementary students took part in the unveiling of a postage stamp honoring writer Ernest J. Gaines. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

'It's just wonderful to be able to unveil the stamp here.'

Westbury Arts has hosted the event for the last six years to celebrate Black History Month. 

Westbury Arts hosts annual Black History Month celebration

Wife: 'He would have been overwhelmed with all of this."

Street dedication in honor of fallen NYPD officer, a Ground Zero recovery worker

A fire ravaged a commercial building on Saturday night in Flower Hill. No one was inside and the cause of the fire has not been determined. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'My thoughts are with all my tenants' says owner of building devastated by fire in Flower Hill

The 35-foot male humpback whale that died after washing ashore at Lido Beach will be necropsied Tuesday, NewsdayTV Cecilia Dowd reports.

Feds investigating death of whale at Lido Beach

A male humpback whale that washed ashore in Lido Beach has died, officials say.

Humpback whale washes up in Lido Beach

Long Islanders gathered in Mineola on Sunday to show solidarity for Tyre Nichols, who was beaten by five Memphis police officers after a traffic stop and later died.

Rally in Mineola for Tyre Nichols

The Greek Orthodox Church in Bethpage was damaged after an electrical fire Tuesday afternoon but no one was injured, Nassau County police said. NewsdayTV Cecilia Dowd reports.

'Our whole church is devastated by this'

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