NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea spoke at a news conference Tuesday about a new task force created to help reform the NYPD. 


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A lifeguard was bitten on Sunday during a training exercise at Smith Point Beach, according to Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, and suffered chest and hand wounds, which were being treated at a hospital. County officials closed the beaches at Smith Point and Cupsogue Beach county parks to swimmers for the day. Newsday TV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Smith Point, Cupsogue beaches closed after shark bites lifeguard

Long Islanders discussed how patriotic they're feeling this July Fourth amid the current state of the nation. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Ahead of July Fourth, Long Islanders react to the state of the nation

A seal pup was released back into the ocean at Robert Moses State Park. The seal is one of six that were adopted and released by the environmental club at Jericho High School. 

Seal pup relseaed back into the ocean 

More than 200 celebrants came to party at a prom hosted by the LGBT Network in Hauppauge on Thursday night. Newsday's Shari Einhorn reports.

Prom hosted by the LGBT Network

The Island Harvest Summer Food Service program started this week to provide meals for children in low-income areas. The program operates the first day after school ends in June and runs until school begins.

Free children's food program available through summer

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The bicyclist entered Montauk Highway from the eastbound shoulder causing the crash, police said.

Cops: Bicyclist struck, killed in Amagansett

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The lifeguard suffered chest and hand wounds in the attack, said Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone. 

2 Suffolk beaches closed after shark bites lifeguard

The two-day pop culture convention drew thousands of fans over the weekend.

Eternal Con at Hofstra brings out the cosplay superheroes

Workers will get annual raises ranging from 2% to 3% for 10 years retroactive to Jan. 1, and the town dropped its demand that employees extend their work day by a half-hour.

Brookhaven Town, white-collar workers' union ratify 12-year contract

Judge Dawn Jimenez wrote that the town had neither established a "clear right" to injunctive relief nor a likelihood that its lawsuit against Frank M. Flower & Sons would be successful on its merits.

Judge rejects Oyster Bay request for injunction to halt clam dredging

The Economic Inclusion Initiative was started to address the economic disparities IDA officials were seeing in the town, including a proliferation of empty storefronts, the agency's CEO Tom Dolan said.

More funds needed to expand Babylon IDA program, officials say

More than a dozen interviews with residents — along with national surveys measuring patriotic spirit — paint a complicated picture of how Long Islanders view their country on this most American of holidays.

In unsettled times, Long Islanders reflect on patriotism on the Fourth of July

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The Town of Oyster Bay demolished Doina Almazon's Hicksville home Thursday morning. She claims the town has no business destroying her house; the town says she owed more than half a million dollars in mortgage and tax payments. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports.

Oyster Bay demolishes woman's Hicksville home

Suffolk County officials on Thursday demonstrated the dangers of possessing and using fireworks. The police department also announced increased DWI and BWI enforcement for the Fourth of July holiday. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Suffolk officials warn residents of fireworks danger, urge motorists and boaters not to drink and drive

Joe Boyce, of Wantagh, who was desperately searching for a live kidney donor after his kidney function dropped dramatically in March, found one not far from home. His neighbor, Liz Haines, donated one of hers. Newsday TV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Wantagh man gets much-needed kidney from neighbor

State officials provide tips to parents for how to keep children safe around water at Jones Beach ahead of the Fourth of July weekend.

As summer begins, officials give tips for parents on child water safety

Public officials and members of the community gather in West Sayville for the opening of the Lt. Michael Murphy Navy SEAL Museum.

Ribbon cutting for Lt. Michael P. Murphy Navy SEAL Museum

Willie Kellerman was a private first class in the U.S. Army and served in World War II. He was captured, held as a POW, escaped, made his way back and was eventually shot twice in combat. On Tuesday, Kellerman received a Purple Heart at a ceremony in Brooklyn.

Willie Kellerman, Atlantic Beach resident, WWII hero, honored with Purple Heart

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine that grants made for conserving soil and water resources, like the Suffolk Septic Improvement Program in Suffolk, cannot be counted as taxable income.

Schumer pushes to fix the 'double taxing' problem plaguing Suffolk homeowners

Six Port Jefferson High School students who are also volunteer firefighters left their graduation ceremony — while still in caps and gowns — to help put out a house fire in the town. Newsday TV's Jamie Stuart reports. 

Graduates describe trading caps and gowns for bunker gear in response to fire

Long Island students and the police commissioners of Nassau and Suffolk counties discuss school safety and the response to threats.

What's being done about threats of violence made at LI schools?

Lisa Dabrowski uncovered a long-lost Purple Heart medal at a yard sale in April in Southold that belonged to late Army veteran Robert Hollaman, who was wounded in battle in World War II. His daughter Lynn Bryson attended a ceremony in Riverhead on Sunday to receive the award. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports.

A Purple Heart medal's journey back to Seattle via Southold

Doina Almazon, of Hicksville, says she has been displaced for nine years, with her house undergoing severe damage during Superstorm Sandy and her family undergoing financial hardship when her ex-husband lost his job. The Town of Oyster Bay is set to demolish her home as soon as Monday. "While we feel terrible for anyone in this situation, the fact remains that a court ordered the demolition of this house as it is unsafe and unfit for human occupancy," town spokesman Brian Nevin wrote in an email Sunday. Almazon says her home is almost ready to be moved back in.

Woman to Oyster Bay: Don't demolish my house

The life of FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin was celebrated off Lido Beach West with a paddle-out memorial water service. Skudin, of Long Beach, was killed June 17 when a tree limb fell on his family's car during a vacation in North Carolina.

Paddle-out memorial service honors FDNY firefighter Casey Skudin

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