Politics
Follow Long Island politics from local elections and races to legislation to reaction to national events.
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Proprietor Guy Caligiuri appeared on Fox News to say that a customer had threatened to generate a boycott of the restaurant because it displayed a Trump 2020 flag.
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The Suffolk County executive responded to the president's tweet celebrating the end of a regulation meant to address segregated living patterns by referencing Newsday's investigation.
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Partyers who ignore social distancing measures each face fines of up to $1,000 — if government leaders choose to use the laws already on the books.
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Southampton Village Mayor Jesse Warren said the pending sale of the home he rents is an intimidation tactic meant to force him from the village. A former mayor denies the allegation.
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"It's not just not right and unethical, it's illegal," Cuomo said in calling for an investigation of federal officials who made inaccurate assertions in in the legal fight over New Yorkers' participation in trusted traveler programs.
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said on Friday that the federal government acted illegally when they blocked frequent flyers from the Trusted Traveler Programs.
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Newsday's Steve Langford asks Long Islanders for their thoughts on the new name for Islanders' arena. ...
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UBS, a global bank headquartered in Switzerland, has a long-term agreement for the naming rights at Belmont Park, officials announced.
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A large number of absentee ballots because of the pandemic is slowing the counting of votes.
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Democrat Jackie Gordon and Republican Andrew Garbarino are seeking to replace Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), who is retiring.
