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LIRR strike ends on third day. What this means for your commute.
The agreement provides relief to the tens of thousands of harried and frustrated Long Islanders who saw their commutes double or even triple.
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Teen drowns in waters off Shelter Island
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LI vitamin maker to lay off nearly half its staff at a Holbrook facility
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Sayville jogger seriously injured in hit-and-run

The LIRR strike and your commute: Here's what to know
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Anticipated Swatch rollout in Uniondale results in chaos, several arrests
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Bellport man charged in death of woman found at gas station
LI traffic crawled on first day of LIRR strike. Just wait till Monday.
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Amid strike, commuters hit with sticker shock on ride-hail apps
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Inside the last train to Huntington as LIRR goes on strike
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See latest traffic info and what the LIRR strike is costing
Garbarino breaks with GOP on farm animal protections
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Driver of LIE sinkhole car describes 'terrifying' ordeal
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'It'll be bad:' Commuters dread prospect of LIRR strike as deadline looms
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Tick control strategies for Long Island lawns
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'I was duped,' says fire official who helped Huntington spoiler candidate Maria Delgado
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A 'super El Niño' could develop by summer, boosting chances for drought, flooding and other natural disasters
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Here's where negotiations stand as clock ticks closer to LIRR strike deadline
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All LIE lanes reopen after car falls into sinkhole
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LI man charged with kidnapping 4-year-old girl at a laundromat ordered held without bail
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Mother and son killed in house fire ID'd
Christine Lehmann and her son Nicholas Lehmann died in a house fire Sunday in St. James, and another occupant was hospitalized, officials said.
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'A pedophile, an abuser and a monster"
Ex-LI teacher sentenced to up to 50 years in prison for sexually abusing students
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Former Suffolk top cop details Gilgo serial killer probe in new book
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West Babylon man in court to face charges in fatal car jacking
Witness at trial of man accused of crashing into Deer Park nail salon describes scene of destruction
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Suspect in fatal LI shooting arrested in Alabama after trying to flee country
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Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds
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LI college grads face a tough job market
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Connect with nature brick by brick at Old Westbury Gardens
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'The big event in the life of the Big Duck was when it was moved'
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LI Works: Where's the beef? Ken visits a butcher shop
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Many LIers wrestle with exhaustion, debt and trade-offs at home as they try to stay afloat
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Design your own pie at this Huntington cafe
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Out East: Rescue center where they give a hoot about saving animals

Eat like a kid again with 'happy meals' for grown-ups
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Records of excellence
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