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The number of ghost guns — unlicensed, unregistered, untrraceable firearms — recovered in the state has tripled over the last 3 years. Long Island law enforcement officials spoke with NewsdayTV's Steve Langford about what Suffolk County police commissioner Rodney Harrison said, "... is a problem."

Ghost guns on the rise on Long Island

Family and friends gathered in Manorville to celebrate the 80th birthday of Victor Tastrom, a retired court officer, Vietnam veteran and widower who lost his wife to COVID-19. 

A surprise he'll never forget

Nassau and Suffolk have made some of the largest payouts to employees for their unused sick and vacation days. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday politics reporter Scott Eidler discuss.  

Large payouts to Nassau, Suffolk employees have experts worried 

Since announcing it wants to build a casino in Uniondale, Sands New York has sponsored a range of local programs, including a soccer clinic with former superstar David Beckham. Critics say Sands is trying to buy community support. Newsday Albany bureau chief Yancey Roy discusses with NewsdayTV anchor Ken Buffa.

Sands New York, casino hopeful, hosts high-profile events in Nassau

Long Island officials announced on Friday the implementation of the Blue Alert System, which will have "all eyes and ears out on the streets" looking for suspects who commit violence against law enforcement officers. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Blue Alert system launched to help search for assailants of police officers

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Police said one of the suspects "displayed a gun" and robbed the man while the other two suspects "assisted and acted as a lookout."

Police: Suspects robbed man on early morning LIRR train

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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 app, MOOV, which has been downloaded by about 2,000 Smithtown students and parents since it launched this month, culls school information from class schedules, lunch menus, teachers' extra help times and game times, and delivers it to students' smartphones.

Smithtown alum's app is designed to help students become more engaged at school

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

Family and friends from all over the country came to Manorville to celebrate the birthday of Victor Tastrom, a retired court officer, Vietnam veteran and widower who lost his wife and then had to battle cancer.

Family of retired court officer who lost his wife in pandemic celebrates his 80th birthday with surprise party in Manorville

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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Suffolk County police announced Daniel Forsberg of Sayville was charged with allegedly possessing more than 100 images of child pornography, NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Police: Cache of child porn in Sayville

The introduction of a water reuse action plan for Long Island has been announced by Seatuck Environmental Association hosting the annoucment was Great Neck Water Pollution Control District. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.  

A plan for reusing water on LI

Developers of the South Fork Wind Farm began laying undersea cable for a wind farm project designed to bolster the East End's growing energy needs.

Developers lay undersea cable for South Fork Wind Farm

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

A rally was held outside of a Connetquot school board meeting on Tuesday, in support of the reinstatement of a principal who supporters allege was forced out for supporting LGBTQ students.

Rally for reinstatement of Connetquot High School principal 

A new $10 million facility is set to open in the spring of 2024 at the Islamic Center of Melville, one of about 40 mosques across Long Island, compared to many fewer in September 2001. That has given leaders of Long Island's Muslim community a sense of acceptance. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

New facility at Islamic Center of Melville in '24

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' 

Long Islanders on Monday called on lawmakers to say "no" to a proposed casino in Nassau County, but a local restaurant owner said the plan will be good for business. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

Protesters: 'Say no to the casino'

More than a decade after Superstorm Sandy, New York Rising, the state agency created to help rebuild homes ravaged by the storm, is asking some residents to return the money awarded them after their reconstruction projects were unsuccessful. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

After Superstorm Sandy house rebuild failed, NY wants back funds it awarded

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

"We remember the good times, the bad times, the stuff that led us here." Inmates at the Yaphank jail are receiving lessons in memoir writing. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

A lesson in memoir writing at the Yaphank jail

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