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'It doesn't feel real:' Family holds funeral for man in life support legal battle

Gestone, 23, was declared brain dead and taken off life support after spending weeks unresponsive at NUMC after a car crash.

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LI firm completes $2M expansion of headquarters, adding jobs

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Suffolk police to hold property auction ... $5M scratch-off sold in Inwood ... LI daycares risk losing licenses Credit: Newsday

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LI spots packed to the gills with freshwater fish

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Newsday InvestigatesSuffolk agrees to pay nearly $4M to settle police misconduct lawsuits this year, records show

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Hochul calls for probe into how utilities collect overdue bills

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2 kayakers found dead in Shinnecock Bay

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Only in NewsdayFired employee sues LI-based Clowns.com alleging unpaid OT

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Crime

Breaking News3 NYC men charged with stealing $1.2M in Apple products from LI mall

The defendants pleaded not guilty to Hobbs Act robbery, Hobbs Act robbery conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property during an arraignment on Thursday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne Y. Shields in federal court in Central Islip.

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Southampton man charged after canceling former business partner's $4,000 Aruba vacation

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NYC Transit supervisor who used fake permits suspended, demoted

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Only in NewsdayJudge orders new DNA test for suspect in 'Peaches' case

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Difference between LI and NJ? Bruce Springsteen says they're kinda the same place at UBS show.

Stage-bantering during his Tuesday night concert at UBS Arena in Elmont, he told the audience he sees little difference between the two bedroom communities.

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First in NewsdaySee which LI hospitals got highest score for patient safety

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9/11 first responders push for reminder of 'important' health benefits for survivors

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Turkish eatery replaces 6-year-old Greek spot

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First in Newsday2 councilmen appear together at Smithtown board meeting for 1st time since altercation

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Huntington considers change to assist schools in offsetting developers' tax breaks

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Only in NewsdayMore LI families are turning to SNAP benefits, and not just those in poverty

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Suspect in fatal LI shooting arrested in Alabama after trying to flee country

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Long Beach Trump fan refuses $50G settlement with the city in flag flap

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Only in NewsdayVillage gets $75G grant to compost food scraps

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Police ID 2 women fatally stabbed last week in Valley Stream and Island Park

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Only in NewsdayWhat to know about microplastics in LI's drinking water

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Middle school woodworking teacher Robert Boeshore dies at 94

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10 people, including 4 children, displaced in Freeport house fire

LIRR president optimistic strike can be averted

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Hamptons home prices reach record level in Q1

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First in NewsdayNYS awards $3M to oyster farmers amid winter damage to crop, gear

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Life-changing news: LI reporter learns she will get new liver from live donor

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Nassau reports its first measles case since 2024

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Patchogue village board OKs 2.4% tax rate hike

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Touching 9/11 steel beam brings back memories, emotions

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Swapping a Hamptons dog park for a sewage plant? Residents are growling.

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First in Newsday6-page confession is key evidence in murder retrial of suspect in Hofstra coach killing, ADA says

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Police charge LI man for allegedly possessing child porn

LI police fired after internal investigation

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

MORE ON THIS TOPICLI police fired after videos show them kicking handcuffed man, lying about crash, records reveal