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Long Islanders share their thoughts on whether former President Trump should be indicted in connection with an alleged hush-money payment. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports. 

Trump grand jury probe: What LIers think

Abe Rosenberg and his sister Ada Gracin reunited with Michael Epstein at a New Hyde Park synagogue for the first time since they were children in a displaced persons camp in Germany. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

They survived the Holocaust as children — and now have reunited over 70 years later

Three people have been arrested and accused in an indictment of illegally trafficking guns and drugs. The contraband was sold in Westchester and southeast Queens, state Attorney General Letitia James announced.

3 arrested in illegal trafficking of guns and drugs in NY

FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh presided over a plaque dedication ceremony in honor of firefighter Jesse Gerhard at the firehouse where he served in Far Rockaway. Gerhard, from Long Island, died the day after fighting a fire in the Rockaways last winter. He suffered a medical episode while on duty in his firehouse.

Late FDNY firefighter from LI honored at ceremony

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Majors, star of the recently released "Creed III" and "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania," was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman, police said.

Jonathan Majors charged with strangulation, assault in NYC

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The Manhattan grand jury investigating Donald Trump over hush money payments planned to hear testimony on other matters Thursday, seemingly further delaying a vote on whether or not to indict the former president, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Trump grand jury hearing other matters Thursday

In Hell's Kitchen, "Super Sidewalks" have been installed on Ninth Avenue between 59th and 50th streets — shrinking the space for automobile drivers and reserving more space for pedestrians.

'Super sidewalks' shrink traffic lanes

The Manhattan district attorney investigating Donald Trump rebuffed House Republicans' request Thursday for documents and testimony about the case, dismissing it as an "unprecedented inquiry" with no legitimate basis.

Manhattan DA rejects GOP demand for info on Trump case

One Long Islander owed nearly $50,000 while another had roughly $39,000 in unpaid tolls and fees.

MTA seizes 20 vehicles for $600,000 in unpaid tolls

"While we very much value John James Audubon's contribution to art and to ornithology, we also found during our assessment process that the name Audubon presented a barrier to getting more people involved," said Jessica Wilson, executive director of NYC Audubon.

NYC Audubon: Shedding name of naturalist who traded in slaves

For 40 years, former President Donald Trump has navigated countless legal investigations without ever facing criminal charges. That record may soon come to an end.

Trump's potential indictment caps decades of legal scrutiny

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Officials joined family members to honor the victims of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing on Sunday. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'Remembering the dead ... is a sacred act of healing, repair and hope'

Fifty-eight years after the slaying of Malcolm X, his daughters announced their intent to file a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit. The daughters' attorney, Ben Crump, announced Tuesday they would file "a notice of claim with intent to sue" during a news conference at The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial Education Center in Manhattan.

'We'd like our father to receive the justice that he deserves,' Malcolm X daughter says

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell held a press conference in Brooklyn Monday following after the driver of a U-Haul truck struck eight people, killing one, in Bay Ridge before he was taken into police custody. 

Deadly mayhem in Bay Ridge

Mourners paid their respects Thursday to slain NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz. The officer, from Deer Park, was remembered as someone who was destined to go far in the NYPD. NewsdayTV's Cecilia Dowd reports.

'Very funny guy, full of love and kindness'

NYPD Officer Adeed Fayaz, who lived in Deer Park, died Tuesday from a gunshot wound Saturday during a foiled robbery attempt in Brooklyn. The funeral is scheduled for Thursday at a Brooklyn mosque. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Funeral to be held Thursday for slain off-duty NYPD officer

The NYPD announced on Tuesday they'd arrested Randy Jones in the weekend shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer from Deer Park.

Randy Jones identified as suspected shooter of off-duty cop from Deer Park

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that nearly $300 million in federal money will be given to help build a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River and repair an existing, 113-year-old tunnel damaged during Superstorm Sandy. 

Federal grant for new Hudson River tunnel will also pay for repairs to damaged one 

The MTA announced Monday that its next infrastructure project, Penn Station Access, has already fallen behind schedule due to lack of cooperation from Amtrak. NewsdayTV's Alfonso Castillo reports.

Delays in MTA's next megaproject 

The first legal cannabis dispensary in New York owned by an entrepreneur who had been previously criminalized by cannabis prohibition opened in Manhattan Tuesday.

'I'm a part of history now'

Kristina Moon, the widow of fallen FDNY firefighter William P. Moon II spoke to FDNY probationary recruits about the importance of organ and blood donation.

Saving lives on the job and beyond

Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney Breon Peace announced Wednesday the takedown of a Brooklyn gun-trafficking ring. The arrests were under the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, aimed to target gun trafficking.

Arrests made in gun trafficking case under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act 

Housing Works Cannabis Co opens in New York City as the first legal cannibis dispenary in New York State.  The dispenary plans to re-invest profits within New York State to help other issues.

Housing Works Cannabis Co. is first legal cannabis dispensary in New York

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