Thousands braved the rain in Times Square to watch the ball drop and ring in the new year on Monday, Dec. 31, 2018.


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The airport was closed until about 2 p.m. Monday after a plane crashed into a fire truck on a runway Sunday night, killing two pilots and injuring dozens of others. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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