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NEWSDAY INVESTIGATION $1.4B in debt. Ten days of cash on hand. NUMC is one of NY’s most vulnerable hospitals.

A Newsday analysis finds its parent company has failed to break even for 24 out of the past 25 years.

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In an exclusive yearlong series, Newsday explores the causes behind the alarming number of crashes and solutions to make our roads safer. + Read more

A missing Long Island girl. 23 arrested in two states. Inside a hidden world of drugs and sex trafficking. + Read more

Dangerous Roads'Never any enforcement': Suffolk traffic ticketing far below other NY regions.

A Newsday analysis found Suffolk ticketing for safety violations lags NYS, while Nassau remains below 2019's level.

Dangerous Roads90 days: Weak hit-and-run penalties offer ‘incentive’ to flee fatal crashes, officials say

Hit-and-run crashes result in less serious charges without evidence a driver was intoxicated or drove recklessly. Families say 90-day sentences aren’t enough.

Newsday Investigates$200G earners rise 51% in LI towns and cities as police salaries grow

Officials cited higher overtime pay and new retirement incentives designed to reduce the workforce.

Sex trafficking on LI

Newsday Investigates59 hotels on LI were hot spots of prostitution and sex trafficking, including some with minors

From small mom-and-pop motels to high-end national brands, the problem is rampant on Long Island, experts say, with victims as young as 11 years old.

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Only in Newsday1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states: Inside LI's hidden world of drugs, sex trafficking

Newsday InvestigationBefore an LI girl went missing, her family sent her to Minnesota for help. She was abused there too.

Newsday InvestigationLI leaders want inquiry into whether agencies failed missing girl who was allegedly sex trafficked

Only in NewsdayBefore LI girl went missing, relative sent letter to Romaine pleading for help: 'System is broken'

Only in NewsdayCourt records shed light on what happened during girl's 25-day disappearance

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Dangerous Roads'Never any enforcement': Suffolk traffic ticketing far below other NY regions.

A Newsday analysis found Suffolk ticketing for safety violations lags NYS, while Nassau remains below 2019's level.

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Dangerous Roads

Dangerous RoadsTraffic deaths down on LI, serious injuries up last year

Dangerous RoadsThis village is at the center of LI's pedestrian safety problem. Why do so many people get hit?

Dangerous RoadsFight for a bike lane in 'car land' LI runs into obstacles

Dangerous Roads'When's my road getting paved?' Why it's often not soon enough on LI.

Dangerous Roads32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.

Dangerous Roads'Totally selfish.' Aggressive drivers making LI roads more dangerous, officials say

Dangerous RoadsThese are LI's 5 most dangerous intersections

Dangerous Roads Only in NewsdayCar crashes cost Long Island at least $3B a year. Survivors face medical debt, insurance gaps and lost income.

Dangerous RoadsWith fatal drugged driving crashes up on Long Island, lawmakers push to toughen law

Only in Newsday2,100 killed, 16,000 seriously injured in LI crashes over a decade. What can be done?

Dangerous Roads Only in NewsdayLI's 50,000 unlicensed drivers are far more likely to cause fatal crashes

Dangerous Roads Only in Newsday‘I was super worried; things build up.’ How to get a suspended license reinstated.

Only in NewsdayTens of thousands of Long Island drivers cited for speeding through highway work zones, data shows

MAP: LI CRASHES

See the most dangerous roads in your neighborhood

Long Island's roads have claimed the lives of 2,100 and seriously injured 16,000 others in crashes over a decade. See the most dangerous roads in your neighborhood with Newsday's map.

Charts and Maps

Dangerous RoadsTracking Long Island's fatal crashes

Dangerous RoadsLong Island pedestrian and cyclist deaths and serious injuries, 2019-23

Dangerous RoadsUnlicensed drivers on LI facts and figures

Complete coverage of Dangerous Roads

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Only in NewsdaySon of man charged with murder of Gilgo Beach victim says father is innocent

Aundrey Dykes, of Orlando, Florida, said his father, Andrew, is a loving dad and retired Army veteran and Tennessee state trooper whose family was aware of his relationship with the woman he is accused of killing and the child they shared.

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