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Struggling NUMC spent millions in tax dollars to create neurosciences unit. The plan failed.

A plan to boost its finances foundered amid questionable management and leadership turnover.

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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
'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.

90 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.

LI school district spent nearly $1M to fire teacher for 'inappropriate' contact with student during play rehearsal

The case illustrates how costly and time consuming it can be for districts to terminate tenured educators under state law.

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Sex trafficking on LI

59 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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Before an LI girl went missing, her family sent her to Minnesota for help. She was abused there too.
Sex crimes stop with her: Meet the judge who decides some of LI's most disturbing cases
LI leaders want inquiry into whether agencies failed missing girl who was allegedly sex trafficked
Before LI girl went missing, relative sent letter to Romaine pleading for help: 'System is broken'
Court records shed light on what happened during girl's 25-day disappearance
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An in-depth look at Long Island’s most dangerous roads, the factors fueling crashes, and the urgent need for safety fixes.

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We took a self-driving car on LI's dangerous roads. Here's what happened.

Can technology like driverless cars and mandatory alcohol detectors reduce traffic deaths?

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Dangerous Roads

Traffic deaths down on LI, serious injuries up last year
This village is at the center of LI's pedestrian safety problem. Why do so many people get hit?
Fight for a bike lane in 'car land' LI runs into obstacles
It's peak pothole season. Here's Newsday's investigation into why our roads are so bad.
32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months. Here's the devastating impact.
'Totally selfish.' Aggressive drivers making LI roads more dangerous, officials say
These are LI's 5 most dangerous intersections
Car crashes cost Long Island at least $3B a year. Survivors face medical debt, insurance gaps and lost income. 
With fatal drugged driving crashes up on Long Island, lawmakers push to toughen law 
2,100 killed, 16,000 seriously injured in LI crashes over a decade. What can be done?
LI's 50,000 unlicensed drivers are far more likely to cause fatal crashes
‘I was super worried; things build up.’ How to get a suspended license reinstated.
Tens 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.

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Tracking Long Island's fatal crashes
Long Island pedestrian and cyclist deaths and serious injuries, 2019-23
Unlicensed drivers on LI facts and figures
Complete coverage of Dangerous Roads

GILGO BEACH KILLINGS

Follow every step of the investigation

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

New tool available to clear LI unsolved homicides using 3D printing technology

Forensic experts use special 3D printing technology to reconstruct the faces of unknown dead to possibly identify them.

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A look at cold homicide cases from the 1990s: Could the Gilgo Beach serial killer be tied to any of them?
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Suffolk DA going to Chinatown in push to ID 'Asian Doe'
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Masked people bang on Gilgo Beach killer's door, prompting police response
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Gilgo judge targeted for forced retirement by criminal justice reform group
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Complete coverage of Gilgo Beach
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1 girl, 23 arrested in 2 states
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32 killed in crashes in one of LI's deadliest months
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Nearly 6,000 LI households could face homelessness if Trump cuts Section 8 funding
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Judge sets strict deadlines on Nassau attorney
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NYS failed to discipline LI doctors for months, years after misconduct
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Town: 80,000 school bus camera tickets are valid
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LI's 50,000 unlicensed drivers are far more likely to cause crashes
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BusPatrol issues ticket to Missouri man in error
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MacArthur Airport seeking new security director for 3rd time in less than 3 years
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Complaints against mom dismissed for years before wrong-way crash that killed 9-year-old son
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More Investigations & Impact

LI school district spent nearly $1M to fire teacher for 'inappropriate' contact with student during play rehearsal
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'It's shocking': Feds drop probe into Hempstead public housing discrimination
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LI housing authority favors white seniors over residents of color, disabled people, feds say. Here's how.
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ICE is arresting immigrants on LI by surveilling parking lots, running license plates
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Woman's fall at LI firehouse parking lot launches police probe, court action
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Women arrested at illicit spas in Nassau risk deportation, but not in Suffolk
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Suffolk tax rolls have been frozen for decades. On the East End, challenges have skyrocketed.
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Suffolk brothel cop repeatedly ignored emergency calls before indictment
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COVID grant clawback hits 17 LI businesses
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NUMC is deep in debt. Its nonprofit arm spent over $150,000 on parties.
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Cops arrested nearly 400 women working at illicit spas. They let male customers go free.
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DA investigates alleged fraud in LI school trustee election
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LI housing authority favors white seniors over residents of color, disabled people, feds say. Here's how.
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ICE is arresting immigrants on LI by surveilling parking lots, running license plates
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Woman's fall at LI firehouse parking lot launches police probe, court action
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Women arrested at illicit spas in Nassau risk deportation, but not in Suffolk
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Suffolk tax rolls have been frozen for decades. On the East End, challenges have skyrocketed.
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Suffolk brothel cop repeatedly ignored emergency calls before indictment
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COVID grant clawback hits 17 LI businesses
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NUMC is deep in debt. Its nonprofit arm spent over $150,000 on parties.
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Cops arrested nearly 400 women working at illicit spas. They let male customers go free.
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DA investigates alleged fraud in LI school trustee election
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LI woman served as Gilgo Beach serial killer's therapist. She had no license to practice.
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State report finds no fault with Suffolk CPS before alleged torture, killing of Jor'Dynn Duncan
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