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From repairing go karts to making $17,000 stairs

From repairing go-karts to making $17,000 stairs

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Jeannean Mercuri is 4 foot 10 and makes her living trimming the hooves of horses that can weigh up to 2,500 pounds. "I'm a total hoof nerd."


No shoes, no problem: This LIer keeps horses’ hooves healthy

No shoes, no problem: This LIer keeps horses' hooves healthy

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"It becomes more than just the bread," says Raymond Smith. "I get to be with people that I want to be with, make what I wan to make ... and go to the beach afterwards."


This Long Beach baker’s passionate about feeding others

This Long Beach baker's passionate about feeding others

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At Hometown Bake Shop, family influences items across the menu, including the Bubbe, Buela and Nonna. "My food, every aspect of it, is a thankfulness to them," says owner Danna Abrams.


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"We've been fishermen and whalers since time immemorial," Jonathan Smith said of the Shinnecock tribe. "I believe that's where my passion comes from for oyster farming."


‘We’re of the sea’: This oyster farmer loves every moment of his work

'We're of the sea': This oyster farmer loves every moment of his work

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Renzo Vargas and Patricia Espino's Levittown restaurant has survived and even grown through the pandemic. The couple opened a second location in Huntington Station.


Smoked Barn, a BBQ and Peruvian spot, formed from pitmaster’s dream

'It is hard to build something in this country, but you can make it': Couple opens 2nd BBQ spot

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"I came to this country with nothing, and being a carpenter, it gave me so much," says Jesus Rivera, who emigrated from Mexico at 12 years old after his mother died.


His American dream is seeing his kids graduate. He’s building it with his own hands.

LI carpenter: 'In this country, when you know a trade you can become somebody'

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Eligah and Daniel Crawford's barbershop has been in business for more than 30 years. "It's awesome to see him walk in my footstep," Eligah says of his son.


This barbershop treats customers like family — because it is one

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"This is a solitary, private job," Charles Rufino says of violin making. "200,000 cuts later, you have a violin." 


The ‘recipe’ for a perfect violin took him 45 years

The 'recipe' for a perfect violin took him 45 years

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"I was always encouraged to do and make and be anything I wanted to be," says flameworker Ro Wellmaker, who discovered her future career on a childhood trip to Disney World.


'If I can see something in my head, I can make it in glass'

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The love for the Knicks was palpable as fans gathered at Long Island restaurants and Madison Square Garden for watch parties to take in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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Long Islanders can expect a warm weekend forecast with temperatures in the 80s, there is an air quality alert Friday until 11 p.m., NewsdayTV's meteorologist Geoff Bansen has all the details.

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Organizers of a newly formed Long Island group, Catholics Welcome Immigrants, are urging Bishop John Barres, the head of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, to take a stand on the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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The alleged drunken driver who crashed into a Deer Park nail salon, killing three employees and a customer, bought liquor and drove around the area for about five hours before the crash.

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Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr. spoke with NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa about what life is like for the Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann in jail.

'He will be ... coming out of prison in a body bag'

State Attorney General Letitia James's office is investigating Nassau University Medical Center's former executive leadership. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and Newsday's Nassau County politics reporter Candice Ferrette have the story.

'This is public taxpayer money ... so really, every dollar counts'

Prosecutors say 28-year-old Robert Carragher died in his father's arms. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'They attempted to control that bleeding'

Yaphank jail to pilot public health curriculum to help curb gun violence. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'The individuals participating will learn about the causes and consequences of firearm violence'

Nassau police said a 22-year-old woman has been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 28-year-old man at a Massapequa home.

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