‘Mommy, why?' Parents speak out after special-needs son put in ‘time-out room' at Long Island school
It was drawn in pencil and crayon on an 8 x 11” paper. Her 10-year-old son Cooper told her it was a drawing of his school.  But Nicole Miller was puzzled when she saw that he had drawn bars over the front door.
Long Island CEOs divided on DEI importance in workplace
“Having a more inclusive workplace fosters innovation, and private employers should have flexibility to implement policies they think can support their operations and bottom line,” Matt Cohen, CEO and president of the Long Island Association, the region’s most influential business group, said in a statement to Newsday.
Long Island town reportedly issues 80K tickets for passing school buses — in districts that never approved ticketing program
New York has barred drivers from driving past buses picking up or dropping off kids for a long time, and a 2019 law let local governments install cameras and issue tickets to those who ignored the flashing stop signs that extend from the vehicle’s side.
Boater hospitalized as two yachts catch fire and sink at Long Island marina
A boater was hospitalized after two yachts caught fire and sank at a Long Island marina early Wednesday, officials said. Firefighters were first called to Manhasset Bay Marina in Port Washington around 12:30 a.m. to a 43-foot Marine Trader yacht that was completely engulfed in flames, cops said.
Law change makes it easier for Long Island to qualify for federal storm aid
The new version of the Water Resources Development Act includes new language that will lower the federal aid threshold for coastal renourishment on Long Island in the wake of damaging storms.
Bird flu detected on Long Island farm. Health officials say risk to public remains minimal.
Long Island farm forced to euthanize more than 100,000 ducks after bird flu detected
A farm in Long Island, New York, is being forced to euthanize its flock of more than 100,000 ducks after health officials detected cases of bird flu.
100,000 Ducks to Be Killed After Bird Flu Strikes Long Island Farm
The highly infectious H5N1 strain has caused outbreaks across the country. Now, Long Island’s last duck farm must kill its entire flock and may go out of business, its owner said.

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Former NYPD sergeant dies while surfing in frigid Long Island water
Surfer Dies Following Rescue Attempt in Frigid Long Island Water
A former New York City police sergeant died Sunday from an apparent drowning while surfing in the frigid waters off Long Island
Jack Shapiro Sr., retired NYPD sergeant from Holbrook who died in waters off Gilgo Beach, remembered as avid surfer
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What’s the best window company on Long Island?
Window World of Long Island has been voted the best window company on Long Island in the 2024 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest!
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The 2025 Miss Long Island Pageant crowns new queens
Kristen Rosario, 22, of East Northport, has officially been crowned Miss Long Island, with 17-year-old Adrianna Lane of Smithtown named Miss Long Island Teen.
School aid on Long Island: Hochul proposes 4.6% increase for 2025-26 school year
The plan, if approved by state legislators later this year, would increase total funding assistance for schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties to $5.2 billion.
Former owner of private island in Solano County arrested after decade-long legal fight
The court-mandated auction of Point Buckler's 50 acres of marshland on the southern edge of Grizzly Bear ended a fight for ownership between state water agencies and the island's former owner,
Long Island advocates and police reform activists decry Trump Administration directive to stop right rights investigations
The Trump administration, in a memo, instructed lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division not to file any new complaints, The Associated Press reported Thursday.