Name: Making it easier to find affordable housing
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Description: Housing advocates have been pushing for better options in more neighborhoods for decades. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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Long Island Sound rescues&nbsp;... Oyster Bay shell fish lease dispute ... Adam Pascal to direct Foreigner musical

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Teen shot at Lynbrook LIRR station ... Toddler struck at Belmont Lake ... Battle over Bethpage mosque

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Teen shot at Lynbrook LIRR station ... Battle over Bethpage mosque ... Little League team honored ... Paumanauke Pow Wow

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Theater

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'Rent' star to direct Foreigner musical at LIU Post

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Return to island for 'Rent' star

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Syosset native and former "Rent" star Adam Pascal will be an artist-in-residence at LIU, and will direct a musical based on songs by the band Foreigner. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports.

According to court documents, one of the reasons town officials denied a Bethpage mosque&#39;s expansion was testimony from a grandmother&#39;s complaints about traffic. The mosque&#39;s attorneys say&nbsp;no such record exists.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;

Long Island

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Did Oyster Bay invent a grandmother to deny a mosque? The town says no.

Oyster Bay Town

Bethpage

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'There's no grandmother. There's no grandchildren. There's no day care'

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According to court documents, one of the reasons town officials denied a Bethpage mosque's expansion was testimony from a grandmother's complaints about traffic. The mosque's attorneys say no such record exists. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

The team was also presented with the first-ever key&nbsp;to the Town of Smithtown on Sunday for its remarkable run, which included winning the state championship and playing for a berth in the Little League World Series.&nbsp;

Sports

Long Island's Own

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Parade honors St. James/Smithtown Little League team

St. James

Smithtown

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'We will always stick together'

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The team was also presented with the first-ever key to the Town of Smithtown on Sunday for its remarkable run, which included winning the state championship and playing for a berth in the Little League World Series.

Northwell Health&#39;s &quot;Street Medicine&quot; program sends teams into the community to find and help people who are homeless on Long Island.&nbsp;

News

Health

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'Street Medicine' program aims to help LI's homeless

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'It's expensive to live here'

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Northwell Health's "Street Medicine" program sends teams into the community to find and help people who are homeless on Long Island.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 1,600 people on Long Island with prior convictions since Jan. 20,&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

Politics

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Over 1,600 people with convictions arrested by ICE on LI

Mineola

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Latest on ICE arrests on LI

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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested more than 1,600 people on Long Island with prior convictions since Jan. 20, NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Adelphi sanctions pro-Palestinian campus group over its social media posts. NewdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;

Education

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Adelphi sanctions group to one-year disciplinary probation

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'I think Adelphi sent an important message'

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Adelphi sanctions pro-Palestinian campus group over its social media posts. NewdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

There&#39;s a&nbsp;renewed fight to preserve Suffolk County&#39;s fishing industry. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Macy Egeland reports.

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New bill would protect working waterfronts

Hauppauge

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'This is a really good step to maintain the ability to feed not only the county but the nation'

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There's a renewed fight to preserve Suffolk County's fishing industry. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

The Sands Point Preserve is using&nbsp;the &quot;Goatbusters&quot; program to eliminate invasive plant species in an environmentally safe manner.&nbsp;

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Sands Point Preserve using goats to fight invasive plant species

North Hempstead Town

Sands Point

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'Natural and fun way'

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The Sands Point Preserve is using the "Goatbusters" program to eliminate invasive plant species in an environmentally safe manner.

Spectators should expect to see heightened security for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park in September. NewsdayTV&#39;s Carissa Kellman reports.&nbsp;

Golf

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Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black to have increased security

Farmingdale

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'A plethora of security' expected at Ryder Cup

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Spectators should expect to see heightened security for the Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park in September. NewsdayTV's Carissa Kellman reports.

&quot;Shark Week&quot;&nbsp;star Craig O&#39;Connell studies great white and other shark&nbsp;populations off Long Island&#39;s South Shore. NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland reports.&nbsp;

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Great whites and other sharks thriving off LI's coasts

Montauk

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'Our waters are alive:' 'Shark Week' star on South Shore sharks

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"Shark Week" star Craig O'Connell studies great white and other shark populations off Long Island's South Shore. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

Her 25-day disappearance grabbed national attention after she was found on a yacht. What her story reveals about LI&rsquo;s hidden world of drugs and&nbsp;sex trafficking. Newsday reporters Shari Einhorn, Grant Parpan and Sandra Peddie have the story.

Crime

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

East Patchogue

Suffolk

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'She's broken. She's so broken'

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Her 25-day disappearance grabbed national attention after she was found on a yacht. What her story reveals about LI's hidden world of drugs and sex trafficking. Newsday reporters Shari Einhorn, Grant Parpan and Sandra Peddie have the story.

A study found that people who stayed in heavily flooded areas after Superstorm Sandy were most affected and at risk of death. Newsday&nbsp;environmental reporter Tracy Tullis explains.&nbsp;

Environment

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More deaths in higher flood-affected areas after Superstorm Sandy

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'Increased risk of dying, even five years later'

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A study found that people who stayed in heavily flooded areas after Superstorm Sandy were most affected and at risk of death. Newsday environmental reporter Tracy Tullis explains.

Don Clavin is stepping down as Hempstead supervisor. Newsday town&#39;s deputy editor Scott Eidler explains more.&nbsp;

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Clavin resigns, Ferretti Jr. is new Hempstead supervisor

Hempstead Town

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'Republicans did it anyway'

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Don Clavin is stepping down as Hempstead supervisor. Newsday town's deputy editor Scott Eidler explains more.

Oheka Castle owner Gary Melius said he has filed&nbsp;for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to hold off a foreclosure sale. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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Oheka Castle owner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Huntington Town

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'It would be a shame if it went away'

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Oheka Castle owner Gary Melius said he has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to hold off a foreclosure sale. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Long Island Cares helps feed people who are facing food insecurity. Volunteer Darryl Morris talks about what it means to help those in need.&nbsp;

Things to Do

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Volunteers of LI: Helping feed Long Islanders in need

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LI Volunteer: Darryl Morris

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Long Island Cares helps feed people who are facing food insecurity. Volunteer Darryl Morris talks about what it means to help those in need.

Despite the new fire safety codes, there are some Long Islanders who remain opposed to building the facilities. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington has more.&nbsp;

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NYS issues new fire safety codes for large battery-energy storage facilities

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'More than a dozen new requirements'

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Despite the new fire safety codes, there are some Long Islanders who remain opposed to building the facilities. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington has more.

A local veterinarian explains how&nbsp;being a vet is more than just playing with puppies and kittens.&nbsp;It&#39;s a job that involves&nbsp;dealing with different people and different situations. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Ken Buffa reports.

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LI Works: What it takes to become a veterinarian

Deer Park

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'It's not just playing with puppies and kittens'

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A local veterinarian explains how being a vet is more than just playing with puppies and kittens. It's a job that involves dealing with different people and different situations. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

The event at Cow Meadow Park raises money for the Freeport Police Athletic League. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.&nbsp;

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LIers compete in annual Great Freeport Canoe Race

Freeport

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'We're winning this thing'

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The event at Cow Meadow Park raises money for the Freeport Police Athletic League. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

The Jones Beach Junior Lifeguard&nbsp;Program trains the lifeguards of the future by helping them become more comfortable out on the water.&nbsp;

Nassau

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Mentoring future lifeguards at Jones Beach

Wantagh

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'Help these kids become more comfortable in the water'

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The Jones Beach Junior Lifeguard Program trains the lifeguards of the future by helping them become more comfortable out on the water.

Angel Salas was killed in August 2022 when an impaired driver slammed into the car he was riding in. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

Transportation

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Initiatives for traffic safety, and impaired driving awareness and enforcement

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'I got the call no mother ever expects to receive'

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Angel Salas was killed in August 2022 when an impaired driver slammed into the car he was riding in. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Investigations

A 6-year-old in an idling car, a 22-year-old jogger and an 82-year-old cyclist were among the victims in August 2023. Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach reports.

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

Syosset

Laurel Hollow

Amityville

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'It feels like two people were erased'

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A 6-year-old in an idling car, a 22-year-old jogger and an 82-year-old cyclist were among the victims in August 2023. Newsday investigative reporter Jim Baumbach reports.