Name: Fun for kids: Schoolhouse Play & Cafe opens in Farmingdale
Uploaded: 2025-08-27T14:36:02.861Z
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Description: NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Schoolhouse Play & Cafe in Farmingdale, which offers eduational classes and an open play village.

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Heroism captured on polaroid paper, a daughter following in her fathers footsteps and a narrow escape of&nbsp;the south tower.&nbsp;NewsdayTV remembers the 9/11 attacks 24&nbsp;years later.

9/11 Anniversary

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Honoring those lost in the 9/11 attacks

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Newsday

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Heroism captured on polaroid paper, a daughter following in her fathers footsteps and a narrow escape of the south tower. NewsdayTV remembers the 9/11 attacks 24 years later.

Long Island

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Heartfelt wedding tribute to fallen FDNY firefighter father

New York City

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'A special moment'

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Kristin Schnacky was greeted with heartfelt support on her wedding day, when nine firefighters in uniform and tuxedos showed up for the daughter of a fallen brother killed on 9/11. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

The Trump administration&#39;s &quot;Big, Beautiful Bill&#39; eliminated a&nbsp;tax credit for electric vehicles of a certain price. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington has more.&nbsp;

Environment

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Popular federal tax credit for EVs coming to an end

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Analysts expecting 'a pretty sharp dropoff' in sales

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The Trump administration's "Big, Beautiful Bill' eliminated a tax credit for electric vehicles of a certain price. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington has more.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano talked to Debbie Gibson about her memoir, &quot;Eternally Electric.&quot;&nbsp;

Entertainment

Music

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'Eternally Electric': Debbie Gibson talks new memoir

Merrick

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'The thing you choose to do in life should be fun'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano talked to Debbie Gibson about her memoir, "Eternally Electric."

The parents of Joshua Mileto, who died of injuries sustained during a high school football team&nbsp;training camp&nbsp;in 2017, criticized the Sachem School District&#39;s decision to&nbsp;bring&nbsp;back one of the coaches from that team.

Sports

High School

High School Football

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Family of HS football player who died slams coach rehire

Holbrook

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'A direct slap in our face'

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The parents of Joshua Mileto, who died of injuries sustained during a high school football team training camp in 2017, criticized the Sachem School District's decision to bring back one of the coaches from that team.

LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and&nbsp;lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.

Investigations

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Suffolk fired, disciplined officers after body camera captured police kicking handcuffed Long Beach man, records show

Suffolk

Mount Sinai

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LI police fired after internal investigation

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LI police were fired after videos showed them kicking a handcuffed man and lying about a crash, newly obtained records reveal. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Hochul accused the Trump&nbsp;administration of&nbsp;giving&nbsp;railroad unions the authority&nbsp;to walk off the job for the first time in nearly 30 years. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has the story.

Transportation

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Gov. Hochul blames Trump administration for possible LIRR strike

Manhattan

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'They could've stopped it'

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Hochul accused the Trump administration of giving railroad unions the authority to walk off the job for the first time in nearly 30 years. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has the story.

Commack senior Brayden O&#39;Boyle hopes to lead the Cougars to a championship in his fifth season with the team. NewsdayTV&#39;s Jolie Katzen reports.

Boys Soccer

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Brayden O'Boyle hopes to lead Commack boys soccer to title in fifth season with team

Commack

Long Beach

Rockville Centre

Port Washington

Plainview

Oceanside

Melville

Huntington

Huntington Station

Glen Cove

Syosset

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Commack's O'Boyle eyes a title in fifth season with team

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Commack senior Brayden O'Boyle hopes to lead the Cougars to a championship in his fifth season with the team. NewsdayTV's Jolie Katzen reports.

Newsday&#39;s food team has your behind-the-scenes&nbsp;look at FeedMe&#39;s Top 50 restaurants list.&nbsp;

Things to Do

FeedMe

Feed Me TV

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FeedMe's Top 50 restaurants: 3 our food critics loved

Babylon

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'A great restaurant is a place that you want to go back to'

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Newsday's food team has your behind-the-scenes look at FeedMe's Top 50 restaurants list.

At the 9/11 Memorial &amp; Museum, a new exhibit&nbsp;called &quot;Faces of Ground Zero&quot; captures the heroes of that tragic day. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.

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Remembering 9/11: A gallery of courage and resilience

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'They helped, they stepped forward'

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At the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, a new exhibit called "Faces of Ground Zero" captures the heroes of that tragic day. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Florence Jones was one of the last seven people to escape the south tower World Trade Center.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports

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Remembering 9/11: Riverhead woman's miracle

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'I knew my life would never be the same'

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Florence Jones was one of the last seven people to escape the south tower of the World Trade Center. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports

The state&#39;s new voluntary curriculum on the Holocaust and other genocides comes at a time of rising reports of antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;

Education

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State unveils new Holocaust curriculum

Old Bethpage

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'They need to learn the history'

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The state's new voluntary curriculum on the Holocaust and other genocides comes at a time of rising reports of antisemitism and other forms of bigotry. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

JJ Armory in Riverhead is raffling&nbsp;off a rifle to fundraise for the local volleyball team. But the school district says it will reject the donation. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Towns

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Gun shop owner raffling off gun for volleyball team, against school approval

Riverhead Town

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'That's insane. That's ridiculous. That's crazy'

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JJ Armory in Riverhead is raffling off a rifle to fundraise for the local volleyball team. But the school district says it will reject the donation. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Josephine Smith is the first daughter of a firefighter killed on 9/11 to join the FDNY.&nbsp;NewsdayTV Virginia Huie reports.

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Remembering 9/11: She became a firefighter to honor her hero — her dad

Mastic

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'Watching him as a firefighter made me always want to do it.'

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Josephine Smith is the first daughter of a firefighter killed on 9/11 to join the FDNY. NewsdayTV Virginia Huie reports.

From a coffee shop to a museum to the beach, NewsdayTV &#39;s Elisa DiStefano visits places where Long Islanders can work remotely.

Recreation

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From the beach to a museum: 3 places to work remotely

Sea Cliff

Old Westbury

Roslyn

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Spend the day working remotely at these LI destinations

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From a coffee shop to a museum to the beach, NewsdayTV 's Elisa DiStefano visits places where Long Islanders can work remotely.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland looks back at photos that have shaped communities across LI, such as Levittown, the TWA flight 800 crash and many more, in her new series, Picture This.

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Picture This: A look back at Newsday's photos

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'Those pictures kind of become an iconic symbol of a moment in time'

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland looks back at photos that have shaped communities across LI, such as Levittown, the TWA flight 800 crash and many more, in her new series, Picture This.

The sixth annual Patriot Golf Classic raised money for&nbsp;Folds of Honor, a nonprofit that provides educational scholarships to families of disabled military and first responders.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Virginia Huie reports.

Nassau

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Fundraiser held to benefit military families

Sands Point

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'Give back to the people that gave so much for our country'

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The sixth annual Patriot Golf Classic raised money for Folds of Honor, a nonprofit that provides educational scholarships to families of disabled military and first responders. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Attorneys for the Town of Oyster Bay are now accusing Northrop Grumman&nbsp;of &quot;deception and concealment tactics,&quot; claiming the company deliberately didn&#39;t test the substances found in the soil. NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;

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Battle over Bethpage contamination cleanup

Oyster Bay Town

Bethpage

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'It's scary'

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Attorneys for the Town of Oyster Bay are now accusing Northrop Grumman of "deception and concealment tactics," claiming the company deliberately didn't test the substances found in the soil. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Newsday senior lifestyle host Elisa DiStefano reports.

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2025 MTV VMAs at UBS Arena

Elmont

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Newsday senior lifestyle host Elisa DiStefano reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed&nbsp;takes us Out East&nbsp;for a visit to one of the oldest family owned and operated farms on the island.&nbsp;

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Out East with Doug Geed: Wickham's Fruit Farm

Cutchogue

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us Out East for a visit to one of the oldest family owned and operated farms on the island.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano feeds the giraffes, visits the dinosaurs&nbsp;and more at White Post Farms in Melville.

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Fall fun at White Post Farms

Mattituck

Westbury

Riverhead

Manorville

Calverton

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New dino exhibit, animal encounters and more fall fun at White Post Farms

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano feeds the giraffes, visits the dinosaurs and more at White Post Farms in Melville.