Name: Out East: Oddities and curiosities you'll want to see on your road trip
Uploaded: 2026-04-27T09:00:00Z
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Description: Newsday's Doug Geed shows us some interesting roadside attractions you will see on your drive Out East.

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NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed takes us &quot;Out East&quot; to visit a few interesting spots.

Things to Do

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Out East show: Buffalo Ranch, Schmitt's Family Farm and roadside attractions

Riverhead

Riverhead Town

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Newsday

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East" to visit a few interesting spots.

Long Island

Transportation

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

Melville

Hicksville

Farmingdale

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'It's got to be tested, but I like the idea'

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Can technology help reduce traffic deaths and crashes here? NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed visits a very special spot on the island, where you can spend time and reflect.

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Out East: Shrine of Our Lady of the Island

Manorville

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a very special spot on the island, where you can spend time and reflect.

Newsday&#39;s Knicks beat writer Steve Popper&nbsp;looks at what fans can expect to see in the NBA&nbsp;Eastern Conference Semifinal vs. Philadelphia.

Sports

Basketball

New York Knicks

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Knicks vs. 76ers: Previewing the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinal matchup

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'They look like they might be the best team in basketball'

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Newsday's Knicks beat writer Steve Popper looks at what fans can expect to see in the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinal vs. Philadelphia.

Scott Bickard&nbsp;of Bethpage,&nbsp;Fiona McLoughin of Dix Hills and&nbsp;Grace Garvey of Manhattan were among the winners in&nbsp;Sunday&#39;s Long Island Marathon at Eisenhower Park. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Long Island Marathon brings out 3,500 runners — and even more fans

East Meadow

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'Long Island Marathon always means a lot to me'

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Scott Bickard of Bethpage, Fiona McLoughin of Dix Hills and Grace Garvey of Manhattan were among the winners in Sunday's Long Island Marathon at Eisenhower Park. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has the latest on negotiations and the potential LIRR strike in just a few weeks.

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An LIRR strike is looming. Here's what to know.

New York City

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'The two sides remain pretty far apart'

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Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has the latest on negotiations and the potential LIRR strike in just a few weeks.

More than 200 people marched through the streets of Hempstead Village in an anti-ICE protest. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Virginia Huie reports.

Nassau

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Anti-ICE rally in Hempstead Village

Hempstead

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'ICE out of Hempstead'

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More than 200 people marched through the streets of Hempstead Village in an anti-ICE protest. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa is joined by Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky&nbsp;and retired NYPD Det. Michael Alcazar&nbsp;to discuss the challenges these meetups present.

Crime

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Rise in violent social media meetups challenging law enforcement

long island

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'Investigators have to identify patterns'

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa is joined by Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky and retired NYPD Det. Michael Alcazar to discuss the challenges these meetups present.

The deadline for Brookhaven to develop&nbsp;a plan to clean up a four-mile long toxic plume was&nbsp;Friday, but a proposal still hasn&#39;t been approved. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie has more.

Towns

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What's the plan for Brookhaven plume cleanup?

Brookhaven Town

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'It has gone from worrisome to disruptively frightening'

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The deadline for Brookhaven to develop a plan to clean up a four-mile long toxic plume was Friday, but a proposal still hasn't been approved. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

The Knicks set a record for the largest halftime lead (47 points) in an NBA playoff game and&nbsp;the largest lead in a playoff game in the play-by-play era (61 points). Newsday&#39;s Knicks reporter Steve Popper has the recap.

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The Knicks beat the Hawks by how many points in Game 6?

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Historic rout and what's next

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The Knicks set a record for the largest halftime lead (47 points) in an NBA playoff game and the largest lead in a playoff game in the play-by-play era (61 points). Newsday's Knicks reporter Steve Popper has the recap.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa visits Vespa Italian Kitchen &amp; Bar in Ronkonkoma to try their pollo tre colori.

FeedMe

Food and Drink

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Trendy Bites: Tricolored chicken parm

Ronkonkoma

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'It looks like the Italian flag'

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Vespa Italian Kitchen & Bar in Ronkonkoma to try their pollo tre colori.

Suffolk County CPS investigated the deaths of Thomas Valva, left, and Eli Henrys.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed, Newsday investigative reporters Anastasia Valeeva and Peter D&#39;Auria and former chief of the Children&#39;s Law Bureau Jorge Rosario explain what&#39;s happened since.

Investigations

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Suffolk's child abuse, neglect deaths reach 10-year high. CPS still struggles to improve.

Suffolk

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'A lot of very inexperienced staff'

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Suffolk County CPS investigated the deaths of Thomas Valva, left, and Eli Henrys. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed, Newsday investigative reporters Anastasia Valeeva and Peter D'Auria and former chief of the Children's Law Bureau Jorge Rosario explain what's happened since.

Two nonprofits&nbsp;are hoping to bring the&nbsp;killing of&nbsp;Marcelo Lucero nearly two&nbsp;decades ago to an&nbsp;international human rights commission to focus attention on what they call ongoing abuses of Latino immigrants. Newsday reporter Bart Jones has more.

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LI hate crime killing may be investigated by human rights panel

Patchogue

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'Exert some kind of political pressure'

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Two nonprofits are hoping to bring the killing of Marcelo Lucero nearly two decades ago to an international human rights commission to focus attention on what they call ongoing abuses of Latino immigrants. Newsday reporter Bart Jones has more.

NYPD and VFW members honored Anthony J. Fuoco&nbsp;as he was laid to rest at Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River.

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Coming together as a family to honor a veteran who didn't have one

Calverton

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'He had no family to be there with him as he passed on'

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NYPD and VFW members honored Anthony J. Fuoco as he was laid to rest at Calverton National Cemetery in Wading River.

On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; Gregg Sarra and Tess Ferguson talk about the girls lacrosse season, plus hear the inspirational story of Carle Place&#39;s Vincenzo Pisani, plays of the week and more.

High School

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Sarra Sounds off, Ep. 32: Girls lacrosse, Pisani's inspiration, plays of the week and more

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Sarra Sounds off, Ep. 32: Girls lax, Pisani's inspiration and more

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra and Tess Ferguson talk about the girls lacrosse season, plus hear the inspirational story of Carle Place's Vincenzo Pisani, plays of the week and more.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland&nbsp;looks back at the case against Rex Heuermann through the lens of Newsday photographer James Carbone.

Long Island Nostalgia

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Picture This: That time our photographer faced the Gilgo killer in court

Gilgo Beach

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'He would just stare at me'

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland looks back at the case against Rex Heuermann through the lens of Newsday photographer James Carbone.

An MTA board meeting was held&nbsp;to discuss LIRR workers&#39; raise demands and strike contingency plans. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

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MTA: LIRR fares could go up if workers get raises

Manhattan

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'Twice the size of their usual 4% rate hike'

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An MTA board meeting was held to discuss LIRR workers' raise demands and strike contingency plans. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

The proliferation of towering homes in Levittown&nbsp;is sparking outcry, and the town&nbsp;board will continue hearings on the matter.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie has more.&nbsp;

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Proposal to reduce the maximum size of a house in Levittown

Levittown

Hempstead Town

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'I see this big ugly house'

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The proliferation of towering homes in Levittown is sparking outcry, and the town board will continue hearings on the matter. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

Jalen Brunson scores 39 points in Knicks&#39; Game 5 rout of Hawks. Newsday reporter Steve Popper has more from the Garden.

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It's a rout for Knicks in Game 5

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Game 5 rout a 'convincing show' for Knicks

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Jalen Brunson scores 39 points in Knicks' Game 5 rout of Hawks. Newsday reporter Steve Popper has more from the Garden.

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman tours LaGuardia&#39;s Chase Sapphire Lounge and Capital One Landing.

Travel

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Caviar and arcades: Inside LaGuardia's luxury lounges

Queens

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Beyond the gate: Caviar cart, arcade room and more at these LaGuardia lounges

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Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman tours LaGuardia's Chase Sapphire Lounge and Capital One Landing.

FLEXIBLE SLOT

EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONS

A plan to boost Nassau University Medical Center&#39;s finances foundered amid questionable management and leadership turnover.&nbsp;Newsday investigative reporter Peter D&#39;Auria has the story.

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

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'They hired a ton of people'

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A plan to boost its finances foundered amid questionable management and leadership turnover. Newsday investigative reporter Peter D'Auria has the story.

Doctors accused an LI nurse of faking childhood vaccines yet she kept practicing for years. The DA never investigated.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporters&nbsp;Jim Baumbach and David Olson have the story.

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How an LI nurse claimed to vaccinate kids for years after doctors suspected fraud

Amityville

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Warnings before COVID vaccine fraud

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Doctors accused an LI nurse of faking childhood vaccines yet she kept practicing for years. The DA never investigated. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporters Jim Baumbach and David Olson have the story.

Barbara Waldman was 31 when she was killed at her Oceanside home. Her children were 5, 6 and 7 at the time.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn reports.

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Cold case murder of Long Island mom, Barbara Waldman, solved 52 years later

Oceanside

'Hey mom ... they found your murderer'

Barbara Waldman was 31 when she was killed at her Oceanside home. Her children were 5, 6 and 7 at the time. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.