Name: Trendy Bites: Mega mozzarella sticks
Uploaded: 2025-11-13T10:00:00Z
Duration: 1 min 49 s
Description: NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa tries the mega mozzarella sticks at Babylon Social, which are made with one pound of cheese per stick.

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Setauket woman charged in fatal stabbing ... Vote on future of Holtsville zoo ... Camp Hero: Fact and fiction ... Trendy Bites: Thanksgiving pizza

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Trendy Bites: Thanksgiving pizza has all the trimmings

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'It's a Thanksgiving plate on a pizza'

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa tries Thanksgiving pizza at Pino's Pizza in Deer Park, where Grandma-style slices are loaded with gravy, turkey, cheese, stuffing and cranberry sauce.

Camp Hero: Separating fact from fiction and its&nbsp;ties to &#39;Stranger Things&#39;

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Montauk's Camp Hero: The conspiracy theories, facts and 'Stranger Things' connection

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Camp Hero: The conspiracy theories, facts, and 'Stranger Things' connection

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Montauk's Camp Hero: Separating fact from fiction and its ties to 'Stranger Things'

The state is probing Friends For Life Homecare for allegedly providing unlicensed home care services. The owner of the Massapequa company says it offers &ldquo;companionship&rdquo; and doesn&rsquo;t need a license. Newsday investigative reporter Josefa Vel&aacute;squez explains.

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As LI ages, one alleged unlicensed home care business highlights dangers to clients, aides

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'The state has filed suit'

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The state is probing Friends for Life Homecare for allegedly providing unlicensed home care services. The owner of the Massapequa company says it offers "companionship" and doesn't need a license. Newsday investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez explains.

In July,&nbsp;4-year-old Jack Carlin stopped breathing, and a&nbsp;pivotal decision by his mother helped save his life. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie has more.&nbsp;

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The story of a 4-year-old's recovery from cardiac arrest

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How a 4-year-old survived cardiac arrest

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In July, 4-year-old Jack Carlin stopped breathing, and a pivotal decision by his mother helped save his life. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland sits down with Alec Slatky from AAA Northeast&nbsp;and talks about how your travel may look this Thanksgiving.

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Watch our Thanksgiving travel forecast so you won't end up being a turkey!

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'A big increase in travelers'

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland sits down with Alec Slatky from AAA Northeast and talks about how your travel may look this Thanksgiving.

On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; Gregg Sarra takes a look at the playoff matchups in Nassau and Suffolk,&nbsp;plus Jared&nbsp;Valluzzi&nbsp;has the plays of the week.

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Sarra Sounds Off Ep. 11: Playoff football matchups

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra takes a look at the playoff matchups in Nassau and Suffolk, plus Jared Valluzzi has the plays of the week.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano took an exercise class &mdash; with adorable pups &mdash; during a session with The Yoga Puppies at Roslyn Salt Cave.

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Strength, inner peace and puppies

Roslyn

West Babylon

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Rockville Centre

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Come for the puppies, stay for the yoga

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano took an exercise class — with adorable pups — during a session with The Yoga Puppies at Roslyn Salt Cave.

State Republicans are fighting to scrap the even-year election law. Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

Nation/World

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Even-year election law facing legal challenge

Nassau

Suffolk

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'We knew we had to take it to the federal option'

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State Republicans are fighting to scrap the even-year election law. Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

An MTA inspector general investigation&nbsp;lays out how&nbsp;Long Island Rail Road workers allegedly gamed the system in a variety of&nbsp;creative ways. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

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Refrigerated fake IDs, second jobs and margaritas: Inside the LIRR 'culture of fraud'

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'I was appalled'

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An MTA inspector general investigation lays out how Long Island Rail Road workers allegedly gamed the system in a variety of creative ways. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

Jeffrey Mackey, 40, will be sentenced to 22 years in state prison for second-degree murder.&nbsp;His girlfriend, Alexis Nieves, 35, will serve 11 years for manslaughter. NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa reports.

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LI couple pleads guilty to killing, dismembering two people

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22 years for Mackey, 11 years for Nieves

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Jeffrey Mackey, 40, will be sentenced to 22 years in state prison for second-degree murder. His girlfriend, Alexis Nieves, 35, will serve 11 years for manslaughter. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

Officials with the Suffolk County Police Arson Squad are investigating the blaze. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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Fire damages pizzeria, other businesses in Wading River

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'Nobody injured, nobody hurt'

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Officials with the Suffolk County Police Arson Squad are investigating the blaze. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

This three-bedroom, 3&frac12;-bathroom house in Great River has the look and feel of a castle, including a stucco tower, koi pond&nbsp;and stone busts. Newsday real estate reporter Arielle Dollinger takes us on a tour.

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It's 3 stories tall. It looks like a chess piece. It's ... on a cul-de-sac in Great River?

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'A lot of character'

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This three-bedroom, 3½-bathroom house in Great River has the look and feel of a castle, including a stucco tower, koi pond and stone busts. Newsday real estate reporter Arielle Dollinger takes us on a tour.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa visits Bob Murphy, the &quot;Violin Guy,&quot;&nbsp;to see the dedication and precision&nbsp;it takes to&nbsp;make these instruments sing.

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'You have to be part artist and part surgeon'

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Bob Murphy, the "Violin Guy," to see the dedication and precision it takes to make these instruments sing.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Monday led county officials in pushing back against the proposed plan to raise the tax rate from 7.25% to 11.5% on corporations that operate in New York State. Newsday&nbsp;reporter Candice Ferrette explains.

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'Companies don't want to pay more'

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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Monday led county officials in pushing back against the proposed plan to raise the tax rate from 7.25% to 11.5% on corporations that operate in New York State. Newsday reporter Candice Ferrette explains.

Airline leaders say they&rsquo;re optimistic that operations will rebound with the holiday travel season looming. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

FAA lifts all flight restrictions imposed during government shutdown

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'Less delays and cancellations over the weekend'

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Airline leaders say they're optimistic that operations will rebound with the holiday travel season looming. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

From calls, texts and emails to AI, criminals are coming up with new ways to trick you out of your money. Suffolk DA Ray Tierney discusses&nbsp;some ways you can protect yourself.

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Scams on the rise across Long Island

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'I didn't want to tell my friends or family'

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From calls, texts and emails to AI, criminals are coming up with new ways to trick you out of your money. Suffolk DA Ray Tierney discusses some ways you can protect yourself.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed takes us &#39;Out East&#39; to Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton, where a 20-year, $4.5 million renovation includes spiffed-up&nbsp;quarters and a clinic for dogs and cats awaiting adoption.

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Out East with Doug Geed: Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East' to Kent Animal Shelter in Calverton, where a 20-year, $4.5 million renovation includes spiffed-up quarters and a clinic for dogs and cats awaiting adoption.

LIRR historian David Morrison said the Nov.&nbsp;22, 1950, train crash in Queens&nbsp;was the catalyst for the implementation of measures that &ldquo;vastly improved the safety of the railroad operation.&rdquo;

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Looking back at the deadly 1950 LIRR crash

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'A horrible chapter in Long Island railroad history'

LIRR historian David Morrison said the Nov. 22, 1950, train crash in Queens was the catalyst for the implementation of measures that "vastly improved the safety of the railroad operation."

Protesters at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on Sunday called for Bishop John Barres to take a more active role in the&nbsp;area&#39;s immigration concerns. &quot;His voice is so powerful. Catholics listen to him,&quot; said one demonstrator. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Demonstrators call on Bishop Barres to take a more active role in the migrant crisis

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'I believe in compassion. We should do the right thing'

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Protesters at St. Agnes Cathedral in Rockville Centre on Sunday called for Bishop John Barres to take a more active role in the area's immigration concerns. "His voice is so powerful. Catholics listen to him," said one demonstrator. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Elisa DiStefano visited Culinary Clubhouse in Garden City, which offers&nbsp;cooking classes to kids ages 4-17.

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Long Island's little chefs

Garden City

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'They like to ask me if they can help me in the kitchen now'

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Culinary Clubhouse in Garden City, which offers cooking classes to kids ages 4-17.

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Hit-and-runs result in less serious charges without evidence a driver was intoxicated or drove recklessly. Families say 90-day sentences aren&rsquo;t enough. NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland reports.

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Weak hit-and-run penalties provide 'incentive' to flee the scene, LI families and officials say

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'He didn't get the justice he deserved'

Hit-and-runs result in less serious charges without evidence a driver was intoxicated or drove recklessly. Families say 90-day sentences aren't enough. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.