Name: Man sentence to 10 years in prison for crash that injured police officer
Uploaded: 2025-10-21T22:48:16.560Z
Duration: 56 s
Description: A Brentwood man who seriously injured a Suffolk police officer while driving drunk on the LIE was sentenced to 10 years in prison. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

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NewsdayTV&#39;s Jasmine Anderson and Newsday education reporter Dandan Zou talk to Long Island school administrators about how the school cellphone ban is going so far.

Long Island

Education

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LI educators discuss effects of school cellphone ban

Farmingdale

East Hampton

Valley Stream

Levittown

Kings Park

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Newsday

'Kids are outside. They're playing. They're laughing together.'

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NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson and Newsday education reporter Dandan Zou talk to Long Island school administrators about how the school cellphone ban is going so far.

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LI restaurants offer free food for SNAP recipients

Mount Sinai

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'Nobody should go without food'

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Two Long Island restaurant owners explain why they are offering free food to those about to lose their federal food aid, and how their communities are pitching in.

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman checks out all the fall fun at Camelback Resort in Pennsylvania, including the mountain coaster and zip-lining.

Travel

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Feel the rush: Camelback's scenic mountain coaster and zip line offer fall fun

New York State

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Zip and zoom through the Poconos on a mountain coaster this fall

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Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman checks out all the fall fun at Camelback Resort in Pennsylvania, including the mountain coaster and zip-lining.

Just in time for Halloween, NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa tries the stuffed skull pinwheels at Juventus Pizza in Deer Park.

Things to Do

FeedMe

Food and Drink

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Trendy Bites: Celebrate spooky season with these skull pinwheels

Deer Park

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'We're having skulls all day, every day'

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Just in time for Halloween, NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa tries the stuffed skull pinwheels at Juventus Pizza in Deer Park.

Real estate developers Frank Meehan and his wife, Kathy Santomero-Meehan, are building a housing development &quot;on a foundation of hope.&quot;&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie has more.&nbsp;

Business

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Inside a cancer survivor's passion project

Rocky Point

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'It's just going to be a great community'

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Real estate developers Frank Meehan and his wife, Kathy Santomero-Meehan, are building a housing development "on a foundation of hope." NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

Long Islanders who don&#39;t identify as Democrat or Republican, known as &quot;blank&quot; voters, are growing in number and will play a large part in this year&#39;s elections. Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

Politics

Elections

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'Blank' voters and the importance they play in our elections

Hicksville

Westbury

Uniondale

Wantagh

Brookhaven

Bayport

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'They're the deciding vote'

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Long Islanders who don't identify as Democrat or Republican, known as "blank" voters, are growing in number and will play a large part in this year's elections. Newsday columnist Joye Brown reports.

Newsday food writer Melissa Azofeifa visits Hildebrandt&#39;s in Williston Park to try their boozy milkshakes.

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Hildebrandt's serving up late-night boozy milkshakes

Massapequa

Williston Park

East Setauket

Peconic

Miller Place

Bay Shore

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Newsday food writer Melissa Azofeifa visits Hildebrandt's in Williston Park to try their boozy milkshakes.

The East Meadow hospital&#39;s parent company has failed to break even for 24 out of the last 25 years, exacerbating debts consistently among the state&#39;s largest. Newsday investigative reporter Peter D&#39;Auria and NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie have more.

Investigations

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$1.4B in debt. Ten days of cash on hand. NUMC is one of NY's most vulnerable hospitals.

Nassau

East Meadow

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'10 days worth of cash on hand'

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The East Meadow hospital's parent company has failed to break even for 24 out of the last 25 years, exacerbating debts consistently among the state's largest. Newsday investigative reporter Peter D'Auria and NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie have more.

Outreach, a Queens-based nonprofit, opened a new facility in Brentwood designed exclusively for 18-to-25-year-olds&nbsp;with drug and alcohol addictions. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

News

Health

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New treatment facility for young adults with substance abuse issues

Brentwood

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'I think it would have saved me years'

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Outreach, a Queens-based nonprofit, opened a new treatment facility in Brentwood designed exclusively for 18-to-25-year-olds with drug and alcohol addictions. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

A preview of this year&rsquo;s Election Day for Suffolk County&nbsp;Democrats. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Doug Geed reports.

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Examining notable races for Democrats in Suffolk County

Suffolk

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'Local elections have more of a direct impact on you'

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A preview of this year's Election Day for Suffolk County Democrats. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; Gregg Sarra takes a look at the top high school quarterbacks this season,&nbsp;plus Jared&nbsp;Valluzzi will have&nbsp;a look at the plays of the week.

Sports

High School

High School Football

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Sarra Sounds Off Ep 8: Top QBs on Long Island

Floral Park

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Sarra Sounds Off Ep 8: Top QBs on LI

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Gregg Sarra takes a look at the top high school quarterbacks this season, plus Jared Valluzzi will have a look at the plays of the week.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa gets a behind-the-scenes look at some of the sweet creations and collaborations at Uncle Joey&#39;s Rainbow Explosion in Farmingdale.

Feed Me TV

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Trendy Bites: Getting creative with the rainbow cookie

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Trendy Bites: 'Every day, I got an idea'

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa gets a behind-the-scenes look at some of the sweet creations and collaborations at Uncle Joey's Rainbow Explosion in Farmingdale.

An independent audit has found Nassau County&nbsp;did not follow its own bidding rules in outsourcing legal work.&nbsp;Newsday&#39;s Nassau County politics reporter Candice Ferrette explains.

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Nassau County didn't follow bidding rules, audit says

Mineola

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'Did not follow its own bidding rules'

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An independent audit has found Nassau County did not follow its own bidding rules in outsourcing legal work. Newsday's Nassau County politics reporter Candice Ferrette explains.

Jamaican-Americans on Long Island are reacting to Hurricane Melissa hitting the Caribbean Island. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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LIers show their support for Jamaica

Elmont

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'Be strong. We'll rebuild again because we is Jamaica'

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Jamaican-Americans on Long Island are reacting to Hurricane Melissa hitting the Caribbean Island. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Jasmine Anderson spoke with Newsday health editor David Schwartz and Dr. Sharon Nachman of Stony Brook Children&#39;s Hospital about the forecast for a heavy flu season and vaccine hesitancy.

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Heavy flu season predicted amid vaccine hesitancy

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Pediatric flu deaths on the rise amid vaccine hesitancy

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NewsdayTV's Jasmine Anderson spoke with Newsday health editor David Schwartz and Dr. Sharon Nachman of Stony Brook Children's Hospital about the forecast for a heavy flu season and vaccine hesitancy.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland looks back at the events that led a Long Island home to become known as &quot;The Amityville Horror House.&quot;

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Picture This: That time an LI house of horrors became an urban legend

Amityville

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For 'a lot of people not on Long Island, the Amityville Horror House defines Long Island'

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland looks back at the events that led a Long Island home to become known as "The Amityville Horror House."

New York State appears to be headed toward&nbsp;even-year elections. Opponents say local issues could get overlooked, but proponents say they have faith in the intelligence of the voters. Newsday columnist Joye Brown has more.&nbsp;

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How does Long Island feel about even-year elections?

Medford

Babylon

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'Voter fatigue on three-page ballots'

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New York State appears to be headed toward even-year elections. Opponents say local issues could get overlooked, but proponents say they have faith in the intelligence of the voters. Newsday columnist Joye Brown has more.

Two months into the state&#39;s &quot;bell-to-bell&quot; ban on electronic devices in schools, some districts are reporting positive changes in the classroom. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.

LI educators, students weigh in on cellphone ban

Roosevelt

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'Students are much more talkative to one another'

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Two months into the state's "bell-to-bell" ban on electronic devices in schools, some districts are reporting positive changes in the classroom. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken&#39;s Buffa explores some of the jobs behind&nbsp;the Gateway Playhouse haunted house.

Holidays

Halloween

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LI Works: Behind the screams at Gateway's haunted house

Bellport

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'I'm always looking to give people, like, the perfect scare'

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NewsdayTV's Ken's Buffa explores some of the jobs behind the Gateway Playhouse haunted house.

The Floral Park boys soccer team is looking to raise awareness for childhood cancer with the&nbsp;St. Baldrick&#39;s foundation.

Boys Soccer

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Floral Park boys soccer raising awareness for childhood cancer

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Floral Park boys soccer playing for a cause

The Floral Park boys soccer team is looking to raise awareness for childhood cancer with the St. Baldrick's foundation.

LI VOTES 2025

Republican Nassau&nbsp;District Attorney Anne Donnelly is running against Democratic Nassau District Attorney candidate Nicole Aloise. She spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about bail reform, dangerous drivers and more.&nbsp;

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LI Votes: One-on-one with Republican Nassau County DA Anne Donnelly

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'We're doing all the right stuff to make sure we are keeping Nassau residents safe'

Republican Nassau District Attorney Anne Donnelly is running against Democratic Nassau District Attorney candidate Nicole Aloise. She spoke with Newsday columnist Joye Brown about bail reform, dangerous drivers and more.