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Description: Make the jump to light speed on this week's LI Works. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa meets with a member of The 501st Legion, Empire City Garrison.

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Immigration crackdown hurting LI restaurants ... Nassau budget approved ...&nbsp;Out East:&nbsp;Deep Roots Farm in Southold

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Long Island

Investigations

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Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter takes little action on spas after allegations of illicit sex

Islip Town

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Islip Town Supervisor takes little action on spas after allegations of illicit sex

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Authorities across Long Island have cracked down on the booming illegal sex trade at foot spas, Islip Town officials have raided only three foot spas – two of them shortly after reporters began asking questions. Newsday investigative reporter Sandra Peddie and NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn have more.

Nationwide, President Donald Trump is dealing with historically weak approval numbers, but Trump also still has a base of loyal supporters. How will this shape the midterm elections? NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Doug Geed has more.

Politics

Elections

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The Trump effect and how it will play out on Election Day

Nassau

Suffolk

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'We just gotta get back to being America'

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Nationwide, President Donald Trump is dealing with historically weak approval numbers, but Trump also still has a base of loyal supporters. How will this shape the midterm elections? NewsdayTV's Doug Geed has more.

The show must go on! NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa heads to Costume America in Farmingdale where they have made more than 50,000 costumes.

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LI Works: There's no business like the costume business

Farmingdale

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'I feel fulfilled every time I make somebody happy'

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The show must go on! NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to Costume America in Farmingdale where they have made more than 50,000 costumes.

Long Islanders are concerned about affordability, immigration and the Iran war ahead of the midterm elections. NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

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Concerns of LI voters as they head to the polls

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'If you don't vote, your voice is not heard'

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Long Islanders are concerned about affordability, immigration and the Iran war ahead of the midterm elections. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Rising costs and labor shortages, made worse by deportation, are battering restaurants all over Long Island..&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.&nbsp;

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LI restaurant owners say deportation crackdown latest blow to struggling industry

Farmingville

Hempstead

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'I hope it's going to be much better'

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Rising costs and labor shortages, made worse by deportation, are battering restaurants all over Long Island.. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

A college&#39;s sticker price doesn&#39;t tell the full story of what the average student pays after financial aid and scholarships. See how more than 150 NY colleges compare. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Shari Einhorn reports.&nbsp;

College Guide

New York

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What it actually costs to go to college in New York

Uniondale

West Babylon

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'Tuition is a lot'

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A college's sticker price doesn't tell the full story of what the average student pays after financial aid and scholarships. See how more than 150 NY colleges compare. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed visits a family owned farm in Southold which specializes&nbsp;in pasture raised pigs, chickens, and eggs alongside fruits and vegetables.

Things to Do

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Out East: Lettuce visit Deep Roots Farm in Southold

Southold

Southold Town

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits a family owned farm in Southold which specializes in pasture raised pigs, chickens, and eggs alongside fruits and vegetables.

Cost of living on Long Island is expected to be top-of-mind for voters this Election Day, as experts, business owners and residents say tariffs have impacted many aspects of life. NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed reports.

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Affordability on voters' minds as Election Day looms

Syosset

South Huntington

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'Your margins are getting very small'

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Cost of living on Long Island is expected to be top-of-mind for voters this Election Day, as experts, business owners and residents say tariffs have impacted many aspects of life. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed previews the race been Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and what&#39;s at stake for the future of New York.

News

Region/State

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Governor race comes down to the wire

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'High cost of living is taking center stage'

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed previews the race been Gov. Kathy Hochul and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and what's at stake for the future of New York.

Across the Island, authorities raided more than 250 illicit spas in the past five&nbsp;years. Only three of them have been in the Town of Islip.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Shari Einhorn and the Newsday investigative team report.

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Why hasn't Islip Town done more to crack down on sex spas?

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Holbrook

Sayville

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'I'm very shocked this is going on'

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Across the Island, authorities raided more than 250 illicit spas in the past five years. Only three of them have been in the Town of Islip. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn and the Newsday investigative team report.

Michelle Chronick&nbsp;Tyson, 59,&nbsp;has been charged with murder in the killing of a newborn, whose body was found in a movie theater&nbsp;toilet&nbsp;in 1996. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Woman charged in killing of newborn found at Commack movie theater

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Commack

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'We look forward to litigating this case'

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Michelle Chronick Tyson, 59, has been charged with murder in the killing of a newborn, whose body was found in a movie theater toilet in 1996. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Anastasia Pagonis went from swimming in her local Nassau County pool to swimming at the Paralympics. 
 
In 2020, she made it to the Tokyo Paralympic games and set a new world record, earning a gold medal as well as a bronze medal &ndash; and she did it all blind. 
 
The 22-year-old&nbsp;Nassau County native was always into sports as a child. But when she slowly started losing her vision around 12 years old due to two diseases, she had to shift from contact sports to swimming. 
 
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m swimming as fast as I can into a concrete wall,&rdquo; says Pagonis about the experience at the Paralympic games. 
 
Pagonis started using her platform on social media to share her story, as well as her everyday life living with her disability, and the curiosity that people had helped her grow a following of over 332,000 on Instagram and over 2 million on TikTok. 
 
Her accounts serve to not only educate, but share her interests in fashion and beauty, her adorable guide dog, Cheerio, and her most popular videos which poke fun at the most common misconceptions about blindness with some dark humor, receiving millions of views. 
 
&ldquo;I never saw anyone like me with a disability doing the things that I enjoy doing: being active, going to the mall, going to Sephora, doing my makeup,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I wanted to be that inspiration to people.&rdquo;

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How this Long Island blind swimmer defies the odds to win gold and inspire others

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How this blind swimmer defies the odds to win gold and inspire others

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NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa checks&nbsp;out the spooky Halloween treats at&nbsp;Zio&rsquo;s Casa di Dolce in Seaford.

FeedMe

Food and Drink

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Trendy Bites: Halloween rainbow donuts

Seaford

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'It's got an eyeball; they're looking at you'

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa checked out the spooky Halloween treats at Zio's Casa di Dolce in Seaford.

Gregg Sarra sounds off on Farmingdale vs. Massapequa and the battle between Longwood and Floyd, plus Michael Sicoli recaps some of the playoff soccer games,&nbsp;an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the&nbsp;plays of the week.

Sports

High School

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Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep. 6: Top football teams in action and soccer playoffs roundup

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Gregg Sarra sounds off on Farmingdale vs. Massapequa and the battle between Longwood and Floyd, plus Michael Sicoli recaps some of the playoff soccer games, an update on the high school fantasy football standings and the plays of the week.

Immigration, once a strength for Republicans&nbsp;as a campaign topic, has shifted this year to become more beneficial to Democrats. NewsdayTV&#39;s Doug Geed reports.&nbsp;

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Latino voters on Long Island split on immigration policies as gubernatorial election looms

Riverhead

Hauppauge

Brentwood

Central Islip

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'Will I be the target because of my skin color?'

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Immigration, once a strength for Republicans as a campaign topic, has shifted this year to become more beneficial to Democrats. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland takes a look back at the Kings Park Psychiatric Center.

Long Island Nostalgia

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Picture This: When Kings Park had a psychiatric hospital

Kings Park

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'It's completely different when the lights are out'

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the Kings Park Psychiatric Center.

Farmingville Fire District Commissioner Edward Stewart III instead has claimed volunteer firefighter exemptions for his home in the Holtsville Fire District&nbsp;since the 2018-2019 tax year, property tax records show. Newsday reporter Michael O&#39;Keeffe has the story.

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LI fire commissioner at center of alleged cover-up lawsuit does not live in fire district required by law

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'Violating the trust that the voters ... gave him'

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Farmingville Fire District Commissioner Edward Stewart III instead has claimed volunteer firefighter exemptions for his home in the Holtsville Fire District since the 2018-2019 tax year, property tax records show. Newsday reporter Michael O'Keeffe has the story.

The attorney general&#39;s investigation affirms&nbsp;the stories told&nbsp;by multiple women during an emotional, hourslong school board meeting in November 2021 &mdash; a turning point that sparked a public reckoning and spawned&nbsp;the state probe.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew&nbsp;Ehinger reports.&nbsp;

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Babylon school officials let educator misconduct be 'normalized,' AG finds

Babylon

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'At times I felt like I had my hopes up and nothing would come of it'

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The attorney general's investigation affirms the stories told by multiple women during an emotional, hourslong school board meeting in November 2021 — a turning point that sparked a public reckoning and spawned the state probe. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Tess Ferguson breaks down the Week 7&nbsp;results in&nbsp;Newsday&#39;s high school fantasy football league.&nbsp;

High School Football

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Newsday's high school fantasy football Week 7 results

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Tess Ferguson breaks down the Week 7 results in Newsday's high school fantasy football league.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Jamie Stuart and Newsday&#39;s Giants beat writer Evan Barnes break down the Giants seven games into the season.

Football

New York Giants

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Assessing the 1st-place Giants at the bye week

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'That's what you brought John Harbaugh in here for'

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NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart and Newsday's Giants beat writer Evan Barnes break down the Giants seven games into the season.