Name: Hochul has 20-point lead over Blakeman, but he makes gains, Siena poll finds
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Description: Despite Blakeman's rising favorability, the poll found 61% of New Yorkers still say they do not know, or have no opinion, on Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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On the latest episode of &quot;Sarra Sounds Off,&quot; Newsday&#39;s Gregg Sarra, Michael Sicoli and Tess Ferguson take a look at what is in store for the Long Island boys and girls lacrosse seasons.

Sports

High School

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Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 27: Boys and girls lacrosse previews

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Newsday

Sarra Sounds Off, Ep. 27: Lacrosse previews

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On the latest episode of "Sarra Sounds Off," Newsday's Gregg Sarra, Michael Sicoli and Tess Ferguson take a look at what is in store for the Long Island boys and girls lacrosse seasons.

Long Island

Crime

Gilgo Beach Killings

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Breaking down Rex Heuermann's expected guilty plea in Gilgo killings

long island

Massapequa Park

Manhattan

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'Why he's doing it, only he knows'

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Alleged Gilgo killer Rex Heuermann is expected to plead guilty. Newsday Suffolk courts reporter Grant Parpan, a legal expert and a neighbor discuss the case.

Newsday&#39;s movie critic Rafer Guzm&aacute;n tells us how video game movies evolved from flops to hits.

Entertainment

Movies

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How video game movies became billion-dollar hits

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'Evolving with the times, getting better'

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Newsday's movie critic Rafer Guzmán tells us how video game movies evolved from flops to hits.

Chaminade knows all roads to a state title lead&nbsp;through St. Anthony&#39;s, who has won six&nbsp;consecutive CHSAA Long Island and state championships.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Michael Sicoli has a look at the Flyers&#39; squad this year.

Boys Lacrosse

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High expectations for Chaminade boys lacrosse team

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Could this be the year Chaminade knocks off St. Anthony's?

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Chaminade knows all roads to a state title lead through St. Anthony's, who has won six consecutive CHSAA Long Island and state championships. NewsdayTV's Michael Sicoli has a look at the Flyers' squad this year.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa stopped by Alpine Pastry Shoppe in Smithtown to try their rainbow cookie donuts.

Things to Do

FeedMe

Food and Drink

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Trendy Bites: Rainbow cookie meets donut

Smithtown

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'We combined things that people love'

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa stopped by Alpine Pastry Shoppe in Smithtown to try their rainbow cookie donuts.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Macy Egeland takes a look back at the Katie Beers kidnapping case in 1993.

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Picture This: That time a little girl was saved after being held for 16 days underground

Bay Shore

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'Banging on the walls of her prison'

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the Katie Beers kidnapping case in 1993.

Family members of the victims&nbsp;tell Newsday they have been notified that alleged serial&nbsp;killer Rex A. Heuermann is expected to plead guilty next month.

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Rex Heuermann expected to plead guilty in Gilgo killings

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Heuermann expected to plead guilty

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Family members of the victims tell Newsday they have been notified that alleged serial killer Rex A. Heuermann is expected to plead guilty next month.

Experts said the progress is promising, if precarious. Hundreds on Long Island still die every year. NewsdayTV&#39;s&nbsp;Virginia Huie reports.&nbsp;

News

Health

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LI overdoses plummet as opioid use declines

Suffolk

Nassau

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'It's about getting the courage to ask for help'

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Experts said the progress is promising, if precarious. Hundreds on Long Island still die every year. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa and Towns reporter Tara Smith discuss what the local oyster damage means for Long Island.

Towns

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Harsh winter destroys LI farmers' oyster crops, causing loss of revenue and gear

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Towns reporter Tara Smith discuss what the local oyster damage means for Long Island.

While reporting on Newsday&#39;s best burgers list, Newsday food writer Andi Berlin visited Reese&#39;s 1900 in Patchogue.&nbsp;

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This Patchogue pub made Newsday's best burgers list

Patchogue

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"If you get the vibe, it just makes everything better'

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While reporting on Newsday's best burgers list, Newsday food writer Andi Berlin visited Reese's 1900 in Patchogue.

Chaos, long lines and missed flights, that&rsquo;s what Long Island travelers are dealing with at major airports. Newsday Travel Reporter, Carissa Kellman shares tips to navigating TSA wait times.

Travel

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Tips to navigate TSA wait times

Queens

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How to navigate the long TSA wait times

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Chaos, long lines and missed flights, that's what Long Island travelers are dealing with at major airports. Newsday Travel Reporter, Carissa Kellman shares tips to navigating TSA wait times.

The Mets open their season Thursday against the Pirates at Citi Field, and president of baseball operations Dvid Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza like where the team stands. Newsday&#39;s Mets beat writer Laura Albanese reports.

Baseball

New York Mets

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Mets prepare for Opening Day at Citi Field

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'It should be a fun year'

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The Mets open their season Thursday against the Pirates at Citi Field, and president of baseball operations Dvid Stearns and manager Carlos Mendoza like where the team stands. Newsday's Mets beat writer Laura Albanese reports.

Shaquille Coke planned the attack on Nafiah Ikram after they broke up and drove another man to her home to carry out the assault, prosecutors said.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&rsquo;s Virginia Huie reports.

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Ex-boyfriend charged in acid attack on LI college student

Elmont

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'It's a big shock right now'

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Shaquille Coke planned the attack on Nafiah Ikram after they broke up and drove another man to her home to carry out the assault, prosecutors said. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Long Island farms and vineyards are experiencing uncertainty about the upcoming season because of immigration raids affecting the workforce. NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.

Politics

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Long Island vineyards, farms wary of ICE raids

Peconic

Westbury

Greenport

Riverhead

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'I don't know if we're gonna have the workforce in the spring'

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Long Island farms and vineyards are experiencing uncertainty about the upcoming season because of immigration raids affecting the workforce. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Some of the volunteers include a former member of the NYPD disciplined for abuse of authority in a fatal shooting and a doctor who was fired from NUMC. Newsday political reporter Candice Ferrette breaks down the story.

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Ex-NYPD. Donors. Private security: Who are Nassau's armed volunteer deputies?

Mineola

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'Mixed group of people'

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Some of the volunteers include a former member of the NYPD disciplined for abuse of authority in a fatal shooting and a doctor who was fired from NUMC. Newsday political reporter Candice Ferrette breaks down the story.

&quot;Their swift action ... prevented even more fatalities,&quot; Rebecca Liquori told Newsday outside her Baldwin home Tuesday morning.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa reports.

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LI woman who survived LaGuardia crash: 'The pilots really saved all of us'

Baldwin

New York City

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'Grateful to be alive'

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"Their swift action ... prevented even more fatalities," Rebecca Liquori told Newsday outside her Baldwin home Tuesday morning. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

The Red Storm, coming off a buzzer beater victory over Kansas, will now look to beat Duke in Friday night&#39;s Sweet 16 matchup. Newsday&#39;s St. John&#39;s beat writer Roger Rubin reports.

College

St Johns

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St. John's getting ready for Friday's Sweet 16 game vs. Duke

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'The games are going to get a lot harder now'

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St. John's, coming off a buzzer beater win over Kansas, will now look to beat Duke in Friday night's Sweet 16 matchup.

The airport was closed until about 2 p.m. Monday after a&nbsp;plane crashed into a fire truck on a runway Sunday night, killing two pilots and injuring dozens of others. NewsdayTV&#39;s Virginia Huie reports.

New York

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LaGuardia Airport reopens after fatal collision

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'It was chaotic'

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The airport was closed until about 2 p.m. Monday after a plane crashed into a fire truck on a runway Sunday night, killing two pilots and injuring dozens of others. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Michael Canders, associate professor of aviation&nbsp;at Farmingdale State College, weighs in on the crash that killed two pilots and injured dozens on a runway at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night. NewsdayTV&#39;s Ken Buffa reports.&nbsp;

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Aviation expert breaks down the fatal collision at LaGuardia

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'Inconclusive communication'

Michael Canders, associate professor of aviation at Farmingdale State College, weighs in on the crash that killed two pilots and injured dozens on a runway at LaGuardia Airport Sunday night. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

The case&nbsp;stands as a notable example of how quickly the newly formed investigative unit in Suffolk can use modern forensic investigative genetic genealogy to turn a case from red to black.&nbsp;NewsdayTV&#39;s Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Solving Baby Jane Doe's cold case homicide more than 30 years later

Coram

Hauppauge

Calverton

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'There were no investigative leads'

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The case stands as a notable example of how quickly the newly formed investigative unit in Suffolk can use modern forensic investigative genetic genealogy to turn a case from red to black. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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EXCLUSIVE INVESTIGATIONS

Investigations

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

West Babylon

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'Hey mom ... they found your murderer'

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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.

Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve.&nbsp;Newsday&#39;s Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.&nbsp;

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Despite 30% increase in Hispanic officers, LI police forces still overwhelmingly white

'Could we do better? Absolutely'

Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve. Newsday's Virginia Huie and Jim Baumbach reports.