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The time-honored traditions of celebrating the nation's bounty and volunteering for those with less to eat were on full display this Thanksgiving.

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An NYPD spokesman said there was "an unscheduled demonstration" at about 9:50 a.m. and that "several individuals were taken into custody."

Protesters briefly disrupt Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Organizers say they've had a Thanksgiving sit-down meal at St. Frances De Chantal Roman Catholic Church in Wantagh for the past 37 years. NewsdayTV's Drew Scott reports. 

'I always want people to go home feeling more thankful and grateful'

From entertainment icon Cher, to new and rebooted Broadway musicals, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade returns with a welcome sense of the classic and the familiar.

Deja vu on parade this Thanksgiving

Food was only part of what was on the menu Wednesday at La Espiguita Soccer Academy. "[I'm] just being grateful that I'm here," one man said.

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This is the fifth year the Thanksgiving meal is being hosted in Brentwood. Leg. Samuel Gonzalez (D) Brentwood says it's important to him to help give back to his community. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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The students at Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville had their own Thanksgiving parade. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Thanksgiving parade at Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville

The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is waiving the adoption fee through Christmas Eve, while the Milleridge Inn in Jericho will donate a gift certificate for a free holiday dinner to anyone adopting a pet. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

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Newsday's picks for Long Island's Thanksgiving-ready restaurants offering dining experiences for the holiday. 

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This year will be the second in which the parade is back in full force after two years of cancellations and restrictions due to the pandemic.

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Rob Cervoni, owner of Taglio in Mineola, teaches Newsday food writer Erica Marcus how to make a pizza.

Making pizza at Taglio in Mineola

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano learns all about seasonal color analysis, a method used to determine the palette of colors that best complement your natural features.

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Spas in Brightwaters and Garden City offer pumpkin skin treatments for the fall season. NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano reports. 

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When you're a restaurant critic, however, the chills come all year long, and every dinner has the potential to morph into fright night.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Belmont Lake State Park in West Babylon.

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Emmy Winner: What happens when strangers eat together? Newsday's Scott Vogel invited four random people to dine at the communal table at Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar in Babylon.

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