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Avelo Airlines announced they will be offering flights between Long Island MacArthur Airport and North Carolina and Florida beginning this spring. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and NewsdayTV meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen discuss the brush fires that burned along Sunrise Highway and the damage they caused.

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It's been two years since the opening of Grand Central Madison. Newsday's transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo reveals a few things you might not know about the Manhattan terminal.

Aline Rhonie, an American aviator during World War II, turned her love for flying into a hand-painted mural, which chronicled the early history of flight on Long Island. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'No doubt Lindbergh looked at this mural'

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State officials want to make work zone speed cameras permanent in the governor's budget and increase penalties for drivers who assault highway workers.

NYS: Work zone speed cameras should be permanent

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A vehicle's low tire pressure can be especially dangerous in March, or pothole season, said AAA's Robert Sinclair.

AAA: Potholes, underinflated tires costly, dangerous

Nassau officials showed photos of LIRR stations with crumbling concrete and leaky pipes to make their point.

'Five-alarm safety hazards': Nassau leaders urge MTA to speed up LIRR repairs

LaGuardia Airport, which in 2018, ranked last among passengers surveyed, has now ranked first for two years straight.

LaGuardia ranked best airport for its size in North America

Longer hours at 10 downstate offices, including two on Long Island, are being held in advance of the May 7 deadline.

DMV adds Saturday hours for REAL ID applications

Amtrak switch trouble had led to earlier delays and cancellations on multiple LIRR lines, according to the MTA.

LIRR resumes service, MTA says

Local union leaders are questioning the legality of the decision and say it's a blatant attack on organized labor.

New York TSA agents reeling after Homeland Security cancels union contract

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Gov. Hochul promised an "orderly resistance" to President Trump's March 21 deadline to end congestion pricing. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'The fight's not over'

The MTA hoped to have some of Grand Central Madison's 32 retail properties occupied when the station opened in February of 2023, but many remain unoccupied. Newsday's Alfonso Castillo reports. 

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The new project, announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, will link Ronkonkoma Station with the proposed $40 million North Terminal at MacArthur Airport. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Although MTA officials say congestion pricing has gotten off to a successful start, some LIRR commuters have noticed it's been harder to find a seat on the train. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has more.

'There are more people than usual'

The most recent security chief resigned last month after holding the position for less than a year. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

Security director turnover continues at MacArthur

President Donald Trump and Gov. Kathy Hochul are scheduled to meet again next week to discuss New York's congestion pricing. 

President Donald Trump to continue talks on congestion pricing 

A passenger plane collided midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River, near Washington's Reagan airport, killing everyone onboard.

'We look at the human, the machine and the environment'

NewsdayTV anchor Ken Buffa and Alfonso Castillo, Newsday transportation reporter, discuss the arguments for and against congestion pricing, how it works and how much tolls cost. Plus, get tips on how to beat the tolls, when to travel outside of peak hours and more.

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Following a Newsday investigation, two drivers ticketed by school bus cameras are suing the Town of Hempstead, alleging the program violates drivers' rights to due process. Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion has more. 

New lawsuit over school bus camera tickets

Although the designation does not by itself indicate a bridge is unsafe, it does mean those bridges will require repairs. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports. 

'I just go with it and hope everything is going to be ok'

More than a quarter of all tickets written in the Town of Hempstead were issued in and around those four districts.

80,000 BusPatrol tickets issued in school districts that don't participate in program

Former Nassau police Officer Jay Valdes remembers being one of the first on the scene when an Avianca Airlines plane crashed in Cove Neck. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It was chaos'

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