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Whether it was a Mustang or a Mack truck, these drivers remember the first time they got behind the wheel.

Remember when you learned to drive? These Long Islanders do.

Test your knowledge with sample questions teens and new drivers need to know to get on the road.

Would you pass the NYS drivers' test? Take the quiz.

Only about a third of 16- and 17-year-olds on Long Island got their junior driver's license, according to the latest NYS DMV data.

Gen Zers aren't getting their license. LI's roads, anxiety are to blame.

An immersive exhibit based on the TV show Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood will run through Sept. 7.

Daniel Tiger and friends are coming to the Bronx Zoo this summer

Massive arcade opens 1st LI location

With Blue Moons and Coronas on ice in the hair sink and mannequin heads clamped to a table, class begins with the men learning how to get knots out of their daughters' hair.

Braids, buns and beers: Popular class teaches dads to do daughters' hair

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The shop specializes in vegan and gluten-free Swedish candy.

Husband and wife open 3rd LI candy store

The restaurants went on sale in March for $1.2 million.

2 popular eateries close in LI village

The eatery plans to add weekend brunch to the menu.

American tavern opens in former pub

The new-American restaurant opened inside Saks Fifth Avenue in 2016.

LI mall eatery closes after 10 years

The Knicks will be back at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 on June 8 and Game 4 on June 10.

Knicks viewing parties at LI restaurants

It is well worth the trip from anywhere on Long Island.

New Turkish restaurant specializes in homestyle dishes

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes you to a few special places 'Out East'

Out East Show: Shrine of Our Lady of the Island, Browder's Birds & Sheep Shearing, and Bennett Shellfish in Montauk

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Main Event, an entertainment center that recently opened in Deer Park.

New entertainment hub offers arcade games, bowling and more

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits the Long Island Game Farm for an inside look at the incredible hands-on wildlife encounters there.

Out East: What's new at the Long Island Game Farm

Season 3, Episode 2 with Michael Calobrisi and Ana Richardson

Long Island TikTawk: Michael Calobrisi and Ana Richardson

Newsday food writer Erica Marcus helps make a strawberry crunch ice cream at Coyle's Ice Cream in Islip.

'We try to mimic the Good Humor bar'

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us Out East with some great places to visit this fall.

Out East: Hank's Pumpkintown in Water Mill, Bridge Lane in Mattituck, and Wickhams Fruit Farm in Cutchogue

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits an orchard that makes its own cider, shows us what goes into harvesting oysters, and how one of the oldest farms makes its living milking cows.

Out East: Woodside Orchards, Peconic Gold Oysters, and Ty Llywd

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us 'Out East', visiting Modern Snack Bar, Helen's Farm, Kruspki's Farm, and the Jedediah Hawkins Inn

Out East: Modern Snack Bar, Helen's and Krupski's farms and the Jedediah Hawkins Inn

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits two wineries and a fish market, and then it's time for holiday cheer, with a visit to a bakery and poinsettia greenhouses.

Out East with Doug Geed: Wine harvests, a fish market, baked treats and poinsettias

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East," and shows us different spots you can visit this winter.

Out East: Mecox Bay Dairy, Kent Animal Shelter, Custer Institute & Observatory and local sparkling wines

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us "Out East," and shows us the Long Island Aquarium, a comfort food restaurant in Baiting Hollow, a Riverhead greenhouse and Albert Einstein's connections to the East End.

'It's definitely a destination'

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits more unique spots in this week's 'Out East.'

Out East show: Sip'n Soda, Lumber & Salt, Polka Deli

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Find live music, food, rides, fun, games and more at these events, from May to Labor Day.

Guide: LI summer fairs and festivals

Plan a relaxing day at Long Island's wineries, with private wine tours, outdoor tastings, live music and picnics.

LI's 40+ wineries: guide

Explore our interactive guide to weekend fun, including family-friendly events, concerts, festivals and more.

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Recently passed state auto insurance reforms could help lower car insurance rates as much as 10% for New York drivers, according to some estimates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NYS takes crack at lowering auto insurance premiums. Here's what that means for LI.

Arcade, bowling and giant claw machine at Main Event 

Kathleen Simonetti's son Noah, now 4, was diagnosed with a rare gene mutation, PPA2 deficiency. Simonetti hopes to spread awareness of the condition.

LI mom spreads awareness for son's rare disease

Making ice cream at Coyle's in Islip

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland speaks to actor Gary Sinise about the Wantagh Union Free School District partnering with his foundation to raise money for field trips to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, as well as a commemorative 9/11 statue in front of Wantagh High School.

Actor Gary Sinise partners with Wantagh schools on 9/11 education, remembrance

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Chubs Meats in Medford to try The Brunson, a sandwich inspired by the New York Knicks' star player.

Trendy Bites: Trying a Jalen Brunson-inspired sandwich

Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs has been a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969.

Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us all the way out to Montauk to a secret spot where you can buy two lobster rolls for the price of one.

Out East: Bennett Shellfish in Montauk

A team of NASA engineers is studying the Apollo Lunar Module on display at the Cradle of Aviation in Uniondale in preparation of America's next moon landing.

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