While being stuck at home, Marco D&#39;Alessandro saw the pandemic as an opportunity rather than a road block to prank his family and share those moments on TikTok.

Things to Do

XLTIK24_SAUCY_social_video

  Italian heritage, comedy and sauce are the perfect recipe for this Long Island family on TikTok

onecms:079dda7b-402c-4247-9b0c-911d4de68c12

Newsday

This LI family has millions of social media followers

97D15AD5-E628-4230-8912-D991BDE99DA8.jpg

Lifestyle Trending Articles

See inside the 2024 Fall/Winter Fun Book with guides to u-pick apple orchards, pumpkin farms, holiday festivals and more.

Guide to fall fun

Turkey trots have long been an annual holiday morning tradition in communities across Long Island. 

Turkey trots & 5K runs

Things to do this weekend

Most Popular

Lifestyle Rail Module

Several longtime eateries have closed this year.

Biggest LI restaurant closings of the year so far

Late November is for Coney, Carolina and Korea.

3 getaways Long Islanders should take this month

Health experts say walking is an easy way to improve physical and mental health, bolster fitness and prevent disease.

What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to do

The Tex-Mex spot's owner said costs have risen since the pandemic. 

Longtime Huntington eatery closing after 32 years

By day, Xing Long works in an office for a state-owned company in Changchun, an industrial city in the northeastern rust belt of China.

Welcome to China's underground raves, from street techno to quotes from Chairman Mao

The owner is bullish on the cuisine of his native Naples.

Sourdough pizzeria opens in Valley Stream

Things to Do Article Bottom Module

Aprons have their fans any time of year, but they especially go with Thanksgiving.

Aprons can evoke memories and spark inspiration for the Thanksgiving cook

"I thought a fresh concept was the way to go," said the owner.

LI restaurant closing a year after relaunch

A Caribbean spot has opened in the heart of the village, replacing Grecian Grill.

New restaurant opens in downtown Farmingdale

This version of pizza is a Roman specialty.

LI pizzeria switches to lighter, crisper twist on pizza

Indoor experiences offer climate-controlled havens for family-friendly fun.

Great Wolf Lodge: Florida's first indoor water park is now open

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer selves.

There are flowers too? Some plants prized for foliage surprise gardeners with late-season blooms

Things to Do Video Playlist

All six members of the D'Alessandro family have developed their own platforms and brand as SaucyTV.

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Bounce! in Syosset, one of several trampoline parks on Long Island offering special hours for toddlers only.

'I like how exclusive it is for them'

Combining sweet treats with candle-making at this Long Island location

Try a dessert candle-making class with family and friends

 NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano tries sweet and savory pies at Hometown Bake Shop and Youngs Farm.

'I have never seen so many pies in one place'

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

'This is the best from the massage world and hydrating world'

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.

Color analysis TikTok trend reaches Long Island: How to find your perfect shade

Feteness is a Caribbean-inspired fitness class in Elmont led by Allie Guilbaud, who said she started the class because she wanted a space where fitness felt fun.

'Leave your woes on the dance floor'

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

Making pizza at Taglio in Mineola

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

Food critics dish on Long Island dining nightmares

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

Exploring Belmont Lake State Park: 'We're more than just a picnic park'

An inside look at local Long Island businesses getting in the spook season spirit

Here's where to get fall themed treats on Long Island

Halloween is soon upon us and fall festive pop-up experiences are appearing on Long Island.

These Halloween inspired pop-ups are coming to Long Island

Sign up for Best Bets, your go-to planner for things to do on LI

Best Bets newsletter sign up widget

Dazzling displays of synchronized lights on the facade of Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store in midtown Manhattan have thrilled holiday visitors for years.

Saks Fifth Avenue's holiday light display in Manhattan changing up this season

Things to Do - megaslot

Find travel, family, restaurant and event news, plus things to do that will keep you and your family entertained.

Stay logged in.