Long Islanders are out and about on Christmas Eve.

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Visitors add seashells to a Christmas tree on Rogers Beach in Westhampton on Saturday.

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Danielle and Frank DeRosalia traveled out from Lynbrook to take maternity photos at Prosser Pines with their photographer friend Ed Pei on December 24, 2023. They are expecting their first baby, a girl, in February.

Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin

Danielle and Frank DeRosalia traveled out from Lynbrook to take maternity photos at Prosser Pines with their photographer friend Ed Pei (not pictured) on December 24, 2023. They are expecting their first baby, a girl, in February.

Credit: Morgan Campbell

Debbie Brandell, left, from Nesconset, Mike Stern, and Ellie Stern, 6, from Stony Brook feed geese and pigeons at Avalon Nature Preserve in Stony Brook on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

Credit: Morgan Campbell

Hannah Stern, 10, from Stony Brook feeds pigeons and geese at Avalon Nature Preserve in Stony Brook on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

Credit: Gary Licker

Frank Perino of Sayville walks on Main Street in Sayville with his guide dog Sharabel, an Akita.

Credit: Elizabeth Sagarin

Cavapoo, Hudson, and Fox Terrier, Ollie were excited to be out for a walk with their owners Mia Veccia, left, and Nikki Galli on Christmas Eve 2023 in Coram.

Suffolk Police Officer David Mascarella is back on the job after causing a 2020 crash that severely injured Riordan Cavooris, then 2. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger and Newsday investigative reporter Paul LaRocco have the story. Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez; Jeffrey Basinger, Ed Quinn, Barry Sloan; File Footage; Photo Credit: Joseph C. Sperber; Patrick McMullan via Getty Image; SCPD; Stony Brook University Hospital

'It's disappointing and it's unfortunate' Suffolk Police Officer David Mascarella is back on the job after causing a 2020 crash that severely injured Riordan Cavooris, then 2. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger and Newsday investigative reporter Paul LaRocco have the story.

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