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Reeyce Perito and Shauna Russell are BMX riders who train at Shoreham BMX and will be going to Denmark to represent Team USA at the UCI World Championship in July. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

Shoreham BMX is sending 2 riders from Long Island to represent Team USA

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits the outdoor play space at the Long Island Children's Museum.

Explore the outdoors at children's museums on LI

An MTA spokesman said, "the program was underutilized, available only to a minority of riders who still purchase paper tickets, and was discontinued."

Discounted LIRR travel package program ends

Something's brewing at Southdown Coffee: NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa stops by to see the science behind making coffee.

LI Works: Roasting coffee in Glen Cove

Tito Rad's, in Woodside, right on the outskirts of the "Little Manila" neighborhood, serves several filipino classics that everyone loves.

Eating with Our Filipino Grandma

Wheatley Heights native Jordan Simpson has gone viral for his jingles recapping each Mets series. NewsdayTV's Jolie Katzen reports.

LIer combines passions by writing catchy tunes about the Mets

The 113-year-old Huntington Harbor Lighthouse, after having undergone extensive repairs, is offering guided tours to the public this summer. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

Tours shine light on Huntington Harbor Lighthouse's history

Authentic Neapolitan pies, pizza "alla pala" and 2-foot panini are on the menu.

Artisan Long Island bread baker launches pizza truck

Rep. Tom Suozzi is calling on President Trump and Kristi Noem to release the manager of a Port Washington bagel store after ICE agents arrested him last week.

Suozzi calls for release of popular bagel store manager

NewsdayTV's Carissa Kellman asked Yankees fans one very important question: if you catch a visiting player's home run ball, do you keep it or throw it back?

Keep it or toss it? Yankees fans on opposing HR balls

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Newsday examines the increase in aggressive driving on Long Island as part of a yearlong investigative series into the area's dangerous roads. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

'He killed my daughter and two other children'

The rear of a coach bus sank through the top of multilevel underground parking garage in Lake Success Tuesday evening.

Pavement collapsed with a 'boom'

Quinn Harrison, 39, was found unresponsive in his cell at Suffolk's Sixth precinct in Selden. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'Found motionless in his cell'

Relief is on the way, with cooler temperatures and rain forecast after three days of oppressive heat on Long Island.

Heat wave relief on the way

Suffolk is about to get a new county park in Holbrook. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

The site shut down 12 years ago

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A federal magistrate judge ordered the county's top lawyer to make an unusual in-person appearance at a hearing for an alleged police misconduct lawsuit.

Judge: Nassau attorney's office shows 'utter lack of respect' for court orders

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The calls for increased funding and legislation to address other concerns come after Newsday's "Broken Practice" investigation.

LI lawmakers: Toughen state doctor discipline system

Some of the doctors' offenses include illegally distributing opioids, fabricating patient records, and billing patients for unnecessary, sometimes painful tests.

Search: 46 LI doctors allowed to practice freely for months or years after misconduct

Newsday analyzed data from TruthMD and public records to find 46 instances of doctors on Long Island who were able to practice despite being convicted, arrested or alleged to have been involved with some form of misconduct.

See 46 LI doctors who were allowed to practice despite misconduct

The allegations against 46 doctors include illegally distributing opioids, fabricating records and sexual abuse.

State failed to discipline LI doctors for months, years after misconduct

The state denied the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority tax credits for its plan to rebuild its Franklin Square complex. HUD had alleged the authority excluded disabled people.

Failure to offer public housing to disabled people behind denial of redevelopment plans, feds say

Suffolk County Executive Edward Romaine said the "Child Fatality Review Team" will review prior cases where children died while in the child protective service system.

Newsday report prompts Suffolk County to put child fatality review team into action

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Tuesday marked a record-breaking high for June on Long Island, reaching 100 degrees at MacArthur Airport. NewsdayTV's Jolie Katzen reports.

'I just wanted to jump in the ocean'

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Temperatures on Long Island could reach 100 degrees this week. Newsday TV's meteorologist Rich Von Ohlen reports.

Heat advisory until Wednesday

Due to the ongoing heat wave, Cordello Avenue Elementary School in Central Islip is giving students frequent water and cooling breaks throughout the day. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'School is doing the right thing'

LIer recaps Mets series — in song form

Data reveals Long Island leads New York State when it comes to high-earning employees. Newsday's Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan has more.

Nassau employees' salaries doubled in 2024

The deadline to have a REAL ID to travel domestically is just days away and appointments at the DMV to get an enhanced ID are hard to find.

'I think it's an important thing I have to do'

President Trump paused ICE raids at farms, hotels and restaurants for four days before reversing course and resuming enforcement, causing fear across farms on the East End. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'I wake up worried'

An organizer of an annual fundraiser for cancer patients tells Newsday the event was canceled out of fear of ICE raids on Long Island.

Cancelations 'due to the worries the community has'

Port Washington residents and officials are mounting a campaign to bring Fernando Mejia back after ICE agents took him from the parking lot of the bagel store he manages.

'Makes me sick that a guy like that could just lose everything'

Members of Islip Forward created an app designed to promote transparency around ICE operations in Long Island communities. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

''Let people know that they are not alone'

Ala Amoachi, the attorney for Nuvia Yessenia Martinez Ventura, says the mother of five was taken into ICE custody after a routine immigration court hearing. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'As counsel, I haven't been given access to her'

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