Long Island parks set attendance records last year in dramatic increase, with spike in last 10 years
Attendance at state parks has increased for a dozen straight years, totaling 88 million people last year statewide, ...
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Muslims of Long Island sue Town of Oyster Bay over expansion project
The Muslims of Long Island are suing the Town of Oyster Bay under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, ...
Family mourns ex-NYPD cop who died surfing on Long Island, reveal likely cause of death
Jack Shapiro, a 54-year-old outdoorsman and retired Brooklyn cop, was winter-surfing off Gilgo Beach with friends around 2:20 ...
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Dead humpback whale washes up on Long Island beach, carcass buried as cops probe cause of death
didn’t take long to attract gawkers to the beach, according to a post on X by News12 Long Island reporter Kurt Semder. Authorities brought a backhoe onto the sand around 3:30 p.m. and buried the ...
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The Beach Barn to open this year at former Steve’s Pier One site
A new restaurant is coming to the former site of Steve’s Pier One in Bayville, which closed in 2006. The Beach Barn, a ...
Long Island events: Things to do this weekend
If you're looking for things to do on Long Island, here are spots to explore and events to attend this weekend.
Former NYPD sergeant dies while surfing in frigid Long Island water
A former New York City police sergeant died from an apparent drowning while surfing in Long Island’s frigid waters on Sunday.
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Alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann files motion to split cases into 2 trials
In a motion filed Heuermann argued he should be tried for the murders of Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello and Megan ...