Greater Long Island
Brian Harmon
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Nov 04, 2026

Long Island turns purple: Hochul nips Blakeman in Suffolk, Nassau; LaLota, Garbarino hold narrow leads

The blue wave reached Long Island. Gov. Kathy Hochul edged Bruce Blakeman in both Nassau and Suffolk. Republican congressional margins collapsed, Democrats took Hempstead Town Hall for only the second time in a century, and state Sen. Anthony Palumbo appears to have lost out East.

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Port Jefferson trustees to hear update on eroding East Beach bluff

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Smithtown weighs another yearlong pause on battery storage systems

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Long Island Restaurant Week is now in full swing and celebrating 20 years

Mike White | Nov 03, 2026

Site of new Starbucks likely coming to Middle Island.

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Middle Island Starbucks enters home stretch of town approvals

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Greater Farmingdale

Adventureland roars into its 65th year with two tiger-themed rides

Andrew Rappaport | Nov 02, 2026

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Centereach clothing brand Noravie honors founder’s mother through fashion

Julianne Mosher | Nov 02, 2026

Greater Long Beach

Long Beach weighs allowing dogs on the beach during offseason

Sam Kinsley | Nov 02, 2026

Greater Smithtown

LongHorn Steakhouse to replace Bahama Breeze at Smith Haven Mall

Mike White | Nov 02, 2026

Greater Patchogue

Angels of Long Island opens in Bellport after a decade in Patchogue

Julianne Mosher | Nov 02, 2026

The Charlie Brown parade float is seen at the 91st Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP)

Greater Long Island

The ultimate Thanksgiving watch list for a November on the couch

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Hermès returns to Americana Manhasset with redesigned boutique

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Meet Gerard Fioravanti, the Long Island pastry chef with a haunted bakery

Dana Lostritto | Oct 31, 2026

Greater Massapequa

Dario’s packs its new Massapequa Park pizzeria on opening day

Andrew Rappaport | Oct 31, 2026

Greater Huntington

World Cup champion Sara Whalen Hess is bringing pro soccer home to Long Island

Peter Schwartz | Oct 30, 2026

Greater Patchogue

This couple spent months turning their Patchogue home into a Halloween nightmare

Kevin Redding | Oct 30, 2026

Greater Patchogue

Party House opens in former Party City space in Patchogue

Nick Esposito | Oct 30, 2026

Front porch with plastic jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.

Greater East End

Hamptons police making surprise sex offender checks before Halloween

Brian Harmon | Oct 30, 2026

Greater Patchogue

Side Street Dive shifts to events, moves brunch shows to Smithtown

Julianne Mosher | Oct 30, 2026

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The story behind Ruta Oaxaca’s rise to four restaurants on LI and in NYC

Mike White | Oct 30, 2026

Koyu opens Nov. 5 beneath Okaru in Roslyn with just 12 seats

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Ally Rahmani and her family, children's faces are blurred.

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Family of Hewlett teacher who died in SUV pool crash raises nearly $300K in her honor

Brian Harmon | Oct 30, 2026

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Here’s how to plan a perfect weekend getaway to Governors Island

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Before Salem, East Hampton put Goody Garlick on trial for witchcraft

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Uncle Giuseppe’s is serving up a monster pizza deal for Halloween

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Greater Smithtown

Hoop Lab opens 10,000-square-foot basketball training center in Commack

Julianne Mosher | Oct 28, 2026

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Ditch’s vision for former Relish space in Kings Park comes into focus

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Greater Moriches

Manorville man’s mobile cocktail bar hits the road on Long Island

Andrew Rappaport | Oct 28, 2026

Greater Mineola

Nassau cops honored for saving ref who collapsed during soccer game

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Carolyn Infantas and Chris Durham at dinner in a selfie photo.

Greater Oyster Bay

‘You were my peace’: Fiancée of fallen Suffolk cop shares their love story and a plea to check on one another

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Carlos Ramos and his wife, Karina Reyes.

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Stony Brook grad dies suddenly at 42, leaving state trooper wife and 2 young kids

Brian Harmon | Oct 27, 2026

Greater Patchogue

Brookhaven secures $1.4M grant to preserve 9 wooded acres in Medford

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Peter Napolitano proposes on bent knee to Elena Kolkova at the Top of the Rock at Rockefeller Center.

LI mom battling terminal cancer gets dream Rockefeller Center wedding after viral surprise

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Greater Oyster Bay

92-year-old Plainview grandma is the foul-mouthed comic you didn’t see coming

Alan Krawitz | Oct 23, 2026

Mount Sinai Tire Inc. has closed after 54 years in business in Miller Place.

Greater Port Jefferson

Mount Sinai Tire hits the road for good after more than 50 years in Miller Place

Brian Harmon | Oct 23, 2026

Diane Gail Palumbo smiling.

Greater Patchogue

Diane Palumbo, longtime Patchogue resident and mother of state senator, dies at 83

Brian Harmon | Oct 23, 2026

Greater Rockville Centre

The Cheesecake Factory sets Dec. 15 opening at Green Acres

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Greater Massapequa

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