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NY Prop 1, so-called ‘Equal Rights Amendment,' passes as state constitutional amendment
While there were perhaps more noteworthy or highly publicized races being determined on Election Day, there was one item New Yorkers may not have been as familiar with on the backside of their ballot.
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Hazmat crews return to rescue animals from nightmare Long Island hoarding house
Authorities are expected to return to a Long Island home Friday to clear more animals, after more than 200 birds and many cats were found in a hoarding situation that officials described as among the worst they have ever seen. The Nassau County SPCA was called after a service worker went to the Woodbury home on Wednesday and saw dead…
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Long Island man suffers spinal injury in jail while held on murder charges of ex-wife, boyfriend
A Long Island man accused of shooting his ex-wife and her boyfriend to death inside their home after warning his teen daughter to get out suffered a spinal cord injury while being held in jail ahead of his court hearings, police said.
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Long Island driver pleads guilty to striking, killing man after leaving diner drunk: DA
A Long Island man pleaded guilty to striking and killing a man after driving away from a Long Island diner while drunk in 2023, the district attorney announced.
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More chemical drums turn up encased in concrete under Long Island park
More chemical drums were discovered in concrete blocks found buried under ballfields at a Long Island park, remnants of when the land was used for aircraft production, authorities confirmed Wednesday. The find, which was expected, involved concrete blocks that were initially removed from the excavation area Monday, authorities said. As with the case with the first 16 drums found, the…
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NY attorney general sends Long Island exec cease-and-desist over transgender athlete ban
In a move that a local official said was done to battle so-called “bullying” from people born biologically male, a Long Island county is banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s and girls’ sports at their facilities.
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Long Island day care center tells parents when they can have their children return
Some Long Island parents received good news days after being told their children could no longer attend their day care — but there was still skepticism among caregivers.
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Two charges dropped against former Suffolk County police chief arrested in sex sting
The disgraced former top cop on Long Island who had been arrested in a prostitution sting has had two of the four charges he faces dropped, according to the county executive’s office.
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Gilgo Beach murder case: Police search Long Island storage unit connected to suspect
Days after police nabbed the man suspected of killing multiple women and dumping their bodies in the Gilgo Beach area of Long Island, police are now searching for more possible clues and evidence related to the serial slayings.
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‘This Has Been a Nightmare:' 3rd Family Accuses Long Island School District of Bullying Inaction
The parents of a 13-year-old Long Island student said their daughter was bullied and discriminated against by her classmates to the point where she was considering taking her own life, but say the school district did nothing to address it. “This has been a nightmare,” said Antoinette Moore-Thomas, alongside her husband Gregory on Thursday. The source of the family’s...
