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Crescent Duck Farm reopens with new generation of birds after 19-month shutdown

Owner Doug Corwin used 15,000 stored eggs, cleaned, incubated and handled separately from the culled birds, to keep almost 120 years of breeding alive.

MORE ON THIS TOPICTop LI chefs gather to support beleaguered duck farm Crescent Duck Farm slowly rebuilding after devastating avian flu outbreak

First in NewsdayFeds want to know why Nick LaLota's campaign accepted $9G from a Ukraine-born billionaire

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Fire Island house fire ... Sunrise Highway roadwork ... High school plays of the week Credit: Newsday

Fire Island house fire ... Sunrise Highway roadwork ... High school plays of the week Credit: Newsday

Deportations disrupting key LI industries ... Fire Island house fire ... Plan to install Flock gunfire detection tech delayed ... Hearing draws debate over Melville Town Center plan ...

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Costco nearly doubles price of store brand motor oil, limits sales

LI nursing homes poorly staffed, have lowest fines, report says

Assault charge against Smithtown councilman dismissed

Home with architectural signficance destroyed by fire

WALLET WATCH

This house cost $2,000 in the 1930s. Now it's on the market for $1.125M.

Between 1908 and 1940, Sears, Roebuck and Co. sold these kit homes that now have a cult following.

MORE ON THIS TOPICNew home price records on LI: $911G in Nassau, $760G in Suffolk

Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut

First in NewsdayNew home price records on LI: $911G in Nassau, $760G in Suffolk

Track gas prices, LI housing costs and more

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First congressional hearing on menopause examines how to improve care

First in NewsdaySuffolk delays plan to install Flock gunfire detection technology for a year

Democrats push Trump to release millions in counterterror money to NYS

Only in NewsdayDoughnut chain opens 5th LI shop

House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs

LI driver pleads guilty to leaving scene of deadly crash

'The pope's astronomer' coming to Amityville to give a tour of the heavens

First in NewsdayLI town readies to pierce the tax cap

Northport native Patti LuPone to star in Off-Broadway show

DeportedHow deportations are disrupting 7 key LI industries that rely on immigrant workers

Only in NewsdayLI coffee & doughnut spot closes after 2 years

Alonso homers again against the Mets, gets loud ovation but no curtain call this time

What is through-running and will it work at Penn Station?

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Residents oppose Melville development proposal

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LI Works: The Dark Ken sells comic books

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Newsday's Top 50 restaurants: A burger joint joins the list

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'A check is always nice. A little more would be nicer.'

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Out East: Lenny Bruno Farms

LI bucking the national trend

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Picture This: When New York and America rose from 9/11

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'It's a beautiful testament'

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Trendy Bites: Lemon curd pancakes in Mineola

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Things to do

MacArthur Airport to host mock flight experience for service dogs

Service dogs in training practice air travel, preparing for future flights with adults, children and veterans with disabilities.

MORE ON THIS TOPICPet airline service moves to MacArthur Airport Seasonal route changes at MacArthur: Where you can fly nonstop this fall Never been to MacArthur Airport? Things every Long Islander should know.

First in NewsdayNew Halloween pop-up bar experience coming to LI

Jazz fest returns to LI this month with day of free concerts

Fall fishing trips, charters that offer half and full-day excursions

Only in NewsdayThe 2026 Top 50 restaurants list is here

LI theater renovations bring new life to local communities

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Fire Island house fire ... Sunrise Highway roadwork ... High school plays of the week Credit: Newsday

Fire Island house fire ... Sunrise Highway roadwork ... High school plays of the week Credit: Newsday

Deportations disrupting key LI industries ... Fire Island house fire ... Plan to install Flock gunfire detection tech delayed ... Hearing draws debate over Melville Town Center plan ...

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Long Islanders Favorites

MS-13 leader at center of 'historic wave of violence and murder' sentenced

Jairo Saenz and his brother Alexi Saenz gave permission for seven murders and also ran an illegal drug operation, prosecutors said.

MORE ON THIS TOPICTop MS-13 gang deputy pleads guilty in connection with 7 murders on LI MS-13 leader pleads guilty in case involving deaths of Brentwood teens

Millions of NYers now qualify for up to a $500 utility discount. See if you're one of them.

Gotti grandson weds woman who accused him of assault, lawyer says

Wallet WatchLinkedIn coaches, resume experts: How some LI parents are helping Gen Z find a job

Opinion

Cartoons by Matt Davies

GUEST ESSAYSWhat AI algorithms can't do for you

To ask and begin answering tough questions about yourself, you must take time for genuine self-reflection.

EDITORIALSCongress must meet this Sept. 11 obligation

LETTERSSuffolk $2.1M settlement, mail ballots, EPA rollbacks, financial literacy

THE POINTSuffolk BOE re-upped ahead of big Dem vote

What is through-running and will it work at Penn Station?

01:57

Residents oppose Melville development proposal

01:55

LI Works: The Dark Ken sells comic books

02:31

Newsday's Top 50 restaurants: A burger joint joins the list

02:11

'A check is always nice. A little more would be nicer.'

02:05

Out East: Lenny Bruno Farms

LI bucking the national trend

02:15

Picture This: When New York and America rose from 9/11

02:37

'It's a beautiful testament'

02:07

Trendy Bites: Lemon curd pancakes in Mineola

01:20

More Long Island

Blakeman releases $4.6B spending plan proposal for next year, with no property tax hikes

This is Blakeman's first budget in his second term in office.

MORE ON THIS TOPICNassau legislature OKs Blakeman's $4.4B budget

Only in NewsdayTown weighing plans for condo-hotel at former TGI Fridays

Islip bans large battery energy storage facilities

Rosie O'Donnell joins 'The Rocky Horror Show' cast

First in NewsdayDiscount grocer Lidl closing its only store in the Hamptons

2 hurt when fire damages Nassau home

Nation / World

Florida woman pleads guilty to defrauding fund for Jeffrey Epstein victims

A Florida woman who was paid $750,000 by a fund for people sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein has pleaded guilty to falsifying records she used in her application for the money.

Climate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysis

More universities added Muslim chaplains post 9/11. Then came 10/7.

Federal judge restricts warrantless immigration arrests in Southern California

The psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at 88, his son says

Newsday Live

Newsday Live: A chat with Joan Lunden

Make 'Under': Shedding the Mental Load and Redefining Enough

Sports

Boland: Yankees' Judge exits with injury but downplays it after loss

Aaron Judge, who was replaced in the sixth, said: "Hopefully, it's just one little thing and we're back up there soon."

MORE ON THIS TOPICAaron Judge has missed 271 games with major injuries. Here's his history of issues.

Lennon: Alonso held match to Mets' fans discontent

Isles won't have Mathew Barzal for season opener

Stephenson: Following 2-year playoff drought, Rangers must earn back trust

Investigations

Newsday InvestigatesNYS awarded LI housing authority $20M in tax breaks despite discrimination finding

Experts questioned whether government officials prioritized a partnership with a developer over protecting Long Islanders.

MORE ON THIS TOPIC'It's shocking': Feds drop probe into Hempstead public housing discrimination LI housing authority favors white seniors over residents of color, disabled people, feds say. Here's how.LI has the nation's longest wait times for public housing

Newsday InvestigatesEx-fire medic got $500G to settle claims that 2 department officers raped her

Newsday InvestigatesHow can NUMC be fixed? Here are 5 things it could do to improve its finances.

Newsday InvestigatesLI has the nation's longest wait times for public housing

Only in NewsdayLegacy eateries open 20+ years make LI's Top 50 restaurants list

Only in NewsdayWaterfront restaurant opens on North Shore

New LI restaurant serves hard-to-find dishes

Review: Kuku in Huntington, Roslyn

High School Sports

Whitman and Newfield boys soccer teams play to draw after going into double OT

Aidan Velasquez scored for Newfield and Justin Valencia scored for Whitman.

MORE ON THIS TOPICPhotos: Suffolk boys soccer — Newfield at Whitman

School enrollment down across Long Island

See changes in enrollment by district.

Entertainment

'Traitors' Joe: LI's Joe Vanella has eye on the prize

'Tell It to My Heart' singer Taylor Dayne comes home for show at The Suffolk

'Dora the Explorer' among films at Latino Film Festival

Illeana Douglas goes behind the scenes of 'The Women'

The psychedelic pop artist Peter Max has died at 88, his son says

Only in NewsdayFired Cinema Arts Centre co-director addresses 'serious misconduct' claims

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