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The menu features the same Chinese fare as at other locations: Chow mein and platters with fried rice and pork egg rolls.

LI Chinese chain opens 5th location

The former Dairy Barns continue to reopen as drive-thru coffee spots.

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Airfares are surging due to rising fuel costs linked to the Iran war, with some flights seeing dramatic price increases.

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There are plenty of fish options for less than $30.

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This is the owners' second diner-to-churrasqueira transformation.

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The promotion marks the company's 75th anniversary.

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"Some of these guys, they become our best friends,'' Vincent's general manager (and Hofstra graduate) said.

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Outback's closure follows a national trend of declining foot traffic at casual eateries.

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From fried pickles to Mookie Wilson's sliders, Newsday's Carissa Kellman sampled new items on Citi Field's menu.

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Some reports suggest that President Trump is pushing for Penn Station to be renamed Trump Station. Newsday transportation reporter Alfonso Castillo has the story as commuters and officials weigh in.

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When Hofstra and St. John's basketball players want a good pregame or post-game meal, their slam dunk choice is Vincent's Clam Bar in Carle Place. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

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Frank Labidi, 24, of Farmingville, "treated a public roadway like a race track," Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

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Glen Cove softball pitcher Brooke Simmons has a chance to make the Olympics with the Puerto Rican national team.

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The state controls most major roads on Long Island, delaying local safety projects. Newsday investigation reporter Payton Guion has the story.

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Cole Brauer made history as the first American woman to circumnavigate the globe solo in a sailboat. NewsdayTV's Jamie Stuart reports.

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Ken Buffa pairs up with Steven Kitzen of Kitzen Construction to learn what goes into dock building in this week's LI Works.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano tried some homemade Irish scones at Mary's Irish Shop in Long Beach.

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Newsday food writers Andi Berlin and Erica Marcus got together for dim sum at Orient Garden in New Hyde Park, one of the spots on Newsday's list of best Chinese restaurants.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits with a man who has been collecting, refurbishing and reselling antique brass cash registers.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday food writer Andi Berlin do a blind pumpkin pie taste test.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland takes a look back at the case of Steven Damman, who went missing in East Meadow on Oct. 31, 1955.

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After seeing the spice bag all over TikTok, Newsday food writer Andi Berlin found a Long Island pub that serves the Irish-Chinese dish.

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits The Rainbow Rolls in Center Moriches to try its chocolate ice cream taco.

'We knew we wanted to have like chocolate and brownies included'

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed shows us a cozy unique restaurant in Speonk with a long history.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited the new Museum of Disability History, a one-of-a-kind cultural institution at The Viscardi Center in Albertson.

'I hope they learn people with disabilites aren't to be taken for granted'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano joins Newsday food writer Marie Elena Martinez at Hometown Bakeshop in Centerport to try customizable bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches.

Bacon, egg and cheese with a twist at this LI bakery

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