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In 1935, 175 rhesus monkeys escaped from a Long Island 'Jungle Camp'; they stopped a train, caused a power outage and raided fruit stands. Locals put out whiskey to catch them for cash bounties

In 1935, an extraordinary incident unfolded as approximately 175 rhesus monkeys broke free from Frank Buck's Jungle Camp, wreaking havoc along commuter train routes and leading to a major power outage. The local community rallied together, engaging in a weeks-long pursuit to retrieve the mischievous monkeys while offering financial incentives…

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A Tick Bite Can End Red Meat for Life and New York Still Does Not Count the Cases

New York lawmakers passed an alpha-gal reporting bill in June, but it is not law yet and the state still has no statewide case count.

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Inside the secret shark nursery lurking just off New York’s ritzy Hamptons

Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off the New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers

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Nassau County, Not Madison or Steuben, Is Long Island's Real ICE Holdout — And a Federal Judge Just Sided With New York

New York's Aug. 25 ICE-partnership deadline has passed. A federal judge upheld the ban, but Nassau, Long Island's real holdout, still hasn't complied.

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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Detected in Long Island and Hamptons Waters as Officials Issue Summer Health Warnings

Vibrio vulnificus detected in Hamptons-area waters. Officials issued an advisory. Learn who is at risk and what precautions to take this summer.

Medical Daily

MAGA Mum Breaks Down Live On Air Saying 'Trump Abandoned Us' Over Iran War and Cost of Living Crisis

A MAGA supporter from Long Island expresses feeling 'abandoned' by Trump due to rising living costs and concerns over the Iran conflict, reflecting growing unrest among his voter base.

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Busiest US commuter rail system resumes operations as deal reached to end strike

Trains are rolling again on the Long Island Rail Road after a deal was reached to end a strike that had shut down the busiest commuter rail system in the country

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LIRR service resumes after strike crippled nation’s busiest commuter rail system

The strike marked the first walkout for the LIRR since a two-day stoppage in 1994

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With largest US commuter rail system shut down, federal labor officials urge unions to resume talks

Federal officials urged unions representing workers at the Long Island Rail Road to resume negotiations after a strike entered its second day, disrupting travel for hundreds of thousands of commuters in New York.

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America’s largest commuter rail system shut down on Saturday. How will Long Island Rail Road strike impact 250,000 riders?

Rail strike in U.S: If the shutdown continues into the work week, the roughly 250,000 people who ride the system to and from work each weekday will be forced to find alternative routes to the city from its Long Island suburbs.

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Long Island tenants decry squalid conditions as they’re forced to deal with ‘X-men’ bugs and wear masks in own homes

The apartments in Long Island are completely uninhabitable.

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Monster Of Gilgo Beach Rex Heuermann’s Family Trapped In House Of Horrors And ‘Completely Unemployable’

“I am haunted by dreams every night. It will never go away," said the ex-wife of the architect who strangled eight women on Long Island, New York.

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John Keats’s love letters returned to owner after being stolen in the 1980s

Romantic poet’s letters to Fanny Brawne, dated between 1819 and 1820, had been stolen from a Long Island estate

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After a harsh winter, New York’s oyster supply faces uncertainty and $2M losses

This year’s harsh winter is expected to cost the industry more than $2 million

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Serial Killer Rex Heuermann Lived A Double Life: Architect By Day, Murderer By Night

Long Island architect Rex Heuermann has pleaded guilty to seven murders and admitted an eighth in a landmark 2026 courtroom confession. The Gilgo Beach serial killer used a secret 'blueprint' to target women before being caught via pizza crust DNA. He faces life in prison without parole when sentenced this…

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Gilgo Beach serial killer’s ex-wife speaks out after husband pleads guilty

The ex-wife of the Gilgo Beach killer has broken her silence after her husband pleaded guilty to eight murders in the Long Island area.

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Who is Rex Heuermann? Architect-turned Gilgo Beach serial killer admits to strangling 8 women

Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old Long Island architect, admitted in court on Wednesday that he strangled eight women over nearly three decades, ending a chilling chapter in one of New York’s most notorious unsolved murder cases.

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Celebrity Cruises apologizes after autistic man was kicked off ship in Mexico on Christmas Eve

Celebrity Cruises claims to have achieved ‘Autism Friendly Cruise Line status’

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‘Your heart is in the right place, unfortunately this is all junk’: Long Island woman shares Angel Tree gifts. Then people spot the off-brand Crayola

It’s angel tree season, which means many gifters are running around to figure out whether they’re buying the right items for kids in need of holiday presents. The initiative, which connects children to an “angel donor,” has gotten a lot of attention lately.

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‘Common cuckoo’ sighting draws people from across the country as experts are left baffled over how bird got to US

Many people in other parts of the U.S. also have reported making special treks to the region in hopes of seeing it

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Gilgo Beach serial killer case faces key test in use of new DNA techniques

Rex Heuermann’s lawyers argue that Astrea’s DNA methods haven't been subjected to enough scrutiny yet

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A timeline of the investigation of the Gilgo Beach killings

In 2010, police searching for a missing woman began finding human remains in the scrub along a barrier island parkway near New York’s Gilgo Beach

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Crews continue to battle wind-driven brush fire on New York’s Long Island

Three of the fires had been contained, while one was still burning in Westhampton, officials say

The Independent UK

Firefighters seek to contain wind-driven brush fire on Long Island

Firefighters in New York continued to battle at least one brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Long Island by Colm Tóibín review – Jessie Buckley shines voicing the sequel to Brooklyn

The Irish actor’s nuanced narration captures the conflicting emotions in Tóibín’s tale of infidelity, homecoming and the roads not taken

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