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The Long Island native will reprise his "NCIS: LA" Sam Hanna role this fall in "NCIS: New York," with Scott Caan playing his partner.

CBS: LL Cool J to star in 'NCIS' spinoff set in New York

The Long Beach-raised star's one-man show, called "860," is based on the home he lost in last year's wildfires.

Guess who's returning to Broadway? Billy Crystal in his new one-man show.

He and his dachshund, WillieBoy, will be at The Next Chapter April 21.

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Jodi Picoutt is also coming to Adelphi's third annual Writers and Readers Festival.

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It was a mixed bag for artists with Long Island connections.

Here are the 2 LIers who'll be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and 1 who missed again

The Cinema Arts Centre event focuses on documentaries but also includes comedies, a silent gem and a lesser-seen classic from the 1970s.

LI Jewish Film Festival features powerful personal stories

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The experience persuaded the Massapequa Park college student to get serious about pursuing a music career.

LI's Jesse Findling talks about life after 'American Idol'

Could this eventually build into a compulsively watchable series? Perhaps.

'The Audacity' offers brutal send-up of Silicon Valley

The movie vacillates wildly between Reeves' attempts at introspection and Jonah Hill's mania.

'Outcome': Keanu Reeves' movie is a muddled mess (Susan Lucci excepted)

Gillis Poll and his fiancee got to hang out with James Marsden's billionaire character in the season 2 opener.

LI restaurateur appears on Apple TV's 'Your Friends & Neighbors'

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed steps inside a Jamesport landmark packed with nostalgia and unique finds from floor to ceiling.

Out East: Lumber & Salt

The IRS says the average refund amount as of April 3 was $3,462. Here's what a sampling of taxpayers had to say. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie has more.

How Long Islanders plan to spend their tax refunds

Students who had been relocated to other schools due to the blaze returned to class at West Side School in Laurel Hollow Monday. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Class back in session at LI school damaged by fire

NewdayTV's Elisa DiStefano heads to Adventureland to ride the new attraction, Wave Twister.

Newsday Exclusive: New ride at Adventureland

Some Long Islanders condemed the president's Truth Social posts, including one of an AI-generated image that depicted himself as Jesus. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

LI Catholics react to Trump’s attack on Pope Leo XIV

Town of Smithtown video footage shows an argument erupting between councilmen Tom McCarthy and Thomas Lohmann at the end of Tuesday's town council session after Lohmann allegedly assaulted McCarthy in the executive session, which was closed to the public. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Smithtown councilman charged with assaulting fellow councilman

Behind the scenes at Newsday's All-Long Island photo shoot for the All-Long Island teams for winter. NewsdayTV's Jonathan Ruban reports.

Meet Newsday's winter All-Long Island teams

A peer mentoring program at Shoreham-Wading River High School brings students together through the joy of music.

Mentoring program creates unique bond for LI students 

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Kōre Mat Pilates Studio in Baldwin.

Pilates studio opens in Baldwin

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visited G Taste Crepe Café in Huntington to try their sushi crepes.

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The Islanders displayed a QR code on the UBS Arena scoreboard asking fans to donate to ex-NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran, who was convicted of manslaughter for throwing a cooler and killing a fleeing suspect on a motorized scooter. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa has more.

Isles solicit funds for officer convicted of manslaughter

The Huntington Town Board approved the Melville Town Center project, which will create hundreds of housing units in the area. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

'It's something I think the community will benefit greatly from'

The wide-ranging lawsuit alleges that Dr. Alexios Apazidis, along with two dozen other doctors, lawyers, chiropractors and radiologists, conspired to bilk FedEx through sham lawsuits and inflated medical bills. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky has the story.

'Identical operative report language' in 43 surgeries

DeVuono describes her scheme to an undercover investigator in January 2022.

See the undercover video of the DeVuono sting

'I can't wait to get my refund'

Doctors accused an LI nurse of faking childhood vaccines yet she kept practicing for years. The DA never investigated. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday investigative reporters Jim Baumbach and David Olson have the story.

Warnings before COVID vaccine fraud

'The school looks better than it's ever been'

'It's terrible, it's very insulting'

Towns have used local zoning laws to block house of worship expansions, an issue that has grown more acute nationwide, experts said. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

'We want the facility that we deserve'

A rehearsal was held on Monday at the United Methodist Church of Hempstead for an upcoming gospel concert that will raise funds for local social justice movements.

'Empowered to use our voice'

The Suffolk PAL donated $5,000 worth of equipment to Brentwood youth baseball. NewsdayTV's Matt Lindsay reports.

'We're all about the kids. It's what we do.'

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman claims NIFA no longer needs to oversee the county's finances. Newsday reporter Robert Brodsky reports.

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