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See inside the 2025 fall FunBook with guides to apple picking, breweries, fall hikes, winter holiday activities and plenty more.

Fall Fun Book guides

MacArthur Airport in Islip now offers flights to vibrant cities like Lakeland, Wilmington and Boston.

Nonstop destinations from MacArthur

Explore our interactive guide to weekend fun, including family-friendly events, concerts, festivals and more.

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In the 1960s and '70s, one reader argues, we became an individualistic society that viewed the 50s as a plastic time. But in deciding not to "be" there for one another, we collectively did not hold onto what was dear.

My Turn: Rituals, freedoms and what we've lost

A lot has changed over the years, from new grandchildren to aging parents, but for Gary Mantell the "freak flag is still flying."

My Turn: Mostly the same guy, just in an 'older, fraying package'

George Povall has a gift for making technical environmental issues clear. 

'People are ready for change,' LI energy advocate says

From monthly events in Westbury and Huntington to a three-day festival in Montauk, tango has proved popular among Long Islanders.

'Everything else disappears': LI tango lovers find community, connection

From records to cassettes and CDS, and then back again, Ian Ross of Plainview's music collection has come full circle.

My Turn: Loving life's liner notes

Resorts, dining, pickleball are popping up as venues for the unclothed.

The Column: Naked comes the senior citizen?

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The renovations at the historic German restaurant in Franklin Square are just in time for Oktoberfest.

LI's oldest German restaurant gets a revamp

The eatery was a lower-priced concept from a high-end Greek restaurant group.

LI restaurant group closes 2nd location in 2 weeks

The restaurant has transformed from pub to Prohibition-inspired dining.

New restaurant takes over former LI pub

The closing stems from an issue over needed building repairs.

LI steakhouse closes after 23 years

Local coffee sellers are offering specials to celebrate the day.

It's National Coffee Day: Here are the deals on LI

IPAs and pumpkin brews await at these new tasting rooms.

5 new LI breweries to try this fall

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German food, beer hall, and more fun, as Newsday food writer Andi Berlin learns about the history and renovation of Plattduetsche Park in Franklin Square.

Exploring German fare at Plattduetsche Park

The offers came after Newsday reported Hempstead town issued more than 80,000 tickets in four school districts that had never agreed to participate in the program. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

Town's school bus camera ticket vendor offered payments to woo holdout districts

Newsday's TV critic Verne Gay sat down with Bill O'Reilly to discuss his career, today's media and his new book, "Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst."

Bill O'Reilly talks new book, Kimmel and today’s media 

NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland and Newsday photographers look back at covering the Avianca plane crash on Jan. 25, 1990.

Picture This: That time hell rained down on Cove Neck

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us out east to a local farm that has fresh vegetables and a local restaurant where they prepare fall cuisine.

Out East: Fall vegetables from farm to table

The challenge is to figure out where toxic pipes are buried and who will pay to remove them. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

Old lead pipes connect thousands of LI homes to drinking water, data shows

Mariah Carey delighted fans on Tuesday at Looney Tunes Record Store in West Babylon, where she signed copies of her new album, "Here for It All."

Long Island's Christmas Queen had fans in a frenzy

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman got to hang out with the alpacas at Buck Brook Alpacas in Roscoe.

Roscoe road trip: Walk and feed alpacas at this farm and Airbnb

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits a shoe repair shop in Wantagh and its longtime cobbler.

LI Works: The heart and sole of a shoe repairman

Newsday travel reporter Carissa Kellman tries indoor skydiving at iFLY in Long Island City.

What it's like to try indoor skydiving at iFLY in NYC

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'For us, it's a way to celebrate our culture, our heritage'

Newsday travel writer Carissa Kellman visits Block-Bar-Ster in Bethpage, a pop-up bar with VHS tapes, trivia, karaoke and more '90s fun.

Pop-up bar serving 90s nostalgia

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Haunted House of Hamburgers in Farmingdale.

It's always spooky season at this Farmingdale restaurant

'There's no excuse not to shop local'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Nightmare in Nassau, a new haunted attraction at Samanea in Westbury.

Step inside Samanea's new haunted house

What it takes to be a professional shoe repairman

NewsdayTV's Doug Geed takes us Out East with some great places to visit this fall.

What you missed Out East: Hank's Pumpkintown in Water Mill, Bridge Lane in Mattituck, and Wickhams Fruit Farm in Cutchogue

Danny Tran, the owner of Islip Cleaners, says owning a dry cleaning business is a challenging but also rewarding career. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

'It's extremely rewarding'

Newsday's Doug Geed takes us to Water Mill to visit a farm with activities like pumpkin picking and navigating corn mazes.

Out East: Hank's Pumpkintown in Water Mill

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visits Optyx in Woodbury to learn more about the newest trend in eyewear.

'It's so important to have that big field of vision'

Pickle lovers showed up in abundance for the 45th annual Greenlawn Pickle Festival. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

'You can never go wrong with the dill pickle'

From farms to festivals to Halloween haunts, NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano explores the fall 2025 issue of Newsday's Fun Book.

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