<p>The love for the Knicks was palpable as&nbsp;fans&nbsp;gathered at Long Island restaurants and&nbsp;Madison Square Garden for watch parties&nbsp;to take in&nbsp;Game 1 of the NBA Finals.</p>


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Fans flocked to Long Island restaurants, watering holes and Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks take Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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The love for the Knicks was palpable as fans gathered at Long Island restaurants and Madison Square Garden for watch parties to take in Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

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Recently passed state auto insurance reforms could help lower car insurance rates as much as 10% for New York drivers, according to some estimates. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.

NYS takes crack at lowering auto insurance premiums. Here's what that means for LI.

Wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is back for a second stint with the Giants. Head coach John Harbaugh on Wednesday said Beckham seems healthier and Beckham said he is looking forward to making the most of the opportunity.

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NewsdayTV's Doug Geed visits the Long Island Game Farm for an inside look at the incredible hands-on wildlife encounters there.

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If approved, it would be the first new hospital on Long Island since 1980. Newsday business reporter James T. Madore has more.

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NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Main Event, an entertainment center that recently opened in Deer Park.

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Newsday food writer Erica Marcus helps make a strawberry crunch ice cream at Coyle's Ice Cream in Islip.

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Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs has been a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969.

Rockville Centre's Lavert Henderson-Hobbs a Knicks' season-ticket holder since 1969

NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa visits Chubs Meats in Medford to try The Brunson, a sandwich inspired by the New York Knicks' star player.

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NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland speaks to actor Gary Sinise about the Wantagh Union Free School District partnering with his foundation to raise money for field trips to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, as well as a commemorative 9/11 statue in front of Wantagh High School.

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Kathleen Simonetti's son Noah, now 4, was diagnosed with a rare gene mutation, PPA2 deficiency. Simonetti hopes to spread awareness of the condition.

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