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25 Famous People You Didn’t Know Were From Flatbush, Brooklyn

Few Brooklyn neighborhoods can tell their history through as many different kinds of famous people as Flatbush. Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond walked the halls of Erasmus Hall High School before either became a recording star. A future Supreme Court justice grew up in a Brooklyn household that prized education. An illustrator who would help invent modern television cartoons, an Oscar-winning actress, and a writer whose childhood experiences became material for his novels all have stories tied to the neighborhood. Even the list of names associated with Flatbush’s later hip-hop culture would fill an article of its own.

Brooklyn, NY · 15h

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Stony Brook Hospital’s Iconic 1970s Complex Is Getting a New Look

The massive concrete and glass towers surrounding Stony Brook University Hospital are undergoing a major architectural transformation. Stony Brook University has released plans to replace […] The post Stony Brook Hospital’s Iconic 1970s Complex Is Getting a New Look first appeared on SciFisland.com .

Long Island, NY · 3d

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Marker at Aquebogue Cemetery recognizes life of formerly enslaved Brister Youngs

A historic marker honoring Brister Youngs, a man born into slavery in the 18th century who later lived as a free man in Aquebogue, was dedicated Thursday at Aquebogue Cemetery. The Riverhead Town Board, the Riverhead Landmarks Preservation Commission, Town Historian Georgette Case, and representatives of Old Steeple Church dedicated...

Riverhead, NY · 14h

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A Potato Mountain Is Back: The Long Island Potato Festival Fills Farmingdale State College This Weekend

Long Island grew its reputation on potatoes long before it grew subdivisions, and this weekend a festival built around the crop sets up on the campus of Farmingdale State College. The Long Island Potato Festival runs Saturday, Nov. 7, from 1 to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 8, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 2350 Route 110 in Farmingdale. Admission and parking are both free.

Farmingdale, NY · 1d

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Parked Knight Rider Replica in Illinois Gets Hit With Brooklyn Speeding Ticket

A car that hasn't moved from its display pedestal in years somehow got busted speeding through Brooklyn. The Volo Museum in Illinois says it received a $50 traffic citation from New York City for its replica of KITT, the talking black Trans Am from Knight Rider, even though the car never left the building.

Brooklyn, NY · 2d

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Tiger Woods Will Build a New Private Course on Long Island

Tiger Woods won the 2002 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black. Twenty-four years later he is coming back to Long Island with a bulldozer. On Monday, November 2, Woods and his design firm, TGR Design, said they will build a new 18-hole private course in the Village of Brookville, on the North Shore’s Gold Coast. The site is the old Tam O’Shanter Club, a property that has sat in limbo for the better part of seven years.

Bethpage, NY · 2d

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Santa, a Puppet Procession and a Tree Lighting: Stony Brook Village Sets Its 47th Holiday Festival

Stony Brook Village will light its holiday tree for the 47th time this year. The Ward Melville Heritage Organization holds its 47th Annual Holiday Festival on Sunday, December 6, from noon to 6 p.m., at the Stony Brook Village Center, 111 Main Street. Admission is free. The afternoon, hour by...

Stony Brook, NY · 1d

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Smithtown theater community mourns Hannah Waller, 18, after three-year fight with brain cancer

Long Island’s theater community is mourning Hannah Waller, a 2026 Smithtown High School West graduate who died Sunday after a three-year fight with brain cancer. She was 18. Waller developed her love of musical theater early in life, won numerous awards and dreamed of someday performing on Broadway. “She...

Smithtown, NY · 1d

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Theatre Three's Christmas Carol Opens Saturday in Port Jefferson, and Every November Seat Is $30

Scrooge returns to Main Street in Port Jefferson on Saturday. Theatre Three opens its annual production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol on Nov. 7, and it runs through Dec. 27 at the theater at 412 Main Street. The theater's own listing calls this its 42nd annual production of the show, which makes it one of the longest-running holiday traditions on a Long Island stage.

Port Jefferson, NY · 1d

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A conversation with author and Riverhead native Rashad Robinson

Riverhead native Rashad Robinson will return home for a conversation, audience Q&A and book signing at Riverhead Free Library on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Robinson, a Riverhead High School graduate who went on to become a prominent national voice on racial and social justice issues, will discuss his first book, From Presence to Power: How to Take On the Fights That Matter—and Win with Denise Civiletti, editor and publisher of RiverheadLOCAL.

Riverhead, NY · 20h

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“She Carries the Nation” celebrates Indigenous women leaders in Riverhead

Attendees of last year's Ancestral Arts, Education & Cultural Foundation's gathering for Native American History Month. (Photo courtesy of the AAECF) “She Carries the Nation” is this year’s theme for the fourth annual gathering of the Ancestral Arts, Education & Cultural Foundation (AAECF) for Native American History Month. The free event will take place at the Riverhead Free Library (330 Court Street, Riverhead, 631-727-3228) on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 5-8 p.m.

Riverhead, NY · 3d

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Mural honoring Brianna “Breezy” Titcomb unveiled at Huntington Station park

Suffolk County Legis. Rebecca Sanin joined Legis. Stephanie Bontempi and nonprofit organization Splashes of Hope to celebrate the unveiling of a new mural at Breezy Park, honoring the life and legacy of Brianna “Breezy” Titcomb, a young athlete whose life was tragically cut short by a drunk driver 21 years ago.

Huntington, NY · 1d

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Camp Edey's Holiday Light Show Returns December 4 With Nightly Caroling, and Early-Bird Pricing Ends Thursday

The Girl Scouts of Suffolk County Holiday Light Show is coming back to Camp Edey in Bayport for nine nights this December, and this year it adds something new: Girl Scout troops singing carols along the trail every night of the run. Anyone planning to go should know one date before any other. Early-bird pricing ends Thursday, November 5.

Bayport, NY · 2d

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LI library to temporarily shut down citing security concerns

MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Long Island library is changing how it provides services to the local community following concerns over public safety. The Mastic Beach Library opened in 2023, but it has been dealing with issues over vandalism, drug-related activity and incidents of violence in the surrounding area, according to library board president […]

Mastic Beach, NY · 12h

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Southold's Brady Rymer, a Three-Time Grammy Nominee for Kids' Music, Joins the Long Island Music Hall of Fame

A lot of Long Island parents have sung along to Brady Rymer in the car. On Sunday, December 6, the Southold musician is being inducted into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame at its museum in Stony Brook Village, with a concert by Rymer and the bands he has played with across his career.

Southold, NY · 1d

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Celebrate the Holiday Season at "Holidays at Hallockville"

Hallockville Museum Farm invites the community to celebrate the holiday season at Holidays at Hallockville, a free community event on Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Visitors of all ages are invited to experience the charm of the historic farm while enjoying seasonal activities, exploring local history, and discovering unique gifts.

Riverhead, NY · 1d

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Weekend Update: Live music, pumpkin-smashing, wine tastings and more on the North Fork!

The Suffolk in Riverhead will host “Absolute Adele” with Jennifer Cella on Nov. 6 and “The Chaotic Hypnotic Game Show,” hosted by Tim Miller, on Nov. 8. (File photo) Friday Night Music with Julian Love | Rooted North Vineyards, 13050 Oregon Road, Cutchogue, 631-734-1100. Kick off...

Riverhead, NY · 1d

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Garvies Point Museum Opens on a Sunday for Its Native American Fall Festival in Glen Cove

A Nassau County museum in Glen Cove is setting aside a full weekend for hands-on history. Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove holds its Native American Fall Festival on Saturday, November 14, and Sunday, November 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. What visitors can do.

Glen Cove, NY · 1d

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Billy Joel at Home: 10 Photos of the Piano Man Through the Decades

For Billy Joel, New York is more than just a place. It’s an inextricable part of what makes the singer who he is. “My speech patterns are New York. The music that I like, it was all New York–based. That’s what I think of when I think of home,” he said in his 2025 HBO documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes. “It’s my roots.”

New York, NY · 1d