Friday's Newsday cover: The federal government is expected to lift its "pause" on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, but there are signs that rare blood clots linked to the J&J product have increased vaccine hesitancy. https://t.co/zIaZotj12phttps://t.co/ORG29GYnDk
"As I heal, I’m being a little bit more and more grateful for the things I can do again that I used to before I got injured," said Nafiah Ikram, 21. https://t.co/Al96W9IwCd
Consider it outdoor dining 2.0. A year into the pandemic, more restaurants are leaning into relaxed restrictions that make it easier to set up al fresco dining areas for patrons who prefer to eat outside. https://t.co/FCoe6W82Mr
Growers, processors, wholesalers and retailers across the region have begun positioning themselves to be ready when the law takes effect. https://t.co/PcRHcaNuly
What will Long Island’s prom season look like this year? Newsday is looking for story ideas on how schools are navigating prom during a pandemic. Please send any information to josh.stewart@newsday.com
As soon as Alex Bernard learned of Tuesday's supermarket shooting in West Hempstead, he started texting his cousin, Ray Wishropp, the grocery manager. Bernard wanted to make sure his cousin was safe. He waited for a response. And waited some more. https://t.co/vqplVTomUX
One day you’re a 14-year-old getting assaulted by Adam Sandler on a golf course movie set in Canada in a silly sports comedy, the next you’re a 40-year-old father of three and a Ph.D trying to help humanity on Long Island. https://t.co/9xVsDKQO4p
It’s better to speak directly with the establishment's management privately than to initiate a direct confrontation with fellow patrons who fail to comply with pandemic regulations, said Eric Alexander, head of the LI Main Street Alliance. https://t.co/IDjuYgcJ6L
Thursday's Newsday cover: Family and friends of Ray Wishropp, who was fatally shot at a West Hempstead Stop & Shop, mourn the loss of a "genuine, great person." https://t.co/vqplVTomUXhttps://t.co/JNhDxixlAM
One of the owners of Dortoni Bakery said the newest branch would open in the former Pier I Imports building on East Jericho Turnpike. https://t.co/isUIyQpYtd
Gov. Cuomo told those over 60, "you don't have to go on the internet" searching for an appointment, "you don't have to do anything. Just show up." https://t.co/uaO1tr9ex4
The defense claims that Singh said in a sworn deposition in a civil court case later in 2019 that the bribes he gave the now-former county executive related to Nassau County and "had nothing to do with the Town of Oyster Bay." https://t.co/uR3pfLJnbr
Pete Alonso leads the majors with 72 home runs since he debuted in 2019.
His average exit velocity of 100 mph this year also leads the majors. https://t.co/LpsrR8aeQb
Pete Alonso said he wants to defend his Home Run Derby title at Coors Field in July.
"I’m all in," he said. "I’m ready. If I get invited, I’d love to do it."
Pete Alonso said he got snubbed by Statcast, which estimated that his homer out of Wrigley Field last night went just 429 feet.
"That’s what the computer says," Alonso said, "and I think the computer is wrong."
In Peconic, a winery tasting room in Long Island's East End became a mass vaccination site as nearly 500 farmworkers got their first dose of the Moderna shot for #COVID19 Wednesday and Thursday | @VeraChinese & @BartMJoneshttps://t.co/oyvkNdZp8G via #NY@Newsday
We’re at Centereach High School today, where No. 1 Ward Melville and No. 2 Northport are set to face off in the Suffolk Class A field hockey final at 4 p.m. Follow along for updates!
Dave Gettleman is amused by the idea he has some philosophical roadblock which has prevented him from trading back in any of the drafts he had run. But he also disputes the precept, calling it an "urban myth."
“Honest. I’ve tried.”
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