Scripps National Spelling Bee Preliminaries Test

Posted on May 28, 2015February 11, 2019 by Erin Geismar

QuestionsTest your knowledge

1. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) asciduous

B) aciduous

C) acciduous

D) asiduous

E) assiduous

2. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) clairvoyance

B) clarevoyance

C) clairvoiance

D) clairvoyants

E) clarevoiance

3. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) ekotourism

B) ecotourism

C) ecoturism

D) echotourism

E) ecoturisme

4. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) farsical

B) farcicle

C) farcical

D) farcycle

E) farsicle

5. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) loris

B) lauris

C) lohris

D) loriss

E) louris

6. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) Magellan

B) Magelan

C) Mageline

D) Magellin

E) Maggelan

7. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) metatarsil

B) metatarsle

C) metatarsel

D) metatarsill

E) metatarsal

8. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) profoundity

B) profundety

C) profundidy

D) profundity

E) profoundety

9. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) ritanuto

B) ritenuto

C) retanuto

D) retinuto

E) ritinuto

10. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) sargasso

B) sargassoh

C) sargaço

D) sargaso

E) sargaceau

11. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) tamborito

B) tambarrito

C) tambarito

D) tamburrito

E) tambertio

12. Watch the video to hear the word.

A) voilà

B) voilas

C) voilat

D) voile

E) vuala

AnswersFind correct spellings

Question 1

E) assiduous

Question 2

A) clairvoyance

Question 3

B) ecotourism

Question 4

C) farcical

Question 5

A) loris

Question 6

A) Magellan

Question 7

E) metatarsal

Question 8

D) profundity

Question 9

B) ritenuto

Question 10

A) sargasso

Question 11

A) tamborito

Question 12

A) voilà

Warm-Weather Cocktails

Posted on May 27, 2015February 11, 2019 by Anthony Carrozzo

Warm-weather cocktails

Full Menu

LONG BEACH SUNSET Sutton Place Great American Bar & Grille
MAI TAI Nick & Toni’s
UTTER FIZZBELIEF Left Coast Kitchen & Cocktails
PARIS, TEXAS Townline BBQ
HEAT WAVE MARGARITA Honu Kitchen & Cocktails
ITALIAN MARGARITA The Refuge
FLORIDORA Hush Bistro
THE RIVA Navy Beach
FICOLLINI Verace
WATERMELO MOJITO Pentimento
TIDAL WAVE Wave Seafood Kitchen
LAW OF MOTION Roots Bistro Gourmand

Warm-weather cocktails

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LONG BEACH SUNSET Sutton Place Great American Bar & Grille

LONG BEACH SUNSET

Sutton Place Great American Bar & Grille

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MAI TAI Nick & Toni’s

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Nick & Toni’s

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UTTER FIZZBELIEF Left Coast Kitchen & Cocktails

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Left Coast Kitchen & Cocktails

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PARIS, TEXAS Townline BBQ

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Townline BBQ

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HEAT WAVE MARGARITA Honu Kitchen & Cocktails

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Honu Kitchen & Cocktails

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ITALIAN MARGARITA The Refuge

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The Refuge

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FLORIDORA Hush Bistro

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THE RIVA Navy Beach

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FICOLLINI Verace

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WATERMELO MOJITO Pentimento

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TIDAL WAVE Wave Seafood Kitchen

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LAW OF MOTION Roots Bistro Gourmand

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Roots Bistro Gourmand

Ingredients:

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1/2 Fresh fig

3 oz. Yuzu juice

Sugar

Cayan Pepper

Sea salt

Simple syrup

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2 oz. Figenza fig vodka

1/2 Fresh fig

3 oz. Yuzu juice

Stevia

Cayan Pepper

Sea salt

Instructions:

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Headed to the Hamptons

Posted on May 26, 2015September 21, 2022 by Erin Geismar

They come for the beach, the sun, the waterfront vistas, the parties, the people and the opportunity. Each summer, Long Island’s South Fork swells with visitors from all over the island, the region and even the world. The Hamptons is known for its glitz and glamour – and there’s a lot of that – but plenty of people without VIP access fall in love with these beach towns too. See what makes the Hamptons a special place to so many, and how the pricey real estate fits into their budgets. From the 20-somethings who serve drinks and food at a trendy Montauk bar to a reality TV star who calls her new $3 million Hamptons “cottage” home (and even one guy who plans to couch-surf his way through August), see who’s headed to the Hamptons this summer and how they make it happen.

THE SEASONAL WORKERS

‘You’re so burnt out … It’s just a blur’

Victor Centeno, 24, and Jessica Hindman, 27

• Work and rent in Montauk

• Price: $26,000 split between five roommates

• Come for: The experience

Centeno and Hindman found Montauk from their own corners of the world. Centeno is from Puerto Rico and heard about Montauk from his older brother, who started working there summers before him. Hindman grew up in Kansas City, Missouri — though her mother and grandmother now live in Massapequa — and knew about Montauk from relatives who live there. She used to spend summers with them.

They both came to Montauk because the opportunity to make money was too good to pass up — they modestly estimated the average summer earning potential in the serving industry is between $10,000 and $20,000 — and the lifestyle is something of an adrenaline rush.

By the end of the season, you’re so burnt out…it’s all just a blur.”

Hindman, who works six days a week serving at The Sloppy Tuna, a bar in Montauk, and then supplements that as a cocktail waitress two nights a week at Ruschmeyer’s, another bar in town, said working at a hip Hamptons bar is like “controlled chaos” — and it fosters a strong bond.

“Everyone knows what they’re dealing with,” she said. “The people you’re serving are a little bit entitled, and they come out here and act … like not how you’d think a normal person would act.”

She recalls one summer when she feared a customer was going to walk out on $2,000 bill at Ruschmeyer’s. She couldn’t find him. His friends were rowdy. They knocked over a table and broke some bottles. In the end, he came back but demanded the broken bottles be refunded. He was obliged. “He said, ‘I’m glad you did this because I’m a podiatrist.'”

“By the end of the season, you’re so burnt out…it’s all just a blur,” she said. “But even with the craziness that at times can be deterring and overwhelming, it’s also what makes Montauk fun.”

Centeno, a bar-back at The Sloppy Tuna, said as soon as he came to Montauk, he was hooked by the diversity he found and the welcoming nature of everyone he met in the service industry. “When I first came here, I found it very interesting,” he said. “There are a lot of cultures around, people from all over the world — Irish, German, Latinos, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans. It’s interesting to see how everything comes together in this little town.”

This season, the couple, who started dating last summer, are renting a house in Montauk’s Camp Hero State Park with three co-workers from “the Tuna.” They both plan to work through October, when the tourist season dies down, and then they may travel before settling down together somewhere. Centeno said they’d like to experience other places in the world, but they’d always be happy to come back.

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THE FAMILY VACATIONER

‘It was like being in a different world’

Therése Palmiotto, 33, Merrick

• Insurance underwriter

• Rents in Montauk

• Price: Starts at $3,500 per week

• How to afford it: Rental cost split in lieu of holiday gifts

• Comes for: Family

When Palmiotto married into her husband’s family, she married into Montauk.

“I grew up on Long Island and I had never been to Montauk,” she said, but when she started dating her future husband, she continually heard about their big Montauk family trips. “That was the big thing, we’re gonna go to Montauk. I finally got the invite after dating for a few years.”

She was instantly hooked. “It was like being in a different world. You got to go on a really awesome vacation and you never leave the island. You never cross a bridge.”

James Palmiotto, her husband, has come to Montauk with his family every summer for the last 28 years. This summer, about 50 members of his extended family are expected in town for a reunion.

Therése, James and their 2-year-old son Dominick will spend the week at a three-bedroom house within walking distance of Ditch Plains Beach, which the family will share with two other couples. The couples split the cost of the summer rental in lieu of Christmas gifts.

It was like being in a different world. You got to go on a really awesome vacation and you never leave the island.”

Therése Palmiotto said they like to spend their days at the beach, walking around town, and having family dinner together each night. Often, they have fresh vegetables for dinner, and fresh seafood if anyone caught something in the water that day. After dinner, they sit on the deck and watch the sun set over the lake.

“Montauk affords you that type of atmosphere,” she said.

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THE COUNTESS

‘I don’t want to miss any of the good days…’

LuAnn de Lesseps, 50, Manhattan

• Reality TV star, designer and former model

• Owns a waterfront cottage in Sag Harbor

• Price: $3.1M

• Comes for: The home she always wanted

De Lesseps feels truly at home in the Hamptons. The star of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New York” owned a six-bedroom mansion in Bridgehampton for 18 years before moving into a more modest three-bedroom cottage in Sag Harbor last year.

“I come here as often as possible,” she said, driving out on a Thursday and returning to Manhattan on a Monday.

She’s quickly adapted to life a little farther east. She said she enjoys walking into town; getting to know her neighbors (in Bridgehampton, her neighbor Whitney Fairchild was more than 3 acres away; now, her neighbor Jay McInerney can be reached in a few steps); and taking advantage of her perch overlooking Upper Sag Harbor Cove. De Lesseps bought a boat to keep at her personal dock and uses it regularly to take trips to Sunset Beach and Salt restaurant on Shelter Island, she said.

In fact, most of her days in Sag Harbor revolve around the water. She wakes up and takes her coffee while watching the ducks go by on the bay and swims daily, she said.

There is nowhere in the world — and I’ve been everywhere — as beautiful as the Hamptons.”

In the fall, she’s planning to renovate the house — a captain’s cottage built in 1835 — to add a new master bedroom on the second floor, but she says she’ll delay it as long as possible.

“I don’t want to miss any of the good days out here,” she said.

Although de Lesseps loves to host parties and pops up in nightlife photos from Hamptons hot spots each summer, the Countess — her ex-husband is a French count — said she loves all of the East End for its beauty, its history and its simplicity.

“There is nowhere in the world — and I’ve been everywhere — as beautiful as the Hamptons,” she said. “Nowhere else can you get all this and be so close to the city.”

And de Lesseps, who recorded the song “Money Can’t Buy You Class,” and wrote the book “Class with the Countess: How to Live with Elegance and Flair,” had some tips for her fellow city-dwellers on how to live with class in the Hamptons.

“Respect the locals, respect the environment and the beaches, and respect the history,” she said.

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THE HAMPTONS VETERAN

‘I’m so into the solitude’

Harry Spero, 65, Manhattan

• Advertising executive

• Rents in East Quogue

• Price: Undisclosed

• How to afford it: It just fits into the lifestyle

• Comes for: The quiet

In the 35 years Spero has been summering in the Hamptons, he’s done it all, seen it all. He’s partied at the hot spots, he’s sunned at the beaches, he’s seen and been seen.

“We were in our 20s, we were silly and crazy and just having as much fun as we possibly could,” he said of the first summers he and his wife, Norine, spent out east. Now, it’s completely different, he said. They just bring books and music and rarely even go to the beach.

We have a lot of friends, who own or rent, who we never see just because I’m so into the solitude of being at that house.”

They go for the peace and quiet — “for the express reason of chillin’.”

The Speros, who otherwise live in Manhattan, have rented all over the East End but have returned to the same four-bedroom East Quogue house for the past five years. The wood-shingled home features a big backyard and pool, Spero said, and complete privacy from neighbors. It’s within walking distance of the ocean. They always rent, he said, despite the fact that by now, “we probably could have bought two or three houses.”

Responsibility is the last thing Spero has on his mind when he leaves Manhattan every Thursday night of the summer. After the weekend, he begrudgingly returns to the city Monday morning.

Spero lists “listening to the pool and the ocean,” as his favorite Hamptons activity. Visits out east also gives the full-time advertising executive time for his part-time hobby — writing and playing music. “We have a lot of friends, who own or rent, who we never see just because I’m so into the solitude of being at that house…It’s the only time I get that,” he said, adding that they’ve even declined summer wedding invitations.

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THE COUCH SURFER

There’s a ‘wacky sense of camaraderie’

Frank Michielli, 24, Brooklyn

• Law student

• Works part-time in Montauk

• Price: Free

• How to afford it: Pay your dues

• Comes for: First the money, then the camaraderie

Michielli will get to the Hamptons this summer, he’s just not sure how. He’ll fit it in somewhere between the end of the semester at Brooklyn Law School, a summer internship in the New York City criminal justice system, and the start of classes again in the fall.

But he’ll make it happen, he said, even if he has to sleep on someone’s floor while he’s there. Montauk is a “magical” place for the 24-year-old, who started working in restaurants there in the summer of 2010.

He said he’s worked in nearly every position at various bars and restaurants, including East by Northeast, Harvest on Fort Pond and Salivar’s. Michielli said he was 19 when he first started, working six or seven nights a week, living out of a “rundown motel,” and loving every minute.

You’re in the ‘in’ crowd…If you have a night out in Montauk, you go out and feel like a celebrity.”

“The cash out there is insane,” he said, adding that as he moved up the ranks of the service industry, he could easily earn more than $600 on a weeknight.

But it’s the “wacky sense of camaraderie” formed among servers that keeps him coming back. Many of them work together all night, party together until morning and then hit the beach before their shifts the next day.

“You’re in the ‘in’ crowd,” he said. “If you have a night out in Montauk, you go out and feel like a celebrity.”

Over the years, Michielli said he’s paid his dues, so he knows he can find part-time work and a place to crash when he gets there in August.

Michielli said his final day in Montauk last summer, when he stopped at Salivar’s before leaving for the season, epitomized his feelings for the place. “I shook hands with more people in that bar than I ever have in the hometown where I’ve lived for 25 years,” he said.

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THE PART TIME LOCAL

‘…avoid looking at the mansions’

Tom Fried, 51, Norwalk, Conn.

• Japanese teacher

• Visits his parents in Sag Harbor

• Price: Free

• How to afford it: Family ties

• Comes for: The nostalgia

Fried has witnessed Sag Harbor evolve from the quiet, historic “Un-Hampton” to a glamorous stamping ground, where celebrities like Billy Joel and Bono might be dining at the table next to him. He prefers the Sag Harbor he fell in love with back in 1986, when his parents first bought their three-bedroom home on Eastville Road for about $175,000, he said.

“It was just kind of laid back then,” he said, recalling that his mother’s family, who had vacationed there since the 1940s, advised them, “Buy now, there won’t be any buildable land out there one day.”

Everywhere you go in Sag Harbor there’s a gem — if you avoid looking at the mansions.”

Fried said it sometimes feels like that day has come, as one after another, small cottages are torn down and rebuilt as mansions. “It’s shocking what they can do with just a little space,” he said.

But still, he said, “everywhere you go in Sag Harbor there’s a gem — if you avoid looking at the mansions.” He loves the Sag Harbor Variety Store, Bay Street Theater and Conca d’Oro pizzeria on Main Street — where he eats when he’s visiting his father after a walk on Haven’s Beach.

He makes the trip to see his dad, Robert, 83, about once a month. He’ll often take the Metro-North from Norwalk to Penn Station and then the bus to Sag Harbor. Especially after a long week at work, Tom Fried said he even enjoys the 2-3 hours he spends on the bus as a chance to unwind and start the weekend. “By the time you get out to the fields of Riverhead it’s just open space,” he said. “The light on Long Island is just so much brighter.”

Even as Sag Harbor has changed, Fried still cherishes his time there, he said. The beauty of the area is that “there’s a niche for every age group. Everybody has their spot — even me, even my 80-year-old dad. It’s just a friendly village.”

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THE HOUSE SHARERS

‘…we have a choice of like three places’

Matt Flachsenhaar, 27, Astoria

• Writer, producer at events marketing company

• Renting just outside Southampton Village

• Price: $5,400 for a long weekend

• How to afford it: Bypass the glitzy areas for the woodsy ones

• Comes for: The convenience

Not many people list “makes fiscal sense” and “convenient” as reasons to choose the Hamptons as a vacation spot (at least not if they’ve seen how high the nightly rental rates can get and how Friday evening traffic can turn the two-hour trip from Manhattan into four). But it works out for Flachsenhaar and his friends — 12 to 14 of them — who find a long weekend to go away together each summer.

“With the size of our group and the length of visit, we’re really restricted on the rentals that are open to us,” he said. “We have a choice of like three places. It’s almost decided for us.”

Flachsenhaar used the website HomeAway to find the listing. He started searching in February and had to book by March for a weekend in late August. The five-bedroom house sits on more than 4 acres of property adjacent to a nature preserve with a pool, hot tub, 50-yard sports field, beach volleyball court, basketball and horseshoe courts.

With the size of our group and the length of our visit, we’re really restricted on the rentals that are open to us. We have a choice of like three places.”

Last year, they stayed in Hampton Bays. Flachsenhaar said he’s found that if you bypass the high-priced villages and go off-the-beaten path, you can find a good price.

“It works out to $115 per person per night,” he said. “It’s actually really reasonable if you look at it like that.”

Flachsenhaar is the organizer of the group, which includes his girlfriend, some couples that they know, one friend from high school, one from college, one from work and others who came into the group from one of those avenues. He said the first time they did a weekend away last year, he was nervous about bringing different social groups together — they’d have to figure out sleeping arrangements, share bathrooms and food, and generally get along — but Flachsenhaar said it was such a good weekend, they promised they would do it again.

“It’s a good group to go with,” he said, adding that everyone is around his age. “We have a lot of fun but we’re not a bunch of stupid drunk kids.”

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Your summer concert photos

Posted on May 26, 2015February 11, 2019 by Kaydi Poirier

Headed to a show at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater this summer, or catching one of the last concerts at the Nassau Coliseum?

Or maybe you’re heading to see Billy Joel at MSG, or an outdoor festival on Governors Island or in Prospect Park.

Share your concert pictures on Instagram using #LIconcerts or #NYCconcerts, and you could see them featured here alongside other great reader snaps.

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New Jersey Primaries: June 2, 2015

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Heroin: Addicted on Long Island – Follow Up

Posted on May 26, 2015February 11, 2019 by Saba Ali

News 12 Long Island continues our ‘Heroin: Addicted on Long Island’ series with a follow-up investigation examining the drug’s increasing reach in Nassau and Suffolk. News 12 will look at stories of recovery, relapse and the view on the streets with law enforcement. As part of our coverage, we will be seeking your thoughts and opinions in a special Facebook Q&A starting this week.

Want more expert insight? Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Executive Director Steven Chassman answers important questions about drug addiction and recovery in a series of video interviews below. This FAQ provided by LICADD supplements the video segments.

Heroin: Addicted on Long Island – Follow Up. Airs June 2, 3 and 4 in the 8 a.m. hour. Only on News 12 Long Island and News12.com.

Share your favorite beach photos

Posted on May 22, 2015February 11, 2019 by Saba Ali

Share your favorite beach photos from the Hamptons and Montauk to Coney Island and the Jersey Shore via Instagram hashtags #longislandbeach, #nycbeach, #njbeach and #westchesterbeach.

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Dinner and a movie: Restaurant picks near LI theaters

Posted on May 14, 2015February 11, 2019 by Polly Higgins

dinner and a movie #1

Deer Park

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Regal Deer Park Stadium 16

455 Commack Rd., 631-243-4580

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Bruce Gilbert

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near the Deer Park Stadium include a date-friendly wine bar and Japanese eatery as well as budget-minded burger and pizza spots.

Bruce Gilbert

dinner and a movie #2

Farmingdale

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Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas

1001 Broad Hollow Rd., 631-777-7399

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Nicole Horton

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near Farmingdale Multiplex Cinemas and UA Farmingdale Stadium serve up grab-and-go hot dogs, Buffalo wings, tacos and more.

Steve Pfost

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UA Farmingdale Stadium 10

20 Michael Ave., 631-755-0944

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Nicole Horton

dinner and a movie #3

Hicksville

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Broadway Multiplex Cinemas

955 Broadway Mall, 516-935-1313

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Jessica Earnshaw

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near Broadway Multiplex Cinemas in Hicksville allow you to click frozen Margaritas while noshing on steak nachos, dig into cheesecake at a diner and more.

Daniel Brennan

dinner and a movie #4

Holtsville

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Island 16: Cinema de Lux

185 Morris Ave., 631-758-9100

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Daniel Brennan

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near Island 16: Cinema de Lux in Holtsville serve up everything from Italian-American favorites to Greek standards.

Daniel Brennan

dinner and a movie #5

Huntington

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Cinema Arts Centre

423 Park Ave., 631-423-7611

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Barbara Alper

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near Cinema Arts Centre and AMC Loews Shore 8 in Huntington run the gamut from sit-down Thai to a spot for homemade ice cream.

Daniel Brennan

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AMC Loews Shore 8

37 Wall St., 631-425-2785

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Barbara Alper

dinner and a movie #6

Levittown

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AMC Loews Nassau Metroplex 10

3585 Hempstead Tpke., 516-731-5422

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Aaron Zebrook

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near the Levittown AMC Loews range from burgers and pizza to sit-down sushi and Italian.

Five Guys

dinner and a movie #7

Port Washington

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Bow Tie Port Washington Cinemas

116 Main St., 516-883-6464

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Yvonne Albinowski

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near Port Washington Cinemas offer up date-night chic a la New American, napkins-required with messy burgers and more.

Yvonne Albinowski

dinner and a movie #8

Rockville Centre

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AMC Loews Fantasy 5

18 N. Park Ave., 516-764-8000

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Yvonne Albinowski

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near AMC Loews Fantasy 5 in Rockville Centre can feed pizza lovers, sushi purists and those in need of a sugar fix.

Yvonne Albinowski

dinner and a movie #9

Stony Brook

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AMC Loews Stony Brook 17

2196 Nesconset Hwy., 631-941-0156

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Daniel Brennan

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near AMC Loews Stony Brook 17 range from a diner open around the clock on weekends to a traditional Chinese spot popular with college students.

Aaron Zebrook

dinner and a movie #10

Westbury

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AMC Loews Raceway 10

1025 Corporate Dr., 516-745-6937

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Jessica Earnshaw

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10 nearby eats

Recommended restaurants near AMC Loews Raceway 10 in Westbury offer options from shared plates of cheeses and cured meats to oversized sandwiches.

Jeremy Bales

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UFC 187

Posted on May 12, 2015February 11, 2019 by Mark LaMonica

Chris Weidman, the UFC middleweight champion from Baldwin, makes his third title defense at UFC 187 against Vitor Belfort on May 23. The card is headlined by Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel Cormier fighting for the vacant light heavyweight title. Newsday’s Mark La Monica and Jeffrey Basinger are in Las Vegas to document fight week. Follow along here for videos, stories and photos throughout the week.

WEIDMAN VS. BELFORT

And still . . .

Chris Weidman successfully defended his UFC middleweight title at UFC 187 with a first-round TKO of Vitor Belfort.

Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

By Mark La Monica

FIGHT WEEK

Chris Weidman behind the scenes

Newsday takes you behind the scenes with Chris Weidman during UFC 187 fight week in Las Vegas.

Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

CORMIER VS. JOHNSON

And the new . . .

Daniel Cormier stopped Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson in the third round to win the vacant light heavyweight title.

By Mark La Monica

ARLOVSKI VS. BROWNE

Classic slugfest

Andrei Arlovski and Travis Browne put on a classic heavyweight slugfest, with haymakers and bombs and knockdowns and wobbly legs.

By Mark La Monica

CERRONE VS. MAKDESSI

'Timeout'

Donald Cerrone kicked John Makdessi in the face and he called timeout to end the fight.

Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

By Mark La Monica

HALL VS. NATAL

Natal takes NY

Rafael Natal won a split decision over Uriah Hall in a fight between New York middleweights.

Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

By Mark La Monica

WEIDMAN VS. BELFORT

Home cooking

The Serra-Longo fight team showed up to support Chris Weidman during his weight cut for UFC 187.

Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

By Mark La Monica

WEIDMAN VS. BELFORT

Staredown gets heated

After making weight, Chris Weidman had some strong words for Vitor Belfort.

WEIGH-INS

UFC 187 staredowns

Watch every staredown from the UFC 187 weigh-ins.

HALL VS. NATAL

A 'personal' fight

Uriah Hall says his middleweight fight against fellow New Yorker Rafael Natal has taken on a 'personal' nature at UFC 187.

By Mark La Monica

WEIDMAN VS. BELFORT

Playing the role

Every member of Team Weidman has a specific role in preparing him for UFC 187. For Gian Villante, that's a physical task.

By Mark La Monica

WEIDMAN VS. BELFORT

Media day highlights

Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort talk about their upcoming fight during UFC 187 media day.

BROWNE VS. ARLOVSKI

Weight off shoulders

Travis Browne is one of two fighters on the UFC 187 card with no stresses about weight cutting.

Bader bashing

Daniel Cormier was supposed to fight Ryan Bader next month. Now they do it through Twitter and the media.

By Mark La Monica

JOHNSON VS. CORMIER

Aside from Jon Jones ...

Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson had plenty to say about each other heading into Saturday's fight for the vacant light heavyweight title.

By Mark La Monica

WEIDMAN VS. BELFORT

'This is what I love to do'

Chris Weidman, the UFC middleweight champion from Baldwin, was excited for UFC 187 open workouts on Wednesday. He was 12 years old when Vitor Belfort first won a UFC tournament.

Newsday/Jeffrey Basinger

By Mark La Monica

Happy birthday, Longo!

Chris Weidman and Gian Villante surprised Ray Longo in the middle of the UFC 187 open workouts with a piece of birthday cake.

Cormier vs. Johnson

Daniel Cormier and Anthony Johnson discuss their fight against each other instead of Jon Jones at UFC 187 open workouts.

Weidman vs. Belfort

Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort talk about their upcoming fight on Saturday after the UFC 187 open workouts.

'Cowboy' Cerrone workout

Donald 'Cowboy' Cerrone wasn't scheduled to do an open workout on the casino floor of the MGM Grand. He just did it anyway.

WEIDMAN VS. BELFORT

How we got here

Recapping the 17-plus months between the first time Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort were scheduled to fight and this weekend when it will happen.

By Mark La Monica

Longo's 'TUF' return

Ray Longo returned to the UFC's training center, home to 'The Ultimate Fighter' show, for the first time in more than seven years.

Real champion?

Jon Jones casts a huge shadow over UFC 187 this week. How will the Cormier-Johnson winner be viewed?

By Mark La Monica

Rollin' with Chris Weidman

Hear from those at Serra BJJ who have been rolling with Chris Weidman since he first started the martial art.

Training days

Scenes from Chris Weidman's training camp on Long Island before UFC 187.

By Jeffrey Basinger

On fighting and FIFA

Yes, Chris Weidman is the reigning UFC middleweight champion, but can he beat Gian Villante in video games?

On sparring Weidman

Stephen Thompson, a UFC welterweight, recalled his first sparring session against Chris Weidman.

On preparing to fight

Team Weidman talks about the rigors of running hills and the final week of sparring in the gym.

Refuse to lose

The catchy phrase kind of rhymes, works well on T-shirts and takes up just 13 characters in social media when adding the hashtag symbol. But to Chris Weidman, it's a mindset and a mantra.

By Mark La Monica

Chris Weidman's UFC fight history

Baldwin's Chris Weidman has had eight fights in the UFC. Here's a recap of his career so far.

Mario Gonzalez

UFC 187 preview

Anthony Johnson and Daniel Cormier fight for the vacant light heavyweight title. Baldwin's Chris Weidman defends his middleweight title against Vitor Belfort.

Daniel Cormier's UFC fight history

A recap of how the former two-time U.S. Olympic wrestler has performed inside the octagon since joining UFC in 2013.

UFC 187 fight card

At MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas Main card, 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view

Vacant light heavyweight title

Anthony Johnson vs. Daniel Cormier

Middleweight championship

Chris Weidman vs. Vitor Belfort

Other bouts

Donald Cerrone vs. John Makdessi

Travis Browne vs. Andrei Arlovski

Joseph Benavidez vs. John Moraga

Prelims, 8 p.m. on Fox Sports 1

John Dodson vs. Zach Makovsky

Dong Hyun-Kim vs. Josh Burkman

Uriah Hall vs. Rafael Natal

Rose Namajunas vs. Nina Ansaroff

Early prelims, 7 p.m. on UFC Fight Pass

Mike Pyle vs. Sean Spencer

Islam Makhachev vs. Leo Kuntz

Justin Scoggins vs. Josh Sampo

The Jon Jones situation

Jones stripped of title

Jon Jones was supposed to defend his title at UFC 187 against Anthony Johnson. As of April 28, he's not the champ, is suspended indefinitely and is facing a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident.

By Mark La Monica

Cormier dismayed

Daniel Cormier lost his last fight -- a title shot against Jon Jones. Now he's got a shot at the vacant title against Anthony Johnson. Still, Cormier was disappointed in Jones.

By Mark La Monica

Previous Chris Weidman documentaries

UFC 162

Weidman vs. Silva

Relive Chris Weidman's stunning victory over then-UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva at UFC 162 in Las Vegas on July 6, 2013.

Mario Gonzalez, Mark La Monica

UFC 168

Weidman vs. Silva II

Newsday chronicled Baldwin's Chris Weidman in Las Vegas as he defended his title against Anderson Silva on Dec. 28, 2013.

Mario Gonzalez, Mark La Monica

UFC 175

Weidman vs. Machida

Another fight week, another behind-the-scenes look at Chris Weidman as he defends his title against Lyoto Machida on July 5, 2014.

Mario Gonzalez, Mark La Monica

The last season

Posted on May 8, 2015October 7, 2015 by Mark LaMonica

In 1972, the New York Islanders were born. They played their home games at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale for more than 40 years. The 2014-15 NHL season was their last season on Long Island before the franchise moves to Brooklyn and the Barclays Center. This is the story of their final season.

DOCUMENTARY

Leaving LI: Isles' last season at Nassau Coliseum

After more than 40 years of playing their games at Nassau Coliseum, the Islanders moved to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the 2015-16. But “the old barn” rocked in its final season. Newsday followed Islanders employees, fans and players throughout the emotional ride during their last season at the Nassau Coliseum.

Past Islanders episodes

Episode 1

Painting the ice

John Cirola discusses what goes into painting the ice at Nassau Coliseum in the premiere episode of Newsday's season-long series chronicling the Islanders' final season on Long Island.

Episode 2

New beginnings

The Islanders won their final home opener on Oct. 11, and in the first two weeks of the 2014-15 NHL season, they went 4-2 and introduced their new owners.

Episode 3

Loyal fan

As the Islanders began a five-game road trip on the West, Syosset resident Bob Lehman shares his story about how he became a fan of the team since its inception in 1972.

Episode 4

Fast start

The Islanders are off to their best start in 27 years. With almost a quarter of the season done, the Isles are right on the heels of the first place Penguins.

Episode 5

From Billy to Tavares

The Islanders are enjoying some early success this season with 18 wins in their first 25 games. They are hoping captain John Tavares can bring them back to the top of the NHL the way goaltender Billy Smith helped lead the the team to four straight Stanley Cups in the 1980s.

Episode 6

Battling through

Even though the Islanders are on a record-setting run by winning 21 of their first 31 games, this season hasn’t been without some ups and downs.

Episode 7

Zamboni

Thomas Walters, of Terryville, explains the ins and outs of his icy job as the Islanders' Zamboni driver. The Isles finished the 2014 calendar year with a win against Winnipeg, putting them in a tie with Pittsburgh in the Metropolitan Division.

Episode 8

The Rangers rivalry

Islanders vs. Rangers has been one of the NHL’s most heated rivalries for more than 40 years. It never matters where each team is in the standings. These games always have a playoff feel not only for the players, but also for the fans as well.

Episode 9

Bossy and the blizzard

As the Islanders head into the second half of the season leading the Metropolitan Division, they will have to overcome many obstacles off the ice such as an injury to Kyle Okposo and a blizzard that hit Long Island. On the ice, the Isles make sure to honor their history whether its good or bad.

Episode 10

Carkner and the LI Blues

Matt Carkner, an Islanders defenseman coming off back surgery, dedicates some of his off-ice time to working with the Long Island Blues, a special needs youth hockey team. He gives the kids tours of the Islanders’ locker room at Nassau Coliseum, organizes meet-and-greets with other Islanders and helps teach the fundamentals of the sport.

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