In honor of the first day of summer, Newsday chronicled what a day in the life of Long Island looked like. We traveled across Nassau and Suffolk, from Elmont to Montauk, capturing the scenes of the day and speaking with Long Islanders. Scroll down to see updates spanning the entire day from our journalists, influential Instagram users and people all over LI. For more photos, click here. For a video of the day’s events, click here.
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Dogs play at a dog park in Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Credit: Mandy Hofmockel
"My favorite thing about this research is its related to the 2 things I'm passionate about- organic chemistry & medicine" #DayInTheLifeLI pic.twitter.com/xJhWYDPVF4
— Adelphi University (@AdelphiU) June 21, 2017
'Round Here' by Counting Crows plays while I wait for my Acai Bowl at Super Bowls In Sayville. #DayInTheLifeLI pic.twitter.com/7Kpmwcsu7K
— Hank Winnicki (@HankWinnicki) June 21, 2017
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Maintenance workers power wash head stones at Long Island National Cemetery in Farmingdale. See more images from Newsday photographers in our Day in the Life of Long Island gallery here.
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#DayInTheLifeLI Getting ready for Lee Road's (Levittown school district) moving up ceremony! #ltown pic.twitter.com/iwD0VWVgHt
— Dr. Tonie Mc Donald (@tmcdon3) June 21, 2017
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Paddling with News 12 See what happened and who fell when the News 12 Long Island morning family went paddleboarding.