We started the year swearing in a new president and ended it with major shifts in both the U.S. tax system and local politics. Violence by members of the MS-13 gang left Long Island families brokenhearted while the nation suffered its deadliest mass shooting in modern history. Billy Joel welcomed concertgoers to the revamped Nassau Coliseum and we said goodbye to celebrities like Tom Petty. Explore the memorable moments of 2017 here.
Top news stories
Long Island's top 25 stories
Historic political elections and political corruption charges. The opening of a casino and the grand reopening of the Nassau Coliseum. Those were just some of the local stories that defined 2017.
Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Photos for posterity
Top LI pictures of 2017
Friends and family say goodbye to loved ones lost to violence. A set of triplets undergo a historic surgery to correct a rare skull condition. See the stunning and emotional images taken on LI this year.
Steve Pfost
Video Year in Review
Relive 2017 in under 7 minutes
Watch the memorable moments and stories Newsday captured on video this year.
Front and center
Newsday's notable covers of 2017
See a collection of the most notable Newsday covers of the year.
Special edition
How Newsday covered 2017
See some of the biggest local, national and international stories of the year.
Newsday
Local flavor
Stories that were 'so Long Island'
From a fake road sign telling drivers to speed up to a traveler's viral response to an empty LIRR car, these stories will have you shaking your head and muttering, 'That's so Long Island.'
Facebook / Lenny Sinacore
Local prodigies
LI kids who found fame in 2017
2017 was a good year to get 15 minutes of fame for these select local kids, including a young voice actor.
Nickelodeon
Making headlines
Women who left a mark
These Long Island women and girls made an impact in 2017, including a young author and a groundbreaking athlete.
Newsday / Kimberly Yuen
Editorials
Everything the board wrote in 2017
This year, the editorial board wrote more than 400 editorials – taking positions on the news, politics and policies that impact Long Islanders.
AP
Home and abroad
Top photos around the U.S. and globe
Memorable images from President Trump's inauguration, the Manchester Arena attack, the #MeToo movement and more.
Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
Best and worst in entertainment
Trends, breakouts and more
See what our critics have to say about surprises and disappointments that made up the year in pop culture.
Invision / Scott Roth
Long Island
Notable deaths
Long Islanders we lost in 2017
The matriarch of a Long Island political family, a budding music star and a professor who battled brain cancer are among the Long Islanders we lost this year.
Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
Making us proud
Long Islanders who made us proud
Read about the students who helped bring a boy to the United States to receive lifesaving heart surgery and more tales of acts of kindness and amazing feats Long Islanders performed.
Newsday / Alejandra Villa
Sports
Passing on
2017 notable sports deaths
We said goodbye to athletes, coaches and personalities.
AP / Chris O'Meara
Picks of pics
Top sports photos of 2017
There are plenty of good photos taken each year at sporting events. Here are 37 we found particularly memorable.
AP / Paul Chiasson
Food
Best places to eat
Top 100 restaurants
Newsday's fifth annual list of Long Island restaurants covers seafood, steakhouses and everything in between.
Daniel Brennan
Most notable closings
Biggest Long Island restaurant closures
This year’s closings included a bar featuring live music and Beatles memorabilia and a landmark waterfront restaurant that went on the market for $975,000.
Newsday / Erica Marcus
Bargain bites
Best restaurants for cheap eats
2017 proved another good year for diners looking for good food at decent prices.
Daniel Brennan
Winning meals
Best restaurants for fine dining on LI
From the Five Towns out to the North Fork, fine dining proved exceptionally fine in 2017.
Yvonne Albinowski
Destination pies
The Island's best pizza: 10 pies worth the drive
This year, the list welcomes three new pizzerias, all of which make pies in the classic Neapolitan tradition.
Yvonne Albinowski
Entertainment
Best music
Top 30 albums of 2017, ranked
Tumultuous times yield great art. And 2017 proved the rule.
Lava / Republic Records
Best TV shows
20 of the best TV shows this year
Critic Verne Gay ranks television's offerings in 2017 from 20 to No. 1.
HBO
Best movies
'Baby Driver' to 'Wonder Woman'
The most memorable movies of 2017 were often the smallest and most personal.
TriStar Pictures / Wilson Webb
Celebrity deaths
Stars who died in 2017
Remembering the actors, leaders and icons we bid adieu, from Mary Tyler Moore to Chuck Berry.
Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla
Celeb splits
They broke up in 2017
From Chris Pratt and Anna Faris' split, to Nicki Minaj and Meek Mill's breakup.
Getty Images for Maxim / Michael Buckner
Lifestyle
Best books
'Manhattan Beach,' 'Grant' and more
Five nonfiction and five fiction books that entertained, educated, surprised, moved or astonished us.
Scribner
Overlooked gems
Books that deserved more buzz
Some books go viral, with good reviews, word of mouth and social media making them bestsellers. Other books — truly wonderful books — never get the buzz or the universal acclaim they deserve.
Little, Brown
Cookbooks galore
The best cookbooks of 2017
A great cookbook can keep you happily chained to your kitchen, or transport you to another place and time.
Laura Dart and A.J. Meeker
