Tony N. Parrish from Newsday talks about how Long Island's retail landscape, like that of other regions across the country, is evolving.

Newsday reporter Joie Tyrell talks about how Long Island school districts face a pressing need for substitute teachers.

Alfonso Castillo talks with Zac Turkel about The Long Island Rail Road’s heightened efforts to clean and beautify its stations and trains including doing away with the longtime practice of patching up torn train seats with duct tape.

Newsday reporter Kristopher Brooks talks about how North Hempstead has banned the sale of recreational marijuana within its boundaries, becoming the first Nassau County town to do so.

Robert Brodsky from Newsday talks about how potholes are costing Long Islanders money - and also speaks briefly on the Nassau County reassessment that has been in the news.

Laura Albanese from Newsday talks about Safety concerns and questions about emergency response time raised as concerns as residents spoke out about the state’s plan to build an Islanders arena and adjacent retail space at Belmont Park.

Zac Turkel talks to Newsday's Robert Brodsky about how the developers of a proposed $1.5 billion commercial and residential development at the Nassau Hub detailed plans for a "new suburbia" around NYCB Live's Nassau Coliseum.

Newsday's Michael Gormley tells Bill McIntyre about how Democrats seized control of the State Senate from Republicans for only the third time since World War II, flipping as many as four seats on Long Island.

Joie Tyrrell from Newsday talks to Zac Turkel about how more Long Island school districts are sounding an alert about “vaping” and strengthening consequences for students caught on campus with the devices.

Lisa L. Colangelo from Newsday talks to Zac Turkel about how a child from New York City has died of the flu, marking the first pediatric flu-related death of the season.