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Only drive-thru service remained open after a handful of customers turned belligerent while objecting to Gov. Kathy Hochul's new mask requirement, a restaurant co-owner said. 

Hempstead, Oyster Bay, Smithtown, Islip, East Hampton and Shelter Island towns have already opted out of the legislation as the state's Dec. 31 deadline approaches. Brookhaven and Babylon towns opted in.

"They are recognizing the fact that we are still here and that we have always been here and we're not going anywhere," said Sandi Brewster-Walker, a Montaukett Indian Nation official.

With frontage on Jamaica Bay and proximity to the city, Inwood looks forward to new growth.

At a Massapequa news conference, home heath care workers urged Gov. Kathy Hochul and state legislators to approve two bills designed to boost their pay above minimum wage.

The MTA said employees will receive their paychecks, but did not dismiss the potential for a delay in overtime pay after the Kronos timekeeping system was attacked by cybercriminals.

Upgrades started in June but were stopped after contract workers allegedly tossed parrot and sparrow eggs and hatchlings to the ground and in the garbage during breeding season.

Unseasonable warmth is expected this week, with Thursday's high hitting close to 60 degrees, but rain is also expected, forecasters said.

The state's office on privacy declared that contact information sought to promote voter turnout during a school board election should not have been released without parents' consent.

The enforcement of Riverhead's puppy mill legislation has been put on hold during litigation brought by a coalition of pet store owners.

Outgoing NYPD Chief of Department Rodney Harrison said in an interview that his 30-year career with the NYPD has prepared him well for the job as Suffolk's top cop. 

Lasagna Love volunteers cook meals in their homes and serve up to 30 homemade lasagnas once a week, including at local homeless shelters, organizers said.

The new library, at the former St. Ursula Center convent in Blue Point, evokes the 40-year-old building's ecclesiastical history and is twice the size of the current one. The library will be opened to the public at 11 a.m. Saturday.

In a roundtable discussion, they criticized the "horrific" treatment of Native American remains and called for regulation of the handling of human remains found at construction sites.

The two-lane Hospital Road Bridge — which has been deemed "functionally obsolete" by state transportation officials — will be widened with the addition of turning lanes and sidewalks, officials said.

Rodney Harrison, who would be the first person of color to hold the top job in the Suffolk County Police Department's 63-year history, is a 30-year NYPD veteran whose retirement from that agency becomes effective on Dec. 30.

Look for sunshine Tuesday, the National Weather Service said, and a daytime high of 50 degrees.

Two men, one from Mastic, the other Coram, faces charges related to a string of robberies that began in October. Suffolk police say.

The three Suffolk officers responded to a Deer Park house fire and rescued a dog from the Homer Avenue residence, police say.

Sandra Lindsay has had a year of media interviews, medical panels and award ceremonies. But she says she's most touched by the regular New Yorkers who tell her she inspired them to get vaccinated.