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New York this year became the fifth state to require all students except those with valid medical reasons to be fully vaccinated, when lawmakers eliminated exemptions on religious grounds. But Carl and Kerri Schwartz say they have good medical reason for not vaccinating their disabled 11-year-old son.

A handcuffed man in custody on a state parole warrant escaped authorities in Queens Tuesday morning, prompting a manhunt that ended with his capture a short time later, a law enforcement source with direct knowledge of the case tells News 4.

A Long Island man is accused of real estate fraud over the span of three years totaling more than $150,000, police say.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says it will fight a federal decision that would allow construction of a 125-mile-long natural gas pipeline. The agency says the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s recent decision sides with the fossil fuel industry over protecting the environment.

Di Fara Pizza is back in business, according to an Instagram post from its ecstatic owners Thursday afternoon.

Di Fara Pizza, which has been treating taste buds to its storied NYC slices for over 50 years, was shut down Tuesday after owing more than $150,000 in unpaid taxes to the state of New York. Ida Siegal reports.

Di Fara Pizza, which has been treating taste buds to its storied NYC slices for over 50 years, was shut down Tuesday after owing more than $150,000 in unpaid taxes to the state of New York.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Department of Health issued an ozone health advisory for Wednesday for the Long Island and New York metropolitan regions.

The Better Business Bureau serving the New York metro area is alerting the public of an alleged fake online bookseller duping students nationwide.

A case of the measles has been confirmed in The Hamptons, health officials announced Thursday.

The first adult case of measles has been reported in Suffolk County. Greg Cergol reports.

The Rockland County declaration of a measles state of emergency has had a positive impact — although the number of confirmed cases continues to rise, officials announced Friday.

Confirmed cases of measles in Rockland County rose to 155 on Wednesday, hours after the county declared a state of emergency and banned children who are unvaccinated against the measles from public places.

Rockland County has declared a state of emergency and banned children who are unvaccinated against the measles from public places after a local outbreak entered its 26th week.

It’s a health crisis that local leaders are telling everyone to take very seriously. Checkey Beckford reports.

A lack of community-based mental health housing facilities have left mentally ill inmates incarcerated months past their release dates — including some in solitary confinement, a new lawsuit alleges.

Police had a surprising encounter with an alligator in Suffolk County Wednesday.

Six children in Brooklyn have been diagnosed with measles after one of them apparently returned from Israel with the disease and exposed others, health officials say. Michael George reports.

Here’s what to know for Tuesday, Oct. 16.

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