By Mike White 🍁 Oct. 20, 2026

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☕ Good morning, Long Island!

🍂 Attention leaf-peepers: Have you seen GLI's new interactive fall foliage map that guides day trips from NYC and Long Island?

Hope you love it!

🍎 We've got some big internal news to share, too. Greater Long Island is now on Apple News, the No. 1 news app in the United States. Click here to give us a follow ⬅️

👨‍🍳 And fall's installment of Long Island Restaurant Week is almost upon us.

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🎸 Keep scrolling for a great giveaway exclusive to GLI readers.

Weather: Today will be partly sunny with a high near 66 in Commack.

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1. East Islip boy gets ultimate garbage truck birthday surprise

🚚 Most kids turning 4 might dream of a birthday involving Spider-Man, the Hulk or maybe some PAW Patrol characters. Not East Islip’s Kieran Lowe.

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2. The house that Snapple built heads to auction with opening bids way below its $15M price

🏠 The Hewlett Bay Park waterfront estate built by Snapple co-founder Hyman Golden has stayed in the family for more than 30 years.

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3. Meet the larger-than-life personality behind Bellport’s soul food sensation

🍤 Bliiiiing! Meet the Bellport soul food chef whose big personality, mouthwatering dishes and growing social media following have made him a local sensation.

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4. Massapequa’s Kristin Juszczyk shrinks her famous NFL puffer to fit around a Pepsi can

🥤 The Massapequa native’s fashion brand, Off Season, has partnered with Pepsi on a line of miniature NFL puffer jackets built to fit a 12-ounce soda can.

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More headlines to highlight

🏗️ Tritec eyes Long Island Hub as Suffolk weighs development proposals​

🏈 Farmingdale native Jawhar Jordan scores first NFL touchdown in London

🎹 Will Billy Joel ever perform again? The Piano Man isn’t sure​

🥪 Gemelli’s Gourmet expanding to downtown Islip in old Coyle’s shop

💴 Ex-PTA treasurer admits stealing $50K from school, blowing it on hotels, Ticketmaster and Best Buy

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Giveaway! Win a family four-pack to see Disney Pixar’s ‘Coco’ at Staller Center

🎬 Disney and Pixar’s “Coco” is coming to the big screen at Staller Center for the Arts, accompanied by a live 20-piece band! We’re giving away a family four-pack of tickets, so find out how to enter for your chance to win.

Greater Babylon coverage is funded in part by The Argyle Theatre, where Broadway comes to Babylon Village. Click here for ON YOUR FEET! tickets.