8 LI Communities Ranked Among Best Places To Live​: Patch PM

Share-worthy stories from Long Island Patch sites to talk about tonight:

LI Woman's Dying Wish Realized: 'Everybody To Give Blood'

Bridget McElroy selflessly thought of others as she was dying of cancer. While having a bad reaction to an experimental treatment at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in Manhattan, Bridget's white blood count was "nonexistent."

Sloth Encounters Pays $250 For Illegally Having Venomous Lizards

Sloth Encounters owner Larry Wallach has been ordered a $250 fine after pleading guilty to illegally possessing and transporting three Nile monitors, venomous reptiles that grow up to 7 feet.

"I paid it, no problem," Wallach told Patch.

8 LI Communities Ranked Among Best Places To Live In America

Eight communities, townships and villages on Long Island are among the Best Places To Live in America, according to the review site Niche, which recently released its 2023 rankings.

LI Congressman Opposes Congestion Pricing As MTA 'Bail Out'

A Long Island congressman is the latest politician to oppose congestion pricing for commuters into the city.

LI Barber Indicted After Trying To Sexually Abuse Boy, 11: DA

A Long Island barber was indicted Tuesday after prosecutors said he tried to sexually abuse an 11-year-old boy while his father was getting a haircut.

8-Year-Old Struck By Bullet After Shots Fired Into LI Home: Cops

An 8-year-old boy was struck by a bullet after someone opened fire on a home early Wednesday morning, police said.

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