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Newsday took home awards in the breaking news, features and sports photography categories and for a series on police internal affairs investigations that shielded officer misconduct.

Nine awards were given to Newsday staff, including the "Individual Photo Portfolio" first-place prize to photographer Thomas A. Ferrara.

Winning projects include heartbreaking images from a New York City firefighter's funeral, coverage of alleged misconduct by Long Island police officers and more.

The Town of Islip paid tribute to the memory of its fallen hometown heroes FDNY Jesse Gerhard and FDNY William Moon.

Jesse Gerhard was inside his fire house when he collapsed. He was taken to a hospital but did not make it. 

The NYPD and FDNY will hold their second annual volleyball game this Saturday, Feb. 11, at Maspeth High School, located at 54-40 74th St., to honor fallen

Members of the NYPD and the FDNY volleyball teams will face off at Maspeth High School on February 11th in a second annual fundraiser for first responders who died in the line of duty in 2022. This year’s fundraiser is dedicated to NYPD Detectives Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, Firefighters Jesse Gerhard, Timothy Klein, William

One year ago today, Jan. 25, 2022, NYPD Detective Wilbert Mora became an Organ Donor Hero. Four days earlier, he and his partner Detective Jason Rivera were ambushed and fatally shot by a gunman while responding to a distress call in Harlem. Detective Mora’s family, knowing his wishes, made the supremely compassionate gift of donating his organs to save the lives of five people waiting for transplants. Those recipients were given a second chance at life because Wilbert Mora shared his heart, l...

It was a memorable year for QNS in 2022.

Laura Kavanagh has never been a firefighter, but has deep experience with the department and the city. She oversees 17,370 people, and is the youngest leader in a century.