Northwell Health and nurses at its Plainview Hospital have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, averting a potential strike that was scheduled to begin Monday, the health system and the nurses' union confirmed Friday.

Long Island Cares says its food drives and donation events during the holidays brought in thousands of pounds of food. But it is doing everything they can to prepare for a decrease.

"The Senate Majority will lead with purpose, tackling the issues that New Yorkers face every day," Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) said in an emailed statement.