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The historic Vanderbilt Idle Hour Mansion is the centerpiece of the abandoned Dowling College campus.  

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Too, which is nice. So we're talking about those warmer temperatures for your Friday, maybe a little bit of rain late in the evening, but most of the day will be dry. Uh Let's check out Comack for Friday on Ruth Boulevard 53 degrees. Um It feels quite warm after the cold spell that we've had, we have sunshine in the morning. Clouds will kind of come in and thicken up through the day and rain will arrive after four o'clock, uh mostly in the evening, best time for rainfall around seven o'clock. So it's after dark. Look at our high temperatures for the next couple of days. We are in the fifties through Monday and then it will get a little bit cooler. We'll see some forties for the middle of next week and we have some sunshine on the way. So tonight it's mostly clear. 8 a.m. 38 Glen Cove, a little bit of a chill early on 39 Smithtown, 42 in Riverhead. And you see that warmer weather coming in for the afternoon with the clouds 5 to 6 o'clock, some showers. It's not too bad. It's a light rainfall and it moves through quickly by 10, seven o'clock, it's out of here. Start of the weekend will be dry. But we do notice those extra clouds around for Saturday also Sunday. So Sunday morning, there could be some sprinkles early then a break in the afternoon. You can see it here before more rain arrives at night. So good chance for rain. Sunday night ending Monday morning, it is a little bit unsettled with this mild weather around, but most of next week now looks pretty good. We'll see a mix of sun and clouds. It will be chilly with highs in the mid forties.

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Town passes law to protect Oakdale's iconic Idle Hour Mansion after legislation expires 

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The town of Islip is taking steps to try and protect the future of the Vanderbilt property news twelve's Nicolette Sleman explains what the change means for years. The idle hour community has been fighting to protect the iconic mansion that shares their name. Yes, it's a gorgeous mansion and it can be utilized. The Islip Town board voted Tuesday to reinstate a planned landmark preservation overlay district for the site that expired in 2018. It is thankfully approved. It's an extra layer of zoning that would require the owners Delaware based Mercury International to get approval from the town before altering the mansion or other historic sites. Let it be known that in no uncertain terms that myself or town board members that we voted unanimously for the P LP in 2018 and have supported that without question. Residents like Steve and Donovan have been concerned about the property for years as it has fallen into disrepair since its sale and Dowling college's closure. They say they're relieved with the town's action but say more needs to be done. It's a step in the right direction. I think we're going to be working out, ok. As long as you know, we know that we have to maintain constant contact with the town to make sure they're diligent on getting this legislation passed. The idle hour neighborhood watch has spent years of fighting to protect and preserve this historic site, the focal point of their community. You know, that's our heritage. It's where we came from and why would you call something idle hour if you're not going to maintain that status? So Mercury International declined to comment about the new protection in Oakdale, Nicolette Schleis News 12 Long Island.

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