The NYPL collection of Newsday's on microfilm begins with January, 1959.
It is labelled the Nassau edition. The Reference Librarian was not present
to ask her why the collection only begins on this date.



They started in 1947.  
Here is a list of Long Island Libraries and what years they have.

 Newsday (Hempstead, N.Y. : Suffolk ed.)
      OCLC: #12893149
      Published: 1947-9999
      Frequency: Daily
      Continues: Newsday (Bay Shore, N.Y.) [1944-1947]
      at: Long Island University (Brentwood)
      Microfilm: {1966:1:3-1975:12:15} {1987:1:1-
      at: Levittown Public Library
      Microfilm: {1947:2:25-1954:6:30}
      at: Suffolk Cooperative Library System (Bellport)
      Microfilm: {1947:2:25-
      at: Bay Shore-Brightwaters Library
      Microfilm: {1969:1:2-
      at: Bayport-Blue Point Public Library
      Microfilm: {1987:1:1-
      at: South Country Library (Bellport)
      Microfilm: {1981:1:1-
      at: Brentwood Public Library
      Microfilm: {1980:1:1-
      at: Center Moriches Free Public Library
      Microfilm: {1989:1:1-
      at: Central Islip Public Library
      Microfilm: {1978:1:1-
      at: Commack Public Library
      Microfilm: {1988:1:1-
      at: East Islip Public Library
      Microfilm: {1988:1:1-
      at: Emma S. Clark Memorial Library (Setauket)
      Microfilm: s={1977:1:1-
      at: Half Hollow Hills Community Library (Dix Hills)
      Microfilm: s={1968:1:1-
      at: Harborfields Public Library (Greenlawn)
      Microfilm: {1987-
      at: Huntington Public Library
      Microfilm: s={1980:1:1-
      at: Islip Public Library
      Microfilm: {1981:1:2
      at: Lindenhurst Memorial Library
      Microfilm: {1975:1:2-
      at: Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
      Microfilm: {1975:1:2-
      at: Middle Country Public Library (Centereach)
      Microfilm: s={1955:1:1-
      at: North Babylon Public Library
      Microfilm: {1947:2:25-
      at: Northport-East Northport Public Library
      Microfilm: s={1995:1:1-
      at: Patchogue-Medford Library
      Microfilm: {1979:1:1-
      at: Riverhead Free Library
      Microfilm: s={1987:1:1-
      at: Rogers Memorial Library (Southampton)
      Microfilm: s={1984:1:1-8:31} {1987:6:1-10} {1988:9:1-1992:12:31}
      at: Sachem Public Library (Holbrook)
      Microfilm: s={1976:1:1-
      at: Sayville Public Library
      Microfilm: {1992:1:1-
      at: Shoreham-Wading River Public Library
      Microfilm: s={1977:1:2-
      at: Smithtown Library
      Microfilm: s={1983:1:1-
      at: South Huntington Public Library (Huntington Station)
      Microfilm: {1985:1:1-
      at: West Islip Public Library
      Microfilm: {1975:1:2-
      at: Shoreham-Wading River High School
      Microfilm: s={1981:1:2-1986:12:31}
      at: Suffolk Community College (Selden)
      Microfilm: {1976:1:2-1992:12:31}
      at: Suffolk Community College-Eastern Campus (Riverhead)
      Microfilm: {1977:1:1-1993:12:31}
      at: Suffolk Community College West (Brentwood)
      Microfilm: {1977:1:1-
      at: SUNY Stony Brook
      Microfilm: {1947:2:25-
      at: Hofstra University (Hempstead)
      Microfilm: {1947:2:25-1954:6:30}
      at: Touro Law Center (Huntington)
      Microfilm: s={1985:1:1-

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