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Race for the Fifth State Senate District heats up

Two years after winning a seat in the State Senate, State Sen. Jim Gaughran, a Democrat, is seeking reelection as the representative of the Fifth State Senate District. He is being challenged by … more

By Mike Conn | 10/8/20

Restoring tax fairness for Long Islanders

In December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, pushed by President Trump throughout his first year in office. The act limited the deduction for state and local taxes — previously unlimited — to $10,000. more

10/1/20

State and county lawmakers are gearing up to lobby their respective governments for a major overhaul of the streets surrounding the Southern State Parkway’s Exit 13.

Lawmakers lobby state, county for parkway Exit 13 changes

For years, Valley Streamer Munahil Sultana, 18, needed to cross the intersection where North Central Avenue meets the Southern State Parkway on her way to and from Elmont Memorial High School. … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/3/20

Kudos for peace plan, but the prez still has to go

Let us assume that we all have first-rate intelligence. It’s a bit of a leap, because many Americans are wedged into a rigid binary belief set, either blue or red . . . more

8/21/20

Rep. Gregory Meeks, at lectern, led a pro-post office rally on Aug. 18. At the far left is Rep. Tom Suozzi and at the far right is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

Inwood representative leads pro-post office rally

Updated Ayg. 24 at 7:30 a.m. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat who represents Elmont, Inwood, north and south Valley Stream and Southeast Queens, along with fellow party members denounced the Trump Administration’s attempts to undermine the work of the United States Postal Service with a rally outside the Jamaica Post Office on Aug. 18. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/19/20

We’ll say it again: It’s time to fix the SALT cap

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, has campaigned relentlessly to eliminate the $10,000 cap on deductions of state and local taxes imposed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which President Trump shepherded through Congress. more

7/31/20

Was Teddy Roosevelt a racist? You decide.

I grew up on Long Island, and like so many local kids, I made the pilgrimage to Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s stately Cove Neck mansion, full of Americana and animal heads and skins. more

7/10/20

L.I. preps for Phase Four reopening Wednesday

Long Island is set to begin Phase Four reopening of the economy on July 8, including universities and colleges. As of press time Monday, however, Governor Cuomo said there was no word yet whether the … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/6/20

Young athletes, like the participants in Express Lacrosse's summer clinic at Cedar Creek Park, were the big winners under Phase 4 guidelines, as the county's 60 playing fields reopened.

Phase 4 gives boost to morale, despite slow start

Businesses in Seaford and Wantagh continued to open under the state’s Phase 4 rules last week, but the fanfare was somewhat muted. The two hamlets have relatively few of the businesses most likely to benefit, and many that were already open continued to operate under severe restrictions. Still, every move in the direction of business as usual was cause for relief. more

By Timothy Denton and Scott Brinton | 7/6/20

The worst-case scenario for construction noise.

Elmont residents bemoan noise of Belmont construction

For the past few weeks, George Magliore has been waking up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of trucks dropping off supplies at Belmont Park. Then a few hours later, another Elmont … more

6/30/20

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