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Jumaane Williams has been New York City’s public advocate since 2019 — a job that has led to higher office for many of his predecessors, including former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and current state Attorney General Letitia James. Williams hopes he can leap from that job to the executive mansion.

‘Community organizer’ Jumaane Williams ready to make a difference

When he first ran for president in 2008, Barack Obama took a lot of flak from opponents over his college days as a “community organizer” — work that has never been easy to … more

By Michael Hinman | 6/23/22

Former United StAtes Ambassador for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook.

National Council of Jewish Women hosts Black History Month event

The National Council of Jewish Women-Peninsula Section is hosting a virtual Black History Month event that will discuss the connections between the Black and Jewish communities. The NCJW “Ties That Bind the Black and Jewish Communities” forum will be on Feb. 23 at noon. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 2/11/21

Too soon to think about the Trump library?

How do you create a presidential library for a man who doesn’t read books? Who can’t complete a coherent sentence? Who has no personal code of ethics? more

8/31/17

Trump’s policies abroad deserve support at home

A fair evaluation of President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office must acknowledge that in the area of foreign affairs, he has acted in positive ways on many fronts. more

5/11/17

Paying too much attention to the first 100 days

For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . . more

5/4/17

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) introduced Choices in Education Act of 2017, or House Bill 610, on Jan. 23.

Federal school choice bill proposed

In his first presidential address on Feb. 28, President Trump declared that education is the “civil rights issue of our time.” more

By Diana Colapietro | 4/20/17

The presidential debates, Round 1

On Sept. 26, our very own Hofstra University hosted the first of three presidential debates between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. This was the third time . . . more

10/6/16

Will I have to hold my nose when I cast my ballot?

I don’t know how many national elections you’ve experienced, but for me these happenings date back to Franklin D. Roosevelt. While I was only a child, I learned quickly . . . more

8/17/16

Nina, Rafi and Ariel Abrahams smoked Cuban Romeo y Julieta No. 2 cigars in downtown Havana and the family received a lesson from an expert on how to smoke a fine cigar.

Visiting an island nation on the cusp of change

“How was Cuba?” everyone asks. “Fascinating, cannot explain our trip,” I respond. My family, husband David, and children Nina, Ariel and Rafi, and I bonded for a week with none of our daily distractions. more

By Miriam Bradman Abrahams | 7/13/16

The Vigil at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan last Sunday.

Reflecting on the Orlando shooting tragedy

For the 15th time during Barack Obama’s administration, the president addressed the nation after a mass shooting. This time 49 victims, plus the identified shooter, were killed and 53 people were injured at the Pulse night club in Orlando, Fla. early Sunday morning. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/15/16

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