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NYPD Officer Reddin, left the hospital on Tuesday to cheers to continue recovering after being shot in Brooklyn on Sunday, Feb. 21.

Two NYPD officers from Nassau County were shot while in pursuit of a suspect in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn early last Saturday morning. Andrew Yurkiw, 29, a Wantagh resident and … more

By Steve Smirti and Mary Malloy | 2/25/16

NYPD officers found this .357 revolver in the front seat of Jamal Funes's car following the car crash.

Local cops shot after chase

Two NYPD officers from Nassau County were shot while in pursuit of a suspect in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn early last Saturday morning. Andrew Yurkiw, 29, a Wantagh resident and … more

By Steve Smirti | 2/21/16

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky stood in front of Dean Skelos's former office to introduce a bill that would put more oversight over municipal contracts.

Kaminsky press conference interrupted by McGrath operative

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky had a press conference about a bill that he was sponsoring in the Assembly interrupted by an operative from Christopher McGrath’s campaign. Kaminsky, a Democrat from … more

By Alex Costello | 2/17/16

The battle for Dean Skelos’s seat begins to take shape

The special election to fill the State Senate’s 9th District seat, formerly held by Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is set for April 19, the same day as New York’s presidential primary. more

2/4/16

Bill’s bad behavior does not disqualify Hillary

During his first term in office, Bill Clinton was earning good grades as president, proving to be a masterful politician and a great communicator-in-chief. He was . . . more

1/14/16

Statistics reveal that violent and property crime in Lynbrook has not changed drastically in the last 10 years.

Keeping a cap on crime in Lynbrook

In the past decade, the numbers of violent and property crimes in Lynbrook have remained fairly constant, with the village seeing small fluctuations in its already low crime statistics. And the … more

By Nick Ciccone | 1/13/16

Give returning veterans the green light

Every Veterans Day, we are reminded of the sacrifices that those in the military have made for this country. Most visible are those who are affiliated with local veterans’ organizations . . . more

11/4/15

Pope Francis is an inspiration and a model for peace

Long Island friends, take note. Believe it or not, the hottest ticket in town isn’t the Mets. It’s Pope Francis. After arriving in Washington on Tuesday . . . more

9/24/15

The focus on income inequality sharpens

I guess we all expected Pope Francis to touch on issues of income inequality. And it’s no surprise that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio focuses on the same issues, as does . . . more

9/24/15

Can't the governor and the mayor just get along?

After a careful review of the bestseller lists over the past 10 years, I’ve found over a thousand books advising people how to get along when they’re under stress. more

9/10/15