New York Life’s offices on Long Island collected thousands of dollars’ worth of lightly used and brand-new baseball equipment for Pitch In For Baseball, a nonprofit organization that supplies baseball equipment and other assistance to young people in underprivileged communities.
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3/27/13
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Citizens have the right to open government and to the information their governments have.
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3/21/13
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After a months-long study, County Executive Ed Mangano has announced his intention to scale down the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Last week, Mangano formally issued a request for proposals, seeking a private company to reinvent the Uniondale complex. The plan, according to Mangano, is to downsize the arena from its current 16,000-seat capacity to the vicinity of 10,000 seats.
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By David Weingrad
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3/20/13
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My niece Amy was always the quiet one at the table. Through years of rude, noisy family dinners, she listened more than she talked.
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2/7/13
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As regular readers know, I’ve often quoted the great Mayor Ed Koch. He was inspirational — thoughtful, witty and brilliant.
Koch was a legend.
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2/7/13
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Although planning is still in the preliminary stages, funding for Nassau County’s redevelopment of the Hub area surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, in Uniondale, was given a leg up in December when the New York State Regional Development Council Initiative awarded $500,000 to the county for the project.
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By Brian Croce
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1/9/13
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A new coalition of leaders in the New York State Senate is making its resolutions for change in the new year.
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By Alex Camarda
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1/3/13
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Quick: Where do East Coast hurricanes originate?
A. Antarctica
B. The Southern Ocean
C. The Sahara Desert
D. The Indian Ocean.
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12/6/12
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Storms of epic proportions are a challenge to everyone near or directly affected by them.
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11/29/12
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This afternoon, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano held a pres conference to update residents on the state of the county.
Speaking from within the Office of Emergency Management in Bethpage, …
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By Alex Costello
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10/30/12
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