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New York can learn a lot from South Korea

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to open beaches statewide, including Jones Beach, on Friday. It is a moment we have all eagerly awaited, a symbolic gesture signaling . . . more

5/21/20

New York & company: the states Republicans love to hate

I’m trying to find the right word. Is it “hate” or “jealousy”? more

5/15/20

Schools: focus on students first, then learning

Last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo finally offered students and teachers certainty about the rest of the 2019-20 school year when he canceled in-person classes through June to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Thank you, Mr. Cuomo. more

5/7/20

The Wantagh Parkway bike trail from Cedar Creek County Park to Jones Beach State Park is one of a handful of such trails in Nassau County. Above, a cyclist on his way to Jones Beach.

Cycling the Wantagh Parkway trail, social distancing-style

Nassau County has fewer than 50 miles of bike trails, compared to New York City, which has 450, and Suffok County, which has 370. So Nassau residents have long had a hard time finding a place to ride … more

By Scott Brinton | 5/3/20

To Congress: Fund the states — now

Aside from the slings and arrows thrown more sparingly than usual by President Trump, the nearly two-month-long coronavirus crisis has been largely free of the bitter partisan politics that have roiled our nation in recent years. Until last week, that is. more

4/30/20

Nassau Executive Laura Curran delivered a 23-minute State of the County address Thursday night in which she spoke of a possible $300 million budget deficit, while she pledged not to raise taxes.

Nassau executive offers sobering assessment in Covid-19 address

County Executive Laura Curran delivered a 23-minute address Thursday night that was at once hopeful, but stark in its assessment of the psychic and monetary toll the coronavirus pandemic has … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/20

New York to open marinas with Connecticut and New Jersey

New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are allowing marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers to open for personal use, provided they adhere to social distancing protocols and sanitize their … more

4/19/20

Governor Cuomo gathered five other Northeast governors to announce a regional advisory council to develop plans to reopen the economy regionally. In addition to New York, the council will include representatives of Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

Governors get together over reopening the economy

The governors of Delaware, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island gathered Monday in a teleconference to announce a regional panel that will study how best to reopen the … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/13/20

Want relief? Restore the SALT deduction.

In 2017, President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It was supposed to supercharge the economy, bringing new manufacturing jobs to hard-hit areas, and no doubt, it brought some success. more

3/26/20

The New York State Eeducation Department suspended shipments of the ELA exams as schools are closed because of the coronavirus outbreak.

State suspends testing for grades three to eight amid coronavirus outbreak

The New York State Education Department suspended shipping the grades three through eight English Language Arts tests that were scheduled to arrive in schools March 16 to 18. SED officials said this was done because schools ae closed amid the coronavirus outbreak. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/18/20

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