The state Gaming Commission created more drama for the high stakes competition for the three available casino licenses as the commission indicated last week that it wouldn’t issue any license, …
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By Brandon Cruz
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3/25/24
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New York state’s Division of Licensing Services has adopted new regulations to address widespread housing discrimination. They take effect on June 20, and represent an important step forward. Yet much more state action is needed.
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By Elaine Gross
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5/15/20
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Police officers are using increasingly sophisticated technology to monitor our every move. While the police know more about us than ever before, we know very little about the police departments that are paid to protect us.
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By Susan Gottehrer
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1/24/20
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Ever since Nelson Melgar came to Glen Cove from Honduras as a 13-year-old undocumented immigrant, he has worked to assimilate into American society, and to help others like him. As an active member …
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By Nadya Nataly and Mike Conn
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7/18/19
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed the aptly named Green Light Law, which will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses. This isn’t a new law. If anything, it takes New York back to the more trusting years before Sept. 11, 2001.
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7/10/19
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed into law the Green Light Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain New York state driver’s licenses. The State Assembly and Senate approved the measure in June. New York joins 12 other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico in passing such legislation.
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By Nadya Nataly
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7/5/19
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The state Senate Democratic Majority passed legislation on May 16 that it hopes will help prevent boating tragedies on New York waterways. Senator John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, sponsored the …
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By Laura Lane and Nadya Nataly
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5/30/19
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It was shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14 when the pilot of a JetBlue Airbus A320 flight out of Port of Spain, Trinidad, asked air traffic controllers at John F. Kennedy International Airport how long …
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By Peter Belfiore
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4/23/19
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Paul Dean, 44, of Wantagh, a retired NYPD lieutenant, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bribery last week for his role in approving gun licenses in exchange for gifts, officials at the U.S. Attorney's Office announced on Aug. 16.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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8/17/18
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Part four in a series.
Given the recent prevalence of mass shootings, it has become increasingly difficult to avoid the topic of gun violence in discussions about firearms, and particularly …
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By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen
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5/31/18
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