A year ago, the coronavirus pandemic arrived in New York, and fear and confusion ensued. We needed a calming voice to talk us through the crisis, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo was that voice.
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3/11/21
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They rip roofs off houses under repair, wash dishes in restaurants and pick fruit and vegetables, among countless other jobs . . .
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3/11/21
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It’s been over 27 years since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. The attack propelled Carolyn McCarthy to run for Congress.
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3/4/21
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The coronavirus pandemic reached Long Island a year ago next week, at first bringing a handful of cases before it dug in and exploded, wreaking havoc.
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2/25/21
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The rollout of New York state’s Covid-19 vaccine distribution has been, at times, disorganized, even chaotic, but in fairness, the state has received a mere 300,000 doses per week, while the need is significantly greater than that . . .
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2/18/21
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Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman announced last week that he would not run for re-election — a wise move, given the tenuous nature of any candidacy he might have tried to mount.
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2/11/21
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During February, Black History Month, we celebrate the great African-American political and civil rights leaders, scientists, artists, poets, movie stars and athletes. But we must also pause to recall America's dark past . . .
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2/4/21
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Some 100,000 New Yorkers may face debilitating long-term health effects after falling ill to Covid-19, according to “What If You Never Get Better?” in the most recent issue of The New York Times Magazine.
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1/28/21
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Governor Cuomo recently announced his 2021 agenda — aptly titled “Reimagine, Rebuild, Renew” — and included in it is an ambitious $26 billion green-energy plan . . .
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1/28/21
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We will need years, if not decades, to unravel and repair the damage that President Trump has done to the nation with his politics and policies.
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1/21/21
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