After almost 20 years in development, ground is about to be broken on a nearly $1 billion mixed-use project on waterfront property along Garvies Point in Glen Cove . . .
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5/5/16
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More than 150 union workers, fans, and locals rallied at the south lot of Belmont Park to urge state officials to make a decision on a proposed soccer stadium and complex that has been lying in wait …
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By Steve Smirti
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5/4/16
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Voters in New York’s 9th State Senate district did something last week that the governor and the State Legislature have failed to do this legislative session: They stood up for the fight against corruption and the push for ethics reform . . .
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4/28/16
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Though the official results are not in yet, Todd Kaminsky seems to be poised to fill the vacant seat left by Dean Skelos.
With 68,000 votes cast, Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) beat his opponent Chris …
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By Alex Costello
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4/27/16
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State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) had a narrow lead over Republican Chris McGrath in Tuesday’s special election for the 9th State …
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By Herald Staff
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4/20/16
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The presidential campaign has reached a crucial, potentially make-or-break state, and believe it or not, it’s New York. For the first time since 1988, New York is . . .
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4/15/16
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On April 19, voters in the 9th Senate District will decide who will replace Sen. Dean Skelos, the disgraced majority leader, and, potentially, which party will control the State Senate. As readers have no doubt noticed . . .
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4/13/16
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School administrators in both Lynbrook and East Rockaway were pleased to learn that the final projections for 2016-17 state aid included a full restoration of the gap elimination adjustment — money withheld from schools over the course of six years to balance the state’s budget.
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By Nick Ciccone
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4/13/16
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As budget talks wrapped in Albany last week, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, who’s running to fill Dean Skelos’s vacant seat, criticized Senate Republicans for not supporting ethics reform in the …
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By Alex Costello
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4/6/16
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On March 22, the world was shaken by another senseless terrorist attack, this one in Brussels. It wasn’t a surprise, but the sheer magnitude of it brought the city to its knees. This tragedy . . .
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3/31/16
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