Driving around to see Christmas lights during the holiday season is a tradition for many families — pointing out the houses with creative decorations, funny blow ups, dazzling lights and favorite holiday characters can be a blast.
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By Nicole Wagner
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12/22/23
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The end of the year offers the community a chance to come together to celebrate the holidays. For Mimi Pierre-Johnson, founder of the Elmont Cultural Center, and many others, it’s a time to bring families together for a good cause.
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Rei Wolfsohn
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12/22/23
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Community members in Franklin Square had big smiles on their faces as they waved to Santa last weekend.
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By Nicole Wagner
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12/22/23
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The $455 million project to reconstruct historic Belmont Park is underway, and will shift the 2024 Belmont Stakes and likely the 2025 Belmont Stakes to Saratoga Race Course.
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By Nicole Wagner
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12/22/23
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Community members gathered at the Paul Muscarella and Paul Sapienza Memorial Christmas Tree and Menorah Lighting Ceremony in Elmont on Dec. 6.
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By Nicole Wagner
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12/22/23
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As we prepare to welcome in 2024, we find ourselves in that annual position of thinking about what we accomplished in the past year, and setting some goals for the months ahead — many times, some pretty lofty ones.
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12/21/23
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The exalted halls of academia and the grit of the football gridiron have never been more distant from one another than in recent weeks.
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12/21/23
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Since the horrific Hamas massacre of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, antisemitism has skyrocketed in the United States and around the world.
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By Andrew R. Garbarino
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12/21/23
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A pervasive feeling of disappointment swept Long Island two weeks ago, after the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board formally voted to roll out congestion pricing in New York City.
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By Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick
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12/21/23
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Sadly, Jews have had their own relationship with trauma. From the pogroms to the Holocaust, this trauma has left a long-lasting effect on the Jewish people.
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By Shai Beloosesky
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12/21/23
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