A crowd of more than 2,500 is expected at Citi Field on Sept. 22, but not for a baseball game. Instead, the indoor space at the home of the Mets will be transformed into a Hebrew school for a day of studying the Torah and addressing the issues facing Jewish people today.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/12/19
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For the past two summers, New York American Water customers on the north and south shores have been incensed by their rapidly rising water bills. On Aug. 14, a report by the Farmingdale-based advocacy group Citizens Campaign for the Environment confirmed what they already knew . . .
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8/30/19
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The soulful singer visits Long Island.
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8/29/19
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Harry Beltrani’s friends said he was a community-minded person who was always a man of his word.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/8/19
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Kenjamin Franklin was 13 and 30 miles away when the original three-day Woodstock Arts Festival took place on Max Yasguar’s farm in upstate Bethel nearly 50 years ago.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/8/19
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Come September, if the school bell rings for your teenager at 7-something, it’s way too early. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics . . .
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7/19/19
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With the anxiety of Superstorm Sandy never far from our minds, Long Islanders have watched painfully familiar scenes unfold across the South, the mid-Atlantic and the Caribbean over the past two years . . .
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By Neela Lockel
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7/6/19
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Great changes are happening at Lenox & Park Italian American Bistro: new chef, new menu and more. Cuisine has been transitioned from pub to sophisticated restaurant style.
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By Terry Biener
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6/29/19
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I’m offering a ticket to ride. This summer, if you can’t actually get away, if you can’t relocate your body to a distant shore, then at least think about relocating your mind. Reading, we know, is our escape from reality . . .
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6/14/19
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Friday, June 21 is the official start of summer. The season should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however . . .
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6/13/19
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