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We have seen how a global pandemic has made local housing prices surge to levels that make them unaffordable for many disheartened house hunters on Long Island. While the housing market is starting to return to pre-Covid levels, an average price is still out of reach for most young adults starting their careers, single-income households, and older residents looking to downsize. Long Island has also been plagued by a lack of home inventory, which for many has turned the American dream into a dream deferred. more

By Taylor Darling | 3/15/24

Learning proper baseball skills, early on

Now entering its fourth summer, Beach Baseball Camp has already been named one of the top sports camps by the Long Island Choice Awards. more

By Terry Biener | 5/6/24

Civic Law

Q. I went to a meeting of my Village Board of Trustees and wanted to speak on a particular item, but they wouldn’t let me. Don’t I have a right to speak at a public meeting?A. The right … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 9/28/12

Real Estate Law

Q: I own a plot and a half of land in Nassau County. The property taxes have become a problem for me and I want to sell the extra 1/2 plot but I'm told that the land … more

By Abraham Krieger | 8/13/14

Living with the Bay would transform Mill River, making it safer in future storms.

Coming back stronger than before

In June, a proposal to strengthen Long Island’s waterways, starting with Mill River in Rockville Centre, was awarded millions of dollars in federal funding. The project, called Living with the … more

By Alex Costello | 10/30/14

Check your Medicare statement carefully

If a poll were to be taken, I would have to be the last person on this planet who thinks that government is a perfect institution. I respect the FBI and the CIA, and I even trust the IRS. As a senior citizen, I have always considered Medicare one of the finest agencies we have, but some new facts have emerged that have convinced me that it is a sloppy and careless government behemoth. more

By Jerry Kremer | 3/1/24

Sympatico members Carol Buchanan, Christine Surh Maryann O’Keefe and Asuka Ichikawa will grace Island Park with their vocal skills.

Women's barbershop quartet to perform at Island Park Library

See the melodies of Sympatico, a women’s barbershop quartet, at Island Park Library on May 11 at 2 p.m. Sympatico, formed by Christine Surh, Carol Buchanan, Maryann O’Keefe, and Asuka Ichikawa. more

By Kepherd Daniel | 5/9/24

Competitors put their strength to the test in the Caber Toss.

Celtic traditions shine proudly at Old Westbury Gardens

Old Westbury Gardens lush grounds fill once again with those unmistakable bagpipe sounds and spectacle during a revamped edition of its annual summer festival, on Aug. 24. more

By Danielle Schwab | 8/14/24

Trusts & Estates Law

Q: I understand that a new law was enacted in January 2013 regarding the Federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax. A: Yes, in April 2013, the Treasury Department … more

By Carmela Montesano | 6/14/13

Hurricane Sandy ripped across the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.

Sandy: a storm that changed Long Island

We had never seen a tempest the likes of Hurricane Sandy before, one so mammoth, so fierce, that it wiped out whole shoreline communities while leaving much of the rest of the Northeast in tatters, … more

10/30/14

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