Q. We were in Manhattan recently, and learned that tall buildings actually sway back and forth. We stared at the tallest apartment building in the Western Hemisphere, at 432 Park Ave., but couldn’t really tell.
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Q. We are buying a house and got an engineer’s report that said there are several problems, including the worst, a crack in the foundation wall. It is parallel to the floor of the basement, but there’s no crack on the outside . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Q. We want to add a bathroom on our second floor, where there is currently only a half bath. We bought the house a few months ago, and want to make things right with a baby on the way. We interviewed a couple of contractors . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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12/4/24
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Nassau County Police are investigating a fatal accident that took place on Monday afternoon in Rockville Centre.
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By Daniel Offner
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12/3/24
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Q. I saw an article about auditing government by our state comptroller and wondered if you saw how he outlined waste and mishandling federal and state funds, in recovering from Superstorm Sandy. He cited gaps in program “oversight.”
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By Monte Leeper
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11/14/24
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Q. We have a condo in Florida, and read your column even when we’re there, which is half the year. Our condo board is proposing “improvements,” aside from all the regulatory issues we’ve been hit with due to building collapses and storms.
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By Monte Leeper
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11/14/24
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Former Vice President Mike Pence visited Nassau County and spoke at the the Long Island Association’s annual fall luncheon, days before Election Day.
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By Roksana Amid
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11/12/24
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The Nassau County Legislature has approved County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposed $4.2 billion budget for 2025, voting along party lines.
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By Will Sheeline
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11/12/24
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Wantagh entered the Nassau Class A girls’ volleyball championship stage riding a 10-match win streak dating back to an Oct. 7 five-set victory over South Side, which captured its first seven …
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By Tony Bellissimo
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11/11/24
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As the Herald reaches your mailbox, the election results may or may not be fully tallied. Regardless of outcomes, one truth remains constant: Long Island is our shared home, and its future depends far more on what unites us than what divides us.
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11/11/24
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