Musings: AirTrain tough ride for seniors
While Kennedy Airport is under construction, many Long Islanders may consider the JFK AirTrain a good way to…
Long Island needs a real solution for the Brookhaven Town landfill
The Brookhaven Town landfill is closing. Long live the landfill. The town’s operating permit for the landfill expires…
Musings: Bridge ideas threaten Long Island identity
An effort to transform Long Island’s unique identity seems to be a recurring concept that would alter the…
New York needs to pop the hood on car insurance rates
In the last five years, instances of suspected auto insurance fraud in New York skyrocketed — increasing more than 80%…
Cold spell shows time has come for a Nassau County 311 system
The first eight days of February brought us temperatures 12 degrees below normal, according to National Weather Service…
New York keeps failing on anti-tobacco funding
Like a deluded smoker pretending to quit, New York State is deceiving itself about its anti-tobacco efforts. Make…
Shore up the New York State Library’s foundation
Much like opening a book, stepping into a library unlocks a world of possibilities for our neighbors at…
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., New York’s pushback on ICE
See MLK clearly without filters The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 commencement speech at Hofstra University during…
Musings: This isn’t the hamlet I know
Baldwin is described as a hamlet with a true neighborhood feel. It’s said to be a suburban space…
NYC’s congestion pricing is working well
It’s been a year since the cameras turned on and New Yorkers started paying a congestion toll every…
Hochul’s promises could make a dent for New Yorkers
Gov. Kathy Hochul used her State of the State address Tuesday to make some big promises on consequential…
Metro-North’s gain at Penn Station can’t be LIRR’s loss
It was easy to overlook a quiet warning that recently emerged from Amtrak — one in a series…