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At a news conference last week, Lenny Rosado, left, joined by State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., center, and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, warned would-be drunk drivers that "the party's over" with Leandra's Law now in effect. The law was named for Leandra Rosado, Lenny's daughter, who died in an accident with a drunken driver last summer. Under the new statute, anyone who drives drunk with a child in the vehicle can be charged with a felony.

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Lenny Rosado were joined at a news conference last week by state and local officials to remind Long Islanders that Leandra's Law took effect on Friday, making drunken driving with a child a felony offense in New York. more

Sari Zeidler | 12/21/09

State assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, center, a Democrat from Long Beach and a primary sponsor of Leandra’s Law, was joined by Lenny Rosado, left, who lost his daughter Leandra in a recent drunken driving accident, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at a press conference to announce the passage of the bill.

DWI with a child is now a felony

Most of us cannot understand what possesses a person to drive drunk. This paper’s position has long been that drinking and driving is potentially deadly behavior that can have the same result as opening fire with a gun in a crowded mall. DWI requires stiff penalties. more

11/26/09

David Weingarten, an Atlantic Beach resident and executive director of the Let All The Children Play Foundation, led the groundbreaking of a universally accessible playground at Eisenhower Park on Oct. 9. He was joined by a group of special needs students from Oceanside.

A playground for all children

Soon, there will be a playground, one where all the children can play. Supporters recently celebrated the groundbreaking for construction of a universally accessible park at Eisenhower Park, in East … more

Mike Caputo | 10/22/09

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