Covid-19 patients have dropped to low enough levels that Northwell Health is able to earmark Syosset Hospital as a “Covid-contained” medical center where certain elective surgeries will …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/7/20
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By executive order last Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo reset the school budget and trustees election statewide to Tuesday, June 9. Every voter will receive an absentee ballot with a postage-paid envelope …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/4/20
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Nassau County has fewer than 50 miles of bike trails, compared to New York City, which has 450, and Suffok County, which has 370. So Nassau residents have long had a hard time finding a place to ride …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/3/20
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Thirteen town supervisors gathered Friday to begin planning coordination of the summer season on Long Island, when tourists from across the state and around the country descend on the Island’s …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/1/20
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County Executive Laura Curran delivered a 23-minute address Thursday night that was at once hopeful, but stark in its assessment of the psychic and monetary toll the coronavirus pandemic has …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/20
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An estimated 16.7 percent of residents on Long Island, in Nassau and Suffolk counties, have been infected by the coronavirus. That translates to 1 in 6 people.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/20
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New Covid-19 hospitalizations dropped 35 percent from the weekend, down from more than 2,000 to 1,300 on Tuesday, Governor Cuomo said from a news conference in Buffalo.
"That is down, and that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/21/20
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced Monday evening that, by order of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the school tax collection deadline has been delayed by three weeks.
"At my request," Curran, a …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/21/20
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New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are allowing marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers to open for personal use, provided they adhere to social distancing protocols and sanitize their …
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4/19/20
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On Saturday, Governor Cuomo issued a directive allowing marriages to be performed via videoconference to help reduce the infection rate amid the coronavirus crisis.
Among other conditions, the …
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4/19/20
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