The Florida state Board of Education recently banned the teaching of critical race theory because all topics taught in Florida schools must be “factual and objective” . . .
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By Alan Singer
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6/24/21
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Time-travel with me. The year was 1957. We had just moved to Cedarhurst from Queens, and it was the first day of class at Number Three School on Broadway.
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5/6/21
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The halls of the Valley Stream American Legion echoed on Saturday with shouts and the thud of stomping boots. “Right flank march,” went a command. “Left flank march,” went …
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By Peter Belfiore
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3/26/21
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As we suffer through pandemic-mandated home confinement, the media becomes more and more important to us each day. We follow it for information, for comfort, for life-saving advice and for ways to keep us from having nervous breakdowns.
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5/1/20
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A Valley Stream man, who allegedly locked his 3-year-old daughter in a car and set it on fire in Queens, killing her, has died from burns sustained in the incident, according to police and news …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/30/20
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A handful of drag queens brought the glamour to Valley Stream on July 13, performing at Sip This on Rockaway Avenue for the second time ever.
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By Melissa Koenig
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7/18/19
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A crowd of parents and children sat in the East Meadow Public Library, eagerly waiting for the start of Saturday-morning Story Time. The guest reader was Bella Noche, whom many in Manhattan know as a “drag mermaid” for her nautical-themed outfits.
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6/7/19
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Gary Mullen brings his tribute to Queen to Long Island.
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4/18/19
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Six alleged MS-13 members have been indicted for their alleged role in two murders that took place in Far Rockaway and Lawrence last December.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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4/17/19
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Most Long Islanders don’t blink when they hear the words “congestion pricing,” but this idea, now before the State Legislature, is a big deal for out-of-city drivers.
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3/15/19
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