By most accounts, riders on the Long Island Rail Road have had a rough couple of years. In fact, in 2017 the transit agency saw its worst on-time performance in more than two decades, and 2018 was …
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By Peter Belfiore
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3/7/19
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As New York Democrats look ahead to two years of majority control of the State Senate — and the Assembly and the governor’s mansion — they should also remember the past and learn from their predecessors’ mistakes.
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1/10/19
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Wantagh and Seaford residents seem to be generally contented living on the South Shore, but when it comes to the roads, many agree that local streets are in terrible shape.
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By Alexandra Dieckmann
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12/20/18
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Schools and bridges are crumbling across New York state. Many Long Island hospitals are outdated, and local downtowns are in desperate need of revitalization. But New York’s “Scaffold Law” makes us among the most difficult places in the country to get projects like these off the ground.
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By Mitchell Pally
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11/1/18
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On a plain wall between tracks 113 and 114, a plywood door separates old from new at Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan. It is the inconspicuous entrance to the Metropolitan Transportation …
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By Scott Brinton
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8/21/18
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A Levittown motorcyclist died, and his passenger was hospitalized, on June 6, after he lost control of his motorcycle on the Wantagh State Parkway.
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By James Mattone
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6/7/18
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Dueling protests developed outside the Morrelly Center in Bethpage on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Seaford Republican, held a forum on the threat posed by El Salvadoran gang MS-13 on Long Island.
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By Ronny Reyes and James Mattone
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5/24/18
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Performances/On Stage
In The Heights The acclaimed musical about a community on the brink of change, Thursday and Friday, March 22-23, 8 p.m.; Saturday, March 24, 3 and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 25, …
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3/22/18
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Q. Is there a way to prevent potholes? My driveway is made of the same thing as the street, but has few cracks or sunken spots. My street, by comparison, is terrible.
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3/16/18
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On Dec. 20, Gov. Andrew Cuomo arrived to much fanfare at Belmont Park to make a major announcement: The Islanders would return to Long Island — in a new $1 billion arena at the park . . .
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2/23/18
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