Following Rep. George Santos’ resignation from two House committee assignments, protesters shared their dissatisfaction with fiery chants of “Santos step down,” on Feb. 1, …
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By Roksana Amid
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2/4/23
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As every day new stories and allegations come to light regarding fabulist Representative of New York’s 3rd Congressional District George Santos, politicians at both the local and state level have continued to call for his resignation or expulsion. On Wednesday morning Nassau County Legislator Josh Lafazan, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully in the Congressional Democratic primary, paid yet another visit to Santos’ district headquarters in Douglaston, Queens, to announce his new legislation, the G.E.O.R.G.E. package.
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By Will Sheeline
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2/2/23
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U.S. Rep. George Santos recused himself on Tuesday from the House Science, Space and Technology and Small Business committees in the midst of continuing public interest in his questionable past, as well as ongoing investigations about how he financed his successful November campaign.
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By Laura Lane
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2/2/23
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The Long Beach City Council, still weighing whether to reverse a decision it made in December 2021 to opt out of a New York state program to allow retail sales of marijuana, met with state cannabis …
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By Brendan Carpenter and James Bernstein
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2/2/23
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Masha Benitiz, the tiny Long Beach woman who underwent a double lung transplant last year, is back at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital this week, recovering from some infections, but her stay there …
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By James Bernstein
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2/2/23
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Room 107 at Memorial Junior High School was once a place where students piled in from a crowded hallway for health class. Now it’s a place to remember a teacher who taught there for 42 years, a …
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By Brendan Carpenter
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2/2/23
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Josh Lafazan’s winning streak began in the first grade when he was elected student representative at Walt Whitman Elementary School.
He was senior class president at Syosset High School the …
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By Laura Lane
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2/2/23
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Board of Education members took a grand tour of the Valley Stream Central High School District’s four schools, hopping from classroom to classroom with building administrators in tow.
Their …
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By Juan Lasso
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2/2/23
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Circumnavigation, the act of sailing around the earth, has been a hallmark of adventure in human societies, from Ferdinand Magellan sailing to discover new lands for Spain to Francesco Carletti …
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By Will Sheeline
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2/2/23
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Rep. George Santos announced on Tuesday that he would no longer serve on the House Science and Small Business committees. The embattled Republican congressman, who represents the 3rd District, which …
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By Laura Lane
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1/31/23
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