Thursday, October 15, 2026
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It won’t be enough for Blakeman to simply bash New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani or the dangers associated with the Democratic Socialist platform. Blakeman needs something bold to set him apart, and to give state residents something to vote for.
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By Steve Levy
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9/18/26
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The problem is the legislation’s time-limit loophole. In 1972, when both the House of Representatives and the Senate had passed the ERA, it faced a deadline imposed by Congress for the required ratification by the states — first seven years, then extended to 10 years. By the end of that decade, 35 states had approved the amendment, just three states short of what was needed.
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By Susan Cushman
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9/18/26
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As the effects of PFAS, the so-called “forever chemicals,” become the focus of discussions across the United States — on Long Island because of their impacts on the underground water table, our sole source of potable water — New York state’s attorney general is suing corporations involved with PFAS for allegedly violating a number of state laws.
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By Karl Grossman
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9/18/26
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On Long Island, $1 million can buy a perfectly ordinary home. In Nassau County, the median home price is now around $880,000, and in Suffolk County, it’s roughly $750,000, both near historic highs. In communities where demand remains strong and inventory remains tight, a $1 million price tag is no longer an indication that someone is purchasing a sprawling estate. It may simply mean they’re buying a house.
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9/18/26
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For years, Phil Alvarez and his family have fought to uncover what New York City officials knew about the health dangers surrounding Ground Zero in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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By Abigail Grieco
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9/18/26
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Long before she became a fixture in local government and an advocate for at-risk youth, Ida D’Angelo’s story began in East New York, Brooklyn, where she was born in an apartment above her grandfather’s candy store. Raised in Richmond Hill, Queens, she was a young woman attending a dance at Lost Battalion Hall, in Rego Park, when she caught the eye of Pat D’Angelo.
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9/18/26
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After Cleavon Wills’s family moved out of Far Rockaway, he grew up in Hempstead and attended Uniondale schools, and his experiences inspired him to open a gym
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By Stacy Driks
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9/18/26
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A Rockville Centre family turned years of playing “Family Feud” at home into a television adventure, filming four episodes for the game show’s 50th anniversary season in Georgia that will air later this month.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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9/18/26
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Locust Valley Central School District students returned to a transformed high school and middle school campus this month, after workers completed three major infrastructure projects over the summer, …
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By Will Sheeline
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9/18/26
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Belmont Park will reopen Sept. 18 following a three-year redevelopment, with the MTA and NYRA encouraging fans to use the LIRR, which will provide additional trains and shuttle service during the 46-day fall meet.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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9/17/26
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