Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Moving numbers around to create the appearance of stability only works for so long, especially when the numbers only go in one direction — up. The recently enacted pied-à-terre tax is one example of a troubling trend: When spending grows, Albany simply looks for another tax to pay for it.
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By Ed Ra
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8/7/26
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This is no longer a fringe movement. A recent University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll found U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading the field of potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidates, reflecting the growing influence of the party’s progressive wing. In New York, DSA-backed candidates continue to gain ground, and could expand their bloc in the State Legislature to 14 members after November’s elections, while Gov. Kathy Hochul and Albany Democrats have been unwilling — or unable — to stop their party’s shift left.
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By Steve Rhoads
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8/7/26
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With ticks and tick-borne diseases now a national plague in the United States, SciLine, an educational program based at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, recently organized an online “Media Briefing: Summer 2026 Tick Update.”
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By Karl Grossman
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8/7/26
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The Promise to America isn’t a complicated pledge. It’s a common-sense commitment to a fair economy, lower costs, secure borders, safe communities, fiscal responsibility, effective government, free speech, patriotism, and respect for people who may see things differently. It’s a declaration of values from common-sense Democrats.
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By Tom R. Suozzi
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8/7/26
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That’s exactly how government is supposed to work. We identified a problem, worked together and found a practical solution that puts the interests of our residents ahead of politics — and in this dysfunctional, hyper-partisan age, that is something worth celebrating.
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By Debra Mulé
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8/7/26
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As vacations wind down, backyard pool parties continue and families make the last couple of trips to the beach before school begins, it’s easy to become comfortable. That comfort can become complacency — and complacency around the water can be deadly.
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8/7/26
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Rockville Centre's Anna Calabrese earned the Girl Scouts Gold Award for creating "Hear She, Hear She!," a podcast and educational project that empowers young women to build confidence and find their voices through storytelling and mentorship.
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By Brian Kacharaba
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8/7/26
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Uniondale High School’s auditorium is set to undergo its first major technology upgrade in years after Nassau County unanimously secured nearly $278,000 to modernize the venue with new audiovisual equiptment
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By Stacy Driks
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8/7/26
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When 10-year-old Charlotte Demmerle stepped off the mat after winning her semifinal match at the USA Karate National Championships in Washington State from July 16 to 19, she had accomplished a goal she had been working toward for years.
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By Abigail Grieco
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8/7/26
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For generations of children, there’s been something irresistible about a pile of sand and a shovel. At Long Island Children’s Museum, that simple childhood pleasure has been turned into an entire construction site.
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By Stacy Driks
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8/5/26
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