Thursday, October 1, 2026
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Gas prices surged 15.6 percent this month, with regular gas sitting above $4.50 per gallon. Grocery prices made the biggest one-month jump in nearly four years in April. Inflation is up to 3.8 percent, the highest in three years. For the first time since 2023, it’s outpacing wage growth. For millions of Americans, every trip to work, school, the grocery store or a doctor’s appointment now comes with a painful reminder that the cost of living keeps climbing.
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By Tom Suozzi
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5/22/26
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Last month, the Legislature unanimously enacted a proposal that would ban short-stay bookings of less than eight hours, and require hotels and motels to document guests’ vital information and keep copies of their IDs for five years. The measure would also require hotels and motels to keep security footage for at least 90 days, and provide training to new employees to better equip them to spot the signs of human trafficking operations.
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By Viviana L. Russell
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5/22/26
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As we celebrate the 250th birthday of the nation, the Memorial Day Parade committee is hard at work. This year, as we remember our war dead at our Memorial Day festivities, we honor John “Jack” Niles McCarthy, a young man who gave his life for his country.
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By Pamela Panzenbeck
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5/22/26
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George Washington’s name appears in all kinds of places across the country, including the national capital. The city was named after him while he was still in office, but he strongly opposed it and tried to block the effort when it was brought before Congress. Washington surrendered his military role when the Revolution ended, rejected efforts to have himself declared king and stepped down after two terms as president. His greatness was not only that he led the country, but that he declined a number of honors.
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By Jerry Kremer
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5/22/26
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Recently I attended an early-cut screening of a documentary on Farrell’s Bar in Brooklyn. The film is about much more than just a bar.
Though the world is always turning, these days it seems …
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By Peter King
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5/22/26
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A good example of what can happen when government puts people before politics happened recently in Albany, when my bill, A.6804, was passed unanimously by both houses of the Legislature. I introduced it after meeting with the NYS Association of County Clerks, which described an ongoing privacy problem with the potential to do great harm to vulnerable people. The measure provides protection to families when they need it most.
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By Judy Griffin
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5/22/26
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The cause of the closure wasn’t the beach at all — it was the stream that runs west of the beach. When Ralph Suozzi was mayor, Nassau County began testing Crescent Beach for bacteria in the water, and detected levels 1,000 times higher than the permissible amount.
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By Delia DeRiggi-Whitton
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5/22/26
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Housing has now been turned into a partisan weapon, when it should be a shared responsibility. Meanwhile, the consequences are very real. Families are struggling to stay on Long Island. Seniors are being priced out of communities they spent decades building. Young people can’t afford to put down roots, let alone raise families.
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By Joe Scianablo
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5/15/26
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One of the most promising and innovative efforts now underway is our kelp cultivation program. This winter, as in years past, kelp lines were carefully planted at key marina locations, including Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park, Tappen Beach and Tobay Beach, as well as in the Oyster Bay Harbor and Cold Spring Harbor Conservation Management Areas. These underwater farms grow quietly through the colder months, reaching their peak just as spring arrives, when they are harvested.
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By Joseph Saladino
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5/15/26
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A new poll from Siena College’s Research Institute puts numbers to what New Yorkers already know. The cost of living is out of control. And this sentiment is felt across the board, with 67 percent of voters saying New York is heading in the wrong direction when it comes to affordability, including 59 percent of Democrats, 79 percent of Republicans and 71 percent of independents.
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By Ed Ra
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5/15/26
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