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As a mom of two and as someone who works alongside Long Island families every day, I want to say plainly: This is a lot. Joy stacked on top of more joy, on top of logistics, on top of a full-time job and dinner and everything else — that’s not a celebration. That’s a stress response in a party hat.
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By Neela Mukherjee Lockel
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6/19/26
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For too many entrepreneurs, opening or operating a small business here means dealing with local licensing fees that are far higher than what similar businesses pay in nearby counties. A legislative investigation revealed that Nassau County small businesses pay three to five times more for an annual license than comparable businesses in neighboring jurisdictions.
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By Debra Mulé
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6/19/26
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In those two years I merged investigative reporting with environmental journalism, a combination that has been a journalistic and academic focus of mine for the past six decades. Life has its circles, and I was delighted that Alexcy Romero, superintendent of the national seashore and a 1990 graduate of SUNY Old Westbury, was a guest speaker at the school on Earth Day. As a professor at the university for 47 years, I taught investigative reporting and environmental journalism.
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By Karl Grossman
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6/12/26
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Today the nurses of St. Joseph are negotiating a new contract with Catholic Health after working without one since March. We want the Long Island community to understand what we’re asking for and why it matters. We’re not asking for anything extraordinary. We’re asking for safe staffing, fair wages and the ability to continue providing the high-quality care our patients deserve.
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By Daniel Mills
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6/12/26
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My wife and I recently took a Jewish Heritage Tour through Poland, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic. While the trip included beautiful cities, remarkable architecture, and centuries of European history, what stays with me are the places where absence speaks louder than anything still standing.
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By Arnold W. Drucker
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6/12/26
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For 72 hours, the effects rippled across the entire metropolitan region. Workers struggled to get to their jobs. Businesses lost customers and productivity. Restaurants saw cancellations. Meetings were missed. Supply chains slowed. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli estimated that the work stoppage cost as much as $61 million per day in lost economic activity.
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By Tom Grech
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6/12/26
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A new apartment building isn’t just a construction project. A restaurant isn’t simply a place to grab dinner. A law firm does more than provide legal advice. Each of these businesses creates economic activity that extends well beyond its front door, generating jobs, income and spending throughout the region.
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By Steve Kent
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6/12/26
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Moments like these happen to everyone, especially as we get older. But those common shared experiences help fuel a very common fallacy: that memory impairment is a natural part of aging.
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By Charles Fuschillo
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6/12/26
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The Valley Stream Fire Department and Historical Society have numerous accounts of the formation, development, growth and advancement of our local heroes. I’d like to focus on the current conditions that our volunteers face.
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By Edwin Fare
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6/5/26
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Judges are struggling to identify qualified guardians for people who lack financial resources or family members able to serve. Hospital administrators and discharge planners tell me about patients who are medically ready to leave but remain stuck in beds because no one is legally authorized to arrange home care, apply for benefits or consent to placement. Families and service providers are left trying to navigate an already complex system without the authority they need to help.
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By Charles Lavine
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6/5/26
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