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Food trucks finally arrive on Nassau Community College

Food trucks finally arrived on the campus of Nassau Community College, but The Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers is now calling on the county to intervene and allocate emergency funding to restore the University's dining halls.

Uniondale music teachers honored at Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame

Two exceptional music teachers from Uniondale, Frank Abel and Susan Weber, were recently honored the Educator of Note Award at the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame in Stony Brook

Uniondale housing symposium spotlights housing resources

The Uniondale Land Trust hosted its third annual Housing Symposium last Friday, April 19 at the Van Ness fire station in Uniondale. The symposium focused on the question: whether or not owning a …

NY HEAT Act and Climate Superfund excluded from state budget

As Earth Day came and went this week, residents and representatives expressed disappointment in what they see as the state’s failure to follow through on its pledge to limit the impacts of climate change.

Nassau County Community College students hungry for solutions as campus eateries close

With four weeks to go in the semester, all of the dining halls at Nassau County Community College have shut down, leaving students with no on-campus food options.

COLUMNIST

Solving Long Island’s housing problem

We have seen how a global pandemic has made local housing prices surge to levels that make them unaffordable for many disheartened house hunters on Long Island. While the housing market is starting to return to pre-Covid levels, an average price is still out of reach for most young adults starting their careers, single-income households, and older residents looking to downsize. Long Island has also been plagued by a lack of home inventory, which for many has turned the American dream into a dream deferred.

COLUMNIST

At our schools, they’re cutting to the bone

My wife and I know a successful young couple who live in a spacious Manhattan apartment. They have lots of dining and entertainment options, a doorman and great views of a park. Best of all, they roll out of bed, hop on a subway and they’re at the office in a matter of minutes. They’ve got it made, yet everyone’s debating how long it will be before they move to Long Island.

COLUMNIST

Our communities need more doctors who look like me

I’m 26, and have lived virtually my whole life in Hempstead. I’ve seen a lot of health-related issues — low-income people of color, like me, suffering from chronic conditions like asthma, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and untreated mental illness. Often they haven’t been able to receive proper treatment for their conditions. I wanted to do something about it, and soon I will be able to, because I’m on my way to becoming a doctor.

COLUMNIST

The challenge of a Supreme Court that isn’t supreme

As a lawyer, I have the greatest respect for the American court system. Our country is one of the few in the world whose courts are not used for political vendettas, as is the case in Russia. That system is manipulated by one man, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and there are countless cases in which he has punished his political enemies by using the judicial system.