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Now that the border is secure and the crisis is past, our elected officials should make reasonable immigration reforms. Those who are undocumented, but were brought to our country as children and have lived here for a specified period of time without incident, should be given a path to citizenship.
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By Peter King
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2/10/26
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I was proud to join an amicus brief filed in this case to advocate overturning the Trump administration’s cruel decision to end TPS for over 350,000 Haitians legally residing in the United States and Nassau County. Monday’s court order followed over a year of advocacy from my office and work with our Haitian community in Nassau to demand an extension from the Department of Homeland Security and the president.
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By Laura A. Gillen
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2/5/26
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We’re not asking for a handout — we’re demanding a fair shot, free from the bureaucracy that makes everyday life so expensive. If Hochul wants to talk about affordability, it can’t just be lip service. It means getting government out of the way.
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By Jack M. Martins
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2/4/26
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Ultimately, this is about who we want to be: a nation that solves problems or one that exploits them; one guided by fear or one guided by fairness and common sense. Let’s get real: Immigration has never been a drain on America, but rather is a vital source of its strength and greatness.
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By Roger Street Friedman
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2/4/26
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Many rescuers have learned the Heimlich maneuver in school health classes, workplace training or even from such posters, but it’s important for teachers, monitors and staff to be able to successfully intervene in an emergency.
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By Alexis Weik
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2/2/26
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Something’s wrong. It’s hard to put a finger on it. We live in a political world, and something about the way that world slides between the foreground and the background of daily life just seems off — not dramatic, not mysterious, just persistently wrong.
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By Michael Blitz
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2/2/26
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A new report issued by our Center for Cost Effective Government confirms that progressive policies implemented by New York’s Legislature designed to tackle climate change have caused energy rates in the state to skyrocket, with few environmental benefits.
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By Steve Levy
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2/2/26
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Veterans face unique risk factors that generic suicide-prevention structures alone cannot address. We must meet such challenges head on in order to protect those who risked their lives to protect our democracy from perhaps their worst and most powerful enemy — themselves.
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By Charles Lavine
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1/28/26
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Amityville’s story this year won’t be written by a single announcement or project. It will be reflected in visible improvements, environmental responsibility, safer streets, stronger partnerships and a downtown that feels vibrant and connected. Progress takes time — but it is happening.
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By Michael O'Neill
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1/28/26
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As mayor of the Village of Lawrence, and as a neighbor living directly under JFK’s flight paths, I believe it is time to ask a difficult but necessary question: What is the true return on investment for the billions of dollars being poured into JFK?
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By Samuel Nahmias
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1/28/26
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