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A range of leaders responded Tuesday to the attacks in Israel, pledging to stand by the country, remember those lost, and assist those affected by the violence. Flags on state buildings will be flown at half-staff starting Wednesday in remembrance of the lives lost. “New Read More …
Update: The forecast of continuing heavy rains forced the cancellation of numerous events and left several streets flooded. Workers wered draining water from North Street in Huntington Station Friday morning. West Neck Road and New York Avenue at the intersection of Lowndes Avenue also had Read More …
New York landmarks will be illuminated in gold on Sunday in honor of Gold Star Mothers and Families Day. “It is our solemn obligation to remember and memorialize the lives of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our state and nation,” Go. Kathy Read More …
Rep. Nick LaLota and several Republican colleagues from New York have written to Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams to say that the suburbs shouldn’t have to cope with the influx of immigrants into New York City. “Far-left New York City officials Read More …
New York State warned residents Wednesday to beware a bacteria in seawater that has been linked to a death in Suffolk County. Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Department of Health said that the bacteria Vibrio Vulnificus can cause skin breakdowns and ulcers. “While rare, Read More …
Grieving families deserve to have emotional losses considered when someone is found liable for causing a death, attorney James F. Leonick writes. Read More …
Fees for civil service exam application fees will be waived for all state civil service exams, through December 2025. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced the removal of fees for all state exams as one of several actions included in the FY 2024 Budget. “As our Read More …
Two days after signing the $229-billion state budget, which was stripped of a massive plan to expand housing options, Gov. Kathy Hochul returned to the topic Friday, releasing a draft report that finds fault with many aspects of fair housing policies and practices. The Fair Read More …
Dr. Eve Krief writes that preventing initiation of vaping in the first place is critical to preventing addiction to nicotine and a snowball effect toward the use of other substances. Read More …
The MTA is adding extra cars to crowded Long Island Rail Road trains, starting Monday, to address commuter complaints about overcrowding that arose last week with the opening of Grand Central Madison service. Gov. Kathy Hochul directed the LIRR to increase rush hour service to Read More …
Assemblyman Keith P. Brown writes that Gov. Kathy Hockul’s proposal will take away the ability for local communities to make their own zoning decisions and give that power to a “super zoning board” in Albany. Read More …
This article about the inaugural run of LIRR service to Grand Central Madison is compiled from information from Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and a press pool report by Alfonso Castillo of Newsday . Read More …