State Awards $10 Million for Huntington Station Revitalization

Huntington was awarded $10 million Tuesday by the state for downtown Huntington Station revitalization. State and local officials announced the award, one of three communities on Long Island to receive money from the sixth round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. Lindenhurst and Long Beach got Read More …

Letter: Housing Hyperbole Isn’t Helpful

The recent firing of missives between Governor Hochul and Supervisor Smyth of Huntington is unhelpful and will lead to no real solutions to the region’s housing crisis.  It’s time to back off the soundbites and really discuss this complex issue. First, Governor Hochul.  Comparing Huntington Read More …

Letter: Housing Coalition Supports Hochul Proposal

As an organization with a decades-long history of fighting exclusionary zoning on Long Island, the Huntington Township Housing Coalition proudly support the concepts and ideas of Governor Hochul’s New York Housing Compact Plan. Read More …

Hochul Outlines Plans on Bail, Mental Health, Housing

Gov. Kathy Hochul targeted mental health, bail reform and crime, the minimum wage, school aid and housing among the top items on her wishlist Tuesday in her State of the State speech before the Legislature. She proposed creating 1,000 new beds for mental health treatment Read More …

2nd Update: LaLota Defeats Fleming for Congress; Hochul Claims Victory

Republican Nick LaLota defeated Bridget Fleming for Congress in the 1st District in Tuesday’s election. At 1:58 am, Tuesday, LaLota issued the following statement declaring victory: “Thank you to my wife Kaylie and our three awesome daughters Maggie Rae, Reagan Elizabeth, and Brooke Murphy for Read More …

State Declares Emergency Over Polio

New York declared a state of emergency Friday over the discovery of polio in several counties. Evidence of the polio virus has been found in Rockland, Orange and Nassau Counties. A Rockland County man was recently diagnosed with a case of paralytic polio. Other evidence, Read More …

Heat Wave Hangs On, With Humidity, High Temperatures

The oppressive heat will continue Sunday, with the National Weather Service predicting temperatures in the low 90s in the Huntington area, and a possible heat index of 104. The weather service said the heat index, also known as the apparent temperature, is what the temperature Read More …

State Sets Up Monkeypox Alert System

New York has set up an SMS-text notification system to provide information on monkeypox, Gov, Kathy Hochul said Thursday. Residents can sign up for text messages—which will include alerts about cases, symptoms, spread, and resources for testing and vaccination—by texting “MONKEYPOX” to 81336 or “MONKEYPOXESP” for Read More …

Hochul, Zeldin Win Primaries for Governor

US Rep. Lee Zeldin won the Republican gubernatorial nomination Tuesday, while Gov. Kathy Hochul easily captured the Democratic nomination. Zeldin defeated a full roster of Republican opponents: Rob Astorino, a former Westchester County executive, Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, Read More …

Voters to Choose Gubernatorial, State Assembly Candidates

Tuesday is primary day, though voting in the state’s bifurcated primary system has been going on for two weeks. On the ballot are candidates for governor and lieutenant governor, and the state Assembly. Democrats: Gov. Kathy Hochul, who stepped into the job when Gov. Andrew Read More …

3 Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates to Debate

Gov. Kathy Hochul will square off against her Democratic rivals Tuesday night in a debate that will be televised on WCBS-TV. The one-hour debate is the first of two that will feature all three Democrats. Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-Huntington, and Jumaane D. Williams, New York Read More …

MTA Names New LIRR Terminal, Plans to Offer Draft Timetables

More scheduling information is expected this week as the new Long Island Rail Road terminal that will be known as Grand Central Madison draws closer to completion, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said Tuesday. The name of the 700,000-square foot terminal, which will occupy space below Read More …