March 2025 - Page 2 of 25 - Long Island Life & Politics

Motorist Critically Injured after Hitting Tree

March 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A driver is hospitalized after hitting a tree while driving down the street in Garden City. On March 30 at 3:33 a.m. , a 37-year-old man was driving westbound on First Street in a 2016 […]

Man Arrested for Robbery from Garden City Store

March 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Mount Vernon man was arrested for a robbery that happened in a Garden City store. On March 29 at 6:05 p.m., officers responded to Nordstrom Rack, located at 1040 Old Country Road for a […]

Bay Shore Man Arrested for Allegedly Starting Fire in Sump Area

March 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Bay Shore man was arrested for arson after he allegedly started a fire in a sump area in Plainview. On March 28 at 7:05 p.m., a 70-year-old male who was in his vehicle witnessed […]

Pedestrian Struck, Killed by Car in Hempstead

March 29, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad is investigating a fatal vehicular accident involving a pedestrian that occurred in Hempstead. On March 29 at 2:03 a.m., a 66-year-old male pedestrian while attempting to cross North Franklin […]

Trio Arrested for Possessing Drugs inside Smoke Shop

March 29, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Three men were arrested during a narcotics investigation at a Valley Stream smoke shop. According to Nassau County Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, officers conducted an investigation on March 28 at 2:24 p.m. at E Smoke & […]

Pair Arrested for Stealing Lingerie from Oceanside Store

March 29, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

One Had Outstanding Warrant of Removal Two Queens women were arrested for stealing more than $1,500 in lingerie from an Oceanside store two months ago. One of the suspects had an outstanding warrant of removal. […]

State Senator: Turn off the HEAT

March 29, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Senator Mario Mattera (R-St. James), ranking member of the Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee and colleagues were joined by stakeholders and business organizations to call for the removal of the NY HEAT Act from budget […]

Governor: State Will Lose Over $360M in Health Funding

March 29, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Governor Kathy Hochul shared a breakdown of the Trump administration’s sweeping federal cuts to New York State’s health programs, and how these cuts to health funding will affect New Yorkers. The amount of funding lost […]

Make Combating Human Trafficking a Top Priority

March 29, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Keith Brown I joined my colleagues in the Assembly Minority Conference to unveil the 2025 New York State Assembly Minority Conference Human Trafficking Task Force Report. This Task Force, led by Assembly Minority Leader […]

Steve Levy’s Daily Rant: Fair Trade Is the Best Trade

March 29, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Once again, the mainstream media is lambasting the idea of reciprocal tariffs on countries that take advantage of the U.S. On one page in Newsday last week, there were two articles blasting the idea of […]