August 2025 - Page 7 of 26 - Long Island Life & Politics

NY Rounds out Top 5 of Nation’s Highest Median Income

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A recent report from Visual Capitalist shows that New York State has the fifth-highest median income. The state was also one of five states in the Northeast to be in the top […]

Town to Hold Public Hearing on Mastic Beach Redevelopment Project

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A series of public hearings is scheduled for the August 28 Brookhaven Town Board Meeting, regarding the Neighborhood Road Redevelopment Project in Mastic Beach. The town said that these hearings mark a significant step forward […]

Seaford Establishment, 6 Boats Destroyed by Fire

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A fire ripped through an establishment in Seaford and destroyed six boats at a nearby marina. On August 21 at 9:23 p.m., Nassau County officers responded to Crabby Amy’s, located at 2880 Ocean Avenue within […]

Oceanside Man Arrested for Drug Possession after Fire Breaks out at Store

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

An Oceanside man was arrested for allegedly selling illegal drugs from a store that caught fire. On August 21 at 2:25 p.m., officers responded to a commercial building located at 2901 Long Beach Road in […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for Centereach Grand Larceny

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the man who allegedly stole items from lockers in fitness centers last month. A […]

Bronx Woman Arrested for Prostitution

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Bronx woman, who was found to be in this country illegally, was arrested for prostitution at a motel in East Garden City. On August 22 at 3:15 p.m., an undercover investigation was conducted at […]

Sales Sputter, But Home Sales Prices Keep Climbing

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Despite supine sales numbers over the year, median sales prices in Nassau and Suffolk have done nothing but go up. According to the New York State Association of REALTORSⓇ, Nassau County’s yearly […]

LI Receives $6.9M for Clean Hydrogen Projects

August 22, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell The state will be sending $6.9 million to Long Island for the development of clean hydrogen research and development projects. The awarded projects will demonstrate new technology designs, cost reductions associated with […]

Nonprofit Leader Publishes Memoir on His Unique Cancer Battle

August 21, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Every Mile Matters Shows Cancer Patients and Athletes How Endurance Sports Build Life-Saving Resilience When Dr. Jeffrey L. Reynolds crossed the finish line at IRONMAN Florida in November 2021, he thought he had conquered the […]

Hit-and-Run Suspect Who Fled U.S. Found Guilty in Absentia

August 21, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Brentwood man who hit a pedestrian without stopping — leaving the victim with a traumatic brain injury and other debilitating injuries — was sentenced to 1-⅓ to four years in prison. He was sentenced […]