May 2026 - Long Island Life & Politics

Attorney Joins Law Firm’s Trusts and Estates Group

May 19, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

David Wechsler has joined the firm as a partner in Tarter Krinsky & Drogin’s Trusts & Estates Group in the Garden City office. He focuses his practice on all aspects of trusts and estates law, […]

Study: Long Island Plans to Spend $41K Per Student

May 19, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell With the school budget votes being held throughout Long Island today, a think tank just released a study that shows that the region will intend to spend more on each student than […]

Bay Shore Mom Kicks Off Senate Campaign

May 19, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Previously Published in The Messenger By Madison Warren BAY SHORE – The 2026 midterms are afoot and one South Shore mom is looking to win a seat in the New York State Senate. Brianne Wakefield […]

LIRR Strike Ends after Three Days

May 19, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Limited Train Service Will Resume on Tuesday at Noon By Hank Russell After a tumultuous weekend of work stoppages at the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), traffic jams and commuters making last-minute work arrangements, both […]

Romaine Tells NYC Businesses: Leave Mamdani’s Tax Burdens, Move to Suffolk

May 19, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell In response to newly proposed tax increases on businesses in New York City, Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced a new digital marketing initiative to attract companies of all sizes to consider […]

Illegals Are Getting Lighter Sentences

May 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Something alarmingly unconstitutional and un-American is becoming vogue throughout the nation. Various woke prosecutors are now blatantly calling for sentences against illegal aliens or people of color to be more lenient than they would against […]

Are Our Bar Associations Becoming Tools of the Left?

May 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

In a shocking revelation, it was learned that the California Bar Association disbarred attorney John Eastman, whose supposed crime was giving legal advice to President Trump after the 2020 election. We saw New York State […]

Jogger Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run Crash

May 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a jogger in Sayville. Police responded to a 911 call reporting an injured female lying on the side of Brook […]

Homeless Man Arrested for Gun Possession, Menacing

May 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A homeless man has been arrested for allegedly brandishing a firearm at three people in East Meadow. On May 17 at 4:30 p.m., Nassau County officers from the First Squad responded to a disturbance in […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for Farmingville Petit Larceny

May 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating a man who allegedly stole from a Farmingville store in April. A […]