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Comptroller’s Report Shows MTA’s Funding Issues Will Delay Work on Capital Projects

May 10, 2024 admin 0

By Kayleigh Anderson The New York State Comptroller’s Office recently released a report showing that the decrease in debt by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) will result in significant delays to its capital improvement projects. […]

Let the MTA Go Bankrupt and Start from Scratch

May 10, 2024 admin 0

Back-to-back articles this week illustrate how irredeemable the MTA has become. This agency is a bottomless pit, a black hole that will never stop draining taxpayers or commuters while cementing its status as the poster […]

No Room for Antisemitism in New York State

May 10, 2024 admin 0

By Keith P. Brown The “Combating Campus Anti-Semitism Act” (A.8399/S.7752) would prohibit the granting of tuition assistance awards to any student who has knowingly engaged in promoting antisemitism while attending a college or university in […]

Town of Islip Achieves AAA Bond Rating Recertification

May 10, 2024 admin 0

Previously Published in The Messenger By Cait Crudden The Town of Islip has once again distinguished itself in the realm of municipal finance by achieving recertification with a coveted AAA bond rating, reaffirming its status […]

Long Island, NYC District Attorneys Push for Quick Passage of Drugged Driving Bill

May 10, 2024 admin 0

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly joined Queens DA Melinda Katzand Bronx DA Darcel Clark to call on the state Legislature to pass the “Deadly Driving Bill” at […]

Two Women Arrested in Massage Parlor Raid

May 10, 2024 admin 0

Suffolk County police arrested two women during a raid at a Huntington massage parlor. In response to community complaints, Second Precinct Crime Section officers — along with the Town of Huntington Fire Marshal and the […]

Employee of Middle Island Smoke Shop Arrested for Selling Cannabis Without a License

May 10, 2024 admin 0

Suffolk County police arrested an employee at a smoke shop for selling cannabis without a license in Middle Island today. Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers arrested Kyle Robson for selling cannabis without a license at […]

Parolee Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing and Intent to Sell Drugs

May 10, 2024 admin 0

Possessed and Sold Cocaine, Heroin and Enough Fentanyl to Kill Hundreds of Thousands of People A Medford man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl with intent to distribute […]

Bay Shore Man Guilty of Kidnapping Ex-Girlfriend, Faces up to 25 Years

May 10, 2024 admin 0

A Bay Shore man was found guilty of kidnapping and other related charges, for abducting his ex-girlfriend and taking her to Brooklyn at knifepoint. In October 2019, Holmark Garces and the victim lived together in […]

Huntington Station Pastor Arrested for Sexually Abusing Teen

May 10, 2024 admin 0

Suffolk County police arrested a pastor for sexually abusing a female teenager in March. The victim’s sister called 911 on May 8 to report her 15-year-old sister had been sexually abused by a pastor who […]