Hank Russell, Author at Long Island Life & Politics

Wall Street Bonus Pool Hits Record

March 27, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Average Bonus Was Nearly $250K By Hank Russell Wall Street’s securities industry bonus pool reached a record $49.2 billion in 2025, up 9% from the previous year, when it was $45.2 billion, while the average […]

Suffolk Sheriff Addresses Successes, Challenges of Fighting Crime at LIMBA

March 26, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Sheriff Dr. Errol D. Toulon, Jr. will be the guest speaker at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) on April 17 at the Candlelight Diner, located at 56 Veterans Memorial Highway in Commack, […]

Official: Bill Would Offer ‘Largest Tax Cut in State History’

March 26, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A local state senator is looking to push through a bill that he says will offer residents “the largest tax cut in state history.” Steven D. Rhoads (R-Levittown) recently introduced The Taxpayer […]

Dems Call out Blakeman over Use of Opioid Settlement Funding

March 26, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive and GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman was accused by the New York State Democratic Party and Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature of mishandling funds that came from […]

No-Cash Policy Banned

March 26, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Steve Levy Kudos to the State of New York for passing new legislation that requires all retailers to accept cash. How many of us have gone out, forgetting our credit cards when we’re in […]

New York Still Hasn’t Learned from its Covid Mistakes

March 26, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Bill Hammond Courtesy of The Empire Center Today marks the sixth anniversary of a fateful moment in New York’s coronavirus pandemic: the Cuomo administration’s order sending Covid-infected patients into nursing homes. Of the thousands […]

Ex-Suffolk Employee Pleads Guilty to Allegedly Accepting Bribes

March 25, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Wading River woman pleaded guilty to allegedly accepting bribes and falsifying paperwork for license applications through her employment at the Suffolk County Department of Labor, Licensing and Consumer Affairs. In late January 2025, Brianna […]

Long Beach Woman Arrested for Allegedly Leaving Scene of Fatal Hit-and-Run

March 25, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Long Beach woman was arrested for allegedly striking and killing a bicyclist, then fleeing the scene. According to Nassau County Homicide Squad detectives, a 67-year-old woman was operating a 2019 Honda HRV eastbound on […]

Queens Man Pleads Guilty to Causing Fatal Crash

March 25, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Defendant Was High on Marijuana While Behind the Wheel A Queens man pleaded guilty to causing a fatal high-speed crash on the Southern State Parkway that killed his 21-year-old sister and another 23-year-old female passenger. […]

Officials Say Housing Bill Would Override Local Control

March 25, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Republican members of the state Legislature held a press conference on March 24 to express their opposition to a housing bill that they said would strip local communities of their ability to […]