Hank Russell, Author at Long Island Life & Politics

Judge Allows Live Nation Suit to Move Forward

February 19, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James to move forward against Live Nation after the entertainment company failed to have the suit dismissed. As previously reported […]

Mamdani’s Taxes Would Make NYC Less Affordable

February 19, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Steve Levy So New York City‘s new communist mayor is telling the world that he has only two choices to deal with his budget deficit. One is to raise income taxes and the other […]

Don’t Vote for Those Undoing Pension Reforms

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Steve Levy Our Center for Cost Effective Government just published a white paper on why political donations from municipal unions to officials who negotiate with those unions should be illegal in the public sector, […]

Lindenhurst Man Arrested in Knife Attack

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Police arrested a Lindenhurst man for allegedly attacking another man with a knife at a Lindenhurst apartment complex. Tesfa Tucker allegedly used a knife to attack a man he knew in the entryway […]

Politics

Legislator: GOP Rule Changes Inhibit Public Comment

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Nassau County Legislator Cynthia Nuñez (D-Valley Stream) is urging the Republican majority to reverse rule changes that she said inhibit public comment during the Legislature’s committee meetings. During the Legislature’s February 9 […]

Hochul Gives Mamdani, New York City Bailout

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Blakeman: Money Could Have Been Used for Tax Relief By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul was slammed by her Republican rival for bailing out New York City, saying the money could have been used for […]

North Hempstead Maintains Aaa Bond Rating

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Moody’s Investors Service, an independent Wall Street bond rating agency, assigned a rating of Aaa to the Town of North Hempstead’s estimated $16.3 million Public Improvement Serial Bonds. Aaa is the highest rating provided by […]

Trader Joe’s Opens New Location in Miller Place

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Jane Bonner attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the new Trader Joe’s at 300 Route 25A in Miller Place on February 16. “Trader Joe’s is a welcome addition […]

ICE Withdraws from Minneapolis. The Illegal Immigration Lobby is Winning

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Steve Levy The playbook of the Democrats over the last decade has been to flood the nation with as many illegal immigrants as possible, with the hope that, in the end, Independents and soft […]

Comptroller Speaks about Internships at Professional Development Day

February 18, 2026 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Comptroller John M. Kennedy, Jr. took to the stage at Suffolk County Community College (SCCC) on February 10 to emphasize the transformative impact of student internships. This workshop, organized by the college’s Faculty […]