Hank Russell, Author at Long Island Life & Politics

It’s Been 17 Days — Still No Relief for New Yorkers

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Ed Ra With the state budget now 17 days overdue, New York’s schools are planning for next year with no clear sense of what resources they will have available. They will be forced to […]

Pol: We’ll Feel Impact of Budget ‘Uncertainty’

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell As the state Legislature passed its fifth budget extender since missing the April 1 deadline to approve the budget, some Republican politicians are blasting the Democrat-controlled chamber for failing to hammer out […]

More Than 15% of NYers Are Late on Auto Loans

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A recent study from WalletHub found that 16.4% of car owners were delinquent on their loans during the fourth quarter of 2024. Even worse, the number of those late on their payments […]

Employment Law Attorney Comments on Starbucks’ New Dress Code for Its Baristas

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Attorney Steven Mitchell Sack, “The Employee’s Lawyer®,” author of his latest book “FIRED! Protect Your Rights & FIGHT BACK If You’re Terminated, Laid Off, Downsized, Restructured, Forced to Resign or Quit,” and host of the […]

East Hampton Appoints New Code Enforcement Director

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Lindsay Press The Town of East Hampton has appointed Martin Culloton as the new director of code enforcement. Culloton recently took the position, replacing Kevin Cooper. Cooper was originally appointed as code enforcement director […]

$1,500 Worth of Merchandise Stolen From Lake Grove Store

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and finding three people who allegedly stole merchandise from a Lake Grove store in December. On December 22, at approximately 7:45 p.m., two women […]

More Out-of-Control Government Spending

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

The pandemic presented a punch to the gut of our economic systems. We were in a state of fear and uncertainty, so government did what it does best — it spent money. Lots and lots […]

Long Island Republicans: Halt Traffic Stop Bill

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Cooper Smith A proposed New York State bill that would restrict police officers from making traffic stops for minor vehicle infractions is drawing sharp criticism from Long Island Republicans, who argue the measure could […]

Attorney General Accused of Mortgage Fraud

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Lindsay Press New York State Attorney General Letitia James has been accused of mortgage fraud by William Pulte, the Federal Housing Finance Agency Director. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and […]

Brooklyn Man Indicted for Secretly Recording Patients

April 17, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A Brooklyn man who worked at a Nassau County sleep center has been indicted on felony charges after allegedly installing hidden cameras in bathroom smoke detectors to secretly record patients, including a child, prosecutors said […]