Dangerous Roads
Woman Hit, Killed by Car in North New Hyde Park
A woman is dead after being run over by a car in North New Hyde Park. On January 24 at 2:44 p.m., a 78-year-old female was walking in the parking lot of 2201 New Hyde […]
Articles by Hank Russell
Crime
Teen Arrested for Stabbing at Mall
The Fifth Squad reports the arrest of a male juvenile for an Assault that occurred in Valley Stream. On January 24 at 12:30 p.m., the defendant, a 17-year-old male juvenile was inside the Macy’s store […]
Dangerous Roads
Holbrook Man Killed in One-Car Crash in Lake Ronkonkoma
Suffolk County Police Fourth Squad detectives are investigating a motor vehicle crash that killed a man in Lake Ronkonkoma. On January 25, Joseph McKeegan was driving a 2007 BMW 335 sedan westbound on Portion Road […]
Crime
Melville Man Arrested for Illegally Possessing Multiple Firearms
Suffolk County Police arrested a man for criminal possession of multiple weapons in Melville. Probation officers were responding to 21 Chateau Drive on January 24 at approximately 6:30 p.m, when they discovered illegal weapons at […]
Long Island News
Fire Rips through Elmont Home
The Arson Bomb Squad is investigating a house fire that took place in Elmont. On January 24 at 2:01 p.m., Nassau County Fifth Precinct police responded to a house fire on Hoffman Avenue. Upon arrival, […]
Business
Home Sales Prices See Double-Digit Increases
By Hank Russell The year 2024 ended with dollar signs for Nassau and Suffolk Counties, as home sales prices soared last month. According to the latest data from the New York State Association of REALTORS® […]
Education
GOP Assembly: Look into Early Intervention Hub Failures
By Hank Russell Members of the Republican Assembly Minority, as well as local advocates from Long Island and service providers in the early intervention field, recently held a press conference on the Million Dollar Staircase […]
Op Eds
Federal Buildings Should Only Fly the U.S. Flag
Lost in the avalanche of executive orders over the first week of the second Trump administration was an edict declaring that only one flag, the American flag, shall be flown at federal buildings and U.S. […]
Op Eds
The Daily Rant: Why Did Trump’s Team Pick That Pastor?
By Steve Levy After watching President Trump, his family, and his closest associates having to sit hostage as a radical priest in an Episcopal church railed on his efforts to control illegal immigration, one has […]
Op Eds
Hochul’s Budget Has Some Good Ideas — from the GOP
By Will Barclay Governor Kathy Hochul’s budget presentation included a number of Assembly Minority Conference ideas, but at its core, the plan still fails to properly prioritize policies that will truly make New York more […]