Hank Russell, Author at Long Island Life & Politics

Blakeman Calls for Mamdani to Boot Anti-Cop Activist

December 31, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is calling on New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to remove from his transition team an activist known for her tirades against the […]

Trump Implemented My Prescription Drug Solution

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Steve Levy One of the major accomplishments of President Donald Trump’s agenda this past year was his focus on the egregious fact that Americans are forced to pay far more for their prescription drugs […]

One Dead, Two Injured in Fatal Woodmere Crash

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

One person is dead and two people are injured following a three-car crash that occurred in Woodmere. On December 29 at 9:27 a.m., a 76-year-old man was traveling westbound on West Broadway in a 2015 […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for East Farmingdale Grand Larceny

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police First Squad detectives are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the woman who allegedly used a stolen credit card in East Farmingdale this month. […]

Crime Alert: Wanted for Medford Petit Larceny

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the woman who allegedly stole merchandise from a Medford store two months ago. […]

Wyandanch Woman Arrested for Fatal Hit-and-Run

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

A woman from Wyandanch has been arrested for allegedly striking a pedestrian with her vehicle last month, then driving off, resulting in the pedestrian’s death. On November 8 at 1:50 p.m., Octavio Dejesus Espinal Sime, […]

New Minimum Wage Takes Effect on Thursday

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell Thursday not only means the start of a new year but a new pay rate for workers making the minimum wage. Beginning on January 1, 2026, the minimum wage will increase to […]

How Does the Education Department Define ‘Proficiency’?

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A recent report from the Empire Center for Public Policy found that New York State students in grades 3 to 8 have improved their proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics […]

Official: Workplace Bill Shouldn’t Have Been Vetoed

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Hank Russell A bill that one local official said would have helped address substance abuse issues in the workplace was one of the pieces of legislation that was vetoed, much to his dismay. On […]

How Headlines on Gender Exhibit Media Bias

December 30, 2025 Hank Russell Comments Off

By Steve Levy When you chop off the sexual organs or the breasts of 13-year-olds, are you engaging in “transgender care” or is it “genital mutilation”? It’s the same procedure, but the wording carries far […]