Long Island News

The Brookhaven Town Board has unanimously voted to approve an $12.5- million dollar bond to fund critical stormwater and drainage infrastructure improvements necessary due to excessive flooding as seen across the nation. This bold investment […]

By Hank Russell Steve Levy, the co-publisher of Long Island Life & Politics, received the Gipper Award from the Ronald Reagan Republican Club during the group’s 26th annual Gipper Award Dinner at Windows on the […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Raheem Soto  Assemblyman Joe DeStefano says Long Islanders are being wrongly billed for New York City congestion fees tied to trips they never took, which forces them into months-long […]

North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Christine Liu is announcing that she has secured $125,000 in grant funding, to install a new irrigation system at Park Circle in New Hyde Park. The funding was procured by then-New […]

By CaraLynn Caulfield An auditing firm found that the Town of East Hampton had once again earned high marks for its financial stewardship, receiving a “clean” audit opinion on its Fiscal Year 2024 financial statements. […]

The Arson Bomb Squad was called for a fire that occurred at a home in East Hills. On July 15 at 6:25 p.m., officers responded to a home located on Deepwood Road. Upon arrival, officers […]

Was Reported Missing Since 2010 By Hank Russell Suffolk County police have identified the person who was found submerged in a vehicle last month. Robert Long, 62, of Miller Place, was reported missing on December […]

Six people were safely rescued after their boat encountered trouble off the coast of Bayville. On July 14 at approximately 9:55 p.m., the Nassau County Police Marine Bureau’s Marine 11 unit picked up a distress […]

Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine announced the commencement of the design phase for the eastern portion of the Greenway Trail, a collaborative effort between multiple public entities to create a trail from Battery Park, Manhattan, […]

By Hank Russell Ridership on the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) last month reached a post-pandemic high. In addition, the agency saw a record number of single-day riders, as well as an increase in ridership […]