Business
Home Sales Prices Go Up Again
By Hank Russell Home sales prices went up again in Nassau and Suffolk last month, according to the latest report from the New York State Association of REALTORS® (NYSAR). However, it was a mixed bag […]
News
Long Island News
FAA Temporarily Bans Drones over LI Substations
By Hank Russell The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has placed a temporary ban on flying drones over substations in 17 Long Island hamlets. The agency has issued a list of sites where the Temporary Flight […]
Business
Auto Insurance Company to Pay $500K
AG: Firm Failed to Protect Personal Information of 800,000 New Yorkers By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James secured $500,000 from Noblr, an auto insurance company, for failing to protect the personal information […]
Business
Nassau Signs $58.5 Million Contract with IT Firm
New Enterprise Resource Planning Platform Will Replace Nassau Integrated Financial System Nassau County recently executed a 10-year, $58.5 million contract with CGI, one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the […]
Crime
Brooklyn Man Arrested for Attempted Grand Larceny
A Brooklyn man has been arrested for an attempted grand larceny in Franklin Square. According to detectives from Nassau County Police’s Fraud and Forgery Unit, a female victim, 80, received a text message stating she […]
Education
Hicksville Schools Receive $500,000 in State Funding
At their December 18 meeting, members of the Hicksville Public Schools’ Board of Education formally accepted $500,000 in special funding from New York State as part of the 2024-2025 state budget. The money will be […]
Long Island News
Woman Injured in Lake Grove House Fire
Suffolk County Police Arson Section detectives are investigating a fire that critically injured a woman in Lake Grove. Fourth Precinct officers responded to 24 Moriches Road after a 911 caller reported a fire at the […]
Wanted
Delivery Driver Crashes into Garage
Suffolk County Crime Stoppers and Suffolk County Police Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers are seeking the public’s help to identify and locate the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a garage in Commack this […]
Long Island News
LI Sales Tax Collections Up 3.4% in November
By Hank Russell Sales tax collections on Long Island this November were up 3.4% at $275.7 million, compared to $266.6 million last November. Last month’s number was also greater than in October, when $269.6 million […]
Politics
Continuing Resolution Includes Fixing 9/11 Funding Gap
By Hank Russell A solution to the longstanding funding shortfall impacting the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) has been reached and included in the year-end continuing resolution. This fix is the result of negotiations […]