Today’s Stories

Last week, the governors of New York and Massachusetts were literally crying about how the wave of illegal immigrants arriving in the Northeast was paralyzing their budgets. What they didn’t say is that they are […]

By Siela A. Bynoe As we embark upon 2024 and a new term of the Nassau County Legislature, we do so at a truly evolutionary time. During our organizational meeting on January 8, we welcomed […]

Leave it to the New York State government to botch the doling out of money to charities that was collected from its residents. https://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/editorial-tax-checkoff-program-needs-overhaul-18625934.php New York State had employed a system of seeking donations from […]

People ask our editorial board what we think of New York City Mayor Eric Adams. On the whole, we think he’s rather awful. But then the question comes up: “Compared to what?” While he exhibits […]

By Will Barclay Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled her $233 billion Executive Budget plan, which provided her vision for New York over the next fiscal year. It was refreshing to see an acknowledgment of priority issues […]

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman created quite a stir with his impolite hit on Governor Kathy Hochul at a recent Long Island Association breakfast.  When asked what the state can do to help Long Island, […]

We’d like to meet the knuckleheads who first determined that a good way to elect a president would be to have people in the community go down to a gathering hall in sub-zero temperatures and […]