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Long Island Life and Politics endorses Lee Zeldin for governor. Here’s why.

October 24, 2022 admin 0

In the early 1990s, many observers concluded that New York City was simply ungovernable. Over two thousand murders a year. Porno theaters and prostitutes identified Times Square. Squeegee men intimidated motorists as they drove out […]

Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine Talks about the Town’s Future

October 24, 2022 admin 0

By Hank Russell Brookhaven Town Supervisor Ed Romaine spoke at the LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) meeting on October 21 to discuss the topic “The Future of Brookhaven.” During his presentation, he talked […]

Suffolk County Reinstates Controversial ShotSpotter program

October 19, 2022 admin 0

By Kelly Alvarado On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved $1.8 million in funding for the reinstatement of a gunshot detection program in eleven communities to combat gun violence. The […]

Stop This Attack on Voter Integrity

September 16, 2022 admin 0

Thousands of Long Islanders will soon be receiving letters paid for by the Democratic Party that contain a pre-stamped envelope by which to receive an absentee ballot. This will come to many of you whether […]

Say No to Tax Breaks for Hamptons Hotel

September 15, 2022 admin 0

Does the Suffolk IDA really need to give tax breaks to a Hamptons luxury hotel? The idea behind an Industrial Development Agency is to provide tax incentives for companies to locate on Long Island in […]

Once Again, Hochul Politicizes COVID for Her Own Benefit

July 25, 2022 admin 0

By Will Barclay Most emergencies are obvious to the individuals experiencing them. In New York, though, that basic logic doesn’t apply. Gov. Kathy Hochul, again, has extended her own “emergency powers” through Monday, August […]

Now Flush with Federal Cash, Local Governments Can’t Ignore the Need for Fiscal Reform

July 8, 2022 admin 0

Nassau and Suffolk Counties are rolling in the dough. It is indeed a fortuitous time to be an elected official in local government these days, after the federal government has infused millions and millions of […]

Even Third-World Nations Don’t Tolerate U.S. Progressives’ Nonsense on Crime

July 8, 2022 admin 0

As I was watching a telecast of swarms of organized looters advance upon a Nordstrom and a jewelry store and walk away with bags full of merchandise, a friend lamented how we are devolving into […]

We need to check the fact checkers’ “facts” on gas prices

May 27, 2022 admin 0

By Steve Levy A recent fact-checking article published in Newsday (“Why are LI gas prices so high?”, May 22, 2022), which was intended to provide an impartial analysis of why our gas prices have skyrocketed, […]

It’s the Unions Who are the Foxes in School Chicken Coop

May 16, 2022 admin 0

By Steve Levy A May 12 Newsday letter (“Don’t let ‘fox’ into school chicken coop”) from a former teachers’ union leader labeling community based ideological school board candidates as being foxes in the chicken coop […]