Crime
Cohen Steps Down from Long Island Association
Business
Matt Cohen, the president and chief executive officer of the Long Island Association (LIA), has announced that he is stepping down from the organization when his term ends in June. Stacey Sikes, the vice president [...]
Senior U.S. Officials Continue to be Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign
Crime
The FBI is warning the public about an emerging phishing scheme by criminals impersonating city and county officials to solicit fraudulent payments for city and county planning and zoning permits. The criminals leverage publicly available [...]
Long Island News
Occupants in Valley Stream Home Exposed to Carbon Monoxide
Nassau County police responded to a Valley Stream home where the occupants were exposed to carbon monoxide. According to police, Nassau County Police Department Medics and Police Officers responded to the home on March 8 [...]
Dangerous Roads
Driver Arrested for Huntington Station Hit-and-Run
Suffolk County police arrested a Huntington Station man for allegedly hitting and killing a pedestrian before driving off. On March 8, a 44-year-old man was walking west to east across New York Avenue, just south [...]
Op Eds
Unions Shouldn’t Donate to Officials Who Negotiate Their Contracts
By Steve Levy A prime factor leading to bloated government on the local, state, and national levels is the disproportionate influence that municipal unions have on the political process. Our center raises the question of [...]