Education
Blakeman: Congestion Pricing Ends ‘on Day One’
Politics
By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive and GOP candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman announced that, as governor, he will eliminate congestion pricing on his first day on the job. He said the program has unfairly [...]
Jury Was Right to Acquit Cop in Uvalde School Shooting
Op Eds
Earlier this week, a jury acquitted the officer charged in the Uvalde, Texas school shooting. It was the right thing to do. The mass shooting in a school in Uvalde four years ago was an [...]
Dangerous Roads
Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Illegal Car Stunt That Injured Bystander
A Brooklyn man was sentenced to two years in jail after pleading guilty to striking a 19-year-old woman with his vehicle while performing dangerous and illegal amateur car stunts in Patchogue in October 2024. According [...]
Crime
Nine Gang Members, Associates Face 53-Count Indictment
Charges Include Murder, Shootings, Sex Trafficking The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced on January 22 a 53-count indictment of nine alleged members and associates of the “Lowndes Block Gang,” also known as “LBG,” a [...]
Crime
Selden Man Indicted for Allegedly Selling Fake Pills That Caused Fatal OD
A Selden man has been indicted for allegedly selling pressed fentanyl pills to a man from Bohemia that resulted in his fatal overdose. “This case is a stark reminder of the deadly deception behind counterfeit [...]