Long Island News
LIE Restoration Project Completed
Long Island News
A $17.7 million project that restored a six-mile stretch of the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) between Exit 67 (Yaphank Avenue) and Exit 69 (Wading River Road) in the Town of Brookhaven has been completed. [...]
Romaine Signs Executive Order to Establish Alliance against Domestic Violence
Long Island News
By Hank Russell Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine recently signed an executive order creating the Suffolk County Alliance Against Domestic Violence, a groundbreaking initiative to strengthen coordination among government agencies and nonprofit service providers in [...]
State & Regional News
Report: NY Ranked As One of Top 20 Safest States
By Hank Russell WalletHub has ranked New York 17th in its Safest States in America (2025) report, which recently came out. The states were ranked on a point system in which WalletHub analyzed all 50 [...]
Op Eds
NYS Puts the Generator Before the Horse
Previously Published in The Messenger New York’s energy policies are nothing short of backwards. Let us be clear: there is absolutely nothing wrong with pursuing clean energy initiatives. We’re all for it, but as long [...]
State & Regional News
Audit: Agency Fell Behind In Its EV Charger Installation Goals
By Hank Russell An audit recently released by the New York State Comptroller’s Office found that a state agency missed its deadline in the first phase of installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and only [...]