Politics
Comptroller: State Should Shift Focus to Aid Seniors
State & Regional News
New York State should aim to focus on programs to aid seniors, according to a report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York’s population of people aged 60 and above is growing and projected [...]
Four Men Arrested, Two of Them Sentenced, for Catalytic Converter Theft
Crime
Four men were arrested for stealing catalytic converters in Suffolk County. Two of those arrested were sentenced. On September 3, 2024, September 25, 2024 and October 2, 2024, Oliver Morocho, 22, of Corona, Queens; Albert [...]
Long Island News
Suffolk Pols Call for Repeal of ‘Raise the Age’
Five Violent Incidents Involving Teens in Less Than a Week By Thomas Montana Two Assemblymembers from Suffolk County have expressed their disdain with Raise the Age as the rise in youth violence continues, most notably [...]
Op Eds
Shootings by Teens Are Up. ‘Raise the Age’ Must Be Addressed.
By Steve Levy Suffolk showed a 44% increase in shootings this past month and a large part of it were shootings by individuals under the age of 18. Immediately, not-for-profit groups were quoted in various [...]
Crime
MS-13 Member Sentenced to 52 Years in Prison
A 23-year-old man was sentenced to 52 years in prison for gang assault and kidnapping. On January 6, 2024, a 15-year-old victim was lured to the Huntington Train Station by a group of MS-13 members [...]