On the air, and on point, during World College Radio Day
By GREGORY ZELLER // October 3 is an exciting day for SUNY Old Westbury’s official radio station, which is scheduled to join a worldwide broadcasting event. Welcome to World College…
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A food-insecurity farewell (and bring your own shoes!)
By PAULE PACHTER // Since I announced I was stepping down as president & CEO of Long Island Cares – after 17 1/2 years of the privilege of leading the…
Hochul keeps it real in grounded ’24 State of the State
By GREGORY ZELLER // Mental and physical health challenges, the marijuana black market, education, the climate and New York’s ongoing affordable-housing crisis – not to mention budget-balancing – are all…
With LI likely next, migrant mess faces legal scrutiny
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Setting aside questions of public policy and politics, the recent actions of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raise serious legal questions…
Plane stupid: DeSantis misses the lessons of Dukakis
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // In September 1988, Democratic nominee for President of the United States Michael Dukakis, with his lead in the race dwindling fast, visited the General Dynamics…
The economic case for the ‘wretched refuse’
By ERNIE FAZIO // “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to…
Half of U.S. unicorns founded by immigrants
Immigrants launched more than half of U.S.-based startups valued at $1 billion or more according to a new study by the non-partisan National Foundation for American Policy. The 44 companies…