Senator: NYC congestion pricing is ‘direct attack’ on LI
By GREGORY ZELLER // Plans to impose “congestion pricing” on New York City motorists have generated raucous applause – and fierce resistance. Battle lines are being drawn along 60th Street…
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Trump 2 could supercharge intellectual property law
By ALLISON SINGH // Intellectual property wasn’t a big subject in 2024 campaign speeches or political slogans, but it will play a big role in the new Presidential administration. This…
Fyre alarm: How criminal failure can fuel huge success
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // With only 11 days until Election Day and the exhausting, omnipresent punditry aiming to push voters to the polls, it’s important to remember that politics…
Churches, charities inching dangerously close to politics
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // The rules are clear: Charitable organizations are supposed to stay out of politics. An important provision in Section 501(c)3 of the Federal Tax Code –…
Concepts of a crisis as GOP targets Obamacare, again
By TERRY LYNAM // Except for abortion, healthcare has largely been a back-burner issue for most of the 2024 presidential campaign. The only time it came up during the Sept….
One way or another, nonvoters will decide Election 2024
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // On Nov. 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected President of the United States in one of the closest and most influential elections in U.S….
No. 891: On blood, sweat and a few tears (for decency in American politics), with a nod to international cinema
The heat is on: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, as the weather warms, politics hit a fever pitch and the innovation economy steams right along. We could all use a…
Election fatigue: The struggle is real, and getting worse
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Thirty years ago – on June 17, 1994 – came the wildest day in the history of sports media. The New York Rangers had just…
As huge trials unfold, little details can play a big part
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // One of the most memorable scenes from the 2002 movie “Chicago” is when attorney Billy Flynn breaks into a rendition of “Razzle Dazzle” to explain…
Fake out: As AI-generated content spreads, time to act
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Now that George Santos’ vacated Congressional seat has been filled and Long Island politics is out of the national spotlight, it’s time for Long Islanders…
In government, an age-old issue with no easy solution
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // John F. Kennedy was 43 when he said in his 1961 inaugural address that the “torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.”…
A world without X (ugh)? Be careful what you wish for
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // X, nee Twitter, is finished. Maybe not MySpace finished, but the once-giant social networking platform’s days of being one of the most important players in…
Northwell, Aegis Caire enough to pick the very best
By GREGORY ZELLER // The former chief executive of the Mayo Clinic will head Northwell Health and Aegis Ventures’ latest innovative enterprise. Northwell Holdings, the New Hyde Park-based health system’s…
Will local issues outplay D.C. dysfunction? Stay tuned
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // The incredible (and, depending on your POV, incredibly concerning) proliferation of partisan politics has had wide-ranging cultural and political consequences – and the art of…
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…