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Manhasset voters approved the school district’s $118.9 million budget for the 2026-27 school year Tuesday, May 19 and elected Jenna Rizzo to the Board of Education in an uncontested race.

Nassau

Manhasset, Port Washington voters approve school budgets, elect unopposed BOE candidates

By Miao Li

Village of Great Neck trustees discuss and later approve a local law Tuesday, May 19, extending elected officials’ terms from two years to four years.

Nassau

Village of Great Neck advances 4-year terms after no public comment

By Miao Li

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Advocates Seek to Protect Sag Harbor from National Chains

By James Bernstein

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick departs following an interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel's ongoing probe of late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2026. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)

Jericho’s Lutnick downplays Epstein ties in congressional testimony

By Timothy Bolger

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LIRR strike fallout: MTA official defends tentative deal that ended work stoppage as service resumes

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Brooklyn

Protesters urge Malliotakis to restore health care funding over increased ICE spending

By Gabriele Holtermann

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By the Hotel Association of New York

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A Holocaust Survivor’s Warning: NYU Must Mandate Holocaust Education

By Olga Spiegel

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Gov. Kathy Hochul walk into a press conference on 3-K and pre-K access at The Garden School in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Tuesday.

Politics

City says 3-K seats are getting closer to home for NYC families

By Adam Daly

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the town board approved a $15 million bond for the Massapequa Water District.

Nassau

Oyster Bay Town Board OKs $15M bond for Massapequa Water District projects

By Casey Fahrer

Elected officials and developers cut the ribbon at the newly-opened Willets Point Commons affordable housing development.

Queens

Willets Point Commons officially opens to new residents as developers break ground on new senior affordable development

By Shane O’Brien

NY-7 candidates Antonio Reynoso, Claire Valdez and Julie Won at Sunday's St. Pat's for All Parade on March 1. All three candidates will take part in a forum on Wednesday night. Photo by Ramy Mahmoud.

Queens

SCS to hold NY-7 candidate forum Wednesday night

By Shane O’Brien

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Campaign Insiders

Campaign Insiders: A Q&A with NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli

By Lea Tomaswick

MTA and LIRR unions reach deal ending 3-day strike

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Politics

‘Historical revisionism’: NYC Jewish community leaders angered over Mayor Mamdani’s Nakba Day post

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers has renewed calls for a Level 1 or 2 trauma center on the Rockaway Peninsula.

Queens

Brooks-Powers renews calls for Rockaway trauma center funding

By Shane O’Brien

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Brooklyn

Reynoso pledges to ‘fight for’ Puerto Rico if elected to Congress in NY-7

By Adam Daly

LIRR workers picket during strike in Midtown

LIRR STRIKE: Hochul announces deal to end walkout hours after New Yorkers experience fallout from work stoppage

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Brooklyn

NY-7: Velázquez backs Reynoso’s Puerto Rico agenda in race for her House seat

By Adam Daly

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered her final State of the City speech in March 2025.

Queens

EMILYs List endorses Adrienne Adams in bid for lieutenant governor

By Shane O’Brien

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Campaign Insiders: A Q&A with NYS Comptroller Candidate Raj Goyle

By Lea Tomaswick

Long Island Asian American community leaders say AAPI Heritage Month is about promoting education, inclusion and civic engagement beyond May.

Nassau

Long Island AAPI leaders seek bigger role in American story

By Miao Li

Brooklyn

City Council passes resolution calling for Labor History Month in public schools

By Gabriele Holtermann

Controversy over hundreds of snow-removal summonses issued after January’s blizzards has sparked ongoing debate in the Village of Great Neck over enforcement, court tactics and public safety.

Nassau

Snow-ticket fallout tests trust between Great Neck residents, village

By Miao Li

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Richard Swygert was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison for shooting a 20-year-old Rosedale man to death and wounding two others in front of the notorious and now-closed Umbrella Hotel in Kew Gardens during the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2021.

Bronx man gets 75 years to life in prison for Umbrella Hotel shooting in Kew Gardens that killed one, injured two others: DA

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180-year-old Cuyler Gore Park gets new playground, spray showers and seating in $5M renovation