Blog: Joye Brown

Do you know the way to Pace University?

A reader in Westbury gave up a free concert in Massapequa Park to watch tonight's Spitzer-Suozzi debate after reading my column this morning. Let's see whether he made the right move....

ALL FOR DARFUR

Congressman Steve Israel has a passion for stopping the genocide in Darfur. He is a scholar of the Holocaust who, over the years, has asked himself one question: What would I have done, as an elected official, to stop what...

THEO LIVES...

...In the hearts of Huntington residents, many of whom wanted to know how to contribute to his funeral expenses. The contact is: Len Tortora, 631-421-5535. He is spearheading the fund raising. He's at LL Camera and Video, 267 New York...

LONG ISLAND ON LYNCHING

The e-mails were flying after a column on lynchings. Again, I can't post them all (a suggestion: some correspondents may want to consider posting them straight to the blog, but remember the rules: Keep 'em clean, Keep 'em relevant) ,...

AND HE'S OFF...

Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi's just-announced run for governor is eliciting a variety of responses. A few readers took me to the woodshed for writing that ambition is not a bad thing. One reader writes:You should be obligated to serve...

A HARD LOOK AT HARD HISTORY

Today's column takes on the ugly issue of lynching in the wake of an incident at a BOCES school in Riverhead. Residents tell me that things are tense in the area, with some parents keeping their children home during the...

STEVE LEVY WEIGHS IN ON BLACK DOLL INCIDENT

Steve Levy, Suffolk County's top elected official, hasn't been sitting on his thumbs regarding the Riverhead noose-and-black-doll incident. On Thursday, his office released the following statement: We have an absolute zero tolerance in Suffolk for crimes motivated by hate. I...

OUT OF THE FRYING PAN

Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi will announce that he is running for governor this Saturday. It's been fascinating following the outIslanders' view of a potential state Democratic primary matchup between Suozzi and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. Check this and this...

ON A PERSONAL NOTE...

My family was moved by the response to the column on my father. The comments were kind and comforting. I will answer every one. Thanks to Newsday readers for being so gracious....

ANOTHER VIEW

Check out Medical News Today on Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi's abortion-reduction initiative....