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Hochul needs to work with Long Island leaders and offer incentives.

Gov must retool housing plan 

Parking lots at LIRR stations can be used to help meet the region's need.

Use MTA land to build more housing

The governor's housing plan hasn't evolved much.

Hochul budget has LI flaws

The region needs more housing but one size does not fit all.

Hochul must listen to LI

Map: Housing units on Long Island

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Former president has shown that a felony conviction might not be a block to success

Trump verdict won't affect the election

Families at different income levels are struggling to put food on their tables

Emptier shopping carts on Long Island

The lack of discounted monthly passes means we are subsidizing peak riders

Off-peak LIRR riders also deserve a break

Independent medical practices provide better care, preserve doctor autonomy

Consolidated health care hurts patients

Gov. Hochul should sign the TREES Act to fight climate change and help biodiversity

Protect the trees, protect ourselves

Long Island lacks places that can take waste, produce compost and reduce methane

Food scrap processing facilities needed

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There is a rich history of famous people with Long Island ties.

It's about time we played the LI name game

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Basing a state criminal action on a purported federal violation is wrong.

Bragg abuses law in prosecution of Trump

Diesel buses have a detrimental effect on the environment and kids' health

Make the electric school bus transition

We can survive if allowed to ship direct to consumers as does the wine industry

Craft distilleries like mine are dying

Reflecting on a crazy night from the past.

In 1960, when my world turned upside down

I look at my grandson now and I can see my son

Mother's Day after the loss of a child

Unfortunately, some of my colleagues harbor latent anti-Jewish sentiment

Protests reveal polarized faculty at Stony Brook

It would erode trust between doctors and patients, harm the most vulnerable, and cannot be controlled.

Should NYS adopt medical aid in dying? No

There has been no history of abuse in states that have that option.

Should NYS adopt medical aid in dying? Yes

Running the engine when you're going nowhere is bad for everyone's health

Will you please stop idling your car?

As the cemeteries in NYC boroughs began to fill up, LI became a logical choice for new ones.

Space for LI burials for years to come

Suffolk County CC needs more support to better serve its diverse student community

State budget shorts community colleges

Ads against Suozzi showed how groups can exploit guidelines and hide donor identities.