Joye Brown

Joye Brown has been a columnist for Newsday since 2006. She joined the newspaper in 1983 and has worked as a reporter, an editor, newsroom administrator and editorial writer.

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Brown: If LI Six don't deliver, they won't last long

Long Island’s never seen anything like this: Six local New York State senators, all Democrats

Politics Brown: Will there be a price for Curran's legacy?
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran could be putting her political future on the line with
10/20/18
Joye Brown Brown: Future LIRR system fixes aren't enough
The best of plans mean little if commuters, who rely on the LIRR to get
9/24/18
Joye Brown Brown: For Curran, a question of transparency
Is it? Or isn’t it? The question arose last week when Newsday requested a copy
9/22/18
Joye Brown Brown: Water co. fights rising tide of criticism
New York American Water officials promised not too long ago to restore customer confidence in
8/15/18
Joye Brown Brown: USA v. the Manganos, Part II
The allegations in the new indictment against Edward Mangano, Nassau's former county executive, and Linda
8/8/18
Joye Brown Brown: DA probe could have long reach
Perry Pettus, a trustee of the Village of Hempstead, sat ramrod straight at the defendant’s
8/1/18
Joye Brown Brown: Gaming a broken system in Nassau
An approved referendum to change from an elected to an appointed property assessor made the
7/30/18
Nassau Brown: 10 bright spots in Hempstead schools
Cut through the conditionals, and there are plentiful good things going on.
7/25/18
Joye Brown Brown: What to do when there's an active shooter
It was one thing, back in the day, to be taught to duck under a
7/23/18
Nassau Brown: Politics and land preservation in Nassau
The notion of preserving open space is akin to joining mom in the kitchen for
7/21/18