Opinion

Columnists

Randi F. Marshall

Randi Marshall-Mug

Opinion Top Stories

Opinion More Stories Slot

Cube as1

The Point

Opinion The Point

Point Newsletter Signup

Cube bs2

Housing Editorials

Opinion Rail Module

Cube bs3

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

Opinion Article Bottom Module

We all should embrace the campaign to fight antisemitism with a display of lights.

Time to place a menorah in the window

A high school incident shows we're not teaching our kids how to properly dissent.

Students protest; all of us must learn

Parking garage holes above Amtrak lines show importance of paying attention.

On infrastructure, small stuff matters

Community benefits are good, but not when politicians are more interested in reelection.

To advance big LI projects, money talks

As the floodgates of antisemitism have opened, American Jews feel abandoned.

Where are all of my non-Jewish friends?

Critics see political motives in skin tone colors that let students draw themselves.

New crayons inflame old controversy

Opinion Newsletter Widget

Antisemitic rhetoric must be challenged whenever and wherever it is heard.

Words matter in talking of war in Israel

Opinion Video Playlist

Impending end of federal stimulus funding could leave many parents with no options.

Beware the looming child care cliff

Progress comes bit by bit against what is often loud and organized opposition.

LI takes small steps forward on housing

Biden's proposal doesn't address many issues in the care given our loved ones.

Nursing home staffing fix not enough

Controversial Island Hills proposal seeks to include views of Sayville neighbors.

Residents get a say in new development

LI has seen its share of motorists who are unaware, and those who are selfish.

My cautious drive to make a difference

Company seeks to add second LI center after Glen Cove concerns prove unfounded.

Fears over LI mental health facility prove untrue

College acceptance should not be based on where your parents went to school.

Time to end this legacy of preference

Despite flexible schedules today, many top execs are stuck in prejudices of the past.

Gender-pay gap shows pervasive bias

Perseverance pays off for public health grads in SUNY Old Westbury educational opportunity program

Six sisters make the finish line, together

Sometimes it takes decades to build good affordable housing ... but it shouldn't.

Learn the lessons of Matinecock Court

Outcry over feared impending shutdown reminds us of cinema's power to bind us.

Turner Classic Movies must be saved

Anti-vaccine activist has a much bigger stage now in making a run for president.