New York City looms large in Long Island Republican campaign rhetoric this year, from President Donald Trump down to the State Assembly. Newsday Opinion’s Mark Chiusano looks at why the  GOP tradition of comparing LI to NYC is getting a reboot this year, with bail changes, criminal justice reform protests, and the Amazon HQ2 fight.


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His response to an antisemitic chant wasn't good enough.

A bob and weave by Mayor Mamdani fails

"I'm on a journey, I don't know where that path will end," Blakeman said.

An oath in Nassau, a mission in Albany

The protests have been unprecedented in scale.

U.S. lacks moral authority in Iranian dissidents' fight

It is capable of an astonishing variety of tasks.

A human marvel that's hard to replicate

Maduro was a key Kremlin ally in South America.

Venezuela shake-up bad news for Putin

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It's also easy to imagine how countries and companies could game the system.

The push for lower U.S. drug prices uses bad logic

The tariffs have hit small businesses and consumers particularly hard.

Cooling inflation doesn't mean tariffs were harmless

Higher reading and math test results are clouded by a decades-old issue.

Struggling districts need new approach

Arguments over fatal shooting of Renee Good

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How Trump's call to Blakeman happened

Trump's broad and indiscriminate tariffs confound domestic manufacturing.

America's manufacturing renaissance is missing in action

In this contest of visions, I am rooting for the American leader in the Vatican.

The pope and the president offer competing Americanisms

Watching a young Islanders player emerge reminds us what first pulled us into sports.

Islanders' Schaefer gives us fans a rare joy

Seeing the tragedy, my mind conjured up the founder of modern policing.

ICE didn't use rational tactics with Renee Good

The numbers are all pointing in the right directions for the first year.

NYC congestion pricing working

Putin's war, LIRR changes, Jerome Powell

Trump pardon recipient with LI ties running for governor

Only a few people with access to Starlink internet have managed to send images.

Behind the blackout, Iran is drowning in blood

Hungry whales now come into crowded estuaries to feed, making them vulnerable.

'Save the whales' worked for decades, but now gray whales are starving

LIRR ticket changes, suicide prevention

After her State of the State comes the hard part: turning the words into action.

Hochul's promises could make a dent for NYers

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