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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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It deserves the support of all Long Islanders.

Support bill for Sound cleanup

There still is time to register to vote in November's elections.

One way to improve your health: Vote

We can only accept that life brings all sorts of possibilities, bright and dark.

Bus crash reminds us nothing is certain

These ideas to prevent car crashes won't work, glass recycling solutions

A regional solution would best address Long Island's garbage problem.

Needed: a better way to recycle glass

Just Sayin': LI homes can meet EV charging needs

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After bus crash, we're all Dalers

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Data details why there are delays and cancellations on LIRR

It's repugnant to see Russia weaponize food supplies in this way.

Putin is winning his grain war, pitting Poland against Ukraine

We bit the bullet for better health care

The GOP raises a valid concern: How extended is the U.S. economic commitment?

Find a road to peace in Ukraine

Santos calls off Westbury event

South Asians who watched and played as kids know it's a game of patriotic fervor.

Cricket's thrills and spills come to LI

This isn't the way the Rescue and Recovery Plan was supposed to work.

Bidenomics is having an unusual effect on deficits

It's not in her makeup to quit, nor should she.

If Joe Biden quits, Kamala Harris will be no easy pushover

Trump 2024 and listening to Orthodox Jews

Enthusiasm for canceling the voters' choice has spread far beyond Washington.

Impeachment grows as partisan weapon

It's critical that anyone who wants the new booster can get it at no cost. 

Pay heed to COVID surge

MTA 'armed' to launch congestion pricing

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