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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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Make civics top school priority

Protections for unionized workforce must be specified, detailed and preserved.

LIPA commission is failing workers

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NUMC still running in place

Don't trade short-term relief with long-term costs.

White House's student loan repayment plan needs fixing

In its pages readers will recognize their own pandemic experiences.

When will the great pandemic novel be published?

Reactions mixed in subway death

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Justices don't get to be totally unaccountable.

Top court needs an ethics code

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Despite recent progress, lost wages and wage theft remains problems on LI farms.

Farmworker rights must be respected

LIRR not crowded, air shows on Memorial Day, fix debt crisis 

War might not swirl around us now but their sacrifices continue.

A day to stop and remember

I met so many wonderful, interesting people.

Library bus trips good for one's circulation

Memorial Day is a portal to our history of pride, bravery, pain and heartbreak.

Remembering those no longer here

Mascot issue still dividing Long Island, migrant situation isn't an easy one

National monument proposal would protect its natural resources and cultural heritage.

Time to preserve Plum Island

With no protected lanes for bikes, our roads are just too dangerous.

It's tough to be a teen cyclist on LI

Just Sayin': This year, it's a special Memorial Day

High-speed rail can curb America's summer travel woes

Rolling the dice on Hub casino, stop sign cameras, more

DeSantis is not giving anti-Trumpers enough reason to join his bandwagon.

Sane conservatives still lack options

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