Early voters cast 5,000 ballots on Long Island
By Allie Jorge and Eric DiCrescenzo Over 5,000 Long Island residents cast their votes ahead of Election Day, for the first time ever in New […]
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LGBTQ+ Long Islanders anticipate tuesday court hearings
By Charles Scott & Kraig Klein As The United States Supreme Court heard three cases relating to LGBTQ+ labor rights on Tuesday October 8th, representatives […]
Deer Park LGBTQ+ community responds to Trump administration attack on trans people
By Megan Valle and Lamia Choudhury A Pride for Youth event held on Monday in Deer Park, gathered roughly 30 people from the LGBTQ+ community […]
LI mourners want more armed security in synagogues and stricter gun laws after Pittsburgh
By Akanksha Kar & Desiree D’lorio At least 11 vigils honored the Tree of Life victims last week in Nassau and Suffolk and two more […]
Long Island reformers urge tougher limousine laws
By Desiree D’Iorio and Karina Gerry Senator Charles Schumer met with LABS members, a group of limousine law reformers, in Great Neck calling for a […]
LI State Senate candidates rally for passage of Child Victims Act
By Anna Correa and Neda Karimi Four candidates for state senate, including Suffolk County Legislator Lou D’Amaro, and child sexual abuse survivors advocated for democrats […]
Legislation for the deaf pushed in Nassau County
By Megan Valle and Akanksha Kar Nassau County legislature unanimously passed a law on Wednesday Sep. 26th, that requires the county’s Police Department to provide […]
Political cartoon and satire convention kicks off at Hofstra University
By Darius Kwak and Joshua B. Milien During a routine nine to five workday, Matthew Davies sits alone on a lightbox desk in his Newsday […]
LI LGBT groups celebrate national coming out day after Jeff Sessions rescinds protection rights
By Jillian Weynand and Darius Kwak The Long Island LGBT community plans to celebrate National Coming Out Day today, just a week after U.S. Attorney […]
Distilled Theology pairs God with beer
By: Chereese Cross and Dyondra Wilson Elbows resting on an oak table, and lips pressed against glass– people gather near a table in the back […]