News by Karl Grossman
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Nuclear Critics Challenge Hochul’s Plan
Gov. Hochul’s nuclear plan is drawing opposition.
Priced Out: Long Island’s Housing Reality
Affordability crisis hits homeownership hard on Long Island.
New Suffolk Law Cracks Down on E-Bike, Scooter Use
Suffolk looks to make the streets safer with new laws.
Suffolk Closeup: The Race for Governor
Grossman’s insight into the race for the state’s top office.
Suffolk Closeup: The Decline of Local Journalism
“Hometown newspapers are a foundational part of the American experience; we uplift the stories of everyday New Yorkers making a difference in their communities and serve as watchdogs that hold those in power accountable.”
On Preserving Suffolk's Underground Water Supply
Turner was speaking about far- western Long Island—Brooklyn— and how it blew its underground water supply more than a century ago.
"Docs Equinox" on "Soils, Farms, Food"
By Karl Grossman It was fitting that Suffolk County with some of the richest soil in the world and still on the New York State's list of its top agricultural counties (Number 4 based on "farm sales") as the setting in recent days of a "Docs Equinox" series of documentaries with the theme "Cultivating Connections: Soils, Farms, Food."
Assemblyman Thiele: Making LIPA Fully Public Utility "Uphill Fight"
This, despite the Legislative Commission on the Future of the Long Island Power Authority, a bipartisan eight-member panel that Thiele co-chairs, concluding after an extensive investigation and many public hearings, that LIPA should operate the electric system on Long Island itself and not contract it out.
Tesla Science Center Momentum
But the project of creating the Tesla Science Center at Wardenclyffe very much continues—with its leadership working hard on it.
Primaries Will Set Who Will Run in lst C.D.
It's a "swing" district, one that could go Democrat or Republican, unusual these days for a House district most of which are dominated by voters of one party due to politically manipulated reapportionment.
The "Bail Reform" Situation
It was obvious back in the middle 1960s that if a person had the money, or property to put up as security, he or she was released on bail. If not, the person was sent to jail—to wait, sometimes for months, to be tried. More than a few defendants who ended up being judged innocent thus served jail time anyway.
Restoring Eelgrass "The Miracle Plant"
"Eelgrass is the miracle plant," says Vasiluth. "It's vital as fish habitat. It's a nursery ground for juvenile fish. Where it grows, scallops thrive. It slows down erosion. It neutralizes acidification. It produces oxygen. It sequesters carbon 35 times faster than a terrestrial rain forest. It is the foundation of the shallow sea."
Suffolk Closeup "13 Magic Words"
They are 13 words that have been added to a measure likely to be voted on in a countywide referendum in November that would amend the Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act. The words are in a section of state legislation on what the fund for the act would finance.
Praise for Departing Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr.
In covering thousands of government officials in Suffolk County as a journalist here for more than 60 years, Thiele has been at the top.
The Affordable Housing Crisis -- Part II
Suffolk County isn't alone in facing an affordable housing crisis.
The Housing Crisis -- Part I
That's what the "median home price" in Suffolk County had risen to—a record high—as was reported late last year based on data provided by OneKey MLS. (With a Long Island base in Farmingdale, OneKeyMLS describes itself as New York State's "largest multiple listing service" for real estate and the "ninth-largest multiple listing service" in the U.S.)
Frazer Dougherty--Pioneer of Public Access TV in Suffolk
"A Celebration Of A Bold Life" was the title of a memorial for an extraordinary person—a pioneer of public access television in Suffolk County, indeed the lead creator of a model for public access TV in the nation. Frazer Dougherty died in September at 101.
The Golden Anniversary of the Press Club of Long Island
"I love the Press Club of Long Island," said Brian Stelter. "I love journalism organizations. We need more of them. We need them to be healthy and vibrant."
Daily Feed
Mastic Beach Clerk Arrested in Vape Sale to Minor
A Mastic Beach store employee was arrested Wednesday after authorities said he sold vape products to a person under the age of 21 during an investigation into illegal tobacco sales.