Dean Skelos
(R, C, I, TRP-Rockville Centre)
It’s been a hectic two years for Deano. The 62-year-old became majority leader four months before Democrats took over, then briefly regained—then lost again—control in a month-long coup. This year, Skelos, who is running for his 14th term, is hoping the GOP officially reclaims the chamber so he can balance out the likely Democratic governor.
Nassau County Issues Public Health Emergency For Bay Park Sewage Plant
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano issued a Public Health Emergency Wednesday afternoon in response to a catastrophic sewage treatment failure at its Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. Among other actions, he announced the drastic measure of diverting raw [...]
A Shinnecock Casino At Belmont? Don’t Bet On It.
The jovial retired couple had just driven in from Stony Brook to play the new slot machines at the Aqueduct racetrack in south Queens, about a mile from JFK Airport. They hadn’t started betting yet and they were in a good mood, eager to take advantage of [...]
Heating Up: Long Island’s Global Warming Vulnerability
It was 70 degrees in Central Park and Islip on Nov. 28, a temperature that shattered a 115-year-old record for New York City and trumping Long Island’s previous of 68 degrees for that date in 1995. The mercury hit 72 degrees in Newark the same day—tying a [...]