Essay Archives

Education is ‘passport to the future’ for young Long Islanders

NYS 18th AD Assemblywoman Taylor Raynor discusses how she plans to help students in her district excel by making changes to the Hempstead School District.

Taylor Raynor

What are Long Islanders’ top two health concerns?

A recent analysis of community health data shows that concerns about cancer and nutrition are among the largest issues for Long Islanders.

Janine Logan

We should all be concerned about poverty on Long Island

Poverty on Long Island is one of the great unspoken issues that confront us daily, yet we often remain apathetic and/or ignorant to it.

Charles Fox

Long Island is still as segregated as it was 40 years ago

I’ve looked back and seen Long Island remain, if not become further, segregated in the 40 plus years since I moved here.

Frank Pomata

Our crisis of confidence

Actively engaging in local government provides a fulfilling way to help shape the current political landscape into the idyllic place you feel confident living in.

Kevin Campbell

I love Long Island – but things here need to change

Long Island is everything my family could ever want. But the region needs to change if we want to keep young families from leaving.

Mike Lementowski

We can build a brighter future for Long Island

The means of overcoming our region’s substantial hurdles can be found through the creative application of planning, and should aim to take a holistic, comprehensive view of what makes Long Island’s suburban landscape unique.

Richard Murdocco

Long Island a prime example of ‘the other side of the tracks’

Did you ever think that two towns could be separated by a simple set of train tracks? This is clearly the case with Garden City and Hempstead writes former Elmont high student Sufyan Hameed.

Sufyan Hameed

Zip code shouldn’t determine Long Islanders’ chances for success

Research shows that your zip code has more of an impact on your life expectancy than your own genetic code - but it doesn't have to be this way.

Jacob Dixon

Long Island’s next generation should run for public office

Long Island's youngest legislator Josh Lafazan encourages millennials and Gen Zers to effectively advocate for themselves in local government.

Josh Lafazan