Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
The Latest
Puerto Rico blackouts have a warning for us
If we don't act now, the crisis ahead only becomes more difficult and costly to fix.
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Teenage me played The Black often2m read
Northwell public health chief: Tylenol isn't proven to cause autism2m read
Build on LI's transportation triumph2m read
Toto, we're definitely not in Brooklyn anymore2m read
It's time for universal child care in NY2m read
The Point
Suffolk County comptroller musical chairs
What the Newsday editorial board heard interviewing candidates for local office last week.
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Bad driving alarming on multiple levels
Does it reflect a growing lack of care and empathy for one's fellow humans?
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Making sense of Trump's about-turn on Ukraine
Could the president have realized things are not going very well for Russia?
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Commentary
A government shutdown will fuel the flood-insurance crisis
Trump is winding down FEMA altogether without offering a plan for the future.
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This shutdown fight has life-or-death consequences4m read
Puerto Rico blackouts have a warning for us2m read
Autism needs support, not blame and judgment4m read
Make America capitalist again3m read
More Opinion
Homan $50,000 bribe allegation deserves a thorough probe4m read
Make America capitalist again3m read
Climate change and the positives of electric vehicles1m read
A moment in sports spotlight1m read
Ballot fight over a missing Nassau legislative candidate4m read
Crucial evidence about life on Mars is stuck ... on Mars3m read
Teenage me played The Black often2m read
New York got some good news from that BLS revision3m read
The Mamdani effect outside NYC2m read
Natural gas, clean energy, rodeos at UBS Arena1m read
Making sense of Trump's about-turn on Ukraine2m read
Back to basics to boost reading1m read
Northwell public health chief: Tylenol isn't proven to cause autism2m read
Build on LI's transportation triumph2m read
Toto, we're definitely not in Brooklyn anymore2m read
Nation's constitutional crisis, Jay Jacobs and Mamdani1m read
A shutdown would be a lose-lose1m read
Pilots shouldn't be grounded for seeking mental health care2m read
$100,000 H-1B visa is a gamble that could protect U.S. jobs3m read
Time to deconstruct outdated law1m read
Avoid these 7 deadly sins regulating AI2m read
Airport expansion isn't convenient3m read
Nassau backs Jacobs in party discord over Mamdani2m read
Grandparents are standing up for vaccines2m read
The future of drones is policing, not delivering packages4m read
Musings: When a bin bars the willing heart
Musings: Courtesy can be contagious1m read
Musings: A small station adapts while our culture shifts1m read
Growing, learning in the raspberry patch2m read
FEMA must be fixed, but stay federal3m read
Sam Altman has a lot of things keeping him awake at night4m read
Schumer finally has a plan for a government shutdown3m read
Governance, leadership, political labels, more3m read
Lafayette's tour is relevant now2m read
Elevate MacArthur to the next level1m read
Abrams Fensterman firm eyed by AG for collection practices3m read
Safety at battery storage facilities, immigrants, the Holocaust3m read
All rise for the judge's civic warning2m read
Blue Ribbon excellence axed2m read
Could bid rejections open the door for a Nassau Hub casino?4m read
The Federal Reserve's century-long power grab3m read
There's no easy way to unmask ICE agents4m read
It's time for universal child care in NY2m read
Holocaust revisionism, LIRR fare collection1m read
Open EV-charging data, and drivers will come2m read
Suffolk must save maritime industry1m read
Top Nassau County judge moved aside3m read
This gold rush isn't about inflation — or even gold4m read
From TikTok to telehealth — 3 ways medicine must evolve to reach Gen Z3m read
Women deacons, Hochul, Mamdani, Tom Hanks' award3m read
