Long Island
Campaign Confidential
The Democrats positioning for a special election in George Santos’ district
Jay Jacobs may hold the power, as candidates like Robert Zimmerman, Anna Kaplan and maybe Tom Suozzi jockey for support.
Heard Around Town
Dems target GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito on Medicare, Social Security
The Long Island member says he’ll fight for the programs, but an internal poll suggests the critical messaging may be working.
Interviews & Profiles
Steve Bellone: The last of the New York centrists
What’s next for the Suffolk County executive in a state where you have to pick a side?
Long Island
Long Island, land of beaches, Billy Joel and protests against police brutality
Anti-racism activism isn't just in big cities and liberal college towns any more.
Long Island
Newsday: State helped cover up toxic plume
A new investigation reveals how the government made a Long Island disaster worse.
Criminal justice
Long Island Democrats pushing for bail reform
They’re facing pressure to revise the law, and failure could haunt them in November.
Long Island
Sex toys, a corrupt police chief and a DA found guilty
What you need to know about the trial of Thomas Spota, Suffolk’s former DA.
New York City
Keep Robert Moses’ name on Long Island
Robert Moses State Park already has the perfect name for a notoriously segregated region.
New York City
Politicians call for probes into unequal treatment of Long Island home buyers
Newsday’s in-depth undercover report on real estate agents’ discriminatory behavior has angered officials.
New York State
Fix New York state’s overtime and pension abuses
New York taxpayers can’t afford to keep paying padded pensions, but there is a solution: Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick submitted legislation to prohibit overtime payments from being factored into a retiree’s pension calculations, writes former Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy.
Andrew Cuomo
Why Cuomo is so furious at Long Island Senate Dems
Gov. Andrew Cuomo feels Long Island state Senate Democrats said nothing on behalf of the Amazon deal until it was too late.
New York City
Will Albany Dems be their own worst enemy?
Experts assess the issues that could divide the state Senate Democrats – and the long-term effects.
Andrew Cuomo
Poll: Is a civil war brewing among the state Senate Democrats?
Long Island Democrats reportedly complained about the opposition to Amazon’s HQ2. How serious is the rift?
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Todd Kaminsky
How Democrats finally did it on Long Island
The region’s large Republican state Senate delegation is no more. Here’s why.
Elaine Phillips
Can Anna Kaplan convince Long Islanders to trust a Democrat?
The challenger to state Sen. Elaine Phillips, Anna Kaplan has a liberal-leaning district, but faces fear of taxes.
New York City
The belligerent style in American politics
How New Yorkers hijacked the Republican Party.
New York State
The Long Island outlook
The biggest Long Island projects and policy matters in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Long Island
Will the blue wave obliterate the Long Island Nine?
If the Democrats want to retake the state Senate, they may need to undo decades of GOP control on the island.
Liuba Grechen Shirley
Liuba’s coming for Pete
Liuba Grechen Shirley is the congressional candidate who changed the game on campaign child care, and now she's looking to dethrone Rep. Pete King.
New York City
