Suffolk County has launched a “Transit to Trails” initiative, mapping out biking and hiking paths and nearby public transportation and amenities for residents and visitors, County Executive Steve Bellone said on Friday.
Harvey Manes, a Republican doctor from Plainview, has entered the race to unseat Rep. George Santos (R-Nassau/Queens) in New York’s 3rd Congressional District.
Nearly two dozen more recreational marijuana dispensaries have been approved for Long Island, increasing the total number of such businesses from 40 to 63 — but none have opened since the first licenses were issued in November.
A former New York City police officer from East Islip was sentenced to 33 months in prison on Thursday for hatching a plan to commit bribery using interstate facilities, according to Breon Peace, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.