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Struggling NUMC spent millions in tax dollars to create a neurosciences unit. The plan failed.
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (40+ words) Newsday A plan to boost Nassau University Medical Center's finances foundered amid questionable management and leadership turnover. Newsday investigative reporter Peter D'Auria has the story....
A billion in the red, taxpayer-backed NUMC spent millions to create a neurosciences unit. It failed.
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (1599+ words) Nassau University Medical Center was hundreds of millions of dollars in debt when its leadership embarked upon a new initiative: launching a premier neurosciences department. The problem? There was no apparent long-range strategy, market analysis'or even public discussion about the…...
4 years in, Ukraine has won by surviving
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (194+ words) Scene after a missile strike on houses Sunday in a suburb of Kyiv. Credit: Getty Images / Diego Fedele Russia's war in Ukraine passed the four-year mark on Tuesday. It's difficult to remember now that in the early days of the…...
Civics education on Long Island: Amid political polarization, how schools are teaching students to be good citizens
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (1268+ words) A student holds a booklet containing both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in a Hempstead High AP'Government class. Credit: Barry Sloan When Hempstead High School senior Saul Martel was just 8 years old, he helped his father become a…...
Hempstead proposal would tighten house size limits in Levittown
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (751+ words) The business of tearing down older houses in Levittown and building larger ones would become less profitable if a proposed zoning change that reduces allowable house size is approved by the Hempstead Town Board, according to real estate professionals. The…...
AI in schools: New Brookings report finds the risks are greater than the benefits. Long Island educators weigh in.
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (1121+ words) The 219-page report, released in January, is the result of a yearlong study by the Center for Universal Education at Brookings. In the report, the authors said AI can save teachers time when it comes to lesson planning, grading and…...
Public transit in NYC: How Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to get New Yorkers to drive less
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (1065+ words) Bicycle riders'at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, where'Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to ban motor vehicles. Credit: Todd Maisel Slower speed limits. Fewer driving lanes. Fewer parking spots, both paid and free. New York City's longstanding war on cars has kicked…...
Islip town board debates ICE contract renewal
1+ week, 23+ hour ago (539+ words) Opponents of allowing ICE agents use of a shooting range in the Town of Islip urged board members Tuesday night to end the contract. Credit: Newsday/Drew Singh Speaker after speaker urged the Islip Town Board on Tuesday night'to end…...
Riverhead debates future of town's anti-bias task force
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (943+ words) Suzanne Leaver of Amagansett was among 200 people to attend an ICE protest in Riverhead on Jan. 31. Credit: Randee Daddona Riverhead Town's Anti-Bias Task Force is reviewing what role it should play in the community after its chairman resigned after claiming…...
South Country district gets state approval to borrow $11 M " but it can't be used to lower next year's taxes
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (731+ words) Bellport Middle School in the South Country school district. Credit: Morgan Campbell State lawmakers on Wednesday approved an emergency bill to give the South Country school district an immediate $7 million infusion of aid and permission to borrow another $11 million " a…...