On Sept. 11, 2001, as a then-NYPD lieutenant, I was part of the initial Level 4 Mobilization to respond to the World Trade Center, and I arrived with my officers just as United Flight 175 slammed into WTC 2. Each
Read MoreI’m a fervid member of the Sen. Peter Harkham fan club, earnestly hoping he will continue to represent Southeast and Brewster Village next year. Sen. Harckham is, by all accounts, one of the hardest working and most productive elected officials
Read MoreEileen Joan Edwards-Lew, a longtime Briarcliff Manor resident, passed away peacefully at Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut on Thursday morning, Aug. 29. She was 95 years old. Eileen was born on Feb. 1, 1929, in New York City to Alan J.
Read More“Oops, we’ve gone too far.” This is what the Republican Party, and most notably, Donald Trump and his acolyte, Mike Lawler, are apparently thinking. Trump made good on his promise to appoint Supreme Court justices to overturn Roe v. Wade,
Read MoreBy Brian McGowan Were the “Famine Irish” the lawless, illiterate and ignorant louts portrayed in popular media such as “The Gangs of New York?” Or do they deserve better treatment? They do, argues award-winning historian Tyler Anbinder. His fourth book,
Read MoreBy Bill Primavera When I could afford my own apartment in New York (actually in that charming neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights), one of my first purchases, following a Danish Modern sofa that also served as my bed, was an inexpensive
Read MoreIs the election anxiety getting to you too? The best cure is to, in the wise words of Michelle Obama, do something! This November, make sure candidates that align with your values win at the ballot box by volunteering and getting
Read MoreWhen Rep. Mike Lawler appeared with law enforcement leaders in Rockland County last month, his opponent, Mondaire Jones, immediately took to Twitter to criticize Lawler’s work. Jones claimed that Lawler voted three times to defund the police and touted his
Read MoreReferring to Laura Loomer, Nate Soule, the spokesperson for Rep. Mike Lawler said, “Anyone, who believes that 9/11 was an inside job or part of some big conspiracy is a fringe character.” The problem is Trump brought fringe character Loomer
Read MoreBy Tony Pinciaro YORKTOWN came oh so close to playing for a sectional title last year. Unfortunately, the Cornhuskers were denied a title-game berth by Horace Greeley (1-0 on a late penalty kick) in a Class AA semifinal. Having been
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