Long Island

Nassau County will be voiceless on the MTA board after the state Senate decided it was tired of David Mack's act.

Nassau County legislators want to explicitly legalize e-bikes after their police department used old, confusing ATV rules to impound them.

Slow-moving safety features preceded a Long Island death. And more news.

With no clear legal rationale for the ban, Nassau County e-bike riders are left in a tough spot.

Gov. Hochul's proposal to lower car insurance premiums is built on suspected fraud. But a body of evidence reveals that there really is very little.

Long Islanders should be red hot mad that streets are about to become less safe.

Newsday published a pro-driver take on a promising school bus camera program that was a particularly egregious example of a bunch of suburban editors reflexively siding with whining, entitled drivers over kids. Plus other news.

This morning, Governor Cuomo announced plans to move forward with the Long Island Railroad’s project for a third track on the main line between Floral Park and Hicksville in Nassau County. At the same time, Cuomo wants to study a car tunnel linking Long Island to either the Bronx, Westchester, or Connecticut.

Well, that was quick. Two nascent safety camera programs on Long Island have been shut down, despite demonstrable success in Nassau, after elected officials turned tail in response to complaints from law-breaking motorists. Meanwhile, red light cameras in New Jersey were turned off this week after that state's five-year demonstration failed to secure renewal in the legislature.