The proposed hearings into cheating in high schools smack of political grandstanding and micro-management, especially since there is no evidence that the type of conduct which prompted the September arrests of seven students is wide-spread.
Anthony Papa | Posted 05.25.2011
Will DA Rice pursue justice for dozens, hundreds, perhaps thousands of people who may be wrongfully incarcerated? Can Nassau County afford retrials?
Simon McCormack | Posted 05.25.2011
With primaries just one day away, it's not too late to brush up on the biggest and most contentious races in New York. See the photos below for more ...
Sam Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011
Never mess with a woman from the Big Apple. Residents of Long Island learned this firsthand in 2005, when Kathleen Rice stunned the political world a...
Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011
Next Tuesday, we vote. Here's a look at the contenders and pretenders in both parties.
Perry Binder | Posted 05.25.2011
Intellectually, I know you cannot separate the person from the teacher. For me, it is contradictory and maddening that Mr. Friedman provided meaningful guidance to countless students.
AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 05.25.2011
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A prosecutor said Tuesday she will select a group of law-enforcement, legal and social science experts to help her investiga...
Gabriel Sayegh | Posted 05.25.2011
There's a change occurring in American politics: Candidates are being more open about past drug use -- and not just marijuana.
Posted 05.25.2011
It seems columnist Cindy Adams is out to prove that she's feisty as ever. Just days after penning her now infamous "just deal with it" sexual harass...
nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011
The second day of the Democratic state convention drew to a close here on Wednesday with a wide-open primary for attorney general after party leaders ...
David A. Singer | Posted 05.25.2011
The presumptive gubernatorial candidate, Andrew Cuomo, has tapped Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy as his choice for Lt. Goverrnor.
Dennis C. Vacco | Posted 12.24.2011