By Brendan Kaufman, Staff Writer As the winter season finally gets its foot in the door this year, the first snow of the year hit Long Island during the first weeks of January. Around two inches of snow fell in Nassau and Suffolk county on Jan. 16 and the impact…
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By Jack Levy, Staff Writer The 2024 Presidential Election is less than one year away and America as a whole will need to decide which candidate will steer the country in a better direction. The last presidential election in 2020 was one of the most divisive elections in recent history,…
By Aliya Couillard, News Editor The last time the New York City Metropolitan Area saw a wage increase was in 2019 when the wage went from $13.50 to $15 an hour. Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, the minimum wage in New York City, Long Island and Westchester County went from…
By Olivia Mangelli, Staff Writer The Friday after Thanksgiving is one of the most famous Fridays of the year. Thousands of people flock to the department and retail stores for deals that only last for one day. Crowds form early in the morning while products are still in stock and…
By Dylan Stovall, Staff Writer November just became the sixth consecutive month in 2023 to set a heat record for that month. The globally averaged temperature for November was up 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit above its average, creating a large margin over the previous record holder, November, 2020. Various parts of…
By Lauren Ritirato, Staff Writer The Adult Survivors Act was implemented for one year in New York State and recently closed on Nov. 24, 2023. This law allowed individuals to file lawsuits for various types of sexual assault cases that were past the statute of limitations. Over 3,000 cases have…
By Kendall Shamus, Staff Writer Mental health awareness has become more prevalent in society since the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020. Different organizations on campus have been and continue to take steps to help end the stigma around mental health and provide the campus community with resources in a time of…
By Jack Levy, Staff Writer On Aug. 29, Wan Xu, a 34-year-old mom and resident of Queens, New York, was shoved onto the subway tracks in lower Manhattan in an unprovoked assault. Samuel Junker, 41, has since been arrested and charged with felony assault. Xu has gotten surgery and is…
By Lauren Ritirato, Staff Writer In the midst of a warm fall season, a near-average amount of snowfall is expected to hit the Northeast this year. A stark contrast from last winter, in which a light 17.7 inches of snow was recorded for the entirety of winter. Meteorologists are predicting…
By Dylan Stovall, Staff Writer Election day is less than a year away at this point and it’s time to start paying attention to who will be on the ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. As more primary debates erupt across the country, polling numbers have been on every political constituent’s…