Christopher Bollen's New Novel, Orient
Christopher Bollen talks about his novel, Orient, about an isolated town on the North Fork of Long Island. When the body of a local caretaker is found in the open water, a newly arrived orphan is...
View ArticleA Big Day at the Races
CBS radio racing reporter and analyst Brad Telias previews this weekend's Belmont Stakes, where American Pharoah tries to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed did it in 1978. Plus, he...
View ArticleGetting an education is the latest battle for migrant children who crossed US...
On Long Island, it's been a rocky start for some young Central Americans, who were placed into a "transition" school that some observers find subpar.
View ArticleCuomo Renews Bet on Third Track to Ease LIRR Woes
Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday gave New Yorkers a sneak preview of a piece of his upcoming State of the State address: a plan to boost Long Island's economy by adding capacity on the Long Island Rail...
View ArticleIt's Complicated: Long Island Ahead of First Presidential Debate
As Hofstra prepares to host the first debate in September, Larry Levy, executive director of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, talks about why suburbs, like Long Island's,...
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The Perfect Place for a Shark to Grow Up: Off of Long Island
Movies like "Jaws" helped make great white sharks famous, but to scientists, the species still holds plenty of mysteries. Great white "nurseries" — areas where the animals spend the first few months of...
View ArticleLong Island University's Labor Day Lockout
After a contract fight with the faculty union, Long Island University's administration told professors not to come to work this fall and replaced them with an entirely new staff. Scott Jaschik, editor...
View ArticleAs Presidential Debate Comes to Campus, Hofstra Students Weigh in on Election
For many, this election is like no other they have seen before. But for most college students, this is their first chance to cast a ballot in a presidential election. To understand how young people...
View ArticleAhead of Debate, Understanding Change on Long Island
Hofstra University is getting ready to host the first presidential debate Monday night.The event comes at a time of great change on Long Island, home to some 8 million people. As a result, many...
View ArticleEpisode 3: This Land Is My Land, That Land Is Your Land
Tom McCarthy, a retired NYPD detective and lifelong Long Island resident, has spent much of his adult life straddling two very different worlds. Each day he would leave the calm of his suburban...
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Episode 5: White Like Me
Once again, race has become a central issue in a presidential campaign. But this time, it's not all about people of color. It's also about white Americans, and what their place is in 21st century...
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Episode 6: The Kids Are Not Alright
Gang violence and a drug epidemic might not be the first things one thinks about when they picture the American suburbs, but they have become prominent facts of life for many residents in Suffolk...
View ArticleHelping Immigrants Put Down Roots
Only 17 miles from the Hamptons, Catholic nun Sister Margaret Smyth found a booming Latino immigrant population in need of community. Listen to United States of Anxiety from WNYC and The Nation...
View ArticleOn Long Island, Opinions Vary on Trump's Immigration Policies
Margarita Chavez came to the United States from Peru 25 years ago, to escape the terrorist group The Shining Path. She’s now a U.S. citizen, and considers herself an American. And like millions of...
View ArticleTales And Recipes From A LI 'Fisherman's Wife'
Stephanie Villani shares stories and recipes from the sea in her new cookbook, The Fisherman’s Wife: Sustainable Recipes and Salty Stories. Stephanie and her family are commercial fishers in Mattituck,...
View ArticleMTA Approves LIRR Third Track Project, Despite Cost Concerns
The MTA board approved funding on Wednesday for a $2.6 billion project known as The Third Track Project on the Long Island Railroad. The project has been discussed for over 40 years, and costs have...
View ArticleLong Island Lawsuits Challenge Local Cooperation with Federal Immigration...
New York is known as a sanctuary city, where law enforcement is required to limit its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has expressed support for this policy, but it's...
View ArticleEpisode 4: The Most Racist Judge in Nassau County
When Prodigy goes on trial for violating parole, his lawyer files over 90 pages of P's medical records in his defense. We find those records buried deep in a Brooklyn courthouse, and they open a window...
View ArticleWhat's Next for Plum Island
If you haven't heard of Plum Island, you're likely not the only one.The idyllic slice of land sits just off the eastern tip of Long Island. It houses a federal lab that researches the world's deadliest...
View ArticleA White Shark Nursery in the Waters Off New York City May Provide Clues to...
While white shark populations have been going down globally, since the 1960s, researchers have known about a thriving nursery for juvenile white sharks in the waters off the coast of New York City and...
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