Karen Rubin
Pulse of the Peninsula: ‘Yes’ on budgets, ‘No’ on tax caps
On Tuesday, May 21, the community should come out in support of the school and library budgets, which are subject…
Pulse of the Peninsula: Rep Israel’s agenda faces obstruction
Congressman Steve Israel addressed the Great Neck Democratic Club at Great Neck House on April 22, laying out his priorities…
Pulse of the Peninsula: Rabbi Davidson rebuts Geller on Islam
Rabbi Jerome Davidson returned to Temple Beth-el where he is rabbi emeritus to give a strong rebuttal to the controversy…
Pulse of the Peninsula: Earth Day deserves more than talk
It is telling that Earth Day came and went with nary more than a nod. We’re so obsessively focused on…
Pulse of the Peninsula: Geller good at playing media victim
Pam Geller hailed her appearance at the Chabad of Great Neck and later, at a protest on Old Country Road…
Pulse of the Peninsula: Tax cap bad news for school districts
The impacts of misguided governmental policies on public education were brought home at the Great Neck School board meeting, March…
L.I. to benefit from new wind farm
If all goes according to plan, there will be a windfarm off Long Island within five years generating 350,000 kilowatt…
Kelly highlights Merchant Marine graduation
Captain Mark Kelly, a 1986 alum of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy who went on to become a naval aviator…
Obama’s mortgage plan: Yes it can in GN
Riding around Great Neck on a grey February day, I was struck by how shabby so many homes are, even…
Mangano precinct plan needs scrutiny
On the surface, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's plan to consolidate the county's eight precincts into four in order to…
Highway cops could move to 6th Pct.
Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano's plan to replace the 6th Precinct in Manhasset with a "community policing center" and turn…
Obama’s college tuition plan good for GN
For more than 20 years, I have had it in mind to write a story, "Blind Acceptance," about ever-increasing college…
A new year, a new vision for Long Island
The announcement that Long Island has received $101 million in state grants to invest in "transformative projects" is really welcome…
Home foreclosures changing Long Island
During a recent protest in posh Garden City, where the main street offers a Who's Who of America's major banks,…
Ex town councilman happy helping others
There is a slum outside of Nairobi, Kenya, where the "road" is called "River of S---" because that is where…