Jailed ex-attorney convicted of mortgage fraud
Kevin Cohen, a former attorney already jailed for his role in an adoption scam, has been convicted of multiple felonies for seeking to obtain a mortgage on a home he was living in, although it was...
View ArticleFunding stalls LI projects
It’s all about the Benjamins. Contrary to popular opinion, large-scale development projects on Long Island haven’t been victimized as much by community opposition and governmental morass as they have...
View ArticleLI credit unions add services
Due to the lag in loan demand in a weak economy, credit unions are seeking to boost revenue by increasing sales of investment services and insurance, clashing with banks that have long been major...
View ArticleFeds, NY seek out misclassified workers
The Internal Revenue Service last week announced its Voluntary Classification Program, which softens the penalties for firms that come forward and admit they misclassified workers, who should have been...
View ArticleNIFA rejects another Nassau budget
At its first meeting since County Executive Ed Mangano submitted his latest iteration of the county budget, the Nassau Interim Finance Authority declared the budget proposal out of balance. Even NIFA...
View ArticleEconomy adds 103K jobs, rate stays at 9.1 pct
Employers added 103,000 jobs in September, a modest burst of hiring after a sluggish summer. Still, job growth remains too weak to lower the unemployment rate, which stayed at 9.1 percent for the third...
View ArticleExtra LIRR trains planned for Yom Kippur
The Long Island Rail Road is adding trains to accommodate passengers observing Yom Kippur. The railroad says nine extra trains will begin running from Penn Station Friday afternoon. The Babylon and...
View ArticleKing: Feds happened upon LI al-Qaida member
A congressman says federal authorities became aware of an al-Qaida propagandist killed last week in Yemen when he contacted other suspected terrorists on Long Island in recent years. Rep. Peter King...
View ArticleStocks open higher after jobs report impresses
Stocks are rising in early trading after the government said employers added 103,000 jobs in September. The Labor Department also said more jobs were added in earlier months than had been previously...
View ArticleJailed ex-attorney convicted of mortgage fraud
Kevin Cohen, a former attorney already jailed for his role in an adoption scam, has been convicted of multiple felonies for seeking to obtain a mortgage on a home he was living in, although it was...
View ArticleFunding stalls LI projects
It’s all about the Benjamins. Contrary to popular opinion, large-scale development projects on Long Island haven’t been victimized as much by community opposition and governmental morass as they have...
View ArticleLI credit unions add services
Due to the lag in loan demand in a weak economy, credit unions are seeking to boost revenue by increasing sales of investment services and insurance, clashing with banks that have long been major...
View ArticleFeds, NY seek out misclassified workers
The Internal Revenue Service last week announced its Voluntary Classification Program, which softens the penalties for firms that come forward and admit they misclassified workers, who should have been...
View ArticleNIFA rejects another Nassau budget
At its first meeting since County Executive Ed Mangano submitted his latest iteration of the county budget, the Nassau Interim Finance Authority declared the budget proposal out of balance. Even NIFA...
View ArticleEconomy adds 103K jobs, rate stays at 9.1 pct
Employers added 103,000 jobs in September, a modest burst of hiring after a sluggish summer. Still, job growth remains too weak to lower the unemployment rate, which stayed at 9.1 percent for the third...
View ArticleExtra LIRR trains planned for Yom Kippur
The Long Island Rail Road is adding trains to accommodate passengers observing Yom Kippur. The railroad says nine extra trains will begin running from Penn Station Friday afternoon. The Babylon and...
View ArticleKing: Feds happened upon LI al-Qaida member
A congressman says federal authorities became aware of an al-Qaida propagandist killed last week in Yemen when he contacted other suspected terrorists on Long Island in recent years. Rep. Peter King...
View ArticleStocks open higher after jobs report impresses
Stocks are rising in early trading after the government said employers added 103,000 jobs in September. The Labor Department also said more jobs were added in earlier months than had been previously...
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