The Long Island Advocate presents an investigative podcast by Alexandra Whitbeck… “Sex Work After Gilgo” is a three-part investigative audio series examining the relationship between
Advocates: Workplace exploitation is a national concern By Scott Brinton Despite a July 2021 Nassau County Supreme Court judgment in their favor, eight kitchen workers
By Ivan Cardona Almost everyone is familiar with the fight-or-flight response — your reaction to a stimulus perceived as an imminent threat to your survival.
By Dylan Sandas The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center tore a gaping hole in Lower Manhattan and forever left psychic
By Urvi Gandhi Over the long Labor Day weekend, the Shinnecock Indian Nation in Southampton echoed with the beats of drums, traditional Native American music
By Yaw Bonsu The summer of champions is not done yet. Massapequa Little League supporters crowded the streets to celebrate not one, not two, but
By Scott Brinton The soccer players, all 10- and 11-year-old members of the Panteras, or Panthers, started to assemble in a semi-straight line in front
By Elaine Gross Long Island’s two counties have 125 school districts, a nonsensical number from the standpoint of cost-effectiveness that prevents students across the region
By Camryn Bowden Noah Zaharia, a 26-year-old crisis counselor, sits at his computer in his Melville home office. Three monitors glow in front of him.
The Long Island Advocate recently took home three honors in the Student Journalism Division, including awards for News Story, Narrative Sporting Reporting and Best Website.
By Lindsey Lolkema A number of recent studies are drawing concern to how the ubiquitous nature of technology and social media are detrimentally impacting today’s
Produced by Camryn Bowden Since 2021, Republican legislators and politicians across the country have attacked the rights of transgender people, limiting access to bathrooms, sports,
By Kumba Jagne Mr. Hood, who asked that his first name be omitted for this story, got involved with the Bloods, a nationwide gang notorious
By Kyanna Wiggins BALDWIN – For four years, runners and walkers from the Baldwin community and across Long Island have gathered to honor the memory
By Juliana Calção Eighteen months ago, plans for a sixth charter school in and around the Hempstead School District —the Diamond Charter School — were
By Marissa Di Vita A proposed community dock in Oak Beach, in Suffolk County, is dividing residents, with supporters saying it would expand access to
By Juliana Calção J Bono Real Estate Corp, a real estate business that has operated on Long Island for more than 50 years, is seeking
By Scott Brinton Amanda Garcia’s 47-year-old son, a Home Depot driver with Temporary Protected Status, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on the
By Kyanna Wiggins HEMPSTEAD: As the season enters a vital period, the Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team continues to find their rhythm behind consistent, fast-paced
