There are always, of course, job losses of a cyclical nature in a recession.

We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.

The people who do not get jobs are often the most vulnerable in our society, and joblessness is a terrible plight for anyone who suffers from it.

The Long Island Sound is an environmentally unique estuary that needs to be protected.

A healthy Amtrak is an integral part of New York and the Nation's economy and transportation systems.

The fact is that America relies on Amtrak to move people.

Meanwhile, hard-working Americans are increasingly faced with workplace conditions in which critically important safeguards are watered down, emerging problems are ignored, and enforcement is scaled back.