Brandon Cruz

4 days ago | aol.com | Brandon Cruz

The state Department of Transportation seems ready to run out the clock on a $10 deal to help electrify Long Island’s busiest LIRR line — which could cost Suffolk County over $2 million in federal funds if the agreement falls through, local officials charged Monday.

6 days ago | nypost.com | Brandon Cruz

About $20 million in traffic tickets racked up by Long Island drivers thanks to school-bus cameras are valid — even though the devices were never authorized for widespread use, according to officials. Some school districts in Hempstead — the largest township in the country — approved the use of the cameras on their buses to catch dangerous scofflaws who fail to properly stop when kids are present.

1 week ago | nypost.com | Brandon Cruz

At least 10 hospital executives from Nassau University Medical Center, including its CEO, have put in their resignations in response to what they called as a “hostile takeover” by Gov. Kathy Hochul, according to sources in the hospital. CEO Meg Ryan confirmed to The Post that she and other leaders in the hospital have resigned effective in July, so that they can help oversee the hospital board’s transition, she revealed.

1 week ago | nypost.com | Brandon Cruz

Fed-up Nassau County residents flooded Tuesday’s Hempstead Town Board meeting and turned it into a five-hour protest over a rezoning proposal that could unlock Long Island’s first gambling resort — despite no longer having a casino developer behind it. More than 200 people packed Town Hall across two hearing sessions, and a majority of the nearly 100 speakers — including Garden City’s mayor, Hofstra representatives, and everyday residents lined up to trash the proposal.

1 week ago | nypost.com | Brandon Cruz

Suffolk County is putting the brakes on “ghost vehicles” — joining a growing statewide task force targeting drivers who cover or fake their license plates to dodge tolls, red light cameras, and evade police. The task force, launched by the MTA in March 2024, now includes 14 agencies across the state, including the NYPD, MTA Police, and now both the Suffolk and Nassau County police.