Joshua Solomon

1 week ago | newsday.com | Sandra Peddie |Joshua Solomon

Raymond Line was on his way back from a doctor’s appointment when he was pulled over for rolling through a stop sign in the village of Head of the Harbor in 2012. During the stop, the police officer also discovered that his registration had lapsed. Line, a cook, was worried about taking off work to go to village court because his finances were tight, so he never dealt with it. Fines accumulated, and eventually, his license was suspended.

1 month ago | newsday.com | Joshua Solomon

The Town of Hempstead Housing Authority excluded disabled people for at least a decade from public housing it rents to low-income seniors, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development determined. The alleged exclusion — which the housing authority disputes — is behind the state this week denying the housing authority millions of dollars in tax credits to raze and rebuild its "beyond repair" Dogwood Terrace public housing complex in Franklin Square, a Newsday investigation found.

2 months ago | newsday.com | Joshua Solomon |Sandra Peddie |Anastasia Valeeva

Suffolk County Executive Edward P. Romaine has ordered a county "Child Fatality Review Team" to convene for the first time, a move publicly announced after a Newsday investigation into the death of a Middle Island boy whose mother was investigated numerous times by Child Protective Services. The team was established by the county legislature nearly a decade ago, but was never put into action, Romaine's office said in a statement.

Dec 4, 2024 | newsday.com | Joshua Solomon

One after another seniors gingerly walked into the middle of an impromptu circle at their public housing complex and aired their grievances on a chilly weekday this fall. Kathy Lai said she has black mold in the ceiling of her bathroom unit at Dogwood Terrace in Franklin Square, which is overseen by the Town of Hempstead Housing Authority. The crowd of her fellow tenants groaned in frustration.

Dec 3, 2024 | springwise.com | Joshua Solomon |Matilda Cox

Spotted: Humans have long been captivated by robots, and although the humanoid machines of sci-fi fiction are yet to enter the mainstream, robotics technology is already boosting efficiencies across various industries, from manufacturing to farming. However, a key limitation of current robotic designs hinders their adaptability: the lack of embodied sensation. Robots, often constructed from rigid materials, can’t replicate the same rich sensory experience humans use to understand the world.