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2 weeks ago | 
littler.com | Sanjay Nair |Stephen A. Fuchs |Devjani Mishra |Long Island
On the heels of New York State’s amendment of its Paid Sick Leave Law to create a first-in-the-nation paid prenatal personal leave (PPPL) entitlement, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) has amended its interpretive rules for the New York City Earned Safe and Sick Time Act (ESSTA) to incorporate PPPL. While the state PPPL law became effective January 1, 2025, the city’s amended rules take effect imminently, on July 2, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
dailymail.co.uk | Ruth Bashinsky |Rachel Sharp |Long Island
A DNA expert has laid out the critical evidence that threatens to make or break the case against the Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect. Rex Heuermann, a 61-year-old architect, returned to a courtroom in Riverside, Long Island, on Tuesday for the latest in a series of hearings about whether bombshell evidence tying him to the murders of seven women can be presented at his trial.
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2 months ago | 
thetimes.com | Josie Ensor |Long Island
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Feb 8, 2025 | 
wandamann.substack.com | Wanda Mann |Long Island
Dare I say we wine professionals in the New York area are a bit spoiled? There's never a shortage of top-tier wine events and opportunities to connect with some of the world’s best winemakers. Last week, I attended two fantastic tastings in Manhattan, Benvenuto Brunello and Cab Franc Forward. Benvenuto Brunello is always a highly anticipated event; wine professionals clamor for the chance to taste the newly released vintages of Brunello di Montalcino.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
longisland.com | Long Island
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced new initiatives to make New York the best, most affordable place to start a family as part of her 2025 State of the State.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
longisland.com | Long Island
The Missing Persons Squad reports a Missing Juvenile that occurred on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 7:00 am in Hempstead and reported to police on Monday, January 13, 2025 at 10:40 pm. According to detectives, Cesia Loammi Cantarero Galeano, 14, was last seen leaving her Hempstead residence. She is described as a female Hispanic with brown eyes, black hair, 5’0” tall and 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing black pants and a white shirt. Her destination is unknown.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
headlines.liu.edu | Long Island
International leaders in the battle against congenital heart disease participated in a panel discussion on the Brooklyn campus about innovative new technology currently being developed through the LIU-Dassault Systèmes partnership. Vice President for Research Mohammed Cherkaoui led the discussion alongside Ignacio Lugones, Head of the Cardiac Surgery Unit at Buenos Aires Hospital, and Steve Levine, founder of the Living Heart Project and Chief Strategy Officer at Dassault Systèmes.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
headlines.liu.edu | Long Island
Men’s Basketball Head Coach Rod Strickland was honored during New York Knicks Homecoming Weekend, as one of more than forty alumni celebrated for their accomplishments with the iconic franchise. During his 17-year NBA career, Strickland earned NBA All-Rookie Second Team honors with the Knicks during the 1988-89 season.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
headlines.liu.edu | Long Island
Faculty members in the Department of Counseling and Development were published in the competitive journal The Teaching of Psychology, part of the American Psychological Association’s Teaching and Learning division. Dr. Kathy Keefe-Cooperman, Associate Professor and Department Chair, and Dr. Dogukan Ulupina, Assistant Professor, examined care for people with serious mental illness during the period between World War I and World War II using previously unknown records from a state hospital.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
headlines.liu.edu | Long Island
Dr. Elaena Quattrocchi, associate professor in the College of Pharmacy, provided her expert insight in a Fox News article about how a drug used for transplant patients that may have anti-aging effects. The story, circulated by AOL, highlighted new research surrounding the immune-suppressing medication rapamycin, also known as sirolimus.
