
Robert Brodsky
Investigative News Reporter at Newsday
Quick strike investigative news reporter @Newsday; Queens College and American University graduate; East Meadow father of two; [email protected]
Articles
-
1 day ago |
newsday.com | Robert Brodsky
Carolyn McCarthy, whose personal tragedy propelled her to national prominence after her husband was killed during the 1993 Long Island Rail Road massacre, launching a nearly two-decade congressional career during which she became one of the nation’s leading voices for gun control, has died. She was 81. Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) confirmed McCarthy's death.
-
3 days ago |
newsday.com | Robert Brodsky
The Nassau County Police Department's partnership with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, allowing detectives to arrest and help deport immigrants without legal status, violates state law and will lead to racial profiling, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the New York Civil Liberties Union.
-
3 days ago |
newsday.com | Robert Brodsky
A bus with only the driver aboard collapsed through a parking lot in Lake Success Tuesday evening, but there were no reported injuries, according to Nassau County's assistant chief fire marshal James Hickman. The rear tires of the bus, operated by M&V Limousines of Commack, partially went through the pavement and into an underground parking garage at 1979 Marcus Ave. at 5:21 p.m., Hickman said.
-
4 days ago |
newsday.com | Robert Brodsky
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduates lived for years in a "neglected" Kings Point campus that has fallen into deep disrepair, with students often struggling with a lack of hot water or dorms rotting with mold, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday at the university's 89th annual commencement ceremony, But Duffy promised the 207 USMMA graduates that the Trump administration was aware of their sacrifice and that the campus, along with the nation's maritime dominance, would soon...
-
1 week ago |
newsday.com | Robert Brodsky
An estimated 400 to 500 lawsuits, including many on Long Island, filed against New York State under the landmark Child Victims Act, could be dismissed after the State Assembly adjourned this week without approving legislation that would no longer require victims to remember the exact date and time of their abuse, advocates said.
Journalists covering the same region

Elisa DiStefano
Entertainment and Features Reporter at Newsday
Elisa DiStefano primarily covers news in the New York City metropolitan area, including parts of Long Island, New York, United States.

Jean-Paul Salamanca
Reporter at Newsday
Jean-Paul Salamanca primarily covers news in the Long Island region, New York, United States, including areas around Suffolk and Nassau counties.

Rachel Weiss
Host, Writer and Web Producer at Newsday
Rachel Weiss primarily covers news in the Long Island region, New York, United States, including areas around Suffolk and Nassau counties.

Grant Parpan
Suffolk County and Federal Courts Reporter at Newsday
Grant Parpan primarily covers news in the Long Island region, New York, United States, including areas around Suffolk and Nassau counties.

Nicole Fuentes
Executive Editor at Long Island Advance
Executive Editor at Suffolk County News
Executive Editor at BELLPORTER
Nicole Fuentes primarily covers news in the vicinity of New Rochelle, New York, United States and surrounding areas.
Try JournoFinder For Free
Search and contact over 1M+ journalist profiles, browse 100M+ articles, and unlock powerful PR tools.
Start Your 7-Day Free Trial →Coverage map
X (formerly Twitter)
- Followers
- 4K
- Tweets
- 13K
- DMs Open
- Yes

Breaking: Former captain charged with sexually assaulting USMMA cadet. John Merrone of South Carolina is scheduled to be arraigned in federal court in Brooklyn today on charges of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse and 3 counts of abusive sexual contact https://t.co/RDJwEH7rXd

RT @CWEBCRUZER: .@NassauExec is declining to appoint any members to the new NUMC board that's been taken over by the state. The hospital…

President Donald Trump pardons former union leader from Lindenhurst The former general president of the International Union of Operating Engineers pleaded guilty on Jan. 29 to knowingly filing false annual reports with the U.S. Department of Labor. https://t.co/QTQUNqj2rT