In honor of the first day of summer, Newsday chronicled what a day in the life of Long Island looked like. We traveled across Nassau and Suffolk, from Elmont to Montauk, capturing the scenes of the day and speaking with Long Islanders. Scroll down to see updates spanning the entire day from our journalists, influential Instagram users and people all over LI. For more photos, click here. For a video of the day’s events, click here.
Danny Torres of East Norwich tees off on the Black Course at Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale on Wednesday morning, June 21, 2017. (Credit: Barry Sloan)
The Long Island Rail Road is reducing some rush-hour service, lengthening some trains, cutting some night service and modifying schedules this summer as Amtrak performs emergency repairs at Penn Station. New timetables for the eight impacted LIRR branches – Babylon, Far Rockaway, Hempstead, Long Beach, Port Jefferson, Port Washington, Ronkonkoma and West Hempstead — were released Monday. They will be in effect from Monday, July 10, through Friday, Sept 1.
See each branch below and view or download its special summer service timetable.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s report on statistics and trends in New York school systems offers a look at how Long Island schools stack up against eight peer regions around the state.
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Of Long Island’s $11.7B in school revenues come from property taxes, the most in the state
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Statewide average
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32.2%
Of school revenues in “North Country” come from property taxes, the lowest in the state
Highest graduation rate, 90%, and lowest dropout rate, 1.2%
Graduates who plan to attend a four-year college, 60%
Fewest buildings considered poor or unsatisfactory, 2%
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Most students with limited English proficiency, 7%
Fewest high-need students: 8.5% in poverty, 30% eligible for free lunch
School safety, 0.8 incidents per 1,000 students
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The future of our region depends on making critical infrastructure investments. This project would support Long Island’s economic growth, its housing markets, and its ability to sustain and create jobs.
Here’s where each of Long Island’s state senators stands on this critical project.
Senators who oppose the third track
Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City) — Opposes
“I have yet to get one letter or email that says we want the third track. What I have is an absolute flood saying how bad the transportation is . . . Ultimately East Side Access and the third track take a backseat to [what needs] the immediate attention.”
Contact Sen. Hannon: 516-739-1700
Elaine Phillips (R-Flower Hill) — Opposes
“It is apparent to me based on my conversations with constituents at all levels that there is more to address.” Phillips wouldn’t specify what has to be addressed, and said local concerns outweigh the regional benefit.
Contact Sen. Phillips: 516-746-5924
Senators who support the third track
Phil Boyle (R-Bay Shore) — Supports
“There might be some short-term pain for some very big long-term gain . . . At the end of the day, the majority of the majority [the Republicans who support the project] need to put their position forward. I’m hopeful we can do that.”
Contact Sen. Boyle: 631-665-2311
John Brooks (D-Seaford) — Supports
“It has to be coupled with addressing all the other problems, but the merit of the additional track outweighs some of the inconvenience associated with it.”
Contact Sen. Brooks: 516-882-0630
Tom Croci (R-Sayville) — Supports
“This is by definition transformative . . . I’d be very interested to know how we are going to improve our rail service out into Suffolk County without a smart investment in this kind of infrastructure.”
Contact Senator Croci: 631-360-3356
Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) — Supports
“We have to be bold here.”
Contact Sen. Kaminsky: 516-766-8383
Senators who take no position
Kenneth LaValle (R-Port Jefferson)
“I believe that generically, we need to deal first and foremost with the Penn Station mess . . . And I’m not going to get involved in something that is in [Hannon’s and Phillip’s] Senate districts. Those two individual districts are impacted more and I would let them take the lead.”
Contact Sen. LaValle: 631-473-1461
Carl Marcellino (R-Syosset) — No position
“I have not had a chance to really review everything about the third track . . . They should take a realistic look at what they could do with what they have instead of constantly coming up with some new and fancy thing . . . The short lines are being ignored, like the one on the North Shore. If they’d work on those lines . . . you’d take pressure off the Main Line.”
Contact Sen. Marcellino: 516-922-1811
Senators who did not respond to requests for comment
John Flanagan (R-East Northport) Flanagan has not taken a public position on the project. On June 30th, Flanagan was prepared to direct his representative to veto the amended capital plan – a move that would have killed the third track funding. The MTA withdrew and resubmitted the plan before that could happen. Flanagan continues to negotiate with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, telling people he’s optimistic the project will move forward.
Contact Sen. Flanagan: 631-361-2154
In a highly anticipated congressional hearing, former FBI Director James Comey gave blunt answers to questions about his interactions with President Donald Trump, the circumstances around his own firing and Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
And though Comey released his written testimony the day before the hearing, his answers still rang loud across the Twitter-sphere and elsewhere. Here are the most talked-about moments of the testimony.
10:20 a.m. ‘Those were lies, plain and simple.’
Some of Comey’s earliest remarks would end up being those most widespread. In his opening statement, he said while he intended to return to life as a private citizen, he rejoined the conversation because of what Trump has said publicly about his firing: “Those were lies plain and simple.” He went on to say that the White House “chose to defame me and the FBI.”
Comey describes being “confused” by firing, “lies” about FBI being in disarray pic.twitter.com/EEDkxhKwvN
So, what was it that Trump said? Comey said the Trump administration had contended that the FBI was in “disarray” and that the bureau’s agents had lost faith in Comey.
James Comey will be replaced by someone who will do a far better job, bringing back the spirit and prestige of the FBI.
10:51 a.m. A Trump response – but not the one we were expecting
It was widely expected that Trump would tweet during the hearing, but he never did. Instead, at about an hour in, his son Donald Trump Jr. sent out a string of tweets in response to the testimony about former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
1/3 Flynn stuff is BS in context 2 guys talking about a guy they both know well. I hear "I hope nothing happens but you have to do your job"
Comey was trying to defend that, in a conversation with the president about the Flynn investigation, he agreed that Flynn was a “good guy.” Comey explained that he had been trying to choose his words carefully during the conversation, which had made him uncomfortable. He then referred to a tweet by Trump in May, which implied there may be tapes of those conversations.
Comey: "What was playing in my mind was what should be my response" jokes that he hopes there are Oval Office tapes to prove conversation
Comey said that he asked a close friend to share the contents of a memo to a reporter, hoping that it would prompt the appointment of a special prosecutor.
Comey says he asked a close friend to share the contents of a memo to a reporter to prompt special prosecutor appointment
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) started down a line of questioning about the Hillary Clinton investigation that caused Comey to ask for clarification multiple times and sent Twitter’s head scratching.
Sen. John McCain questions Comey, repeatedly raising his confusion over why Clinton probe has been completed, and why Russia probe has not.
11:47 a.m. Does ‘hope’ mean order? And was it obstruction?
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) and Comey shared a moment when the former asked if Comey took Trump’s words on the Flynn investigation as a directive. According to one of Comey’s memos, Trump had said, “I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.”
Angus asked Comey whether he viewed the president’s “hope” as an order. Comey said yes, and proceeded to quote a line attributed to King Henry II in 1170.
#ComeyTestimony (When president says I hope you will drop it did you take it as directive?) Yes/Will no-one rid me of this meddlesome priest
— Christian Fraser (@ChristianFraser) June 8, 2017
Comey says Trump on Flynn recalled Henry II "will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"
The priest was dead the next day.
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) June 8, 2017
WOW did not think WHO WILL RELIEVE ME OF THIS MEDDLESOME PRIEST would get a shout out but here we are!
But on a more serious note, by saying that he understood Trump’s “hope” that Comey could “let this go” to be an order, Comey contradicted other statements he made.
Sen. James Risch (R-Idaho) earlier asked Comey if he thought Trump’s remarks were an obstruction of justice.
Comey says he did not construe Trump's words re Flynn probe to be a direction or order
One day, he may ride a bull or cruise through Sturgis in a sidecar. Another day, he may trade kimuras and wrestling techniques with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson right in the middle of his podcast.
And then there’s everything else as well, from teaching at his two Brazilian Jiujitsu schools to cornering his team at fights around the world to raising his three daughters with his wife, Ann.
So goes life for Matt Serra, the former UFC welterweight champion from East Meadow who last fought in 2010 and remains one of the more prominent personalities in mixed martial arts.
“It’s both funny and amazing how I’m still relevant,” Serra, 43, said.
Serra rose to prominence in UFC 69 by knocking out Georges St-Pierre to win the title on April 7, 2007. It was considered the biggest upset in UFC history at the time. It remains that way 10-plus years later.
Serra, the first American BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, became a star that night in Houston. His personality — fun, outgoing, honest, tough guy — carried him far beyond the octagon.
He’s one of the three main stars on the UFC’s reality web series “Dana White: Lookin’ for a Fight.” Serra joins White, the UFC’s president, and former fighter Din Thomas on excursions across the country to find new fighters to sign and new high jinks to document. From riding live bulls to playing ice hockey, from riding horses on a ranch to riding motorcycles at Sturgis, follies ensue when the cameras roll.
“Whether it’s new fans that have jumped in during the Conor [McGregor] and Ronda [Rousey] era of the sport, or it’s fans that have been following since Day 1, when you’re introduced to Matt Serra, he’s a likable guy,” White said. “He’s a guy’s guy. He’s super funny. He’s a total badass and has his moments, yet, then you see him start crying on camera if he even mentions his daughters. Matt Serra appeals to everyone.”
The show, now in its second season, airs on YouTube. Eight of the nine episodes published so far have eclipsed 1 million views.
“I couldn’t imagine doing it without Matt Serra,” White said. “And I say it all the time: Without Matt Serra, there is no ‘Lookin’ for a Fight.’ He is the show.”
Serra’s comedic nature combined with his status among UFC and MMA fans also made him a natural fit to co-host the UFC’s official podcast. Twice a week, Serra and comedian Jim Norton gather in a studio on Manhattan’s West Side to record “UFC Unfiltered.”
“Ten years ago, Matt Serra knocked out Georges St-Pierre, and then obviously, he lost the title, retired,” White said. “And look where he is today. He’s killing it. He just bought a new house for him and his family. He’s got one of the most successful podcasts out of all the podcasts in sports. ‘Lookin’ for a Fight’ is an incredible hit, from the day we launched it. Obviously, things that he’s got going on are very successful right now. God knows what’s next for Matt Serra.”
Serra owns and teaches at BJJ academies in Levittown and Huntington, schools that have produced a handful of UFC fighters, including one champion, and countless jiujitsu practitioners and MMA fighters in other promotions.
“That’s my love, teaching jiujitsu, it’s my passion. It’s just a good time anyway hanging out in my academies with my students,” Serra said. “So, listen, life is good. Life is good. I can’t complain.”
Babylon Village Public Works Superintendent Charles Gardner owes more than $31,000 in delinquent county, town and school property taxes on his Cockenoe Avenue home. Until May, he also owed $3,400 in village liens, which he paid off on May 9. Here are details on Gardner’s tax debts, past and present. Figures may include penalties and interest. An annual breakdown of delinquent taxes on Gardner’s Captree Island home is not available; the highest recorded debt — $38,187 — is included in the table below. You can read more here. This data was posted on June 9, 2017
Partial list of tax delinquencies
Delinquency
Still unpaid
Paid
As_Of_Date
2013-14 county, town, school taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$750.08
6/9/2017
2014-15 county, town, school taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$11,653.58
6/9/2017
2015-16 county, town, school taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$10,188.13
6/9/2017
2016-17 county, town, school taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$9,056.57
6/9/2017
2011-12 village taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$926.60
5/9/2017
2012-13 village taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$890.67
5/9/2017
2013-14 village taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$901.60
5/9/2017
2016-17 village taxes on Cockenoe Avenue home
$701.11
5/9/2017
2002 federal income tax
$68,599.41
9/17/2008
2003 federal income tax
$19,246.18
9/17/2008
2004 federal income tax
$8,603.42
11/12/2008
2005 federal income tax
$5,164.82
1/27/2010
2006 federal income tax
$409.38
11/12/2008
2003 state income tax
$1,129.34
12/15/2009
2004 state income tax
$1,888.80
12/15/2009
2005 state income tax
$2,536.69
12/15/2009
2006 state income tax
$874.31
12/15/2009
2010 state income tax
$9,206.18
7/15/2015
2010-12 county, town, school taxes on Captree Island home
$38,187.93*
11/21/2012
Sources: Suffolk County, Babylon Town and Babylon Village property tax records; federal and state tax records. Bar charts via amCharts.com
It’s been a month of extraordinary drama since President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey, rife with leaked details of private memos detailing interactions with the president and the rare appointment of a special counsel to alleviate concerns of White House interference in an ongoing investigation.
See how today’s congressional hearing — one of the most anticipated in recent memory — played out, moment by moment.
Trump’s lawyer releases a statement:
While the President did not respond directly to Comey’s testimony, his personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, spoke with reporters and released this statement about an hour after the session concluded.
Comey on whether actions by members of Trump administration will rise to obstruction of justice: “That’s Bob Mueller’s job to sort that out” pic.twitter.com/IWFYx9DBcV
Comey decided against special prosecutor because "I knew there was no case there…it would send the message 'aha there’s something there.'" https://t.co/xoRcbbvmnQ
Sen. James Risch asks Comey to confirm that the president of the United States was not under investigation. Comey confirms. Then the nature of questioning turns back to obstruction of justice.
Senator Risch: “The President of the United States was not under investigation.”
Almost an hour into the hearing, President Trump has yet to tweet. But his son Donald Trump Jr. sent out a string of tweets in response to the testimony about Flynn.
1/3 Flynn stuff is BS in context 2 guys talking about a guy they both know well. I hear "I hope nothing happens but you have to do your job"
"What the President whispered in my ear was, 'I really look forward to working with you.'" Comey says of Blue Room encounter w/ Trump pic.twitter.com/KpX4e5OSpd
10:20 a.m. Trump administration ‘chose to defame me’
In Comey’s opening, he says he left office intending to return to life as a private citizen. He rejoined the conversation because of what Trump was saying about his firing — he said: “those were lies plain and simple.”
"So it confused me when I saw on television that the president actually fired me because of the Russia investigation": Comey
Former FBI Director Comey exits his garage and enters an SUV to head to Capitol Hill to testify before the Senate Intel Committee. pic.twitter.com/cVzhZcd4RU
The testimony, Comey’s first public comments since his May 9 firing, unfolds against the extraordinary backdrop of an FBI investigation that has shadowed the Trump White House from the outset and threatens to cripple its agenda.
At the time he was fired, Comey had been overseeing the investigation into possible coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign for months.
The White House’s stated reasons for firing Comey were contradicted by the president himself, raising questions about whether Trump had fired Comey to derail the Russia investigation.
The White House initially said Trump was acting on the recommendation of Justice Department leaders, citing as justification a memo from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein that lambasted Comey’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email server investigation. But Trump gave a different explanation when he said in an NBC News interview that he had already decided to dismiss Comey and was thinking of “this Russia thing” when he did so.
Trump’s actions and justifications presented the possibility that Trump’s intention was to obstruct justice.
The official release of Comey’s remarks on Wednesday afternoon came shortly after the conclusion of testimony from Comey’s former national security peers who refused to answer senators’ questions about their own interactions with Trump. There have been reports that the president tried to pressure NSA Director Mike Rogers and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats to publicly push back on the investigation.
The former director’s prepared remarks answered many of the looming questions:
Did the president ask Comey for his loyalty? Yes. “I didn’t move, speak or change my facial expression in any way during the awkward silence that followed,” Comey said in his written testimony.
Did the president ask Comey to stop investigating his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn? Yes. “I had understood the president to be requesting that we drop any investigation of Flynn in connection with false statements about his conversations with the Russian ambassador in December,” Comey said.
How often did Trump and Comey communicate with each other before he was fired? Nine times, Comey said. “Three in person and six on the phone.”
After one of these encounters, did Comey actually tell Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he did not want to meet with the president alone again? Yes. “I took the opportunity to implore the Attorney General to prevent any future direct communication between the President and me,” Comey said.
But Republicans are likely to press Comey on why he did not raise his concerns about Trump publicly or resign. Some may attempt to divert attention from Comey’s remarks about Trump by focusing on two issues they’ve repeatedly seized on: leaks and revealing the names of Americans in intelligence reports.
Will Thursday turn into a Comey-Trump debate about their private conversations? Will GOP senators ask Comey question from Trump's tweets? https://t.co/AY18BbrHDf
The White House said Monday it would not invoke executive privilege over Comey’s upcoming testimony — officials predicted it would look bad otherwise.
Comey, who is used to not answering lawmakers’ questions about ongoing investigations, is not likely to say anything Thursday that could interfere with, or undercut, the ongoing federal investigation into Russia ties. That investigation is being led by Comey’s predecessor, Robert Mueller.
On Tuesday, Trump was asked what his message for Comey would be. He said, “I wish him luck.” (After the release of Comey’s opening remarks Wednesday, Trump lawyer Marc Kasowitz said “The President is pleased that Mr. Comey has finally publicly confirmed his private reports that the President was not under investigation in any Russian probe … [Trump] feels completely and totally vindicated. He is eager to continue to move forward with his agenda.”)
Comey lost the confidence of almost everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat alike. When things calm down, they will be thanking me!
From the opening statement: Comey’s account of previous Trump meetings
Jan. 6, Trump Tower
Comey stays behind in a conference room to speak privately with Trump after intelligence officials brief the president-elect in his New York headquarters about explosive findings that the Russians tried to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
It is Comey’s job to warn Trump that a dossier containing salacious and unverified allegations about the president-elect is floating around.
Comey skips over Trump’s exact response, but says that “based on President-elect Trump’s reaction,” he assures Trump that his personal conduct isn’t under investigation.
Comey starts writing up a record of the encounter on a laptop in the car as soon as he gets out of the building.
Jan. 7, White House Green Room
Comey gets a midday phone call from now-President Trump inviting him to dinner at the White House that night. Comey’s not sure who else is invited, but assumes other people are coming.
It turns out it’s just the two of them, at a small oval table.
Trump asks whether Comey wants to keep his job even though the FBI director had twice before told Trump he wanted to stay on.
This makes Comey uncomfortable, because it feels like Trump is creating a “patronage” situation in which Comey will owe Trump for his job.
Things get stranger from there, when Trump tells Comey: “I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.”
“I didn’t move, speak or change my facial expression in any way during the awkward silence that followed,” Comey writes. “We simply looked at each other in silence. The conversation then moved on.”
Trump returns to the salacious allegations against him, calling them disgusting and saying he’s considering ordering Comey to investigate and disprove them. Comey warns that such an investigation could “create a narrative that we were investigating him personally, which we weren’t.”
The president circles back to loyalty.
Trump: “I need loyalty.”
Comey: “You will always get honesty from me.”
Trump: “That’s what I want, honest loyalty.”
Comey: “You will get that from me.”
Comey writes up the whole exchange, and concludes: “It is possible we understood the phrase ‘honest loyalty’ differently.”
Trump and Comey in the Blue Room on Jan. 22. Getty Images photo.
Feb. 14, Oval Office
Comey is part of a group giving Trump a counter-terrorism briefing, but the president asks him to stay behind at the end.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions lingers, and Trump shoos him away. Senior adviser Jared Kushner lags behind, too, and Trump sends him on his way.
Alone at last, Trump gets right to the point: “I want to talk about Mike Flynn,” the president’s fired national security adviser. Trump says he fired Flynn for misleading the vice president about his contact with the Russians but nonetheless calls Flynn a “good guy” and urges Comey to “let this go.” To Comey, it’s a not-so-veiled request that the FBI drop any investigation of Flynn regarding false statements about his contact with the Russians.
To Comey, the president’s request was “very concerning, given the FBI’s role as an independent investigative agency.”
At some point, chief of staff Reince Priebus sticks his head in the door by the grandfather clock, a group of people waiting behind him, and Trump waves him off.
Comey offers only that Flynn is a “good guy.”
He adds: “I did not say I would ‘let this go.”’
Comey exits the Oval Office through the door by the grandfather clock, making his way through the crowd of people just outside.
After Comey writes up his latest encounter, he implores Sessions “to prevent any further direct communication between the president and me.”
That turns out to be the last meeting between Trump and Comey, but the two talk by phone at least twice more before Trump fires Comey on May 9.
March 30, phone call
Comey says Trump told him the Russia investigation was creating a “cloud” over his presidency.
And Comey says the president asked him what they could do to “lift the cloud.”
Comey also says Trump told him that he “had nothing to do with Russia” and “had not been involved with hookers in Russia.”
”Signal trouble” is a phrase Long Island Rail Road commuters know well – it often is the cause of the delays and cancellations that frequently beleaguer riders .
But what do train signals actually do?
Signal systems control train traffic by providing critical information to locomotive engineers, and directly to trains on how to proceed. A functioning signal system is about as vital to the operation of a railroad as the tracks and train cars themselves, experts say.
“It tells them what speed they’re supposed to be going. It tells them if they should be stopping at the next signal. It tells them the traffic conditions ahead of them so they can control their train accordingly,” Natale said. “You could not run a railroad without them.”
Signal problems
Since Jan. 1, the LIRR has cited “signal trouble” as the reason for service problems on at least 60 different days.
A major signal problem can be especially disastrous, as seen on May 10, 2017, when a signal problem involving one train led the LIRR to cancel nearly 90 trains during the PM rush, resulting in dangerous crowding in Penn Station.
And this is what a signal system looks like:
The pattern and sequence of red, yellow and green lights displayed on a signal direct a train on where to go, at what speed to travel, and what conditions are ahead.
An outdated system
But much of the LIRR’s signal system, including at Penn Station, relies on decades-old technology, including electrical wiring installed in the 1930s.
Penn’s 80-year-old railroad signal system is a complex electrical network of wires and colored light displays that performs a critical function — providing vital information to engineers, and directly to trains, on how to proceed. At complex rail junctions, or “interlockings,” signals are controlled by dispatchers monitoring train movements from control centers or towers.
Newer, computer microprocessor-based signaling technology could allow the LIRR to run more trains and more closely monitor them.
While Penn’s owner Amtrak is taking this summer to complete track work, the project will not involve its signal system, which experts say is in dire need of renewal. Amtrak has said it is trying to develop plans and a budget to do so.
To not have a plan going forward for the signal issue, I think, is a looming catastrophe.
On Wednesday, June 7, The Washington Post will host Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, for an interview with Post columnist David Ignatius about the status of that committee’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and potential ties to the Trump campaign and White House.
Schiff has said that the committee will subpoena former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and, most recently, has called for a review of White House senior advisor Jared Kushner’s security clearance in light of reports about meetings with Russian officials before President Trump took office.
This event is the latest in The Post’s “Securing Tomorrow” series featuring Ignatius in conversation with leaders in national security, intelligence and defense about what’s at stake for the world. Tweet about the event using the hashtag #SecuringTomorrow.
Newsday is presenting this stream in partnership with The Washington Post.
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