Assemblyman Tom Alfano applauded State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for his announcement that the New York State Common Retirement Fund will begin a series of steps to increase pressure on the Sudanese government to end the genocide in Darfur. FULL STORY

The race is on in West Hempstead and it's not a political race. It's a race to see what's going to happen first - the closure of the Courtesy Hotel or the opening of the new West Hempstead Library. FULL STORY