Over the past six months, local residents have been continuing the canned and non-perishable food drive kicked off by Assemblyman Tom Alfano, Senator Dean Skelos, Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP) and local organizations to address the children's starvation crisis in Haiti. FULL STORY

Assemblyman Tom Alfano and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos blasted the Article 7 language in the governor's budget proposal for a local Belmont advisory board saying it ignores the Elmont and Floral Park communities. FULL STORY