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Muslim, Sikh, Hindu and evangelical groups also turned out in support of the federal buffer zone legislation that would protect against harassment outside of places of worship
September 16, 2026
Reps. Brad Knott (R-NC) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) rallied outside the Capitol on Wednesday alongside more than two dozen representatives of religious community organizations in support of the Right to Worship Act, their federal bill establishing buffer zones outside of religious institutions to protect them from disruptions.
A $5 million sewer expansion project will connect dozens of Sea Cliff homes to the village’s sanitary system, part of a wider effort to reduce nitrogen pollution in Hempstead Harbor.
The project, which officials said could break ground as early as next year, will connect 45 homes on four streets in the village to the sewer system with 2,860 linear feet of piping.
An Iranian American man from Great Neck Estates who had been held in a notorious Iranian prison for more than a year has been released, according to the U.S. State Department.
Kamran Hekmati, 62, who had been held at Evin Prison in Tehran, is still under an exit ban, which means he cannot leave the country, according to a global nonprofit and U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove).
A transfer of wealth from young to old, an education system that ill-equips young people for today’s economy and technology platforms engineered to polarize us have produced a generation of Americans who no longer believe in America. According to Gallup, 75% of baby boomers feel very or extremely proud to be an American, compared with just 41% of Gen Z. We are raising the most isolated, anxious and disconnected generation in our history.
Two survivors of human trafficking have teamed up with Rep. Tom Suozzi to pass legislation aimed at helping and protecting other victims.
The Preventing Child Trafficking Act and Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act would fund anti-trafficking programs, including training teachers and school districts to recognize signs of human trafficking.
The bills each have bipartisan support.
A U.S. House and Senate quartet led by Long Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi and Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz say they’ve agreed on language for a bill to create buffer zones around houses of worship during religious services.
Rep. Tom Suozzi is urging the Trump administration to renew temporary protected status for the more than 170,000 Salvadorans with that designation across the country, about 17,000 of whom live in New York State.
But the Glen Cove Democrat has received no assurances in an exchange of letters with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that the status will not be allowed to expire on Sept. 9.
I love America. Unfortunately, as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, too many Americans associate those three words only with Republicans. Democrats need to change that.
Many in my party are unhappy with the nation’s current trajectory. Under President Trump, we’ve fallen short on income inequality. We’ve seen masked agents go head-to-head with U.S. citizens. Our elections and voting rights have been attacked, while misinformation proliferates online amid bigotry, extremism and political violence.