Shane Weeks beats a wooden drum with a baton as he sings in the Shinnecock language. The words mean On this journey, we go to the place our spirit remembers. “Making songs is one of the best ways I’ve been able to learn the language,” he said.  He was born and lives on the Shinnecock … Continue reading Reconnecting With Shinnecock Culture Through Revival of Their Native Language

By: Priya Shahi A bright distinctive double triangle Nepalese flag fluttered simultaneously with the United States’ flag on a stage where the first performer in a traditionally patterned  Gunyo-cholo prepared to entertain Nepalese guests at their New Year event. The New Year cultural program is held on April 14th in Hicksville by the Long Island Nepalese … Continue reading Nepalese Americans celebrate Nepali New Year in Hicksville, hosted by an organization created to uplift the Nepalese community

By Priya Shahi & Zoya Naqvi Holding one end of a pink elastic rubber exercise band in each hand, Caryn Cooper stretches her arms as far from her torso as she can. Following her lead are eight cancer patients who join Cooper every Saturday morning at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Center for a therapeutic dance … Continue reading Moving For Life introduces therapeutic dance classes for cancer patients

By Priya Shahi & Joshua Spitz Growing up on Long Island, Imam Mehdad Islam recounts his experience being fairly well, except he still remembers a threatening feeling he once felt at a halal restaurant next to the mall in Smith Haven, Long Island. “He was armed. He made myself, my wife and my mother in … Continue reading As Islamophobia remains steady, Long Island mosques stay involved with local community

By Priya Shahi & Vaidik Trivedi A vitamins and nutritional supplement manufacturing company, Nature’s Bounty, will expand its current production sites on Long Island and plans to bring up to 200 jobs to Long Island this year. The Ronkonkoma-based producer is scheduled to close a plant in Deerfield Beach, Florida in the coming months. “This … Continue reading Nature’s Bounty & Co. plans to add over 200 jobs to its Long Island facilities

  By Priya Shahi & Isabelle Desilier To celebrate Women’s History Month, a free folk music concert, “Images of Women,” will be performed at Peninsula Public Library in Lawrence, New York on March 14. Held one week after International Women’s Day, the concert performed and written by Robin Greenstein, is a reworking of traditional folk … Continue reading “Images of Women” highlights women, for women, by women

By: Jacob Alvear, Pedro Rodrigues, & Priya Shahi A start-up company on Long Island plans to 3D print a 1500 square foot house in Riverhead this March, with hopes to land a certificate of occupancy. The printer is able to build interior and exterior walls of an eco-friendly house layer by layer. “We’re looking to … Continue reading 3D Printing: The Future of Building Homes

By Paige Clarke and Priya Shahi Students from school districts in Suffolk County go to school amidst the substitute teacher shortage across Long Island.  Nassau and Suffolk County school districts have partnered with local universities in February due to a substitute teacher shortage that is predicted to worsen, with Eastern Suffolk alone in need of … Continue reading Facing a growing substitute teacher shortage, Long Island school districts turn to universities