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Welcome to the Winter edition of Road Warriors!

Welcome to the Winter edition of Road Warriors! The cold front of January brings with it the beginning of the New York State legislative session, starting with the State of...
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Building a Stronger Future: My Vision for Long Island’s Infrastructure and Small Businesses

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As we embark on the 119th Congress, I am eager to share my goals and visions for Long Island’s growth. Representing New York’s First...
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Make Long Island Homes Safer, Together

Features
A working smoke alarm can cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. That is why, over the past decade, American...
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Better Business Organization = Better Life

Features
If you’re like me, when you think about your business, there are likely a number of items that run through your mind. Should you...
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Brace for Environmental Impact

Features
Nearly every major project or development proposed or completed on Long Island over the past forty years contains the fingerprints of Terri Elkowitz. As...
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Q&A with John Cameron

Features
Long Island is a complex interworking of municipalities, natural resources, thriving businesses, and countless communities that house our three million residents. After World War...
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Planning and Execution: Where are the visionaries in government looking out for Long Island’s future?

The Driver's Seat
Like it or not, Long Island is what it is today because past giants had the vision—and the resolve—to get things done. No one...
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Welcome to the Winter edition of Road Warriors!

Editor's Letter
Welcome to the Winter edition of Road Warriors! The cold front of January brings with it the beginning of the New York State legislative session,...
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FOREWomen

Features
On January 30, 2025 LICA’s Director of Communications and Government Affairs Jaime Franchi successfully launched FOREWomen Long Island, LICA’s women in infrastructure networking group. The...
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LICA Hosts Annual Legislative Breakfast

Features
On September 27, 2024, the Long Island Contractors’ Association hosted its annual legislative breakfast at the Hilton Long Island Hotel in Melville, New York....
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The Road to Recovery is Paved with Long Island Sand

Features
The year 1956 would prove to be quite consequential when two seemingly innocuous events occurred: the Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence...
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Providing Effective Support for Behavioral Health and Substance Use in Construction

Features
The behavioral health crisis facing construction is intimidating—the industry has the highest rate of overdose deaths and the second-highest rate of suicides compared to...
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Frank Barker: A Life of Service and Community Impact Through Hope House Ministries

Features
Mr. Frank Barker has spent the better part of his life-giving back to his community and to those in need. In 1984, the Barker...
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Workers Need More Than Hardhats to Protect Their Heads

Features
While hardhats and safety helmets protect heavy construction personnel from head injuries, they don’t shield workers from anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges...
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Emergency Heavy Construction Maintenance Project: Ourselves

The Driver's Seat
The construction industry has long been a symbol of resilience, innovation, and hard work, known for achieving the seemingly impossible. Yet, behind the machinery...
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Welcome to the Fall edition of Road Warriors!

Editor's Letter
Last February, I attended the Building and Construction Trades Council’s annual conference, where I networked with hundreds of workers attached in one way or...
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Governor Paterson: Hempstead’s Prodigal Son

Features
The first thing you notice about David Paterson—or the third thing, after you take note of his blackness and his blindness (as noted in...
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Q&A: Ain’t No Party Like a Political Party

Features
Election years are never boring, especially during presidential years. Especially when Donald Trump is running. Yet this year, with a catastrophic debate performance by...
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Consequential Election

Features
Now that the two political parties have named their presidential candidates, I hear frequent questions about whether they will be a factor in races...
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Support Assemblyman Steve Stern’s Bill: Long Island Deserves Its Own MPO

The Driver's Seat
This year marks thirty years since the first section of the Long Island Expressway’s High-Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes opened. Since then, we have seen...
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Political Perspectives

Features
My time as the Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee is just beginning, but the work to modernize and build new infrastructure across the...
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