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PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, PSEG Long Island announced it is expanding its claims policy due to the COVID-19 pandemic so that customers whose electrical service was interrupted by Tropical Storm Isaias for
PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force, announced Stony Brook University has been awarded $132,778 in federal funding through the National Science Foundation for COVID-19 research.
8 years ago, Superstorm Sandy devastated our communities throughout Long Island. Neighborhoods were flooded, homes and businesses were destroyed, and life came to a standstill as we worked to clean up in its wake.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), Co-Chair of the House Republican Israel Caucus, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and one of two Jewish Republicans in Congress, issued the following statement on th
PATCHOGUE, NY - Stony Brook University has been awarded $750,000 from the National Science Foundation to expand quantum computing at Stony Brook University.
PATCHOGUE, NY - Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) urged Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) to change its reimbursement claim policy to provide reimbursement for spoiled food and medication in light of the extended power outages in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.
WASHINGTON - Today, members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to require Qatari-owned media company Al Jazeera to register as a foreign agent.
PATCHOGUE, NY - Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the extension of the North Shore Helicopter Route for two years.
In a district nearly completely surrounded by water, we have a unique responsibility to safeguard our local waterways, from improving our area’s water quality to bolstering our local maritime infrastructure.
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Rep. Lee Zeldin has taken a stand to protect Long Island fishermen.
Zeldin recently reintroduced his bill to protect Long Island fishermen as the Local Fishing Access Act.
During the last Congress, the bill passed the House with unanimous bipartisan support as H.R. 3070, the EEZ Clarification Act, a release from Zeldin's office said.
Police are stepping up patrols at Jewish Community centers and houses of worship, officials said Tuesday.
Since December, Nassau County Police has intensified patrols around temples, JCCs and other religious institutions at time of increased bomb threats nationwide.
On Monday, the Plainiview JCC was among 16 such centers to receive bomb threats.
The recent threats and property crimes targeting institutions and symbols of Jewish faith demonstrate that the rising tide of anti-Semitism in the United States and globally must be combatted forcefully and decisively. While the tragedy of the Holocaust happened decades ago, we still feel the effects of its hatred and intolerance.
One of my best memories of growing up on Long Island is fishing in our local waterways with family and friends. It’s an industry, but it’s also a way of life and pastime that is part of our history, culture, and overall greatness as an island. For hundreds of years, the waters which surround us and the bounties within it are natural treasures which we can never take for granted.
After an escalating of bomb threats against Jewish community centers nationwide and most recently, at the Anti Defamation League's Manhattan headquarters, Rep. Lee Zeldin has spoken out.
In the first part of this two-part op-ed, I discussed my local efforts to improve security, the economy, and support for our veterans and law enforcement in the First Congressional District. While these are some of my highest priorities in 2017, there are still a number of other important areas where we can advance the direction of our district in the coming years.
NEW YORK – On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1) met with leadership from the Long Island State Veterans’ Home in his Washington D.C. office to discuss veterans’ legislation. Located in Stony Brook, the Long Island State Veterans’ Home provides high quality care and support services for veterans, including rehabilitation and adult day healthcare.
NEW YORK – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), along with Democrat Co-Lead Congresswoman Kathleen Rice (D, NY-4), re-introduced bipartisan legislation (H.R. 1005) to help severely disabled veterans on Long Island and across the country, by expanding access to Adult Day Health Care for disabled veterans who need extra assistance and special attention in their day to day lives.
A Russian ship — reportedly an intelligence vessel — was spotted sailing up the East Coast near Long Island in international waters, the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Wednesday.
As a Russian intelligence vessel skirts the eastern tip of Long Island in international waters in the midst of heightened national attention to U.S.-Russian relations, federal lawmakers in Connecticut and on the East End are sounding an alarm about the ship’s proximity to U.S. military installations.