Opinion Exchange

Sandy and the Jets are what people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: About a letter to the editor arguing that poor planning by both utilities and government has made the damage from Superstorm Sandy worse: Once you believe that government and government-controlled companies can take good care… Read More →

Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: Islanders and Brooklyn. Long Island’s hockey team is expected to announce today it’s moving closer to the city — to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, the new home of the NBA’s Nets, according to the Associated Press. An official announcement is… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: Police are still searching the woods for a 73-year-old man wanted in the death of his daughter-in-law, and the incident sparked more comments than any other story Monday. Build an ice rink instead of a Costco store off Route 202… Read More →

Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: — Empire State Building. A shooting just outside the iconic building ended with the gunman dead and three or four many people wounded this morning, according to the NYPD. Prayers out to the victims and everyone near the Empire… Read More →

Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: — RNC, Tampa, Florida and #Isaac. Tropical Storm Isaac is still heading toward the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Monday. What? To outlaw the pill? To close another clinic?RT @politico2012: RT @politico: RNC: We have plan for… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: Should Yonkers limit city officials to three terms instead of two? Two community writers had their say on today’s opinion page, with one making the case that officials should leave on schedule and another saying the term-length issue belongs on… Read More →

What people are talking about in 24 hours of LoHud.com: All southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, from Stony Point south to the George Washington Bridge, will be closed Saturday for the cycling portion of the Ironman U.S. Championship. It won’t affect me but it is still ridiculous. The… Read More →

Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: — Misty May and Kerri Walsh, who defeated China on Tuesday night in the Olympic beach volleyball semifinals and lined up an all-American final showdown with Jennifer Kessy and April Ross today 4 p.m. Eastern. If you haven’t been… Read More →

Trending on Twitter in the suburbs and the city this morning: — Philippines. Manilla, the capital city, has been experiencing torrential rain and waist-high flooding today. Nine people are dead and tens of thousands of residents have already been evacuated. Apparently there are torrential rains and massive flooding in the… Read More →