Randi Marshall
@randimarshall.bsky.social
Editorial Writer and Columnist for Newsday. Queens Mom. Lover of Broadway, chocolate and the Mets.
Today’s column, on a mosque in Bethpage that’s faces dark rhetoric just because its members want a religious home that fits their needs. Bethpage mosque's welcome a familiar feeling
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Familiar feeling as the Masjid Al-Baqi, a Bethpage mosque, welcomes me
On a recent Friday, I joined the community for prayer, discussion and a meal.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Today’s column, on a mosque in Bethpage that’s faces dark rhetoric just because its members want a religious home that fits their needs. Bethpage mosque's welcome a familiar feeling
www.newsday.com/opinion/colu...
www.newsday.com/opinion/colu...
I’ve written a lot in opposition to the antisemitism of many pro-Palestinian protesters. But antisemitism alone isn’t reason for deportation. My column here: www.newsday.com/opinion/colu...
Columbia U. pro-Hamas protester's arrest has an ominous overtone
Mahmoud Khalil's words were despicable but at the moment there is a lack of evidence that has done anything that merits deportation.
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March 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I’ve written a lot in opposition to the antisemitism of many pro-Palestinian protesters. But antisemitism alone isn’t reason for deportation. My column here: www.newsday.com/opinion/colu...
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Congestion Pricing Program in New York - MTA
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January 5, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Hard times at the Academy Deteriorating facilities, infrastructure have repercussions for recruiting. www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
Infrastructure challenges at U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Deteriorating facilities, infrastructure have repercussions for recruiting.
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December 22, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Hard times at the Academy Deteriorating facilities, infrastructure have repercussions for recruiting. www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
NUMC needs an intervention The state has for months discussed installing a temporary operator at NUMC. www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
Intervention is needed at NUMC
The state has for months discussed installing a temporary operator at NUMC.
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December 12, 2024 at 12:30 AM
NUMC needs an intervention The state has for months discussed installing a temporary operator at NUMC. www.newsday.com/opinion/edit...
My column on Omer Neutra - who has been a face of the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, but was also a 21-year-old young man whose friends and family are mourning. Omer Neutra, a face of hope, courage. www.newsday.com/opinion/colu...
Omer Neutra, who grew up on LI, hailed as a symbol of hope, courage
Young man from Plainview killed in Oct. 7 terror attack hailed as an inspiration.
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December 4, 2024 at 1:56 AM
My column on Omer Neutra - who has been a face of the Oct 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, but was also a 21-year-old young man whose friends and family are mourning. Omer Neutra, a face of hope, courage. www.newsday.com/opinion/colu...
Listening to the #top1043 countdown by @q1043.bsky.social . Love so much of this. But someone explain please how A Day in the Life is #86 when I think it should be #1? (Sorry, Stairway, but it’s true…)
December 1, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Listening to the #top1043 countdown by @q1043.bsky.social . Love so much of this. But someone explain please how A Day in the Life is #86 when I think it should be #1? (Sorry, Stairway, but it’s true…)
This Georgia-Georgia Tech game is bonkers.
November 30, 2024 at 5:01 AM
This Georgia-Georgia Tech game is bonkers.
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“It’s understandable to want to retreat…but we cannot afford to look away. History is giving us another chance to confront the forces that ‘Cabaret’ warned us about. The question is: Will we listen this time, or will we keep laughing until the music stops?” —Joel Grey in @nytimes.com #TheaterBSKY
Opinion | Joel Grey: ‘Cabaret’ Was a Warning. It’s Time to Heed It. (Gift Article)
Much has changed since the show debuted on Broadway in 1966, but it’s what hasn’t changed that should worry us.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:34 PM
“It’s understandable to want to retreat…but we cannot afford to look away. History is giving us another chance to confront the forces that ‘Cabaret’ warned us about. The question is: Will we listen this time, or will we keep laughing until the music stops?” —Joel Grey in @nytimes.com #TheaterBSKY
Yay for @ayannaprescod.bsky.social and the Theater Collective!! Seeing some theater this afternoon and seeing a certain movie tomorrow - so I expect to use the #theaterbsky hashtag a bit, too.
If you would like to be added to the Theater Collective, please comment here so I can do so. go.bsky.app/Rh7J9Ac
November 23, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Yay for @ayannaprescod.bsky.social and the Theater Collective!! Seeing some theater this afternoon and seeing a certain movie tomorrow - so I expect to use the #theaterbsky hashtag a bit, too.
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NYC's 'City of Yes' zoning changes—passed by council committee yesterday, and expected to receive full council approval on Dec 5—are accompanied with $5 billion for infrastructure & affordable housing.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
N.Y.C. Housing Plan Moves Forward With an Unexpected $5 Billion Boost
A City Council committee passed a major proposal that would ease restrictions on housing growth in New York. The full Council is likely to approve it next month.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2024 at 1:31 PM
NYC's 'City of Yes' zoning changes—passed by council committee yesterday, and expected to receive full council approval on Dec 5—are accompanied with $5 billion for infrastructure & affordable housing.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
The changes will enable more construction, particularly near transit.
Our starter pack!!
Put together a Starter Pack of Newsday staff members who've found their way here, holler if you notice a missing name or see someone new join. go.bsky.app/UCYhJ5f
November 22, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Our starter pack!!
I have covered the ongoing saga of developing the Nassau Hub for nearly 20 years. I have seen multiple environmental impact statements, all of which talk about traffic mitigation. Now, talk of widening the Meadowbrook - but on the developer’s dime. The latest: www.newsday.com/business/nas...
Las Vegas Sands proposes widening parts of Meadowbrook Parkway in Nassau casino bid
The 28,000-page environmental report examined traffic, water, electricity and addresses noise and air pollution.
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November 22, 2024 at 2:25 PM
I have covered the ongoing saga of developing the Nassau Hub for nearly 20 years. I have seen multiple environmental impact statements, all of which talk about traffic mitigation. Now, talk of widening the Meadowbrook - but on the developer’s dime. The latest: www.newsday.com/business/nas...
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NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2024 at 12:07 PM
NEW: Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs, a @propublica analysis found.
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
www.propublica.org/article/segr...
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Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
November 15, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Let me say something that is controversial because our brains are broken:
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
Vaccines are a miracle and amazing
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A starter pack for New York reporters/editors/columnists: bsky.app/starter-pack...
A starter pack for those folks plus some great members of the Big Apple commentariat for The Takes: bsky.app/starter-pack...
A starter pack for those folks plus some great members of the Big Apple commentariat for The Takes: bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM
A starter pack for New York reporters/editors/columnists: bsky.app/starter-pack...
A starter pack for those folks plus some great members of the Big Apple commentariat for The Takes: bsky.app/starter-pack...
A starter pack for those folks plus some great members of the Big Apple commentariat for The Takes: bsky.app/starter-pack...
Love @lalbanese.bsky.social . Follow her.
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November 11, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Love @lalbanese.bsky.social . Follow her.
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Woah: Trump names former Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA www.newsday.com/news/nation/...
Trump names Lee Zeldin to lead EPA, Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy
President-elect Donald Trump has named former Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency as he continues to build out his future administration with loyal supporters.
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November 11, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Woah: Trump names former Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead EPA www.newsday.com/news/nation/...
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Welcome a Newsday EditBoard writer!!
First post. Thanks to @johnasbury.bsky.social for the push to come this way. Not sure how to find folks here but if you like/are interested in Newsday, journalism, politics, transit, education, NYC, Long Island, Broadway, the Mets, parenthood, The West Wing, adopted dogs, and more, I'm interested.
November 11, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Welcome a Newsday EditBoard writer!!
I am indeed leaving the country after the election. Heading to Vienna to see our daughter, who is studying there and to Amsterdam, where hopefully Jews like me are still welcome. But I will be back. Hopefully this corner of the world grows in good ways. Stay out of trouble while I am gone.
November 11, 2024 at 6:46 PM
I am indeed leaving the country after the election. Heading to Vienna to see our daughter, who is studying there and to Amsterdam, where hopefully Jews like me are still welcome. But I will be back. Hopefully this corner of the world grows in good ways. Stay out of trouble while I am gone.
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NEW: Our map showing how nearly every NYC neighborhood shifted toward Trump in 2024. Search your address.
Explore how nearly every NYC neighborhood shifted towards Trump in 2024
The GOP vote share in the five boroughs rose in almost every neighborhood, according to unofficial results. Hover over the map to see how the tally broke down between 2020 and 2024.
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November 8, 2024 at 1:29 AM
NEW: Our map showing how nearly every NYC neighborhood shifted toward Trump in 2024. Search your address.
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Newsday Opinion Editor and Columnist Randi Marshall has joined the discussion!
She’s rabid for Queens, Long Island and Broadway.
She’s rabid for Queens, Long Island and Broadway.
First post. Thanks to @johnasbury.bsky.social for the push to come this way. Not sure how to find folks here but if you like/are interested in Newsday, journalism, politics, transit, education, NYC, Long Island, Broadway, the Mets, parenthood, The West Wing, adopted dogs, and more, I'm interested.
November 8, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Newsday Opinion Editor and Columnist Randi Marshall has joined the discussion!
She’s rabid for Queens, Long Island and Broadway.
She’s rabid for Queens, Long Island and Broadway.
First post. Thanks to @johnasbury.bsky.social for the push to come this way. Not sure how to find folks here but if you like/are interested in Newsday, journalism, politics, transit, education, NYC, Long Island, Broadway, the Mets, parenthood, The West Wing, adopted dogs, and more, I'm interested.
November 8, 2024 at 1:12 AM
First post. Thanks to @johnasbury.bsky.social for the push to come this way. Not sure how to find folks here but if you like/are interested in Newsday, journalism, politics, transit, education, NYC, Long Island, Broadway, the Mets, parenthood, The West Wing, adopted dogs, and more, I'm interested.