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A birthday cake with lit candles sits in a suburban pothole beside a leaning traffic cone and blank yard signs, satirical illustration

Study Finds Average Long Island Pothole Now Older Than Three Town Supervisors Combined

Researchers dated the holes by the campaign signs still living in them.

Nov 9, 2026 · Town Hall
  1. Two men in suits shake hands in an office hallway while each points at the other and holds a folder, satirical illustration

    Party Bosses Announce Bipartisan Agreement To Keep Blaming Each Other

    Nov 8, 2026 · Bosses
  2. Officials sit around a hearing table staring at a tiny model of the same table, satirical illustration

    Town Board Votes Unanimously To Form Committee On Why Committees Take So Long

    Nov 8, 2026 · Town Hall
  3. A man in pajamas stares in shock at a snowman holiday card, with a canceled check on the desk, satirical illustration

    Campaign Donor Shocked — Shocked — To Learn His Check Came With A Holiday Card And Nothing Else

    Nov 7, 2026 · Campaign Money
  4. A crowded meeting stares blankly at a screen covered in colorful pie charts, satirical illustration

    School District Budget Presentation Achieves Permanent PowerPoint Enlightenment

    Nov 7, 2026 · Schools
  5. A person holds a tax bill showing $12,847.56 in front of a hearing board and a pastel wave chart, satirical illustration

    County Legislature Declares Property Taxes 'A Vibe' After 4-Hour Hearing

    Nov 6, 2026 · Town Hall
  6. A commuter on a platform holds a ticket while a train blurs past without stopping, satirical illustration

    LIRR Introduces New Express Service: Skipping Your Stop Emotionally

    Nov 6, 2026 · Transit
  7. A man raises an index card in a nearly empty night meeting while a pile of leaf bags sits outside the window, satirical illustration

    Local Man Spends Entire Town Meeting Waiting To Say 'What About The Leaf Bags'

    Nov 5, 2026 · Town Hall

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