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Good morning, this is Long Island Morning Edition on 88.3 WLIW FM heard in Western Suffolk, UH 96.9 FM. I'm Michael Mackey, Democrat Kathy Hochland, Republican Lee Zeldin squared off in the lone campaign debate of the gubernatorial election last night.

Crashing over hot button issues such as abortion, COVID-19 mandates and former President Donald Trump and the January 6th Riot at the US Capitol.

Yancey, Roy reports on news.com that in a hard hitting, fast-paced forum hosted by Spectrum News and Y1AT Pace University last night, the candidates traded barbs.

And one liners on almost every topic, including assault weapons, congestion, pricing, natural gas drilling, and cryptocurrency setting up a strong contrast for voters on November 8th, 13 days from now.

Governor Hochul criticized Congressman Zeldin from Shirley Long Island for opposing abortion rights, skipping a vote on an assault weapons ban and opposing a federal infrastructure, bill Hochul saved her sharpest words for when discussing Zeldin support for Trump and natural gas drilling.

Quote, I know you're an election denier, but you're also a climate change.

Taxes and congestion pricing, but he most often cited state bail laws.

Crime and residents fear of crime, you're poor and less safe because of Kathy Hochul, Zeldin said in opening remarks.

Overall, Zeldin sought to draw a picture of a troubled state under Democrat Party rule.

New York is in crisis.

We've experienced on so many levels.

Attacks on our wallets or safety or freedom your children education.

Said Zeldin last night during the gubernatorial debate, luciferase attorney and Michael Gold in the New York Times report that Zeldin, who has spent his campaign trying to appeal to voters dissatisfaction with the status quo, went on the attack from the get go, frequently raising his voice as he channeled a sense of outrage.

Especially around crime.

Governor Hochul, a Buffalo area Democrat vying for her first full term, took a more measured approach that fit her insistence that the state of New York needs a steady hand to lead it beyond trading barbs.

Neither candidate appear to have a major breakout moment or gaff that could reshape the race, which according to recent polls may be tightening.

Just two weeks before Election Day, but both staked out starkly different positions on substantive matters from crime to vaccine mandates and the migrant crisis ahead of the general election on November 8th, which is just 13 days away.

Governor hopeful, 64 would become the first female elected to New York Chief Executive office, as reported in the New York Times.

42 year old Congressman Zeldin, who has spent his campaign trying to appeal to voters dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party status quo, went on the attack from the Get go frequently.

Raising his voice as he channeled the sense of outrage, especially around crime. Governor Hochul 64 a Buffalo area Democrat vying for her first full term, took a more measured approach that fit her insistence that the state needs a steady hand to lead it.

The developer of a proposed 412,000 square foot industrial park on middle Country Rd in Calverton, Long Island, was directed by the Riverhead Planning Board last week to prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact statement to analyze the cumulative impacts of its proposal in combination with several other industrial proposals.

Now pending in the Calverton, hamlet Denise Civiletti reports on riverheadlocal.com that the planning board on August 18th had accepted the final environmental impact statement of HK Ventures, but had not yet adopted the findings statement that concludes the environmental review process mandated by New York State law last week.

The news will move by the Planning board came after members of the public complained that the project review, previously undertaken by the town, failed to assess the cumulative impacts of the HK Ventures project.

Long Island's jobless rate fell to a record low 2.7% last month, marking the fifth time in over 30 years.

The rate has fallen that low, but other trends in state labor data suggests unease over where the economy is headed. Victor Ocasio reports on newsday.com that, compared with September.

2021 last month unemployment rate was down one percentage point, suggesting continued improvement as the region rebounds from early pandemic jobless.

This is, according to state Labor Department data released Tuesday on a month over month basis to Long Island saw a decline in its jobless rate, shrinking from 3.4% in August.

Nassau, Suffolk combined last at a monthly rate of 2.7% in April and May of this year and December of last year.

Handset uncertainty ahead a much smaller than average decline in the labor force last month suggests that more employers are holding onto seasonal hires while more workers are holding onto positions, she said in past years Long Island has seen the labor force.

The sum of all employed plus unemployed long Islanders looking for work.

The Riverhead Town Board received updated renderings and development plans for the Newtown Square and the Peconic riverfront during a presentation on public space activation at last Thursday.

's work session Alec Lewis reports on riverheadlocal.com that the presentation outlined the ongoing development of the downtown.

Area and also unveiled plans for two parking garages off East Main Street not previously presented to the board.

The presentation was made by Barry Long, President and CEO of Urban Design Associates.

The Pittsburgh planning firm hired to do various work on the town square and the downtown area, including the pattern book, the Riverhead Town Board entered into the agreement for the plan in July as the town of Riverhead was in the process of selecting projects to recommend for a piece of the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative funding.

And after J. Petrocelli development Associations was a designated the master developer of the Town Square Project. Thursday presentation was just a draft of the work done by UGA and it's sub consultant. Phil Myrick, an urban designer based in upstate Pleasantville, NY and.

The Riverhead Town Board will be given a final plan in a document soon, while the New York State gubernatorial campaign is now drawing national attention.

The race for the first Congressional District in Suffolk County, New York being vacated by Lee Zeldin as he runs for governor, promises to draw national attention as it carries with it.

A potentially significant impact on which party will control the US House of Representatives come the new Year. Beth Young and East End Beacon reports that Suffolk County legislator Bridget Fleming.

Democrat and former prosecutor from Sag Harbor is running against Republican Nicola load of Amityville, a Navy veteran and former Amityville village trustee who currently serves as the chief of staff to the Suffolk County Legislature.

Miss Fleming, like many Democrats, this election cycle has made reproductive rights and helping working families.

A hallmark of her campaign, while Mr.

Loloda has touted his family law enforcement back.

And work the paint.

Miss Fleming as a tax and spend Democrat the candidates answered questions from reporters and the public in an October 20th form on Newsday TV and are slated to face off again in a zoom debate organized by the Express News Group tomorrow at the new state debate.

Many of the questions.

Or about pocketbook issues like helping regular people live on Long Island, combating inflation, ending the cap on state and local tax deductions imposed in former President Donald Trump.

Tax bill and President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan if Bridget Fleming were to be elected, she'd be the first woman to represent the first Congressional District and the US House of Representatives ever.

This has been Long Island local news on Long Island, only NPR station WLIW FM I'm Michael Mackey.