Desiree D'Iorio
Long Island Bureau ChiefDesiree D'Iorio serves as the Long Island Bureau Chief for WSHU. Born and raised in Connecticut, Desiree now calls Long Island home. She was WSHU’s 2019-2020 News Fellow, covering local government, the environment and public affairs on Long Island. She received her A.A. in Communications from Nassau Community College and B.A. in Journalism from Stony Brook University. Her past internships were at the Long Island Press and WSHU. In 2019, she co-wrote a four-part series about the Long Island Pine Barrens, bringing to listeners the sights and sounds of this unique ecosystem nestled in the heart of Suffolk County. She joined American Homefront Project in 2021, reporting on the lives of military service members, veterans, and their families.
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Long Island is at the forefront of electric vehicle usage in New York, but environmental advocates say the region has room for improvement in sustainability efforts. -
Five years after COVID-19 became a global emergency, doctors who were on the frontlines said the pandemic changed the face of public health while it exposed serious challenges in medicine and science. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she’s closely monitoring the spread of measles, including cases across the border in Canada and one in Suffolk County. -
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency over the weekend due to wildfires along the only major road headed into the Hamptons. -
Trump has argued that the DOE should be eliminated because it “indoctrinates America’s youth.” He’s in favor of returning control back to state and local education officials. -
Advocates for survivors of the 9/11 terror attacks say the Trump administration's shakeup of the federal workforce has led to staff reductions at the World Trade Center Health Program. -
The Trump administration has sued New York state over its Green Light Law, which allows undocumented immigrants to obtain state driver's licenses. -
The $150 million state-funded project would connect the airport to the Long Island Rail Road station at Ronkonkoma. -
Suffolk County has rolled out a new child advocacy program to overhaul the way they investigate human trafficking cases. -
Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies program," a force of armed civilians he could activate in an emergency.
