J.D. Allen
Managing EditorA native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's managing editor. He also hosts the climate podcast Higher Ground.
J.D. has reported for public radio stations across the Northeast. He has experience investigating the climate crisis at WSHU, healthcare and small businesses for "Long Island Business News" and real estate and land-use for The Express News Group newspapers in the Hamptons. J.D.'s a lecturer at Stony Brook University, Quinnipiac University and Suffolk County Community College. He's also a leader at the regional chapter of Society of Professional Journalists. J.D. holds a B.A. in journalism and sociology from Stony Brook University and an M.S. in communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
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SUNY Chancellor John King made the announcement during his first visit to Long Island on Thursday. Stony Brook University — a SUNY flagship campus — will receive $12 million. -
Several towns in Suffolk County oppose New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposal to build an estimated 300,000 more housing units on Long Island in the next decade.
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The two Republican congressman from Long Island declined the White House invitation to join other first-term lawmakers to meet with President Joe Biden on Tuesday.
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A pending lawsuit blames both the South Country Central School District and the Town of Brookhaven for the death of Javien Coleman, a teenager who is believed to have developed cancer due to toxins emitted from the Brookhaven Landfill while at school.
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A study by Stony Brook University examines the drastic decline in Peconic Bay scallops since 2019 — the report could be a cautionary tale for New England.
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An audit of New York’s plan to protect pollinators says the state needs to increase efforts to help save honeybees.
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Multiple investigations flare tensions in Santos’ district as the freshman congressman is seated on two less-than-high-profile committees. Constituents say “that won’t fly,” calling for his passport while potential criminal charges are considered.
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WSHU’s J.D. Allen spoke with Sara Director, a partner at Barasch & McGarry, about how women, who lived, worked, went to school near to the September 11th terror attacks, or were first responders to Ground Zero, and were later diagnosed with uterine cancer, can find relief.
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Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed New York Housing Compact would oversee the building of 800,000 new housing units statewide over the next 10 years, especially downstate in Westchester County, New York City and Long Island.
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The Long Island Power Authority’s new standard rate for 2024 would reward customers who move their major electricity use to off-peak hours.
