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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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. -
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) was reelected to a third term representing New York's 2nd Congressional District. -
Republican incumbent Nick Lalota has declared victory over Democratic challenger John Alvon in New York's 1st Congressional District. He won six points over Alvon, cementing his second term in office. -
The Town of Brookhaven wants to make Ho-Hum Beach more accessible to all of its residents. The public beach, part of the Fire Island National Seashore, can only be reached by a ferry operated by the Village of Bellport. -
A bite-sized look at what we're hearing: A Long Island man was arrested for multiple hate crime charges. A waste transfer station in Stamford is in jeopardy. And Trumbull’s town planner has won an international martial arts competition. -
A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: The number of private sector jobs in Connecticut has reached an all-time high. Ex-Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota was released early from federal prison. And New Haven’s Fair Rent Commission has rejected a tenants’ union’s claim of retaliation. -
A bite-sized look at what else we’re hearing: Ten Northeast states will work together to improve regional electric transmission. A dozen more mosquito samples test positive for West Nile virus in Suffolk County. And an investigation is underway into a street takeover in New Haven. -
A bite-sized look at what we’re hearing: A Bridgeport police officer turned himself into custody. A federal regulator found that a proposed rail line in Kings Park would have minimal impact. And Connecticut could raise $92 million a year by taxing mansions. -
A bite sized-look at what else we’re hearing: The Bridgeport Pride Center’s grand opening is Thursday. Air traffic controllers on Long Island rallied against a federal move to transfer them to Philadelphia. -
After reports of the disposal of hazardous ash waste, the Town of Brookhaven will try to end its part in a whistleblower lawsuit against a company that burns much of Long Island’s household trash into ash.
