J.D. Allen

News Editor

A native Long Islander, J.D. is WSHU's news editor, and producer of The Full Story. Formerly WAMC’s Berkshire bureau chief, he has reported for public radio stations, including bylines with WSHU, WNYC, WBUR, WNPR and NPR. J.D. has reported on healthcare and small businesses for "Long Island Business News" and real estate and land-use for The Press News Group newspapers. He's also an adjunct at Stony Brook University's School of Journalism. 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 State Pension Fund To Divest From Coal

By • Sep 19, 2019
Mike Groll / AP

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says his plan to shift $20 billion of New York’s retirement fund away from carbon polluters will begin with divesting from the coal industry.

DiNapoli Sounds Alarm Over MTA Restructuring Plan

By • Sep 16, 2019
Mike Groll / AP

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to overhaul and consolidate its operation to cut costs. But New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the current plan won’t balance the MTA’s budget or close its funding gaps.

New Railcars Give LIRR Riders Long-Awaited Upgrade

By • Sep 12, 2019
Valentine Key / Wikimedia Commons

The Long Island Rail Road rolled out a new fleet of trains, known as M9 cars, for passenger rail service Wednesday.

Connecticut And New York Say No To Purdue Pharma Settlement

By • Sep 12, 2019
Jessica Hill / AP

New York State Attorney General Letitia James says she remains opposed to a tentative settlement between drug maker Purdue Pharma and municipalities that sued the company over its role in the opioid crisis.

It's A Record-Breaking Summer For Long Island Tourism

By • Sep 5, 2019
Office of N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo

A state-funded report on New York’s tourism economy says visitors spent $6.1 billion on Long Island in 2018.

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