OLA in the News

By Brendan J. O’Reilly Despite New York State’s eviction moratorium remaining in place through August 31, a tenant in Wainscott faces an...

As Infections Climb Among The Unvaccinated, OLA Scrambles For Ways To Reach Those Falling Through Cracks By Michael Wright With gaps in...

By Leah Chiappino Organización Latino Americana received nearly $100,000 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fund...

By Jamie Bufalino As the rate of Covid-19 vaccinations among New York State's Black and Latino residents continues to lag far behind that...

By Christopher Walsh Upbeat report on police-community relations, but 'room for improvement' "We need a more diverse police force,"...

By Michael Wright A town committee that has been exploring how the East Hampton Police Department is viewed by the community, and how the...

By Staff Writer Teen vaping and drug use is the focal point of a Latino parent initiative launched on February 16, with a forum organized...

BY JULIANA HOLGUIN Con el apoyo del estado y de la fuerza de trabajo para la distribución equitativa de las vacunas, la organización Ola...

By Jamie Bufalino In an effort to make sure communities of color have equal access to Covid-19 vaccinations, New York State and...

By Cailin Riley It’s not a secret that people have been struggling to cope through the pandemic, and that fallout from the virus has hit...

Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki said the department does not have the "mechanics" to collect racial data during traffic stops but said it is good information to have and that the department is exploring how to gather it. Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas Instituting a department-wide body cam program and increasing diversity among law enforcement staff are among the recommendations to improve the Southampton Town Police Department, presented as part of a state-ma

Southampton Town Police Chief Steven Skrynecki said the department does not have the "mechanics" to collect racial data during traffic...

By Bella Lewis The volunteers and employees of Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island shone bright during the pandemic,...

By Christine Sampson When you know his background, it's easy to understand why Michael Donovan came to the aid of thousands of...

Nayeli Ramon, 17, from Riverhead, center, is excited to receive a Chromebook from computer lab officials Maria Garcia, left, and Angie...

By Michael Wright Nearly 99.7 percent of homes on Long Island have been logged by the 2020 Census, officials from the U.S. Census Bureau...

By Brendan J. OReilly In light of the New York State Legislature’s repeal of “Section 50-a,” a provision of state law that had stopped...

By Eileen Casey Founded in 2002, “OLA of Eastern Long Island works to create a more equitable East End for Latino immigrants through...

By Christine Sampson "It's going to be the hardest winter ever," said Minerva Perez, executive director of Organizacion Latino Americana...

By Michael Wright United States Census Bureau workers began going door-to-door on the South Fork last week as the nationwide population...