About David

Basics

• Email: David@patch.com
• AIM: davidreichhale
• Phone: 516-359-7899
• Hometown: Originally from Trumbull, Conn. Resides in Deer Park, NY.
• Bio: David, a native of Trumbull, Conn., worked as a sports reporter for the New Haven Register before moving to Washington, D.C., where he was a press fellow for Sen. Joseph Lieberman, then a Democrat. He moved back to the region to take a reporting job in New Jersey before joining American Banker in New York City. He then spent six years at Long Island Business News. From 2007-2010, he was the weekly publication's editor. David, who moved to Long Island in 2002, is married with two kids. There's also a cat, Nutmeg, but she doesn't move very often.

Beliefs

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This disclosure is not a license for our editors to inject these beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that our beliefs are on the record will force us to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you, the user, ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.

Politics

• How would you describe your political beliefs? George W. Bush was a comedic genius. Only he wasn't joking.

Religion

• Do you consider yourself religious? That's a loaded question, and I'm not loaded.

Local Hot Button Issues

• What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?  Long Island continues to lose its younger residents to regions with a more diversified housing stock and better job opportunities. That can't continue. There's also a deep divide between much of Long Island and its poorer areas, which have been neglected for too long. 
• Where do you stand on each of these issues?  I am my brother's keeper.