Nassau County To Close Half Of Its Police Precincts Under New Plan
The county will be implementing a new Community Policing Plan which Executive Ed Mangano said will save taxpayers up to $20 million a year.
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The county will be implementing a new Community Policing Plan which Executive Ed Mangano said will save taxpayers up to $20 million a year.
Former New York Giants punter Sean Landeta wears two Super Bowl rings and he knows how tough it is to get one.
A simple yellow dot could save your life, if a new program in Nassau County is successful.
The state inspector general has found systemic problems at the lab. A report last month found problems went largely undetected, were ignored, or were not properly addressed.
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano says the Long Island county will benefit from a "fresh look" at its operations after a series of problems in the department.
The Gladsky Marine Site in Glen Cove used to be one very dirty place. But now it's been cleaned up as apart of an EPA conservation program and will soon be included in the town's waterfront revitalization project.
Several thousand unionized Nassau County workers rallied outside the County Executive's office in Mineola to protest his proposal to layoff hundreds of employees to balance the budget.
These are dire fiscal times for Nassau County and what might be done to fill the budget gap is now coming into view.
Nassau County is implementing a new property tax grievance system that settles disputed assessments before payment.
There have been disagreements and there has been confusion over the mission of the task force assembled to tackle the future of the arena that is home to the New York Islanders.
A group of developers, business leaders and community planners is proposing a privately financed redevelopment of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and its surrounding 77-acre property.
With Nassau County struggling to close a $310 million budget gap, one county lawmaker is calling for the cancellation of Sunday's antique car show at Eisenhower Park.
Executives in both Long Island counties are proposing budgets that would slash hundreds of jobs, 709 in Suffolk and another 710 jobs in Nassau.
There is nothing positive to report with the 2012 proposed budget in Nassau County.
In Nassau County, another 800 county employees could be laid off at the beginning of 2012 if spending cuts are not made in every department and unions do not make concessions.
Tropical Storm Irene walloped Long Island over the weekend with the winds causing major problems after knocking down trees and power lines.
The massive storm dumped rain, flooded streets and created dangerous storm surges along parts of the Long Island coast.
Residents in coastal areas of Long Island are being told to evacuate their homes as Hurricane Irene makes its way up the East Coast.
Those most directly impacted include residents who live south of Sunrise Highway between the Queens line and Rockville Center, south of Merrick Road from Rockville center to the Suffolk County border and low-lying areas on the north shore.
Mayor Bloomberg said that senior citizen homes, nursing homes and hospitals in low-lying areas "must evacuate" by 8 p.m. Friday unless they are able to show that their location or provisions for back-up power would allow them to stay safe.
While it is still too early to know what Irene's path is, officials in the Tri-State Area are taking the storm seriously and are urging residents to do the same.
Ignition interlock devices became mandatory for any drunk driver sentenced on or after August 15, 2010. The device requires the driver to pass a breath test in order to start the vehicle.
Charles Wang said he has two goals for the Islanders: winning the NHL's Stanley Cup and staying in their hometown.
Ed Mangano said he will seek new ideas and bids from New York Islanders owner Charles Wang and any other private developer.
Long Islanders have officially had their say on the future of Nassau Coliseum and the New York Islanders. It looks like they don't want either.
