In a statement, Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph Cairo called the lawsuit "meritless" and said Democratic legislators were ...

"We want rifles, AR-15s and shotguns," Blakeman, only weeks after unseating a Democrat in an upset, told news media. He added ...

Breaking: The Trump administration moved Wednesday to kill the state-run congestion pricing in Manhattan just six weeks into ...

NEW YORK — Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” The ...

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators. They’ve filed a ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference to discuss storm preparations Saturday afternoon.

Village leaders held a special community meeting to assure residents of East Hampton — where the median property value is $2 ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn backlash — and comparisons to the Nazi militia known as the “Brownshirts.” ...

Nassau County Democratic lawmakers argue in their complaint filed Wednesday that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman ...

A Democratic congresswoman from New York has expressed support for Nassau County’s agreement to allow police detectives to ...