Norma Gonsalves, a former Republican lawmaker from East Meadow for nearly two decades and six years as presiding officer of ...

A Long Island man was arrested Tuesday after shoving a security guard while trying to steal merchandise from a Target, according to Nassau County police.

The Nassau Democrats’ lawsuit against Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s creation of an armed citizen deputy ...

As H5N1 avian flu outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry across the United States continue at a brisk pace, the US ...

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.” ...

The Nassau County executive spoke after about 150 people rallied against a plan to deputize 10 detectives to arrest and jail ...

Democrats in Long Island, New York, are suing Nassau County’s top official — a Republican — for acting on his plans to create a militia of civilians to assist law enforcement. As I reported ...

A spokesperson for the Nassau County Legislature’s minority Democratic conference said that members have not seen a copy of the agreement yet. Both the New York Civil Liberties Union and Latino ...

Long Island Democrats and civil rights attorneys are fighting back against a plan to deputize private citizens, calling the ...