Policing is a community service provided by a paramilitary organization. There are about 800,000 police officers across the U.S., and regardless of color or creed, we are all blue.
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By Brian Wells
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8/21/20
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The actions of the four Minneapolis police officers who caused the tragic death of George Floyd on Memorial Day were barbaric and shameful, and go against everything we as a society stand for.
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By Bil Gaylor
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8/21/20
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There weren’t the huge crowds some had expected when Nassau County economic development officials held a hearing Wednesday night on the largest building proposal in Long Beach in …
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By James Bernstein
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8/19/20
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City of Long Beach officials said beaches will be closed Tuesday, drains are being emptied of excess water, dunes are being fortified, the regular Tuesday night meeting of the City Council …
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By James Bernstein and Scott Brinton
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8/3/20
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About a thousand people — most young people — gathered on the beach in Long Beach on July 18, in clear violation of the state’s current ban . . .
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7/31/20
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After multiple shark sighting on the south shore, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin unveiled a new “Jet Ski” personal watercraft and deployed a team of lifeguards on a Bay Constable boat to …
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7/31/20
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The Town of Hempstead Friday confirmed that two cases of coronavirus have been discovered at Camp Anchor in Lido Beach, a facility that provides activities for developmentally-disabled adults.
A …
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By James Bernstein
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7/31/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to open beaches statewide, including Jones Beach, on Friday. It is a moment we have all eagerly awaited, a symbolic gesture signaling . . .
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5/21/20
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New York state will allow beaches to open next Friday, May 22, in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his daily briefing Friday.
The governor said, however, local towns …
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By Scott Brinton, Jim Bernstein and Karen Bloom
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5/15/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office reported Tuesday that more than 1,700 previously undisclosed deaths occurred at nursing homes and adult care facilities, many of them in Nassau and New York City …
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By James Bernstein
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5/5/20
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