Here's what Nassau County residents need to know about Wednesday's Trump Rally

Former President Donald Trump will be at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale pn Wednesday for a campaign rally, and the event is expected to draw 60,000 attendees from Long Island and beyond.

At a news conference in Mineola on Sept. 17, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, alongside Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, shared details regarding safety measures in place to ensure that all attending the rally are safe, and those who live and work around the coliseum will be minimally impacted by potential road closures and traffic delays.

In preparation for the event, the county has worked closely with the U.S. Secret Service, Trump’s team in Washington, the New York State Police, the state’s Department of Homeland Security, the federal Department of Homeland Security, the Suffolk County Police Department, and the NYPD, among other law enforcement agencies. The Nassau County Fire Marshal’s office has provided valuable assistance, along with volunteer fire departments, and the county’s Department of Health, Office of Emergency Management, and Sherrif’s Department.

Several types of patrol — including aviation patrols, the mounted unit, the K9 unit, and emergency service units, among others — will ensure safety in and around the coliseum.

Ahead of the event, the parking lot of the coliseum will be completely cleared by the afternoon of Sept. 17, Blakeman said. The lot will reopen at 8 a.m. on Sept. 18, at which time those with tickets to attend the rally will be permitted to enter. If there are vehicles still parked in the lot after its closure, they will be towed, Ryder said.

The rally begins at 3 p.m.

A free speech zone will be open on the sidewalk along the north fence of Hempstead Turnpike, which is just west of the main entrance to the coliseum. Rallygoers will only be permitted to enter the coliseum’s lot from Hempstead Turnpike.

About 30,000 people will be physically allowed inside the rally, and the remainder will be able to watch speeches on screens, and partake in other rally-related activities, outside the coliseum.

Those entering the coliseum are not permitted to bring aerosols, alcoholic beverages, beach balls, banners or signs, drones, E-cigarettes, explosives, firearms, glass or metal containers, lasers and light pointers, mace, noisemakers, packages, spray containers, supports for signs, or weapons. Other items that pose a potential threat to rallygoers will be determined at the discretion of security scanners.

Everyone who enters the parking lot of the coliseum for the rally — regardless if they are permitted inside the building or not — must have a mobile ticket, which will be shown to attendants before they enter the parking area.

When asked about potential road closures, Blakeman said the county could not provide information.

“We cannot discuss road closures — that would give people who might have some kind of bad intent of an idea where the president’s motorcade will be operating,” he said. “We will not give any information, other than the fact that Hempstead Turnpike is the only entrance point if you’re attending the rally.”

Trump was targeted by a potential assassination attempt just last weekend in Florida, posing a concern for residents who may want to attend the rally. Ryder said the Nassau County Police Department is responsible for conducting thorough sweeps in and around the coliseum.

“Every inch of that property, in that perimeter — and the perimeter is as large as we need to make it — we will make sure that it is safe, and it will be swept,” he said. “We will have aviation over top during the arrival, and during the time of the event. And we will also have our K9 dogs out in the area, in the wooded areas, and we’ve already started those sweeps today.”

Blakeman said the county budgets for large events such as tomorrow's rally, to mitigate potential financial stress.

“It’s part of our job,” he said. “We don’t discourage big events in Nassau County — we want to encourage them. There are people that are going to be coming to this event from all over the metropolitan area.”