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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's $4.2 billion budget passed in the legislature, despite Democrats' concerns that the plan relies to heavily on the county's reserves.

Nassau County Legislature adopts 2025 budget

The Nassau County Legislature has approved County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposed $4.2 billion budget for 2025, voting along party lines. more

By Will Sheeline | 11/12/24

Laura Gillen prioritizes reproductive rights

Laura Gillen, the Democratic challenger running for New York's 4th Congressional District, focuses her campaign on the rising cost of living, reproductive rights and immigration reform to address the border. She has also been critical of her opponent for not restoring the state and local tax deduction on income tax and an ethics probe into his hiring practices. The race has become a focal point in the national battle for control of the House. more

By Daniel Offner | 10/30/24

Anthony D’Esposito discussed his re-election campaign in the 4th Congressional District amid controversy over his hiring practices at a Herald Roundtable on Oct. 10.

Anthony D’Esposito balances controversy, re-election

U.S. Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, the Republican incumbent representing the 4th Congressional District, will face a familiar opponent in a race that has become a focal point in the national battle for control of the House of Representatives. more

By Daniel Offner | 10/30/24

Siela Bynoe is the Democratic State District 6 candidate

Current Nassau County Legislator Siela Bynoe is the Democratic candidate running against Republican Thomas Montenfinise for Senate District 6. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/30/24

Danielle Smikle has new ideas for the 18th Assembly District, which includes Freeport, Uniondale, Hempstead, Lakeview and parts of Baldwin and Garden City.

Smikle has youthful vision for Nassau County

Danielle Smikle, a 27-year-old educator, activist and first-time political candidate, says she is ready to lead and bring a millennial perspective to create meaningful change. Running for a seat … more

By Kepherd Daniel | 10/10/24

Local officials spoke at the emergency press conference to talk about the next courses of action. Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, left, Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Hempstead mayor Waylyn Hobbs Jr.

Fixing Hempstead’s water will cost $55 million

To combat the high levels of what is called 1,4 dioxane — a byproduct of such consumer products as soap and detergent — a $55 million facility will need to be built in the Village of Hempstead. The village will need to borrow $50 million. more

By Melissa Berman | 5/31/24

Nassau County Community College is under fire from students and faculty because all of the campus’s dining options have closed, and it is offering students nothing but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and now, food trucks between classes.

Food trucks finally arrive on Nassau Community College

Food trucks finally arrived on the campus of Nassau Community College, but The Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers is now calling on the county to intervene and allocate emergency funding to restore the University's dining halls. more

By Brandon Cruz | 5/3/24

Students rallied outside Hofstra Hall on Thursday, April 25 to protest Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, calling it “genocide” and demanding that the United States end its funding of Israel, and that Hofstra cut all ties with the country.

Hofstra students call for an end to American support in Israel

Nationwide anti-war protests have hit home as students from Hofstra University have joined the movement to call for an end to all American support and funding for Israel. more

By Brandon Cruz | 5/1/24

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, right, joined Las Vegas Sands president Rob Goldstein last April to announce a lease agreement has been signed between the county and the Sands, with plans to spend $6 billion redeveloping the Nassau Coliseum area. This lease was later ruled void by a state court, forcing the county and Sands to start the transfer process over again.

Blakeman announces plans to resubmit lease-transfer application for Las Vegas Sands casino in Nassau

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced that his administration plans to submit a reworked lease-transfer application to the County Planning Commission in hopes of securing a downstate casino license for Las Vegas Sands at the Nassau Hub. more

By Brandon Cruz | 5/1/24

The Uniondale Land Trust’s third annual housing symposium took place last Friday with panelists such as Ian Wilder of the Long Island Housing Services, left, Michael Wigutow from Nassau and Suffolk Law Services, center, and Michelle Abreu from JP Morgan Chase, right.

Uniondale housing symposium spotlights housing resources

The Uniondale Land Trust hosted its third annual Housing Symposium last Friday, April 19 at the Van Ness fire station in Uniondale. The symposium focused on the question: whether or not owning a … more

By Brandon Cruz | 4/25/24

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