Tag: Nassau
Police Brutality On Long Island Has Many Roots
While the protests against police brutality that have been held in Nassau and Suffolk County have so far been peaceful, experts say the issue...
Long Islanders Protest Police Brutality
From coast to coast and from city to city, protests have erupted this past week over George Floyd, an African-American man who was murdered...
Long Island Begins The Reopening Process
After weeks of confusion over guidelines, guidelines and more guidelines, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran took to a podium on Wednesday, May 27 to...
Despite Claims, County Needs More Contact Tracers To Reopen
Throughout last week, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has claimed the county currently meets five out of the seven requirements needed to begin reopening...
Mayors Stress Need For Federal Financial Aid
Long Island’s mayors spoke with the area’s congressmen through a Zoom panel last Tuesday to convey how hard their communities have been hit by...
Unemployment Delays Pushing Long Islanders To The Edge
Before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Heather Lehrman was making enough between her dog sitting business and side jobs as an actor to...
Students Fight Back Against Anti-Asian Discrimination
A group of teenagers are joining the fight to combat xenophobia on Long Island as well. Syosset High School junior Brian Gao and Roslyn...
County Looks To Quickly Ramp Up Antibody Testing
Nassau County is quickly becoming one of the main hubs for coronavirus antibody testing in New York as the state looks to aggressively expand...
County PBA Calls For Better Police Protection Against Coronavirus
Just like how hospital front line workers are calling for better protection against the coronavirus with personal protection equipment (PPE), the Nassau County Police...
Survey Shows Most Nassau Businesses Struggling Due To Coronavirus
On the same day Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county now exceeds 10,000, the...