An 18-year-old was arrested after officers responded to reports that a “man was wearing a mask to conceal his identity,” Nassau County police said. Nassau County government signs mask ban law effective immediately A new law in New York makes it illegal to wear a mask in public to conceal one’s identity. Masks worn for […]
When heavy rains flooded Linwood Avenue in Farmingdale on September 29, 2023, homeowners on the block reported that rainwater was quickly entering their homes, pouring through windows like a waterfall and leaving up to six feet of sewage in their basements. Now the neighbors are suing the Village of Farmingdale, the Town of Oyster Bay […]
On Sunday, five people were found dead in a Syosset home, four inside the Wyoming Court building and one outside. According to Nassau County police, it was an apparent murder-suicide. Police had not yet released the identity of the victims as of Sunday evening. Police Chief Patrick Ryder said at the crime scene on Sunday […]
Maybe you are an acupuncturist, pharmacist or professional engineer. Maybe you are especially proud of your college, your favorite team, your zodiac sign, or a certain cause. More and more New Yorkers are showing off their profession, sports affiliation or other affiliations on the road by adorning their car with one of the more than […]
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the mask ban, the first of its kind in the United States, into law early Wednesday morning. On Wednesday, a controversial ban on wearing face coverings in public was passed in the New York suburb of Nassau County. Civil rights activists and state officials immediately criticized the move as […]
A suburb in New York state passed a law earlier this week banning the wearing of masks and face coverings in public. On Monday, Nassau County lawmakers passed the Mask Transparency Act, which prohibits the wearing of masks or other face coverings in public, with exceptions for medical, religious or cultural reasons. The bill passed […]
Agota Adler was 7 years old and living in Budapest, Hungary, when she, her mother, and dozens of others spent months in cramped quarters trying to seek refuge from the Nazis. It is the story of families who were forced to go underground and live in abject fear, like so many others since the end […]
