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Nassau County lawmakers propose ban on masks
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) – Nassau County lawmakers are proposing a ban on masks used for “concealing an individual’s identity in a public place.” The law proposes banning masks not worn for health or religious reasons in an effort to curb criminal acts. Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed for a similar law that would apply to […]
Elmont senior condos struck by chronic flooding, leaving residents deep in debt without homes
Zula Brown and her daughter wore hazmat suits and masks as they entered the shuttered Elmont condo building on July 3, where Brown had lived for 10 years before it flooded last fall. The 30-unit co-op building at 1888 Foster Meadow Lane has been closed since Sept. 29, when a...
LINE OF DEMARCATION, LITTLE NECK
I have long had a fascination with the land borders of New York City. I have traveled much of the “undefended” Queens-Nassau border, and did a multipart series in 2011. On that link you’ll find a synopsis of the complicated circumstances that led to the creation of Nassau County from eastern Queens in 1899.
New York’s Legal Landscape: Lawsuits Over Transgender Sports Ban
New York’s Attorney General and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) are suing Nassau County over its ban on transgender women participating in female sports teams. This new law replaces an executive order that was recently overturned by a New York court in February. The Nassau County Legislature passed the new law in June with...
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