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New York State Attorney General Sues Nassau County Over Transgender Athlete Ban
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. New York State Attorney General Letitia James filed several lawsuits against Nassau County for banning transgender athletes from certain competitions on Monday. It’s the latest development in a longstanding feud between...
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...
NYC weather: Flood advisory issued for New York City Saturday morning
On Saturday at 6:02 a.m. a flood advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 7 a.m. for the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island as well as Nassau County. The weather service describes, "Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected." "Minor flooding in low-lying and...
South Side student provides food to local veterans
Jonah Testa, a student at South Side High School in Rockville Centre, with a keen awareness of the challenges faced by many former servicemen and women, took the Fourth of July holiday as an opportunity to try and make a difference in the lives of Long Island veterans. His efforts...
Nassau County eyes mask ban amid alarming rise in antisemitism, hate crimes: ‘Talk is cheap’
The Nassau County legislature plans to pass a law banning demonstrators from hiding their identities with masks to tackle rising antisemitism and hate crimes — the first local government to do so. “Talk is cheap. What I’m asking for is action. We are going after the thugs who are terrorizing the Jewish community. I’m sick and tired of it,” said Nassau Legislator Mazi Pilip. “No one is being held accountable. It’s been very vicious. We’ve seen it from California to New York,” said Pilip, an Ethiopian -born Jew from Great Neck. Pilip said she hoped Nassau’s law — expected to be approved in...
Hempstead Church Leader Raped Girl For Years: Police
Jose Wilfredo Vazquez Cardoza, age 49 of Uniondale, was arrested on Wednesday, July 10, Nassau County Police announced. Starting in August 2011, Cardoza reportedly had sexual relations with a 12-year-old girl at Iglesia Cristiana Unida in Hempstead, where he served as a church leader and as security at the time.
Long Island church leader charged with rape after allegedly abusing victim for years
The leader of a Long Island church was arrested and charged with multiple sex crimes after police said he had a years-long sexual relationship with a girl starting when she was 12 years old. While working at Iglesia Cristiana Unida in Hempstead from Aug. 2011 until April 2016, Jose Wilfredo...
Seaford's Nancy Seltzer Joins Girl Scouts Leadership Board
On Friday, June 21, Nancy Seltzer was nominated to the Girl Scouts of Nassau County Board Development Committee. For many years, the Girl Scouts of Nassau County has guided Girl Scouts on their path to demonstrate good leadership, character, and devotion to their community through their active service. “Girl Scouts...
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