Lawmakers in New York’s Nassau County enacted the nation’s first ban on wearing face masks in public on Wednesday. The Mask Transparency Act, which was signed into law by Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, makes it illegal for people to wear face masks “for the purposes of concealing an individual’s identity in public places,” WABC-TV … Read more
The eye care professional made his first donation when he was in college. A man from Long Island in the United States has donated around 29 gallons of blood (approximately 110 litres) in 49 years. Henry Bickoff, aged 68, started the noble deed in 1975. His blood has helped 693 people, according to the New … Read more
Much of the coverage of Democratic Rep.-elect Tom Suozzi’s victory in a special election on Tuesday has focused on the way it might serve as a model for how Democrats ― including President Joe Biden ― can run on immigration. But some of the post-game analyses have flattened out Suozzi’s positioning, highlighting his support for … Read more
Overcoming dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and a surge in migrant arrivals that has played to Republican strengths, former U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat, won Tuesday’s special election to succeed ex-Rep. George Santos in New York’s 3rd Congressional District. Suozzi defeated Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip, a Republican, in a Long Island and … Read more
In late January, the 19-member Nassau County legislature cast a critical vote on how to divvy up $262 million in federal aid left over from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which delivered billions of dollars in aid to states and cities across the country. The vote broke down along partisan lines. Eleven Republicans approved … Read more
Major cities on the US Atlantic coast are sinking. New York City, along with Long Island and other coastal regions, is facing a scary reality: it’s sinking. Buildings and natural processes are causing the land to drop at a worrying 2mm per year, raising concerns about flooding and long-term viability, according to the study. The … Read more
