In a statement, Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph Cairo called the lawsuit "meritless" and said Democratic legislators were ...

"We want rifles, AR-15s and shotguns," Blakeman, only weeks after unseating a Democrat in an upset, told news media. He added ...

Breaking: The Trump administration moved Wednesday to kill the state-run congestion pricing in Manhattan just six weeks into ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman fed his affinity for culture war red meat that doesn’t actually help his constituents ...

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators. They’ve filed a ...

Democratic lawmakers in New York filed a lawsuit alleging that a Republican county executive is trying to create a civilian "militia." ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference to discuss storm preparations Saturday afternoon.

Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's so-called "citizen deputies." They are ...

Long Island Democrats and civil rights attorneys are fighting back against a plan to deputize private citizens, calling the ...

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer ...

Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff over a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” The suit ...