Nassau County, NY

Nassau County, NY
  • NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Thomas Barretti of the Nassau County Sheriffs Department holds his daughters Giuliana (top) and Isabella during the annual Columbus Day Parade October 12, 2009 in New York City. The parade was launched in 1929 and features more than 35,000 participants.

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  • Schuler seeks separate administrator for wife's estate

    ...plan to sue Daniel Schuler, individually, along with the estate of his wife, created a conflict of interest for the Nassau night security guard, said his attorney David A. Smith of Garden City . "It just gets too intricate if Daniel is involved," Smith said.... |more

  • Nassau workers in photocopying frenzy over recount

    ...about 9,000 paper ballots that could help decide the race next week.Copy machines whirred in a small room at the Nassau County Board of Elections as other workers in a larger room nearby painstakingly removed packing material from 450 electronic voting machines... |more

  • Third suspect arrested in Hempstead park assault

    ...attack that injured two brothers last month at a park in Hempstead. Lawrence Sutton, 20, was one of three assailants Nassau County police said attacked the brothers with a brick as they left Bradley Park with a 6-year-old girl just before 4 p.m. on Oct. 25.... |more

  • Stolen gun seized during Roosevelt traffic stop, police say

    ...gun bust late Tuesday as officers recovered a handgun reported stolen last year in Pennsylvania , police said Thursday. Nassau County police said officers recovered the gun after they noticed a bulge in the waistband of the passenger.Arrested was Marquis Jacobs,... |more

  • Fire claims life of Hewlett man, 86

    ...was found dead in a second-floor bathroom following a "very severe" fire that destroyed his second-floor master bedroom. Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office division supervisor Vincent McManus said investigators are working on the theory Rafalowicz had been... |more

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  • Nassau County Fire Chief resigns

    ...-- Action News has learned Nassau County Fire Chief Chuck Cooper resigned, after serving his county for 10 years. The Nassau County Coordinator says there were several complaints about Cooper's conduct, including two investigations where he was accused of... |more

  • Schuler seeks separate administrator for wife's estate

    ...plan to sue Daniel Schuler, individually, along with the estate of his wife, created a conflict of interest for the Nassau night security guard, said his attorney David A. Smith of Garden City . "It just gets too intricate if Daniel is involved," Smith said.... |more

  • NY police ID young victim of bike accident

    Nassau County police say 14-year-old Bryan Enriquez of Farmingdale was riding a blue bicycle with the word "DYNO" in neon green on it Sunday evening in Farmingdale. He was struck at the intersection of Route 109 and Staples Street and pronounced dead |more

  • Lenny Rosado (c), father of Leandra Rosado who was killed in a D.U.I. crash, calling for the enactment of Leandra's Law outside State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's office in lower Manhattan.
    Nassau County District Attorney Rice joins fight for 'Leandra's Law'

    ...though the top Assembly Democrat hedged on supporting a bill to make drunken driving with kids in the car a felony. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said her office has handled 123 cases in the past four years in which adults charged with drunken... |more

  • Nassau County Executive Vote Recount

    ...listings from all over 80,000 websites. MYFOXNY.COM - The slow recount for the election of Nassau County Executive continues in Mineola. The latest numbers show Ed Mangano's lead is now 497 votes over Democratic incumbent Tom Suozzi. Mangano picked up more... |more

About Nassau County, NY

Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan Area east of New York City in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2000 census, the population was 1,334,544. The name of the county comes from an old name for Long Island, which was at one time named Nassau, after Dutch William of Nassau, Prince of Orange (who later also ruled as King William III of England.) The county colors, orange and blue, are also the colors of the House of Orange. Nassau County's county seat is located in the Village of Garden City; however, it is within the Mineola, New York, 11501 ZIP Code. Therefore, the county seat is commonly referred to as being in Mineola.

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