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1. Town of Hempstead located on Hempstead Turnpike 5.

2. City of Long Beach in South Nassau 6.

3. Village of Island Park also in South Nassau 7

4. Fire Island - Located off the Great South Bay 8.

5. Town of Brookhaven encompasing over 20 hamlets 9.

In a statement, Blakeman said his administration is “always trying to make a safer environment for our kids\" and \"one death is one too many.\" Here are the things the county wants: 10

“We found significant operational deficiencies and have provided detailed recommendations that can help the building department improve efficiency and increase transparency,” Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Phillips said in a statement her office released Tuesday with an 88-page audit report 11.

Moving to another story about eclipse and earthquake 12.

WHEN | WHERE 8 p.m., April 5, Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, 180 Little Neck Rd., Centerport 13

MORE INFO 631-854-5579, vanderbiltmuseum.org 14

ADMISSION $17, $14 ages 11 and younger, free for members, includes museum admission 15

Phone lines lit up, people sent each other panicked texts, and news shows stopped in their tracks to report on what officials said was a 4.8 magnitude earthquake centered in central New Jersey, but felt across much of the East Coast 16.

Why are my legs vibrating? 17

Is that roadwork? 18

Why is the reflection in the mirror shaking? 19

Are planes still flying? 20

Airplanes are arriving and departing at area airports. There had been delays and some closures briefly after the quake. People who are planning to fly should check with their airports. 21

Did everyone feel the quake? 22

Not everyone. Some who were driving felt nothing, but the majority of residents, especially those inside, felt an intense shaking for several seconds 23 .

The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake shook regions where about 42 million people live. The intensity of the quake varied somewhat throughout the region, scientists say. 24

What should you do if there are stronger aftershocks or another earthquake? 25

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these instructions are recommended for stronger quakes 26.

The most dangerous place in a quake is being next to the outer walls of a building. If you are inside, drop to the floor, cover your head and arms and hold on until the shaking stops. Move away from furnishings or anything else that can fall on you. Do not use elevators 27.

If you are outside, 1- get down low, 2 - away from trees, 3 - poles and buildings. If you are in a moving vehicle, pull over and set the parking brake. If you are near the shore, drop, cover yourself and move inland once the shaking stops. 28

Was there any damage reported? 29

What should you do if there are stronger aftershocks or another earthquake? 30

Concerns: 31

• Have other quakes hit the Northeast?
• What kind of psychological reactions can people have to earthquakes

Server Brenda Lasorsa, 60, of Center Moriches said she felt her legs start to shake 32.

“I could feel it through my feet … I thought maybe somebody hit the building. I felt like I was sinking,” she said. 33

RICHMOND, Va. — A K-9 was killed “heroically” protecting a correctional officer, who was responding to a violent attack involving apparent gang members, Virginia prison officials said. 34

Rivan, a 5-year-old Belgian Malinois, died despite life-saving measures after being “violently and repeatedly stabbed and kicked" by the inmates involved in the assault, the Virginia Department of Corrections said in a news release Wednesday. 35

Three inmates affiliated with the MS-13 gang attacked another inmate Tuesday inside a housing unit at the Sussex I State Prison, with another inmate appearing to supervise the assault, the department said. Corrections Officer Kharmishia Phillip Fields and Rivan, her assigned K-9, were working in the area and responded to stop the attack and protect the inmates, the department said in a news release. 36

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While falling short of the resounding victory some LIRR employees hoped for, the five railroad unions that went on strike two weeks ago surpassed many observers’ expectations — by securing raises higher than transit workers have seen in years, while giving up relatively little and cementing themselves as major players in New York’s labor relations landscape, union leaders, MTA officials and sources with knowledge of the negotiations said. 38

It was on May 28, 2025, that Long Island Rail Road locomotive engineers’ head Kevin Sexton, speaking at a meeting of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, first warned of the potential for the first LIRR union strike in more than three decades. MTA managers would have to come to the table with an offer that "reflects the value, skill and sacrifice of the workers who keep the railroad running every day." 39

At the time, MTA chairman Janno Lieber largely dismissed the threat, saying, ‘We don’t see that happening in the near-term." He suggested the five unions, representing about half the LIRR’s 7,000-member organized workforce, would ultimately fall in line and take the same deal ratified by "other, larger Long Island Rail Road unions." 40

International Association of Machinists, the Transportation Communication Union and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers — and the LIRR’s largest union, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers 41.

For more than 20 years, SMART general chairman Anthony Simon had taken the lead on all LIRR labor negotiations, including in the eleventh-hour deal struck with then-Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that averted a strike in 2014 42.

In 2023, Simon signed off on a new three-year contract that gave members raises of 3%, 3% and 3.5% per year — the same terms as had been accepted by other MTA unions, including those representing bus and subway workers. 43

Simon did not respond to a request for comment 44.

The unions demanded a fourth contract year with a raise of 6.5%. MTA leaders, saying such a deal would break the pattern set with other unions, initially resisted adding a year to the contract, but eventually offered a fourth year at 3% earlier this year 45.

For wage increases above that, the MTA said repeatedly unions would have to agree to major concessions, including doing away with costly work rules and restrictions, such as paying engineers double if they operate an electric and diesel train on the same shift, and forcing clerks to take on extra duties outside of ticket sale windows 46.

The unions lowered their demands to 5% in a fourth contract year, but with no concessions. After coming up to a first strike deadline in September, unions requested two White House interventions allowed under federal labor law. They were buoyed when the emergency mediation boards both found the unions’ proposal to be more reasonable than the MTA's 47.

As the clock ticked toward a final strike deadline of May 16 at 12:01 a.m., one union insider, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations before the contracts are ratified, said the eventual settlement — with a 4.5% raise in a fourth year and minor concessions — was there to be made on May 15 before the strike, but MTA officials could not get Hochul to give final approval for the deal, which was finally closed the night of May 48.

In exchange for the 4.5% raise, the unions agreed to extend the final year of their contract by six weeks, to undergo up to 16 hours of computer-based training each year outside of work hours and using their personal electronic devices — saving the MTA on overtime costs from having to backfill jobs while workers are in classroom training — and to switch to fully electronic paychecks — saving the MTA on some costs related to distributing paper checks, according to the union source. 49

Hochul's office did not respond to a request for comment for this story 50.

In announcing the agreement outside of the MTA's Manhattan headquarters, Hochul said the deal achieved two key goals: "protecting affordability for Long Islanders and commuters, while giving fair wages to employees." 51

With concessions, about 4% Although the unions are selling the agreement to members as a 4.5% raise in the fourth year, some labor leaders disputed that figure, arguing the concessions — particularly the one extending the length of the contract — dilutes its value. Samuelsen, the New York City bus and subway union head, estimated that without the givebacks the agreement would be worth the equivalent of about 4% in raises for his members. Another labor source, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive negotiations, estimated it at 3.8% and believes earlier offers made by the MTA may have been worth more. 52

Some workers also lost up to three days’ wages in the strike, although many would have been off anyway during the first two days of the work stoppage — a Saturday and Sunday. Still, Arthur Wheaton, director of labor studies at Cornell University, believes the unions scored "just a massive, big win" in securing a 4.5% wage increase, when the MTA had been insisting on giving workers extra compensation in the form of a lump-sum payment. 53

Wheaton said, in seeing the contract fight through to a three-day strike that didn’t cause "long-standing damage," the union leaders signaled to their members, "We got the best we could and we used all of the tools in our toolbox to get there." 54

One MTA official, also speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the deal before it's finalized, said one "win" for the transit authority was raising the public’s awareness of the LIRR collective bargaining process, and of "archaic work rules" that can significantly pad worker pay. 55

Suffolk County has reached a $3 million settlement with a man who filed a federal lawsuit that said he was beaten in 2021 by police officers while he was handcuffed and face down in dirty snow, according to court filings, after he had been arrested for allegedly stealing a car.Default

Christopher Cruz, of Long Beach, filed the lawsuit in the Eastern District of New York in 2022. It contended that Suffolk police officers punched, kicked and threatened Cruz, who allegedly had stolen a 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee, after his arrest in Mount Sinai on Feb. 24, 2021. 

The complaint argued Cruz was targeted by officers because he is Hispanic and that the assault was part of a long-standing pattern of discrimination against Latino communities by Suffolk police. Aligned left

It alleged that Cruz was subjected to hate-filled taunts and slurs by police who beat him. One officer told Cruz as he was handcuffed with his face to the ground to "eat the [expletive] snow, you [ethnic slur]," according to the lawsuit. The complaint also claims a cop told Cruz, "You are lucky you didn’t get a bullet in your [expletive] face." Aligned center

The lawsuit, which sought $120 million in damages, named Suffolk County, former Suffolk Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart and several officers as defendants. It said Cruz suffered a concussion, blurred vision, headaches, cuts, lacerations, bleeding and mental anguish as a result of the beating.

Michael Martino, a spokesman for Suffolk Executive Edward P. Romaine, also declined to discuss the settlement.

Part of the encounter was caught on video by one of only 10 Suffolk officers equipped with body-worn cameras at the time. Officials rolled out a departmentwide body camera program in July 2022, part of the police reform plan undertaken by Suffolk police in the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis officers in 2020. Align right 

An arbitrator upheld the county’s termination of Officer William Bubeck, who was seen in the video kicking Cruz while he was handcuffed, agreeing that he had used excessive force. Bubeck was also accused of lying to investigators. He is barred from working as a law-enforcement officer across New York State.

Bubeck’s attorney, Anthony La Pinta, told Newsday last year the county had scapegoated his client. He called the kicks “necessary and reasonable,” since Cruz had engaged in criminal behavior and placed other motorists in danger, as well as the police officers who tried to stop him. Full width

Investigators also determined that Filiberto gave a false sworn statement when he said Cruz had rammed his police car while fleeing from officers. The county moved to fire Filiberto in 2022 after he admitted surveillance video showed his version of the crash was “not true,” according to the IAB document reviewed by Newsday.

Filiberto retired in January 2023, but the county continued to seek his firing. An arbitrator awarded a "postretirement termination" in August 2023, noting that Filiberto’s "retirement does not insulate him from the consequences of misconduct while still working as a sworn officer.” Float left

In an interview with Newsday last year, Filiberto said his initial claim about Cruz ramming his car was “exactly how I felt that night after I was injured." He acknowledged his version was not accurate but defended the actions of his colleagues apprehending an alleged car thief who disregarded other people’s lives. "These are the men you want to be keeping the Suffolk streets safe," he said.

Three other officers were also disciplined as a result of the Cruz incident, according to the IAB records.

Suffolk police said in February 2021 that Cruz had rammed a police car with the stolen vehicle and then fled the scene, later crashing into a snowbank and ramming another police vehicle. Police said two officers were injured during the incident. Float right 

The lawsuit, however, alleges that Cruz was attempting to leave the gas station when his vehicle was struck by a police car driven by Officer Frank Filiberto, a defendant in the case. Cruz surrendered and was pulled from his vehicle and handcuffed. He was then kicked, punched and pushed to the ground. According to the lawsuit, at least 15 officers participated in the attack or failed to intervene.

Cruz was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal mischief and resisting arrest after he was assaulted, but Suffolk prosecutors dropped those charges and Cruz eventually pleaded guilty to petit larceny.

Cruz is in Fishkill Correctional Facility, serving a 1½- to 3-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to grand larceny in a separate case, according to New York State records. That sentence stems from a 2023 arrest in which he was accused of stealing credit cards and then making purchases in Nassau County.

The Suffolk County Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau found that five officers and two sergeants committed 19 violations during the incident, according to IAB records obtained by Newsday last year.

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