Grady M. Farnan, Republican and Conservative incumbent candidate for Glen...

Grady M. Farnan, Republican and Conservative incumbent candidate for Glen Cove City Council, at Nassau County GOP headquarters in Westbury on March 31. Credit: James Escher

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GRADY M. FARNAN

Republican

BACKGROUND:

  • Farnan, 62, a lifelong Glen Cove resident, is a 1980 Glen Cove High School graduate. He has a bachelor’s in business administration and finance from Adelphi University.
  • He was appointed to the city council in February to replace Joseph Capobianco, who was elected city court judge. Farnan is seeking his first full two-year term.
  • He is an insurance tech in the Nassau County Attorney’s Office in Mineola. He previously served two terms on the Glen Cove School Board.

ISSUES:

  • Farnan said he would seek to keep “the quality of life going in a positive direction, whether it has to do with law and order or keeping Glen Cove clean.”
  • He said that if elected he would work to maintain city financing on a solid basis by closely reviewing the annual budgets for city buildings, public works projects and parks, and making sure that capital projects are done properly.
  • He said that as a councilperson he looks for ways to improve the city's parks and infrastructure.
FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.  Credit: Newsday/File Footage; Photo Credit: AP Photo/Steven Day, Bebeto Matthews; Getty Images

'A different situation at every airport' FAA data analyzed by Newsday shows the number of bird strikes voluntarily reported by airports in New York City and Long Island has increased by 46% between 2009 and 2023. NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports.

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