Bellone takes the stage, literally
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone gives his first State of the County address in Hauppauge. (April 18, 2012) Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
Steve Bellone may have given new meaning to the phrase, "puppet government." The Suffolk County executive stood on the set of the Tony Award-winning puppet parody "Avenue Q" Thursday to address about 80 government and business leaders at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts. The set of the R-rated "Sesame Street" spoof depicts a gritty city street. Bellone made no mention of his surroundings until someone noted that he had been speaking for an hour with a bra hanging over his head. Turning toward a row of undergarments on a clothesline, Bellone said to laughter, "I didn't even see that." Then he continued discussing economic development and Suffolk's budget crisis. -- Carl MacGowan
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'The strategy that I'm seeing ... is very chaotic' A Newsday review of court records sheds new light on ICE's Long Island operation and where it's happening. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa, Shari Einhorn, investigative reporter Josefa Velásquez and attorney Reuben Kerben break it down.
