Who we're endorsing: Nassau County Legislature

Change is coming to the Nassau County Legislature.

After redistricting shifted some lines substantially, many Nassau residents find themselves in unfamiliar districts with unfamiliar names. This year's four open seats mark the most in more than two decades. Neither legislative leader — Richard Nicolello nor Kevan Abrahams — is seeking reelection. And one additional seat would give Republicans a supermajority with the power to make borrowing, spending and other decisions on their own.

The challenges are big: affordability, dangerous roads, aging infrastructure that can't handle more intense and frequent storms, the opioid crisis, making sure homes are fairly taxed, and keeping Nassau University Medical Center solvent.