In a statement, Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph Cairo called the lawsuit "meritless" and said Democratic legislators were ...

"We want rifles, AR-15s and shotguns," Blakeman, only weeks after unseating a Democrat in an upset, told news media. He added ...

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn backlash — and comparisons to the Nazi militia known as the “Brownshirts.” ...

NEW YORK — Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” The ...

Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies program," a force of armed civilians he could activate in an emergency.

Democratic Nassau County legislators are joining together to sue Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his plan to deputize citizens as members of the county sheriff’s ...

A 55-year-old man arrested for sex trafficking across Nassau County, Long Island is an undocumented immigrant, according to authorities. Investigators are aware of at least three women, who all ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference to discuss storm preparations Saturday afternoon.

The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America,” said a lawyer representing county lawmakers. By Corey ...

N.Y.-- Are public taxpayer dollars being used to finance a controversial Nassau County civilian law enforcement program? Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman jumped at the chance to have his police department participate in the program when US Immigration and Customs Enforcement reached out and sought cooperation ...