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Beaches closed ahead of hot weekend in New York
NEW YORK (PIX11) — New Yorkers looking to cool off at the beach amid the summer heat may want to reconsider dipping in the water. There are several beaches either closed or under advisory over a high count of bacteria in the water due to recent stormwater runoff from all the rain in the area this week. More Local News Here's a list of beaches closed to swimming: Biltmore Beach Club – Massapequa Ronkonkoma Beach – Town of Islip Valley Grove Beach – Eaton's Neck Crescent Beach – Glen Cove Hudson Park – New Rochelle Harbor Island Beach – Mamaroneck Biltmore Beach Club will remain closed until further notice due to the high levels of bacteria, according to the Nassau County Department of Health. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State These are the beaches park officials recommend staying away from due to higher levels of bacteria: Lattingtown Beach – Lattingtown Morgan Sound – Glen Cove North Hempstead Beach Park – Port Washington Pryibil Beach – Glen Cove Sea Cliff Village Beach – Sea Cliff Tappen Beach – Glenwood Landing The advisory for the beaches above will be lifted at 6 a.m. on Saturday, June 21, unless water samples continue to show high levels of bacteria. Spencer Gustafson is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered New York state and city news since 2023. See more of his work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
20 hours ago
- Politics
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Hempstead Democrat proposes reform bill to end Republicans' "dirty little tradition" of appointing town supervisors
A Democratic candidate hoping to run Hempstead, America's largest township and a longtime Republican stronghold, claims he will be at a distinct disadvantage come Election Day. He's not happy about the legality of appointing -- not electing -- town supervisors. Outlawing a "backroom backward power grab" Joe Scianablo wants to be the Nassau County town's next leader and put an end to the appointment practice. Of the last 10 supervisors, six were appointed, not elected. "Hempstead has a dirty little tradition. This ends today I am introducing a reform bill that would outlaw this backroom backward power grab once and for all," Scianablo said. In this case, respected Supervisor Don Clavin is running for a judgeship. It is expected John Ferretti Jr. will soon take over that supervisor job to be in place for the November election. "One of the politically suspect -- but legal -- tactics that Republicans have employed to stay in power" is to leave office early, said Lawrence Levy, dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University. "It's always done underhand through the back door here with the elections," one town resident said. Republicans have ruled Hempstead for seemingly ever On the streets of the largest township in America, political observers say it's difficult to match the muscle of GOP foot soldiers and powerful fundraising. "Community politics relates to everybody," a resident said. "Are you resigning for the good of the town, or the good of the party?" Scianablo said. The GOP, which has ruled Hempstead for most of the past century, did not directly address an early resignation for Supervisor Clavin, but responded in a statement, saying, "It's extremely disrespectful to be holding a partisan political press conference on a holiday like Juneteenth." "It's really up to the voters. If they don't like this as a political tactic, then they should vote against the party that employs it," Levy said. "An informed electorate is the most important thing," a resident said.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Nassau Sheriff's Office puts 6 officers on paid administrative leave amid investigation
Six Nassau County Sheriff's Office officers are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation, Times-Union news partner First Coast News confirmed. The individuals on leave are four sergeants and two deputies, the Sheriff's Office said about the June 18 breaking news. "At this time, all I can confirm is that there is an active investigation involving [several employees] and they are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, Public Information Officer Robert Grant told the station in a statement. "We cannot comment further until the investigation is complete." Dirty cops: Ex-Nassau County sheriff's sergeant gets 17 years in prison for putting drugs back on street It was not immediately clear why the employees are under investigation. First Coast News is not naming the individuals involved because they are not currently charged with a crime. First Coast News is working to obtain the employee files for the individuals involved. This is a developing story. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Nassau Sheriff's Office puts six officers on leave for investigation
CBS News
12-06-2025
- CBS News
Video allegedly shows ICE agents detaining Hispanic U.S. citizen on Long Island
Video allegedly shows United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents taking a Hispanic U.S. citizen into custody in Nassau County. Legal representatives say this is a perfect example as to why ICE shouldn't be on the streets patrolling. Brentwood native taken taken into custody after vehicle stop The incident happened around 7:30 a.m. on June 3. Elzon Lemus, who was born and raised in Brentwood, was in a car on his way to work as an electrician when the vehicle was pulled over by ICE agents in Westbury. Video shows the 23-year-old sitting inside the vehicle and asking an agent, "What is this for?" "You look like someone we're looking for," an agent says. "Who are you looking for? Because it's definitely not me," Lemus says. "Let me see your ID, please," an agent says. Lemus refused to provide his ID because the agents didn't tell him more details. Legal officials say it is within his rights to refuse to show his ID since the agents were demanding it without any reasonable suspicion or probable cause. "If we don't get your ID, then we're gonna have to figure out another way to ID you, and it may not work out well for you," an agent is heard saying in the video. Without a warrant, the ICE agent is then seen reaching inside the vehicle and opening the passenger door of the car. Lemus said he stopped filming after they took him away in handcuffs, and that the ICE agents refused to identify themselves despite being asked for their names and badge numbers. Lemus said was detained on the street for about an hour and was in handcuffs for about 20 minutes. "I am a victim because of my race" Lemus' attorney, Frederick K. Brewington, says from the beginning to the end of the stop, the ICE agents were in the wrong for detaining him. "I am a victim because of my race," Lemus said. Brewington insists they were racial profiling Lemus and it was a direct attack on his civil liberties. "A violation of our laws and rights," Brewington said. "I was made to feel as though I was a criminal," he said. Brewington is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to conduct a full investigation. CBS News New York reached out to ICE for comment and has not yet heard back. Bill would prohibit law enforcement agencies from cooperating with ICE Some local leaders are speaking out about the incident. "Deeply troubling to see our civil rights being trampled on like this," Assemblymember Karines Reyes said. "As a former police officer and detective with over 20 years, I know exactly what lawful policing looks like and what it does not look like, and this was not it," said Phil Ramos, Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly. The Nassau County Police Department did not provide a comment, and it's still unclear whether they played a role. The county is one of the few where local government and police have entered into an agreement to work with ICE. Reyes is sponsoring a new bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from cooperating with ICE, saying they have other jobs to do. "There are real crimes, real community issues that our law enforcement should be focusing on," she said.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Health
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Nassau County Exec Bruce Blakeman's shocking move throws wrench in Hochul's hospital ‘takeover'
Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman refused to nominate anyone to Nassau University Medical Center's board — saying in a surprise announcement Tuesday he was protesting Gov. Kathy Hochul's 'illegal' takeover of the hospital. Blakeman, a Republican, was set to announce his picks for the NUMC board of directors after at least 10 executives resigned in protest to New York state's takeover of the facility — but instead said he will not be naming anybody to the Democratic governor's 'puppet board.' 'The state blatantly passed a law, which is illegal, to take over Nassau University Medical Center with the sole interest in closing the hospital as we know it,' Blakeman told reporters at a press conference outside the hospital. He called NUMC 'one of the finest medical facilities in the United States' and said he won't stand for state officials shutting it down. The state has denied allegations that it plans to shut down the hospital or convert it into a mental or behavioral health facility. But a 2024 letter from the state Department of Health, which was obtained by The Post, said the agency determined that the only way for the hospital to be fiscally sustainable is to cut staff and multiple departments and convert to a behavioral health facility. The letter was signed by Hochul. Blakeman blasted Hochul and state officials, accusing them of bringing on a financial crisis. 'The state has defunded this hospital with the intent to take it over and make this bogus claim that there is a financial crisis,' Blakeman said. Former NUMC chairman Matthew Bruderman has filed a lawsuit accusing the state of systematically defunding the hospital in a convoluted scheme. The allegations sparked a federal investigation. 'Now the state, without any transition plan, without any coordination whatsoever, has taken this power grab, and let's be clear, this is nothing more than a cover-up,' Blakeman said, citing the allegations. NUMC said they've turned around the fiscal disaster since new leadership under Blakeman took the reins and is now on track to profit $11 million this year without cutting any jobs or departments — despite being in the hole hundreds of millions of dollars just a few years ago. Blakeman and hospital staff said the state provided $180 million in subsidies to the hospital in 2021 but has provided no aid in 2024 and 2025 — claims Hochul's office denied. 'We want the state to fund this hospital as they've done before, and this hospital has done a great job, the turnaround of this hospital the last four years has been remarkable because of the people standing behind me,' he said of the medical staff surrounding him. 'Instead of being partners, they want us to be puppets. That ain't happening.' Gordon Tepper, the governor's Long Island spokesperson, called Blakeman's remarks 'ridiculous.' 'The board's restructuring is the best possible news for anyone who relies on NUMC,' he told The Post. 'There's been gross mismanagement at the hospital for years under the County's watch which has forced this desperately needed intervention.' A day after the 10 executives announced their resignation from the board last week, Hochul named former head of Hofstra University Stuart Rabinowitz to helm NUMC's board, along with three other new appointees, the governor's office announced. Hochul chooses the chair and gets six picks in total on the hospital's new board, including one recommended by the Assembly speaker and another recommended by the head of the state Senate. Two were to be appointed by Blakeman while the Nassau County Board of Legislators gets three picks for the board: two from the GOP majority and one from the dem minority. A legislature source told The Post that the GOP majority plans on following Blakeman's decision and not appointing anybody to the board. The Democrats meanwhile, slammed Blakeman's decision as a ''blatant refusal to do his job' and said they plan to move forward with their nomination. 'We intend to make our appointment to the NUMC board because we follow the law and put patients before politics,' Democratic Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow said. 'His administration drove NUMC into financial and operational chaos. Now the state is stepping in to stop the bleeding, and instead of helping, he's walking off the field,' he added.
