Nassau County

The Atlantic Beach Bridge — Long Island’s only toll bridge — will finally accept E-ZPass starting next month. Connecting Lawrence to the barrier beach communities, the bridge is crossed six million times a year.

Democratic members of the Nassau County Legislature have called on the chairman of Nassau Healthcare Corporation, Matthew Bruderman, to resign after the federal government issued a $250,000 fine for mishandling investor funds.

Nassau County is taking steps to protect students when they return to school next week after an increase in violence and armed security last spring.

In a rare district appearance, U.S. Rep. George Santos (R-NY) stood outside Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, calling for the migrant housing complex there to be shut down.

A study from the Alzheimer's Association estimates one in eight Long Island seniors has Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia.

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced the indictment of eight people for their role in an alleged cocaine distribution ring in which packages containing kilograms of cocaine were shipped from Puerto Rico to Long Island via the United States Postal Service and then sold on the streets of Suffolk County.

Historians and officials have announced plans for a commemoration of Long Island's local ties to the American War for Independence.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) visited Long Island, announcing $160 million in federal funding to support tick research, surveillance and education in Nassau and Suffolk counties.

The bill of rights would enshrine veterans' rights to dignified housing, gainful employment and freedom from discrimination.

The Nassau County Legislature voted in approval of a 99-year lease agreement with Las Vegas Sands. The $4 billion entertainment center would be built on the 72-acre Nassau Coliseum property in Uniondale.