State Watchdog Takes Over Nassau County’s Finances
GARDEN CITY, NY (AP / CBS New York) - It’s one of America’s wealthiest counties. Crime rates are low, public schools are generally excellent, parks are well-kept. The average property tax bill last...
View ArticleNassau County Sues Over Fiscal Watchdog NIFA’s Takeover
MINEOLA, NY (WCBS 880/1010 WINS/AP) - A New York lawmaker plans hearings over what he says could be possible ethics conflicts involving a state-appointed fiscal watchdog that has taken over Nassau...
View ArticleNassau County Plans Layoffs, Cuts To Close Budget Gap
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP/CBSNewYork) – Officials in an affluent suburban New York county announced $121 million in budget cuts Wednesday, including employee layoffs and service reductions, in response to a...
View ArticleNassau County Exec Plans Layoffs, Furloughs Amid Budget Woes
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – The leader of Nassau County, struggling to close a $176 million budget gap identified by a state fiscal watchdog group, planned to lay off 213 workers and will not fill...
View ArticleNIFA Declares Fiscal Emergency In Nassau County
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Nassau Interim Finance Authority has declared a fiscal emergency in Nassau County after a vote Thursday afternoon. The authority has rejected County Executive Ed Mangano’s...
View ArticleNassau County Comptroller Sounds Warning About County Finances
MINEOLA, NY (WCBS 880) - A whopping $53 million budget shortfall is predicted by Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos if nothing is done by the end of this year. WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall With The...
View ArticleNassau County Pushing For Minor League Baseball Team In Uniondale
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – You’ve heard about the Subway Series. Well, how about the Expressway Series? A deal is in the works to bring an independent minor league baseball team to Uniondale‘s...
View ArticleNIFA Says Property Tax Increase Likely If Nassau Coliseum Referendum Approved
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Nassau Interim Finance Authority said Thursday that if a referendum to $400 million to renovate the Nassau Coliseum passes, it would likely result in a 3.5 to 4...
View ArticleCapellini: Youth Of Nassau County, Save Islanders And Part Of Next Gen’s Future
By Jeff Capellini, CBSNewYork/WFAN.com NEW YORK (WFAN) — In less than a week the Nassau County arena referendum will be decided and how it will turn out is still anyone’s guess. This is not the best of...
View ArticleNassau Coliseum Debate At Fever Pitch Ahead Of Next Week’s Vote
UNIONDALE, NY (WCBS 880) - On August 1, the people of Nassau County will vote on whether to borrow $400 million to build a new sports and entertainment complex that would include a modernized home for...
View ArticlePublic Vote Monday On $400M Nassau Coliseum Renovation Project
UNIONDALE, NY (CBSNewYork) - The future of professional sports in Nassau County is likely riding on a public referendum on Monday, and both sides are making a full court press. WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall...
View ArticleNassau Co. Exec. Ed Mangano Warns Of Property Tax Hike
MINEOLA, NY (AP / CBSNewYork) - The Nassau County executive says residents could face a 13 percent property tax hike or deep cuts in services unless the county legislature approves millions of dollars...
View ArticleNassau Co. Workers Get Another Pay Freeze
MINEOLA, NY (CBSNewYork) - If you work for one Long Island county, you’re going to have to keep watching what you spend. WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall On The Story Download: hall_nifa1w_midday_120323.mp3 For...
View ArticleAfter Wage Freeze Tossed, Nassau Cops Look For County To Pay Up
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - On Thursday, a judge threw out a wage freeze imposed on Nassau County police by the Nassau Interim Finance Authority. Police union president James Carver praised the...
View ArticleState Board: Nassau Budget Woes ‘Necessitate’ Continuation Of Deficit
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Nassau County will carry a larger than anticipated deficit for the next four years, a state control board has estimated. In its first analysis of County Executive Ed...
View ArticleNassau County Finance Board To Vote On Ending Wage Freeze
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Nassau County workers will learn later Friday whether they’ll be getting their first pay raise in several years. As WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs...
View ArticleNew Real Estate Fees Set To Take Effect Monday In Nassau County
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The cost of closing or refinancing a home will be skyrocketing in Nassau County in an effort to balance the budget. Real estate fees are going through the roof in Nassau...
View ArticleNIFA Orders Sweeping Budget Cuts In Nassau County
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Big budget cuts are coming to Nassau County. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, some taxpayers are already complaining they’re left holding the bag for bloated union...
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