New York county agrees to redraw voting lines that lawsuit said disenfranchised residents of color
A New York county has agreed to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color.
Long Island advocates and police reform activists decry Trump Administration directive to stop right rights investigations
The Trump administration, in a memo, instructed lawyers in the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division not to file any new complaints, The Associated Press reported Thursday.
Judge denies roller derby league's bid to block Nassau County's transgender athlete ban
A Nassau County Supreme Court Judge upheld a local law banning transgender women from playing female sports on county property.
Great South Bay in NY freezes over
The Great South Bay by Long Island has frozen over for the first time in more than six years, leading to a suspension of the Fire Island Ferries. Huge chunks of ice are scattered across the water, ...