Jim Garner, 66, Long Island's first black mayor, ran the state's largest village - Hempstead - from 1988 to 2005. In 2003, he was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Under the Justice Department's supervision, the 40-year effort to increase minority representation helped change Nassau and Suffolk police forces from 95% white to about 85% white.

Nassau County’s white population dipped below 60 percent for the first time in its modern history in 2018, ... Black, non-Hispanic: 182,618, 7 percent. Asian, non-Hispanic: 60,849, 2.3 percent.

When the doors to Nassau Hall were unlocked this morning at about 8:30 a.m., those camped outside moved inside to the lobby, but were prevented from joining protesters in Eisgruber's office.

PRINCETON -- Princeton University students organized by the Black Justice League on campus protested at Nassau Hall Wednesday, rallying against the lack of visibility for students of color on ...

White drivers received an average of 1.3 tickets per stop, compared to 2 for Black drivers and 2.1 for Latino drivers. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman expressed worries about public safety ...

A retired Nassau County police officer alleges that department Commissioner Patrick Ryder used a racial slur to describe a Black former member of the force during an off-duty tirade seven years ...

Nassau Hall has also been closely tied to the major issues of the nation since its construction in 1756. As any tour guide can tell you, the walls withstood cannonballs during the Battle of Princeton, ...