Tag: Nassau County (NY)

Nassau County Transgender Athlete Ban Draws Mixed Reaction

A ban on transgender women playing on women’s sports teams at county-owned sports facilities has turned a Long Island county into the latest battleground for conservatives who have put cultural issues at the center of a nationwide political strategy. Restricting the rights of transgender people has become the focus of those efforts, and the ban […]

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Not an Ordinary Special Election, and Yet a Typical Result

As I prepared to write this ahead of Tuesday’s special election to replace George Santos in New York’s Third District, two completely different outcomes seemed easy to imagine — or explain away. One was that the results would be excellent for Democrats, like most special elections this year. If their strength was just about the […]

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Snowstorm in New York Could Shape Critical House Election

The race has been dominated by an international migrant crisis and attracted $15 million in outside spending. But the special House election to replace George Santos in New York on Tuesday may come down to the most local of problems: an ill-timed Election Day snowstorm. Forecasters were calling for a half foot or more of […]

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How Special Is New York’s Special Election?

The special election in New York’s Third Congressional District on Tuesday will determine who will replace George Santos, the former Republican congressman and serial fabulist, for the remainder of the year. But the political ramifications may be felt far beyond the borders of Nassau County and Queens, with lessons for both parties in November. The […]

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In Nassau County, Machine Politics Fuels a G.O.P. Revival

It was the biggest event of Mazi Pilip’s campaign in a must-win special House election in New York. The No. 3 House Republican had flown in. A half-dozen congressmen led a crowd in chants of “Mazi! Mazi!” There was just one thing missing from the Republican show of force at a Veterans of Foreign Wars […]

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What to Know About the Race to Replace George Santos

After nearly a year with George Santos as their local congressman, voters in New York finally have their chance to choose his replacement. Early voting has already begun in the closely watched special House election, and the Feb. 13 contest is considered a tossup with unusually high stakes — for both the immediate balance of […]

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Finding a Santos Successor Is Proving No Simple Task for Republicans

If New York Republicans had hoped to quickly and cleanly turn the page on the embarrassing saga of George Santos, the week since his expulsion from Congress has not exactly gone as planned. While party leaders hunkered down in the Long Island suburbs to game out the critical special election to replace him, it emerged […]

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Inside the Secret Meeting That Cleared the Way for Tom Suozzi’s Return

With his successor, George Santos, expelled from Congress, Tom Suozzi appeared to be on the brink of a full-scale comeback campaign on Monday. Then he got a worrisome request: Gov. Kathy Hochul wanted to see him. In Albany. Tonight. Mr. Suozzi knew Ms. Hochul, a bitter rival, had been toying for weeks with trying to […]

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New York City Loses Contentious Bid for Cricket Stadium to Long Island

A contentious plan backed by Mayor Eric Adams and the International Cricket Council to build a temporary, 34,000-seat stadium in a Bronx park is dead, following heated opposition from local elected officials and some amateur cricket players. The stadium was to host part of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup next June. The venue will […]

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