A verbal battle has broken out in Nassau County over Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's apparent ignoring of a nationwide request to honor former President Jimmy Carter.

Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman is lowering flags for just three days—a significantly shorter period of time than most ...

County Executive Bruce Blakeman seemingly refused to comply with the federal mandate, but on Sunday he released a statement ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said in a statement that the flags will be lowered on Tuesday through Thursday.

One Republican county executive on Long Island is refusing to lower flags to half-staff in memory of late President Jimmy Carter.

Critics had assailed the Nassau County executive for not ordering flags at half-staff to honor the 39th president.

A New York county that hadn’t been flying flags at half-staff following former President Jimmy Carter’s death announced on Sunday it’s planning to do so.

A petty Republican county executive on Long Island has refused to lower flags to half-staff to honor the late President Jimmy Carter. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has declined to comment on ...

A local Democrat said lowering the flags would be "a small yet powerful gesture that reflects our shared values." ...

A Republican county official on Long Island is refusing to lower flags to half-staff following the death of former President ...

Flags have been lowered to half-staff at federal, state and local buildings around the country to memorialize former President Jimmy Carter — but not in Nassau County, where County Executive Bruce ...