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Bynoe and Davis Applaud Rules Committee Approval of $50,000 ARPA Grant for Interfaith Nutrition Net

Approval by the full Legislature could come as soon as Wednesday, Nov. 20.

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) and Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) are pleased to anno...

Mulé, Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe Celebrate Fall at Grand Baldwin Festival

(BALDWIN, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Debra Mul (D – Freeport) and Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) joined residents at the annual Grand Baldwin Festival on Saturday, Oct. 5. Organized by the Community Coalition of Baldw...

Bynoe Partners with NuHealth to Host Breast Cancer Screenings in Uniondale and Westbury

WHAT: In commemoration of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in America, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) is partnering with NuHealth to bring the breast cancer screening van to the Uniondale P...

Bynoe Invites Property Owners to Register for Tax Exemptions at Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program

WHAT: Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the Westbury Public Library o...

Bynoe and Davis Secure $1.75M for Hempstead Village to Begin Crucial Infrastructure Upgrade

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Following months of diligent advocacy and successful negotiations spearheaded by Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) and Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – ...

Bynoe Secures $13.5K Hotel-Motel Grant for Center for Science, Teaching & Learning

(ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.)– Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) applauded the unanimous Monday, Sept. 23 approval of a $13,515 Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax Fund grant for the Center for S...

Bynoe Secures $13.5K Hotel-Motel Grant for Uniondale’s John J. Byrne Community Center

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) applauded the unanimous Monday, Sept. 23 approval of a $13,500 Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax Fund grant for the John J. Byrne Comm...

Bynoe Invites Property Owners to Register for Tax Exemptions at Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program

WHAT: Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the Westbury Recreation Cente...

Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe Honors Nassau County’s 16 Newest Corrections Officers

(UNIONDALE, N.Y) – Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) joined leaders in law enforcement and her government colleagues at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on Monday, Sept. 9 to celebrate the gra...

Bynoe Partners with NuHealth to Host Breast Cancer Screenings in Uniondale and Westbury

WHAT: In commemoration of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in America, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) is partnering with NuHealth to bring the breast cancer screening van to the Uniondale P...

Bynoe Invites Property Owners to Register for Tax Exemptions at Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program

WHAT: Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the Westbury Recreation Cente...

Bynoe Applauds Approval of Key Contracts for Hempstead Village, Lakeview Traffic Safety Projects

(HEMPSTEAD VILLAGE and LAKEVIEW, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) applauded the approval of key contracts that will advance vital traffic safety initiatives she is spearhe...

Bynoe Invites Property Owners to Register for Tax Exemptions at Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program

WHAT: Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the Westbury Recreation Cente...

Bynoe, Nassau County PBA, Councilman Troiano & Westbury UFSD Present ‘Road to Success’

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – To give Westbury’s young scholars a strong start the 2024-25 school year, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) partnered with the Nassau County Police Benevolent As...

Minority Leader Bynoe and Legislator Davis on Future of Hempstead Stop & Shop

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – On Thursday, Sept. 5, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) and Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) issued the following statem...

Hempstead Village Deserves Solutions, Leadership from County Executive By Siela A. Bynoe

The 59,000 residents of Hempstead Village are facing major issues that threaten to impede their access to nutritious food and clean water. As the leader of the municipal entity directly responsible for administering social services and preserving the welf...

WESTBURY NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CANCELED

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UNIONDALE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CANCELED

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Nassau County Democratic Lawmakers Introduced Emergency Legislation to Fix Illegal Anti-Mask Bill

MINEOLA, N.Y., Aug. 5, 2024 – The Nassau County Democratic Legislative Minority, led by Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, introduced emergency legislation that enhances penalties against criminals who use face coverings in the commission of a crime a...

Bynoe Invites Community to Come Together for Uniondale’s National Night Out

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) invites the Uniondale community to come together on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 6 to celebrate National Night Out at the Corn...

Bynoe Invites Community to Come Together for Westbury’s National Night Out

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) invites the Westbury-New Cassel community to come together on the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 6 to celebrate National Night Out at Martin “Bunky” Reid...

Minority Leader Bynoe, Legislator Davis Urge Stop & Shop to Reverse Decision to Close in Hempstead

Earlier today, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) and Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) sent a letter to Maura O’Brien Government Affairs Mana...

Legislators Attend 32BJ SEIU Family Fun Day at Eisenhower Park

On Sunday, June 23, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) and Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended the 32BJ SEIU Family...

Legislators Bynoe and Davis, Community Advocates Fight for Environmental Justice

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Standing outside the Hempstead Water Works on Juneteenth, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) and Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis (D –...

Bynoe, Community Leaders Present Haitian Creole Mental Health First Aid Training in Westbury

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Ahead of the observance of May 18 as Haitian Flag Day, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) partnered with the Mental Health Association of Nassau County and Haitia...

Legislators Solages and Bynoe Recognize Honorees at Gift of Writing Foundation’s Fundraising Gala

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D – Valley Stream) and Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) congratulated the honorees of the Gift of Writing Foundation for the...

Democratic Legislators and Community Stakeholders Demand Overhaul, Oversight to Save NUMC

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) joined with members of the Legislature’s Minority Caucus and community stakeholders on Monday, March 4 to discuss the key aspect...

Bynoe, Minority Caucus Salute Black History Month 2024 Legislative Honoree Lynette Carr-Hicks

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) led members of the Minority Caucus in celebrating Westbury resident Lynette Carr-Hicks, founder and director of the renowned Uni...Read on...

Blakeman Administration Has Spent Less Than $202,000 of $92.5 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds

Minority Caucus Reveals Blakeman Administration Has Spent Less Than $202,000 of $92.5 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds, Demands Immediate Deployment of Life-Saving Resources

The caucus later filed the “Families Against Fentanyl Act” a...

Before Nassau Throws a Party, We Must Serve Our Most Vulnerable

The practitioners who deliver physical, speech, and occupational therapy services to babies and toddlers under age 3 with disabilities and developmental delays have not gotten a raise from Nassau County in nearly three decades. As homelessness continues t...

It’s Uniondale, Not “East Garden City!”

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) has filed legislation that will ensure Uniondale is properly identified in all County communications and documents.

Following y...

Bynoe Invites Residents to Attend Free Online Community Assessment Grievance Workshops

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) to host two free online community assessment grievance workshops to inform residents about how to challenge their assessed...

2024 Is The Time To Address Nassau’s Most Pressing Issues

As we embark upon 2024 and a new term of the Nassau County Legislature, we do so at a truly evolutionary time. 

During our organizational meeting on Jan. 8, we welcomed five new Legislators, as well as six new caucus leaders within our group of 19...

Cash No Longer King – But At What Cost?

Cash No Longer King – But At What Cost?

Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe Files Legislation to Protect Consumers from Misapplication of Fees for Credit Card Transactions

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy M...

Bynoe Named Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Of Nassau County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – Siela A. Bynoe, now in her fifth full term of service to Nassau County and the residents of the Second District, was appointed Alternate Deputy Minority Leader of the Democratic caucus on Monday, Jan. 8 – marking a hi...

Legislator Bynoe Invites Residents to Attend Free Online Community Assessment Grievance Workshops

WHAT:Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) to host two free online community assessment grievance workshops to inform residents about how to challenge their assessed ...

Request for immediate update on fiscal health of Nassau Health Care Corporation

Dear Chairman Bruderman: 

I write in my capacity as a Nassau County Legislator and member of the NUMC Forward task force to urgently request a complete and immediate update on the fiscal condition of the Nassau Health Care Corporation and the stat...

An Op-ed From Legislator Siela A. Bynoe

All Roads Must Lead to Better Traffic Safety

By Siela A. Bynoe 

For elected officials at any level of service, traffic safety – and efforts to marshal the resources necessary to preserve and enhance it – will always be among the...

Democratic Caucus Honors NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell During Women’s History Month Presentation

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) - In recognition of March as Women’s History Month, the Nassau County Legislature honored trailblazing NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell on Monday, March 21. Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury)...

Legislator Siela A. Bynoe Proposes ‘Chesnel Veillard Program’

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) - To better protect the health and safety of Nassau County residents who are afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia and other similar cognitive disabilities, Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) has filed ...

Bynoe Partners with Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center to Present Upcoming Virtual Forum

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) is partnering with the Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center to host a virtual “Sip & Talk” conversation at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 16 to raise awarenes...

Siela A. Bynoe, Community Partners Host Back-To-School Backpack Event at Tanglewood Preserve

(ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y.) - To help young students begin the 2021-22 school year on the right foot, Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) joined with key community partners to host her annual back-to-school backpack event at the Tanglewood...

Bynoe Invites Residents to Attend Upcoming Series of Tax Exemption Workshops

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury), in conjunction with the Nassau County Department of Assessment, announces the return of in-person Property Tax Exemption Workshops for Second Legislative District residents. During the workshop...

Bynoe Welcomes Superintendents of Hempstead, Malverne, Uniondale and Westbury Schools

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) - In preparation for the 2021-2022 school year, Nassau County Legislator Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) welcomed a trailblazing group of local education leaders to the Theodore Roosevelt & Executive Building on Wednesday, Aug. 4.

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Bynoe, Drucker, and Birnbaum Remind County’s TPVA Agency: Bus Camera Initiative

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) - As Nassau County took another important step toward implementing a bus-camera program that will make roads safer for students and families in the upcoming school year, Nassau County Legislators Siela A. Bynoe (D - Westbury) Arnold W. Dru...