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Koslow Applauds Rules Committee Approval of $100,000 ARPA Grant for Rising Stars Youth Foundation

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D - Merrick) is pleased to announce that Freeport-based Rising Stars Youth Foundation is on track to receive a $100,000 grant in support of its mission of youth enrichment and education...

Koslow Applauds Rules Committee Approval of $50,000 ARPA Grant for Cedarmore Corporation

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D - Merrick) is thrilled to announce that Freeport-based Cedarmore Corporation is on track to receive a $50,000 grant in support of its mission of youth enrichment and education.

The Leg...

Koslow Thanks Community for Support of Veterans Food Drive, Reminder to Donate Before Nov. 26th

(FREEPORT, NORTH MERRICK and NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y.) – Immediately following Veterans Day and with Thanksgiving on the horizon, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) reminds Nassau residents that they have until Tuesday, ...

Legislator Koslow Joins Levy Lakeside’s Veterans Day Observance

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – On Friday, Nov. 8, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) commemorated Veterans Day by joining the Levy Lakeside School for their annual Veterans Day ceremony. The yearly observance is held to honor the...

Legislator Koslow Observes Veterans Day in District 5

(FREEPORT and MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) observed Veterans Day across the Fifth Legislative District in Freeport and Merrick. On Monday, Nov. 11, Legislator Koslow was on hand at ceremonies h...

Legislator Koslow, NYS Department of Labor Host Veterans Job and Resource Fair

(BELLMORE, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) partnered with the New York State Department of Labor and local business leaders, social services agencies, and career counselors to host a Job and Resource fair ...

Koslow Hosts Veterans’ Job and Resource Fair at Temple Beth Am of Merrick & Bellmore

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with local business leaders, social services agencies, and career counselors to host a Job and Resource fair For Veterans at Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellm...

Legislator Koslow Supports Fight Against Breast Cancer at Jeremy’s Ale House Fundraiser

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – In observance of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the Freeport community at Jeremy’s Ale House on Tuesday, Oct. 29 for a special breast ...

Mulé and Koslow, Glory House Recovery, and Others Host Trunk or Treat at Baldwin LIRR

(BALDWIN, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined forces with Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Glory House Recovery Inc., Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kohl’s Cares to host a “Trunk or Treat” Hallowee...

Legislator Koslow Attends Merrick Chamber Fall Festival

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended the Merrick Chamber of Commerce’s annual Fall Festival and Street Fair on Saturday, Oct. 26. All weekend, thousands of spectators perused local ...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates Hispanic Heritage at Freeport HS

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the Freeport school community on Friday, Oct. 25 for their annual Hispanic Heritage assembly at Freeport High School. “On a daily basis, the cult...

Legislator Koslow Attends Freeport Library’s Fall Festival

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Freeport) proudly joined Freeport families, businesses and the greater community on Saturday, Oct. 26 at the Freeport Memorial Library’s annual fall festival. The event fe...

Koslow Partners with Bellmore-Merrick School Community, Nassau County Police for ‘Shed the Meds’

(NORTH MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) supported National Drug Takeback Day in America by joining forces with the Bellmore-Merrick school community, the Nassau County Police Department, parent gro...

Koslow Celebrates Local Business Leaders at Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce Breakfast

(WOODBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D - Merrick) proudly attended the 39th Nassau Council of Chamber of Commerce Businesspersons of the Year and Legislative Breakfast on Friday, Oct. 25. As part of the festivities, he joi...

Mulé and Koslow Attend 6th Annual Nassau Police Veterans Association Military Ball

(WOODBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) proudly attended the Nassau Police Veterans Association’s sixth annual Military Ball at the Crest Hollow Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 24. 

Th...

Legislator Koslow, Senator Thomas Host Freeport Senior Health Expo

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) partnered with New York State Senator Kevin Thomas to host three senior health expos in October, concluding with an event at the Freeport Recreation Center on Thu...

Koslow Hosts Veterans’ Job and Resource Fair at Temple Beth Am of Merrick & Bellmore

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with local business leaders, social services agencies, and career counselors to host a Job and Resource fair for veterans at Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellm...

Koslow Partners with Bellmore-Merrick School Community, Nassau County Police for ‘Shed the Meds'

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is proudly joining forces with the Bellmore-Merrick school community, the Nassau County Police Department, parent groups, anti-drug advocates and his colleagues in government...

Legislator Koslow, Northwell Health Team Up to Host Free Mobile Flu Shot Clinics in Merrick

(MERRICK and FREEPORT, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) partnered with Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital to provide dozens of Fifth District residents with free flu shots during w...

Legislator Koslow Speaks at LIFT Legislative Breakfast

(MELVILLE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I .Koslow (D – Merrick) joined Long Island Families Together (LIFT) at the Melville Marriott for their 20^th annual Legislative Breakfast on Thursday, Oct. 17.  Focusing on a the...

Mulé and Koslow, And Others Host Trunk or Treat at Baldwin LIRR

WHAT: Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) are partnering with Glory House Recovery Inc., Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield and Kohl’s Cares to host a “Trunk or...

Legislator Koslow Hosts Veterans’ Job and Resource Fair at Temple Beth Am of Merrick & Bellmore

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with local business leaders, social services agencies, and career counselors to host a Job and Resource fair for veterans at Temple Beth Am of Merrick and Bellm...

Koslow and Family Join Merrick School Community in Health & Wellness Week Walk

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – As part of the Norman J. Levy Lakeside School’s annual Health and Wellness Week, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and his three children joined hundreds of students and parents in walkin...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month in Freeport

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month in the Incorporated Village of Freeport on Thursday, Oct. 10. During a special event hosted at the Freeport Recreation Center, ...

Koslow Honors Law Enforcement Leaders at Freeport Chamber’s 25th Annual Golf Outing

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) proudly joined the Freeport Chamber of Commerce at their 25th annual golf outing and dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Legislator Koslow joined the Chamber and its suppo...

Legislator Koslow Partners with Nassau County PD To Host Active Shooter Training at Merrick Library

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) partnered with the Nassau County Police Department to present an active shooter training workshop at the Merrick Library on Monday, Sept. 23.

This form of situation...

Legislator Koslow Partners with Bellmore-Merrick School Community

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is proudly joining forces with the Bellmore-Merrick school community, the Nassau County Police Department, parent groups, anti-drug advocates and his colleagues in government...

Legislator Koslow Joins Freeport Red Ravens at Homecoming Games

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the Freeport Red Ravens on Sunday, Oct. 6 for their series of homecoming games at Freeport High School. The mission of the Freeport Red Ravens Sports &...

Legislator Koslow Attends Veterans Picnic and Resource Fair

(EAST MEADOW, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined his colleagues in government in celebrating Nassau County’s veterans during the annual Veterans Picnic and Resource Fair at Eisenhower Park on...

Legislator Koslow Joins NCPD in Merrick for ‘Coffee with a Cop’ Day

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) proudly supported the ninth annual Coffee with a Cop Day with Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) Commissioner Patrick Ryder and NCPD First Precinct officers at...

Koslow Partners with Freeport, North Merrick and North Bellmore Libraries Food Drive for Vets

(FREEPORT, NORTH MERRICK and NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Freeport, North Merrick, and North Bellmore Libraries to host food drive for veterans in support of the N...

Mulé and Koslow Vote For $293K Intermunicipal Agreement to Fund Freeport Village Cop Cars

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) voted on Monday, Sept. 23 to approve an intermunicipal agreement that will deliver $293,000 in County funding ...

Legislator Koslow Attends Nassau SOA Golf Outing

(BETHPAGE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the Nassau County Superior Officers Association (SOA) at their annual golf outing at Bethpage State Park on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Certified in 1974, the SOA i...

Legislator Koslow Supports Nassau PBA at Golf Outing

(BETHPAGE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the Nassau County Police Benevolent Association on Tuesday, Sept. 17 for their annual golf outing at Bethpage State Park. “Nassau County is bless...

Legislator Koslow, Northwell Health Team Up to Host Free Mobile Flu Shot Clinics in Merrick/Freeport

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital to provide free flu shots at the Merrick Library from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct...

Legislator Koslow Attends St. Joseph Hospital Legislative Breakfast

(BETHPAGE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended the Catholic Health St. Joseph Hospital Legislative Breakfast in Bethpage on Wednesday, Sept. 18. There, he joined his colleagues in local government in ...

Koslow Updates Residents on Looming South Shore Drainage Project on Meadowbrook, Wantagh Parkways

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is advising Merrick residents that the scheduled start of an important New York State drainage enhancement project is on the horizon. Officials from the State Depa...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Welcome Fia Davis as New Superintendent of Freeport Public Schools

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) welcomed Superintendent Ms. Fia Davis to the helm of Freeport Public Schools on Thursday, Sept. 19. She succeeds Dr. Kishore Kuncham, who retired earli...

Legislator Koslow Visits Nassau County Veterans Service Agency

(EAST MEADOW, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) visited the Nassau County Veterans Service Agency on Thursday, Sept. 19. Located in Building Q on the Nassau University Medical Center campus at 2201 Hempstead...

Legislator Koslow Partners with Nassau County PD To Host Active Shooter Training at Merrick Library

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Police Department to present an active shooter training workshop at the Merrick Library on Monday, Sept. 23.

This form of situational awareness train...

Legislator Debra Mulé Hosts Roosevelt Mobile Office Hours

WHAT - Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) is bringing her district office’s resources directly to residents by hosting mobile office hours at the Roosevelt Public Library on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Mobile office hours are an...

Mulé Partners with Nassau Police Department To Offer Free Car Seat Safety Checks in Roosevelt

 WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) is partnering with the Nassau County Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs and Nassau County’s Department of Traffic Safety to provide fr...

Koslow Partners with Nassau Police Department To Offer Free Car Seat Safety Checks in Merrick

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs and Nassau County’s Department of Traffic Safety to provide free Child Car Seat ...

Koslow Attends Last ‘Boo Hoo Breakfast’ as a Levy Lakeside Dad

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended his final “Boo Hoo Breakfast” at the Norman J. Levy Lakeside Elementary School on Friday, Sept. 6. Hosted by the Lakeside Levy PTA, th...

Legislator Koslow Honors Nassau’s 16 Newest Corrections Officers

(UNIONDALE, N.Y) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined leaders in law enforcement and his colleagues in government at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on Monday, Sept. 9 to celebrate the g...

Koslow, Northwell Health Team Up to Host Free Mobile Flu Shot Clinics in Merrick and Freeport

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Valley Stream Hospital to provide free flu shots at the Merrick Library from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct...

Koslow Partners with Nassau County PD To Host Situational Awareness Workshop at Merrick Library

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Police Department to present a Homeland Security Situational Awareness Training workshop at the Merrick Public Library on Monday, Sept. 23.

The purpo...

Koslow Thanks Freeport, Merrick and North Merrick Communities for Success of School Supply Drive

(FREEPORT, MERRICK and NORTH MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is thanking his partners at the Freeport, Merrick and North Merrick Public Libraries and their patrons for their generous support of hi...

Behind the Mask: The Flaws in Nassau’s New Law By Seth I. Koslow

Imagine a law introduced to fight hate and bigotry – yet it is so flawed that it inadvertently shields those very perpetrators from justice.

That’s precisely what happened on Monday, Aug. 5, when Nassau County’s Republican Ma...

Statement from Legislator Seth I. Koslow on Yet Another Liberty Water Rate Hike

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – On Thursday, Aug. 15, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) approved Liberty Water’s request for a three-year rate hike. In Merrick, customers will experience a 9.2 percent increase this year and...

Statement from Legislator Koslow on Community Concerns Regarding Conditions at Gateway Inn

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – On Tuesday, Aug. 13, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended the Merrick Community Civic Association meeting, where County and civic leaders addressed concerns regarding recent inciden...

Legislator Koslow Partners with Freeport, Merrick and North Merrick Libraries to Host School Supply

WHAT – Nassau County Legislature Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Freeport Memorial Library, Merrick Library and North Merrick Public Library to host a back-to-school supply drive to ensure local students ...

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...

Legislator Koslow Presenta Freeport’s National Night Out

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with New York State Senator Kevin Thomas, Village of Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, the Freeport Police and Fire Departments, Gala Foods Supermarket, ...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates Freeport Day 2024

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Freeport) joined the community at Freeport Day on Saturday, July 27. The annual daylong event, which is presented by Freeport’s Family and Friends, Inc., AMT Chi...

Legislator Koslow Supports Cedarmore’s Family Fun Night

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Freeport) joined the Cedarmore Corporation Big Brothers Association’s Summer Showcase Family Fun Night at Bishop Frank O. White Memorial Park in Freeport on Thur...

Legislator Koslow Visits Freeport’s MLK Park

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Freeport) visited Freeport’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Park on Tuesday, July 23, where he had an opportunity to watch a youth basketball game and speak to the youn...

Legislator Koslow Brings Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program Tax Exemption Event to North Bellmore

(MERRICK, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) partnered with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the North Bellmore Public Library on Wednesday...

Legislator Koslow Invites Property Owners to Register for Tax Exemptions

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the Freeport Memorial Library on Tuesday, Aug. 20.

During HELP ev...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Applaud Enhanced State Funding for Freeport PD, Local Law Enforcement

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – On Tuesday, July 16, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a record State investment of nearly $51 million for public safety on Long Island. Nassau County agencies received $1,494,692 and Suffolk County agencies re...Read on...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates July 4 with PACE

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined with Progressive American Community Empowerment (PACE) at the organization’s fifth annual Independence Day celebration at the Merrick Golf Course ...

Statements from Legislators Mulé and Koslow on Passing of Hempstead Town Councilman Chris Carini

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) - The following are statements from Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) -

“The Town of Hempstead has suffered a tremendous loss with the untimely and ...

Legislator Koslow Invites Community Organizations, Businesses and Stakeholders to National Night Out

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) invites community stakeholders, local businesses and not-for-profit agencies to register to participate in National Night Out 2024 at Freeport’s Northeast Park (Bis...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow, Cedarmore Corporation Present Summer Farmers’ Market at Baldwin LIRR St

(BALDWIN, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) are partnering with the Freeport-based Cedarmore Corporation to host their annual seasonal Farmers’ Market at the Baldwin...

Legislator Koslow, Merrick Jewish Centre Welcome Oct. 7 Hero Ron Segev

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the community in welcoming Ron Segev, a survivor and hero of the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist assault and invasion of Israel, to an audience of more than 100 gath...

Legislators Davis and Koslow Attend Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund event at Old Westbury Country Club

On Tuesday, June 11^, 2024, Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended the Scott J. Beigel Memorial Fund “Dreams, Wishes and Vegas” fundraiser a...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Celebrate Freeport ‘Adopt-A-Cop’ Day

FREEPORT, N.Y. – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined Freeport Elementary School’s fourth graders at the Freeport Recreation Center on Thursday, June...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Present Nassau County D.E.E.P. Awards to Outstanding Freeport Scholars

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) had the high honor of presenting the Nassau County D.E.E.P. Award to recent Freeport High School graduates Sej...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates Founder’s Day with Freeport’s Refuge Apostolic Church of Christ

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Seth I. Koslow (D – Freeport) joined congregants at Freeport’s Refuge Apostolic Church of Christ on Friday, June 14 to celebrate Founder’s Day. The occasion was a celebra...

Legislators Mulé, Koslow and Davis Celebrate Grand Opening of Smile Farms Garden at Mercy Hospital

On Thursday, June 13, Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport), Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended the unveiling of the 13^th overall Smile Farms gard...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Celebrate Summer with Nassau DAI

(WANTAGH, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) attended the Nassau County Detectives Association picnic at Wantagh Park on Thursday, June 13.

“It was...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Congratulate Freeport-Merrick Rotary Leaders at Installation Dinner

(FREEPORT and MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) congratulated the Rotary Club of Freeport-Merrick Rotary at the organization’s installat...

Legislator Koslow Invites Property Owners to Register for Tax Exemptions

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the North Bellmore Public Library on Wednesday, July 31 and the ...

Legislator Koslow Congratulates Woodward Children’s Center Grads

FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) celebrated with the graduates of the Woodward Children’s Center in Freeport on Wednesday, June 26. Since opening its doors in 1957 under the direction of...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates Grand Opening of Project Thank A Cop’s New Merrick Headquarters

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the Merrick Chamber of Commerce, the Merrick community and his colleagues in government to celebrate the grand opening of Project Thank a Cop’s ne...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Honor Retiring Freeport Superintendent Dr. Kishore Kuncham

(UNIONDALE and FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the Freeport school community at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Uniondale on Friday, Ju...

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...

Legislator Koslow Honors Freeport Varsity Kickline

FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) honored Freeport High School’s championship-winning Varsity Kickline team on Friday, June 7.During a visit to Freeport High School, he presented the athl...

Minority Caucus Members Tour AHRC Facilities

(BROOKVILLE, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport), Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) visited AHRC Nassau’s main Brookville campus on Tuesday, Ju...

Legislator Koslow Launches Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program Tax Exemption Event Series

(MERRICK, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) partnered with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the Merrick Library on Thursday, June 6.

During this even...

Legislator Koslow Visits Woodward Children’s Center Basketball Game

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) visited the Woodward Children’s Center on Saturday, June 8 for a special basketball game against local Freeport first responders. 

The day of fr...

Legislator Koslow Honors John Fabian for 50 Years of Merrick FD Service

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) recently joined the Merrick Volunteer Fire Department and his colleagues in local government at Bayview on the Water to celebrate ex-Chief John Fabian’s ...

Legislator Koslow Commemorates Memorial Day in District 5

(FREEPORT and NORTH MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) commemorated Memorial Day across the Fifth Legislative District by marching in the Freeport Memorial Day parade and speaking at the Merrick Amer...

Legislator Koslow Invites Property Owners to Register for Tax Exemptions

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Department of Assessment to bring the Homeowner Exemption Liaison Program (HELP) to the Merrick Library on Thursday, June 6; the North Bell...

Koslow Applauds NYS Attorney General for Filing Lawsuit Against Group Peddling Reproductive Health

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) - On Monday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James sued an anti-abortion group, Heartbeat International, and its affiliated “crisis pregnancy centers” for disseminating and promoting dangerous misinformation about so-called “aborti...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates 100 Years of Newbridge Road School

(NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined with the Newbridge Road School community as they celebrated the educational institution’s 100^th anniversary on Friday, May 3. A birthday pa...

Legislator Koslow Joins Freeport’s 15th Peace March

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D - Merrick) joined the Freeport community for its 15th annual Peace March on Saturday, May 4. Legislator Koslow joined hundreds of yellow-clad participants in a march from Freeport High School e...

Legislator Koslow Honors Kennedy HS Student for Autism Advocacy

(BELLMORE, N.Y.) – In observance of April as Autism Acceptance Month in America, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined his colleagues in congratulating JFK High School junior Jayda Levine on Monday, April 16 for ...

Legislator Koslow Supports Birch School’s Community Read Aloud Day

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) was the guest reader in Ms. Weiss’ class at the Birch School for the Merrick Union Free School District’s Community Read Al...

‘Knight!’ Legislator Koslow Honors Knighted Calhoun HS Teacher for Humanitarian Work

(BELLMORE-MERRICK, N.Y.) – Prior to the Nassau County Legislature’s Monday, March 26 meeting, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) honored Sir David Russell Goldberg, a Sanford H. Calhoun High School social s...

Legislator Koslow & Family Pitch in at South Merrick Civic Association Spring Cleanup

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and his family joined the South Merrick Community Civic Association and local Scouts on Sunday, April 14 for a spring cleanup focused on the area behind Bagel Boss...

Legislator Koslow Honors Freeport’s Top Cheer, Track Athletes

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) congratulated talented athletes from Freeport High School for their accomplishments during the recently concluded winter 2023-24 season.

Legislator Koslow recogniz...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Host Freeport Narcan Training

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) partnered with the THRIVE Recovery Center to host a Narcan training seminar at the Freeport Memorial Library on Thursday, April 18. A THRIVE staff memb...

Mulé and Koslow With The Green Army For Earth Day Clean-Up at Freeport’s Brookside Preserve

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) - Ahead of the April 22 observance of Earth Day in America, Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined forces with dozens of volunteers, including the Freeport-based no...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates Grand Openings of Merrick’s Crumbl Cookies and Nail House & Spa

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined with the Merrick Chamber of Commerce and his colleagues in government on Friday, April 19 to celebrate the grand openings of Crumbl Cookies (2104 Merrick Av...

Legislators Koslow & Mulé Host Narcan Training at Freeport Library

WHAT: Nassau County Legislators Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) are partnering with the Westbury-based Thrive Recovery Center to host a Narcan training session at 6:30 p.m. at the Freeport Memorial Library on Thursday, April 18....

Mulé and Koslow Join Forces With The Green Army For Earth Day Clean-Up at Freeport’s Brookside Pres

WHAT – Ahead of the April 22 observance of Earth Day in America, Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) will join forces with Freeport-based nonprofit The Green Army, residents, ...

Keeping Your Eye on the Ball - By Seth I. Koslow

Keeping Your Eye on the Ball

By Seth I. Koslow

As a youth baseball coach, one of the basic pieces of advice I give to my hitters is, “Keep your eye on the ball.” As your entire body engages in the load-up, the hip swivel, the swing, and ...

Legislators Koslow & Mulé Host Narcan Training at Freeport Library

WHAT – Nassau County Legislators Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) are partnering with the Westbury-based Thrive Recovery Center to host a Narcan training session at 6:30 p.m. at the Freepo...

Drucker & Koslow Commemorate Somber 6-Month Anniversary of Oct. 7 Assault on Israel

(PLAINVIEW, N.Y.) - Six months after the barbaric Oct. 7, 2023 assault upon Israel by Hamas terrorists, Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) and Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) join...

Mulé & Koslow Join Forces With The Green Army Earth Day Clean-Up at Freeport’s Brookside Preserve

WHAT – Ahead of the April 22 observance of Earth Day in America, Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) will join forces with Freeport-based nonprofit The Green Army, re...

Koslow Slams County Executive Blakeman’s Misguided Move to Recruit Armed Residents

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – In March 2024, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced an initiative to recruit firearm-owning residents to serve as nonunion “special deputy sheriffs” to be mobilized during emergencies. Members of the coequal County Legislatur...

Legislator Koslow & Family Visit Freeport Easter Market

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D -Merrick) and his family joined the community for the annual Easter Eggstravaganza and Market at the Freeport Recreation Center on Sunday, March 24. The free event featured more than ...

Legislator Koslow Honors LI Youth Orchestra Conductor Scott Dunn

(ROCKVILLE CENTRE and BALDWIN, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) surprised constituent and longtime friend Scott Dunn by recognizing him during a Sunday, March 24 performance of the Long Island Youth Orchest...

Legislator Koslow Hosts Community Office Hours at Freeport Library

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) hosted his office’s first community office hours session at the Freeport Memorial Library on Monday, March 11. There, he and his constituents discussed ...

Legislator Koslow Hosts Community Office Hours at Merrick Library

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) hosted his office’s second community office hours session at the Merrick Public Library on Wednesday, March 20. There, he and his constituents discussed issues centered on infrastruct...

Koslow Approves Allocation of Nearly $1 Million in ARPA Funds to Nassau County PAL

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and his colleagues in the Legislature’s Minority Caucus voted today to allocate $950,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds toward the Nassau Count...

Legislator Koslow Honors Bellmore Teacher Who Was Knighted for Commitment to Humanitarian Work

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) will honor Calhoun High School social studies teacher David Russell Goldberg for achieving a unique honor through his humanitarian work.

Mr. Goldberg was recently “k...

Koslow Applauds Appellate Court Ruling to Uphold Gun Safety Law

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – On Thursday, March 21, a state appellate court ruled unanimously to uphold the state’s “red flag” law, which directs police to seek an order that temporarily removes an individual’s acces...

Legislator Seth I. Koslow Invites Residents to Attend Merrick Community Office Hours

WHAT: To get the pulse of the residents of the newly reapportioned Fifth Legislative District, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is hosting Community Office Hours in Merrick.

Legislator Koslow is scheduled to be at the Merrick...

Legislators Mulé and Koslow Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Seniors at Salvation Army

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with local seniors on Tuesday, March 19 during a special event hosted b...

Koslow Joins Enable Athletics for Inaugural Symposium

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) proudly attended the inaugural Enable Athletics symposium on Monday, March 11. The nonprofit organization, which was brainchild of Mepham High School 2024 valedict...

Koslow Guest Reader at New Visions Elementary’s Pick-A-Reading-Partner Event in Freeport

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) celebrated Pick-A-Reading-Partner Week in Freeport on Thursday, March 14 by serving as a guest reader in Miss Fernandez’s fourth-grade class and Miss Gr...

Koslow Honors Community Leaders During Black Educators Committee’s Legends Ball

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and Freeport’s Black Educators Committee honored an array of accomplished community leaders during their Legends Ball held at Verdi’s of Westbury on Satur...

Legislators Davis and Koslow Attend NCPD Departmental Awards Ceremony

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) proudly attended the Nassau County Police Department’s 144th Departmental Awards Ceremony, which was held at the David S. Mack Center for ...

Legislator Koslow Honors Young Athletes from Freeport Red Ravens

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) celebrated the achievements of Freeport’s young athletes during the Freeport Red Ravens Awards Banquet for football and cheerleading on Sunday, Feb. 10 ...

Legislator Koslow Celebrates ‘Read Across America Day’ in Freeport

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – In observance of National Read Across America Day, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D - Merrick) stopped by Mrs. Garbus and Mrs. Correnti’s class at the Freeport Union Free School District’s Giblyn ...

Mulé and Koslow Join Forces With The Green Army For Earth Day Clean-Up at Freeport’s Brookside Pre

 WHAT – Ahead of the April 22 observance of Earth Day in America, Nassau County Legislators Debra Mulé (D - Freeport) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) will join forces with Freeport-based nonprofit The Green Army, residents, park lovers and local...

Koslow Invites Residents to Attend Upcoming Freeport and Merrick Community Office Hours

WHAT: To get the pulse of the residents of the newly reapportioned Fifth Legislative District, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is hosting upcoming Community Office Hours events in Freeport and Merrick.    ...

Legislator Koslow Calls on County Executive Blakeman to Stand Down on Transgender Sports Ban

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) -  Today, the Office of New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a cease-and-desist letter to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, demanding the recission of his recent executive order which bans transgender women and gir...

Koslow and Mulé Commemorate Black History Month With Freeport - Roosevelt NAACP Branch

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) commemorated Black History Month with the Freeport-Roosevelt Branch of the NAACP on Saturday, Feb. 24 during a...

Koslow Invites Residents to Attend Upcoming Freeport and Merrick Community Office Hours

WHAT: To get the pulse of the residents of the newly reapportioned Fifth Legislative District, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is hosting upcoming Community Office Hours events in Freeport and Merrick.

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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...

Legislator Koslow Meets With Chatterton Elementary’s Student Council

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) visited the Merrick Union Free School District’s Chatterton Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 16, where he spoke to members of the school’s Stu...

Legislator Koslow Supports Sparkle on Stage Mardi Gras Fundraiser

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) supported Sparkle on Stage’s Mardi Gras fundraiser on Sunday Feb. 11. Complete with live music, auctions and “funny money” blackjac...

Legislator Koslow Thanks Levy Lakeside School Sixth Graders for Valentine’s Day Anti-Hunger Efforts

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) visited the Norman J. Levy Lakeside School on Wednesday, Feb. 14 to thank sixth graders there for spreading the love on Valentine’s Day. There, youngster...

Legislator Koslow Partners with NuHealth to Host Breast Cancer Screenings

(MERRICK, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D - Merrick) partnered with NuHealth and the Breast Imaging Center at Nassau University Medical Center to bring the breast cancer screening van to Temple Beth Am on Wednesday, Feb. 14. Du...

Davis and Koslow Featured Panelists at LIBOR New Faces of the Nassau & Suffolk County Legislatures

(FARMINGDALE, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) were among the featured panelists at the Long Island Board of Realtors (LIBOR) “New Faces of the Nassau &a...

Legislator Koslow Sponsors Nassau DAI Cornhole Tournament

(WANTAGH, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined with the members and supporters as a sponsor of the Nassau County Detectives Association’s cornhole tournament, which was held at Mulcah...

Legislator Koslow Guest Reader at Lakeside Elementary’s Pick-A-Reading-Partner Event

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow once again had the privilege of serving as a guest reader during the Merrick Union Free School District’s Community Read Aloud at Levy Lakeside Elementary School on Monday, Feb....

Legislator Koslow Honors JFK HS Regeneron Semifinalists

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – At the John F. Kennedy High School “Jam the Gym” basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 30, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) honored a pair of impressive young scholars who excelled ...

Legislator Koslow Attends Founder’s Day Services at Bethel AME Church in Freeport

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) – During the observance of February as Black History Month in America, Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow attended Founder’s Day services at Bethel AME Church in Freeport on Sunday, Feb. 11. Accompanied by his dau...

Legislators Davis and Koslow Attend Island Harvest Legislative Breakfast

(MELVILLE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined dozens of their colleagues in government and an array of corporate and community leaders in Melville on Friday, Feb. 9 at Island Har...

OP-ED SUBMISSION BY LEGISLATOR SETH I. KOSLOW - "A Journey of the Heart"

A Journey of the Heart

By Seth I. Koslow

February is American Heart Month, and this is a story about my heart – both figuratively and literally. It’s the reason I am where I am today.  

I was born with a significant heart defect called Dextrocardia,...

Koslow Hails Biden Administration Approval of Reimbursements to Nassau for September Rainstorm

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – On Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 New York State Governor Kathy Hochul announced her request for a Major Disaster Declaration related to a substantial late-September rainstorm that deluged Nassau County. On Jan. 31, 2024, Governor Ho...

Koslow Supports Merrick USFD Birch School’s Pick a Reading Partner Fundraiser

(MERRICK, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and his family supported the Merrick Union Free School District Birch School’s Pick a Reading Partner program during a special fundraiser at McDonald’s o...

Koslow Invites Residents to Attend Free Online Community Assessment Grievance Workshops

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) to host two free, virtual community assessment grievance workshops to inform residents about how to challenge the...

Legislators Davis and Koslow Support Moreano World Medical Mission

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) supported the philanthropic work of Moreano World Medical Mission and its upcoming medical mission to El Salva...

Koslow Swears in Terri Cohen-Lieberman as South Merrick Community Civic Association Secretary

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) had the privilege of swearing in Terri Cohen-Lieberman as the Secretary of the South Merrick Community Civic Association on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

“Through t...

Koslow Joins S. Merrick Community Civic Association for David Sussman

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) joined the South Merrick Community Civic Association on Wednesday, Jan. 17 for a presentation by Israeli Defense Force (IDF) veteran David Sussman.

Working with Jus...

Koslow Commemorates MLK Day at Merrick Jewish Centre’s Annual Mitzvah Day of Service

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) and his family commemorated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 15 by supporting the Merrick Jewish Centre’s annual MLK Mitzvah Day.

Filled with s...

Koslow Decries ‘Swatting’ Incident Targeting Newbridge Road Elementary

(NORTH BELLMORE, N.Y.) – On Tuesday, Jan. 16, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder confirmed that, at 11:25 a.m., police received a 911 call claiming that “a male with a gun and possible shots fired at the Newbridge Road Ele...

Koslow Partners with NuHealth to Host Breast Cancer Screenings at Temple Beth Am in Merrick

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D - Merrick) is partnering with NuHealth and the Breast Imaging Center at Nassau University Medical Center to bring the breast cancer screening van to Temple Beth Am in Merrick from 8 a.m. – 11:45 a...

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

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) is partnering with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) to host two free, virtual community assessment grievance workshops to inform residents about how to challenge the...

Seth I. Koslow Sworn In for First Term Representing Nassau County’s Fifth Legislative District

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) was sworn for his first term representing the residents of the Fifth Legislative District during inaugural ceremonies held on Friday, Jan. 5. The newly reapportion...

Legislator Koslow Serves as Guest Reader at Birch School

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Seth I. Koslow (D – Merrick) had the honor of serving as special guest story time reader for pre-K students at the Merrick Union Free School District’s Birch School on Tuesday, Jan. ...

Legislator-Elect Koslow Hosts Toys for Tots Event at Freeport's Destiny House Christian Center

Legislator-Elect Koslow Hosts Toys for Tots Event at Freeport's Destiny House Christian Center

(FREEPORT, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator-Elect Seth Koslow (D - Merrick) joined forces with the Destiny House Christian Center in Freeport to ring in...

Legislators-Elect Davis and Koslow Ring in Holiday Season At Nassau Coliseum Toys for Tots Drive

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators-Elect Scott Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Seth Koslow (D – Merrick) rang in the holiday season at one of the nation’s largest one-day Toys for Tots collection drives, which was held outside Nassau Veterans ...