Suffolk County Democrats
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, accompanied by Suffolk County Legislator Jay Schneiderman, toured the East End last Wednesday, declaring that “the county’s role should not be to second guess decisions made at a local level.”
Mr. Bellone’s day began with a question-and-answer session with government officials from Southampton, Southold, Shelter Island, Riverhead and East Hampton. Issues like public transportation and affordable...read more
Mount Sinai, NY - April 2014 - Suffolk County Legislator Sarah Anker today submitted legislation that will require all nicotine retailers to provide product information and warnings on the dangers of liquid nicotine (also known as e-liquid) on all liquid nicotine products. Used in smokeless cigarette devices, the liquid is available in many flavors and is typically smoked with a special electronic cigarette that burns the nicotine into a...read more
Brentwood, NY - April 17, 2014 - On Wednesday night, more than one hundred Suffolk County residents from Latino, African-American, and immigrant communities joined Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone for a forum hosted by Make the Road New York, New York Communities for Change, the Long Island Civic Engagement Table, and the NAACP. Residents who came together at the Brentwood Public Library posed questions about the most pressing issues...read more
Suffolk County, NY - April 16, 2014 - On Wednesday night, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will join scores of residents to answer questions about the most pressing issues facing Suffolk’s diverse communities: jobs, housing, and diversity. The event will feature remarks from the County Executive, who will then respond to questions from a wide cross-section of local residents on issues including Long Island’s foreclosure crisis, the need...read more
HUNTINGTON - Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone signed the Tobacco 21 bill into law Monday making Suffolk the first county in the nation where customers must be at least 21 years old to buy tobacco products.
The bill's sponsor, Legislator Dr. William Spencer, says the law will save lives and contain health care costs.
"I'm very excited because this will go a long way toward helping young people in this community," Spencer...read more
Suffolk County has joined New York State and hundreds of communities throughout the nation in observing National Public Health Week, April 7 -13. This week -- as New York State Health Commissioner Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH states, "promotes the key components of the state's Prevention Agenda 2013-2017." County Executive Steve Bellone calls attention to some of Suffolk County's programs that help to protect and improve community health and...read more