Nassau County is a suburban county located on Long Island,immediately to the east of New York City,bordering the Long Island Sound on the north and the open Atlantic Ocean to the south. As of the 2020 United States census,Nassau County's population was 1,395,774,making it the sixth-most populous county in the State of New York,and reflecting an increase of 56,242 (+4.2%) from the 1,339,532 residents enumerated at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Mineola,while the county's largest and most populous town is Hempstead.
East Williston is an incorporated village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 2,645 at the time of the 2020 census.
Manhasset Hills is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County,on Long Island,in New York,United States. The population was 3,649 at the time of the 2020 census. Neighboring communities include Herricks,North Hills,North New Hyde Park,and Lake Success.
Manorhaven is a village in Nassau County,on the North Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area,which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 6,956 at the time of the 2020 census.
Roslyn Estates is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County,on the North Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area,which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. The population was 1,318 at the time of the 2020 census.
Sands Point is a village located at the tip of the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead,in Nassau County,on the North Shore of Long Island,in New York,United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area,which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 2,712 at the time of the 2020 census.
The Town of Hempstead is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County on Long Island,in New York,United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census,making it the most populated town in the United States,containing the majority of the population of Nassau County.
Thomas Richard Suozzi is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district since 2024 and previously from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the county executive of Nassau County on Long Island from 2002 to 2009,when he was unseated by Republican Ed Mangano. Before that,Suozzi served eight years as the mayor of Glen Cove in Nassau County.
Carol Berman was an American Democratic Party politician in New York,from Lawrence,in Nassau County. She served in the New York State Senate from 1979 to 1984. Berman first achieved attention for her efforts to prevent the landing of Concorde and other supersonic transports at nearby John F. Kennedy International Airport.
Edward P. Mangano is an American former politician and disbarred attorney from the state of New York. A Republican,he was the Nassau County Executive from January 2010 to December 2017,and a former legislator in Nassau County,New York. He was elected in 1995 and served seven terms as a county legislator. In November 2009,he defeated incumbent Thomas R. Suozzi for Nassau County Executive. In November 2013,he was re-elected,again defeating Suozzi,by 59% to 41%.
Bruce Arthur Blakeman is an American attorney and politician currently serving as the 10th County Executive of Nassau County,New York. He was elected in the 2021 election,defeating Democratic incumbent Laura Curran. He previously served as a commissioner for the New York-New Jersey Port Authority as well as a Nassau County legislator and Hempstead town councilman.
Joaquim "Jack" M. Martins is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the New York State Senate for the 7th district. A Republican,he previously served as Mayor of Mineola,New York.
Anna Kaplan is an Iranian-American politician from Great Neck,New York. A Democrat,she was a member of the New York State Senate,representing New York's 7th State Senate district,which runs from the North Shore to roughly the central part of Western Nassau County on Long Island. She was a member of the so-called "Long Island Six," a group of six Democrats who represent Long Island in the New York State Senate and often vote as a block. She was elected in 2018 as part of a wave of Democrats who defeated Republican incumbents and brought control of the New York Senate to the Democrats for only the third time since World War II. She lost re-election in 2022 to Jack Martins.
New York's 6th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate currently represented by Democrat Siela Bynoe.
James F. Gaughran is an American attorney and politician from Suffolk County,New York,who served as a member of the New York State Senate from the 5th district. The district is located around the border of Nassau County and Suffolk County,encompassing the town of Huntington and the northern part of the town of Oyster Bay. Gaughran is a member of the Democratic Party.
Monica R. Martinez is a Salvadoran-American,civil servant,educator and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,she is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 4th district. Martinez has also served in the Suffolk County Legislature,representing the 9th district. She is a former Assistant Principal at East Middle School in Brentwood,NY.
Kevin Thomas is an American attorney and politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Thomas represented the 6th district in the New York State Senate from 2019 until 2024. In July 2023,he announced his candidacy in the 2024 election for New York's 4th congressional district.
Taylor Darling is an American psychologist and politician who served in the New York State Assembly representing the 18th District from 2019 to 2024. A Democrat,she represents part of Nassau County.
Gina Sillitti is an American Democratic Party politician who represented New York State Assembly district 16 between 2021 and 2024,which includes Port Washington,Manhasset,Great Neck,North Hills,East Hills,Flower Hill,Old Westbury,Roslyn Estates,Roslyn Heights,Herricks and Lake Success of Nassau County on Long Island.
New York's 18th State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Democrat Noah Burroughs since 2025,succeeding Taylor Darling. In 2024,she announced that she would run for a seat in the New York State Senate,and will not run for re-election in the Assembly.
