Authorities have reminded Long Islanders not to be so easily duped by such baseless claims on social media.Roadways that previous protests on LI have taken over include William Floyd Parkway and Sunrise Highway in Shirley, New York Avenue in Huntington, and Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton, among others.Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said the only incident was a small fire reported in a vehicle parked at the Merrick LIRR station late Thursday, but she said it was unclear if it was related to the protests and police are continuing the investigation into the cause of the fire. "Now more than ever, we need the residents to support our local businesses and shop local. The providers use state of the art technology and medications to help our patients achieve their skin goals. To promote your local classified on Patch, create an account and start posting The latest Bellmore news delivered to your inbox every morning.

Our residents protested peacefully," Curran said. Community members here in Merrick and surrounding towns adamantly opposed to Nassau police trying to figure out a way to allow protesters to walk up Merrick Road. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. Thousands of demonstrators from all over Long Island flooded the streets of Bellmore and Merrick Thursday evening for the third consecutive day of local Black Lives Matter protests. Residents were concerned about violence breaking out due to posts made on social media earlier in the day. A pickup truck strikes the SUV, which then rolls over a parked vehicle before coming to rest on a front lawn, video shows. I actually stepped in between. Nassau County police, Suffolk County police, and state police all report there were neither injuries nor arrests during the latest peaceful protests, despite yet another string of false internet rumors that agitators would use the demonstrations as a chance to riot and loot, as has happened elsewhere, triggering a week of curfews and clashes in New York City. The crash, which was caught on surveillance video, occurred around 10:45 a.m. Between all of the protests, there were no arrests and no property damage, Curran said. It's times like these when you see why training, why building bridges between our communities and the police, why professionalism, why these are so important." A video that shows residents from Merrick, Long Island, screaming at Black Lives Matter protestors has gone viral. Anti-police protesters march on 42nd St. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News) Then the protesters headed south on Broadway, and indicated they would head to … The protest organizer told News 12 what the plan was for Thursday, but things took a route of its own. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members. Featured Classifieds are paid posts promoted by Patch community members.
Hyperlocal news, alerts, discussions and events for Bellmore, NY All four people inside the SUV were injured. One person was seriously injured. Some residents yelled "Go west! Police said the vehicle belonged to a protester.Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said the most dramatic thing he saw besides the march itself was a brief moment of tension.“I walked every inch of that with every one of those protesters,” he said.


To promote your local classified on Patch, create an account and start posting The latest Merrick news delivered to your inbox every morning. BREAKING - Several people injured including an infant after a North Bellmore crash....the vehicle barreled off the Southern State Pkwy through a barrier and cane to rest on a lawn on Old Britton Rd..state police on scene NORTH BELLMORE, NY – Six people, including a baby, were injured when an SUV careened off the Southern State Parkway into a pickup truck and a parked vehicle on another road, police said. Police are asking anyone with information on the crash to call 631-756-3300. For hours, hundred gathered at the Stephenson County Courthouse to rally in support of George Floyd, a … MERRICK, NY — A peaceful protest over the death of George Floyd was disrupted by a group of mostly white Merrick residents Tuesday night. ", urging the protesters to head toward Freeport, which has a diverse population.