The isolated enclave of Meadowmere Park, separated by a wooden footbridge between Queens and the Town of Hempstead, may soon have a second evacuation route if another disaster such as superstorm Sandy strikes.

Hempstead school board member LaMont Johnson demanded a public apology from Regent Roger Tilles, saying that comments attributed to Tilles in a recent New York Times article were "very inflammatory, racist remarks."

A key figure in the government's corruption case against former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto wore a wire for the FBI for months and taped at least one conversation with the businessman at the center of the allegations, court records show.

Homeowners who live near the Glen Cove Mansion hotel are fighting the owner's plan to build 40 luxury homes on nearly 23 acres behind the lodging and conference center.