Nassau County executive refuses to fly flags at half-staff
Flags are flying at half-staff across the country to commemorate former President Jimmy Carter — except for in one New York county. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has refused to lower flags at government buildings in his district,
Nassau County buildings not lowering flags to half-staff in memory of former President Jimmy Carter
In Suffolk, flags would be flown Jan. 9 at half-staff, according to Mike Martino, the spokesman for Romaine, Blakeman’s counterpart in Nassau. Asked to explain why it's just one day, Martino said that’s the Biden-designated National Day of Mourning. Martino did not provide the county’s policy on flag lowering, nor say whether there is one.
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