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Nassau County Accounts For 7 Of NY's Top 10 Richest Locales, These Rankings Say
One county accounts for 70 percent of the Top 10 richest municipalities in New York.
Nassau County has seven of the top 10. Coupled with a Suffolk County village in the Hamptons, Long Island locales make up eight of the state's richest 10.
According to data from New York Demographics, the top 10 wealthiest municipalities, based on average household income, are:
Brookville, Nassau County; Population: 2,947; Average Household Income: $617,235
Tuxedo Park, Orange County; Population: 624; Average Household Income: $600,705
Scarsdale, Westchester County; Population: 17…
Farmingville Man Accused In String Of Bank Robberies In Nassau County Dating Back Years
A Long Island man is accused in a string of bank robberies dating back years.
Nassau County Police arrested Joseph Dumpson, age 32, of Farmingville, early Wednesday, Nov. 27, in connection with three bank robberies that occurred in Nassau County in 2020.
According to police, Dumpson was behind the following robberies:
TD Bank on Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead – Dec. 22, 2020
TD Bank on Brush Hollow Road in Westbury – Dec. 23, 2020
TD Bank on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow – Dec. 28, 2020
Dumpson was taken into custody at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in Yaphank, on suspicion of three co…
Son Steals $80K In Pension Benefits Issued To Deceased Father In Long Beach, DA Says
For more than two years after his Long Island father’s death, a man stole thousands of dollars worth of his pension payments, prosecutors alleged.
Richard Gaines Jr., age 51, of Daytona Beach, Florida, was arraigned on grand larceny and related charges in Nassau County Court on Friday, Nov. 22.
Prosecutors said Gaines’ father, a former Long Beach resident, was the sole account holder of a bank account in which he received his New York State and Local Retirement System pension via direct deposit.
After his father died in November 2019, pension deposits continued to flow into the account, t…
