New Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said Tuesday he’ll turning up the heat on state lawmakers to ax a controversial law that eliminated cash bail for certain crimes.
Blakeman, a Republican, said during his inaugural address as Nassau’s top official that he will join with new District Attorney Annie Donnelly and law enforcement officials to put pressure on Democrats who control the state Legislature to repeal the Bail Reform Act.
“Criminals have more rights than victims,” Blakeman said at a speech delivered at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City. “Enough is enough.”
Donnelly, a Republican and career prosecutor in the Nassau County DA’s office, trounced
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