Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) recently joined forces with the Nassau County Police Department and an array of community stakeholders to celebrate National Night Out, an event that drew hundreds to the Broadway Commons Mall in Hicksville.
Held in thousands of communities each year on the first Tuesday in August, National Night Out is an initiative that seeks to promote “police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.”
Legislator Drucker’s event was presented in partnership with the Nassau County Police Department, Legislator Drucker’s colleagues in local government, and local community partners in business, education, and healthcare. Family-friendly activities from National Night Out include giveaways from local businesses, free refreshments, raffle prizes donated by local businesses, martial arts demonstrations, sweet treats from an ice cream truck sponsored by the NCPD’s Second Precinct, live music by Beach Boys tribute band Endless Summer, and more.
Additional attractions included visits from NCPD’s K-9 and Mounted units, and Nassau County Police Medics gave youngsters tours of a Nassau County ambulance. Comfort dog Beloved, from the Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry, was also on hand to provide pets and snuggles to grateful passers-by.
“For decades, National Night Out events have been instrumental in efforts to foster stronger bonds between law enforcement agencies and the communities they work so diligently to serve and protect,” Legislator Drucker said. “I am deeply grateful to our partners at Broadway Commons, the Nassau County Police Department, Nassau’s Second Precinct and all of our generous sponsors for working so closely with us to continue this wonderful tradition.”
