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The Bellerose Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station is currently the only remaining station in Nassau County with no elevator, escalator or ramp to the platform
A plan to add an elevator and ramps at the last inaccessible LIRR station in Nassau County is getting a $250,000 injection of federal funding, officials said Tuesday.
Rep. Laura Gillen (D-Rockville Centre) gathered with riders with disabilities and other elected officials at the Long Island Rail Road’s Bellerose station to announce the new funding, which Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials confirmed had been earmarked in the federal budget. The station is the last of the 59 in Nassau County to be made accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
WASHINGTON — The accidents may be shams, but the felonies would be real.
Long Island Rep. Laura Gillen is taking aim at dopes who have been caught staging car accidents involving unsuspecting drivers in order to cash in on insurance payouts.
On Thursday, Gillen (D-NY) introduced the Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026, which would make the “crash for cash” practice a federal offense punishable by up to 10 years behind bars, with sentence enhancements for smash-ups causing injury or death.
Auto insurance fraud, like staged vehicle accidents, costs consumers an estimated $300 a year in increased premiums.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) alongside U.S Representatives Troy Nehls (R-TX-22), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) and Vince Fong (R-CA-20) introduced the bipartisan Stop Auto Fraud Act of 2026 to make motor vehicle collision fraud a federal crime, improve safety for drivers and lower car insurance rates nationwide.
GARDEN CITY, NY — This past month, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) traveled across Nassau County to deliver millions in federal funding to communities, meet directly with Long Island residents, leaders and law enforcement and support local small businesses. Rep. Gillen continues to focus on bringing resources back home to Long Island.
