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Legislator Russell Joins Retirement Celebration of Rev. Duval Denis

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) -Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the congregation of Eben-Ezer Haitian Baptist Church in Westbury on Sunday, July 26 for a special service celebrating the retirement of Rev. Duval Denis after 19...

Legislators Nicks & Russell Thank Ashley Furniture for Supporting Horizon Hearts

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined Hempstead community leaders at Horizon Hearts’ Hempstead headquarters on Wednesday, July 15 as t...

Legislators Nicks & Russell Congratulate LICM’s “Together To Kindergarten” Graduates

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly joined graduates of the Long Island Children’s Museum’s “Together to Kinder...

Legislator Russell Secures $200,000 For Carle Place UFSD

(CARLE PLACE, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) secured approval of a $200,000 Community Revitalization Project (CRP) grant for the Carle Place Union Free School District on Monday, July 27. The funding will supp...

Legislator Russell Secures $251K For Westbury UFSD

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell has successfully secured two Community Revitalization Project grants totaling $251,562.90 for the Westbury Union Free School District. These funds will be used to complete the replacement of b...

Legislator Russell Secures $126,000 For Westbury FD PPE

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) - On Monday, July 27, Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D–Westbury) successfully advanced a $126,000 Community Revitalization Project (CRP) grant for the Westbury Water and Fire District, building upon a funding reque...

Legislator Russell Secures $150K For Westbury Rec Center Upgrades

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) secured the unanimous passage of a $150,075 Community Revitalization Program (CRP) grant for the Incorporated Village of Westbury’s Recreation Complex on Mon...

Legislator Russell Secures $27K for Westbury Memorial Library

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) - On Monday, July 27, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously approved a $27,038.97 Community Revitalization Project (CRP) grant put forward by Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D–Westbury). The Westbury Memorial Public Library w...

Legislators Davis, Russell & Nicks Support National Night Out in Hempstead Village

WHAT: Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre), Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) are joining forces with their colleagues in government and community organizations to su...

Deputy Minority Leader Drucker, Legislator Russell, NCPD, Community Partners Host National Night Out

WHAT - Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) and Legislator Viviana R. Russell (D – Westbury) are joining forces with the Nassau County Police Department’s Second Precinct...

Legislator Russell Celebrates Westbury Youth Soccer Club at Gala

(MINEOLA and WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly joined Westbury Youth Soccer Club players and supporters on Tuesday, June 30 for their fifth annual Awards and Scholarship Gala at Jerich...

Legislator Russell Tours Island Harvest Headquarters

(HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) recently visited the Hauppauge headquarters of Island Harvest, where she met with the organization’s President and CEO, Randi Shubin Dres...

Legislator Russell Launches Community Fireside Chat Series with Minority Mental Health Forum

WHAT – In observance of July as Minority Mental Health Month, Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) is hosting a Minority Mental Health community fireside chat at the Van Ness Fire Station in Uniondale at 6:30 p.m....

Legislator Russell Celebrates Opening of Pickleball Courts at Bunky Reid Park

(NEW CASSEL, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined her colleagues in government at Martin “Bunky” Reid Park in New Cassel on Saturday, July 18 to celebrate the grand opening of th...

Legislators Solages & Russell Support Fight to Restore Haitian TPS

(ELMONT, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Carrié Solages (D – Valley Stream) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined advocates at Legislator Solages’ law office on Monday, July 20 for a “F...

Legislator Russell Commemorates Dedication of Westbury FD Memorial

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the Westbury community and her colleagues in government for the Saturday, July 11 dedication of the Westbury Fire Department’s new Line of D...

Democratic Caucus Attends Groundbreaking for New Eisenhower Park 9/11 Memorial

Good afternoon – earlier today (Thursday, July 9) members of the Nassau County Legislature’s Democratic Caucus – Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove), Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mul&...

RESCHEDULED TO 7/9 - Legislator Viviana L. Russell Hosts Uniondale Mobile Office Hours

WHAT - Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) is bringing her district office’s resources directly to residents by hosting community office hours at the Uniondale Public Library on Thursday, July 9. (The event was p...

Prioritize Public Participation in Local Government

With celebrations of America’s 250th birthday in full swing here and across the nation, Nassau County residents are experiencing the steady erosion of their ability to exercise their free speech rights and directly petition the representatives t...

Legislator Russell Celebrates Juneteenth in District 2

(WESTBURY, NEW CASSEL and HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – In observance of Juneteenth in America, Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined community members across District 2. The events included the Long Island T...

Legislator Russell Celebrates Grand Opening of Ortiz Academy

Caption- l-r Teacher Francesco Marasco, SIfu Raul Ortiz, Legislator Viviana Russell

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly joined the grand opening celebration for the Ortiz Acade...

Legislators Russell and Nicks Attend Terrace Ave. Block Party in Hempstead

On Friday, Juen 26, Nassau County Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) attended the annual Terrace Avenue Block Party in Hempstead Village. Attached photos courtesy of the Office of the Legislat...

Legislators Davis, Russell & Nicks Attend New Greater Hempstead Chamber Of Commerce Installation and

On Wednesday, June 24, Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre), Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) attended the New Greater Hempstead Chamber of Commerce Installation and...

Legislator Russell Tours Harmony Healthcare in Westbury

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) visited Harmony Healthcare Long Island’s Westbury Health Center on Thursday, May 14. During the visit, Legislator Russell spoke to the Harmony Heal...

Legislation, Education Essential In Fight To End Sex Trafficking

By Legislator Viviana L. Russell

Recent actions by the Nassau County Legislature to prohibit short-term stays at local hotels will provide an important tool in the fight against human trafficking, sexual exploitation, and other illegal activity that too of...

Legislator Russell Attends NCPD Graduation Ceremony

(UNIONDALE and HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly attended the graduation ceremony for Nassau County’s newest police officers on Monday, May 18. Recruits completed 7 months o...

Legislator Russell Attends Office of the Aging Conference

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly attended the Nassau County Office of the Aging’s 50^th annual Older Americans Month conference and luncheon at the Long Island Marriott in ...

Legislator Russell Commemorates Haitian Flag Day in District 2

(HEMPSTEAD, UNIONDALE and NEW CASSEL, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined forces with educational leaders, local sponsors, her colleagues in government, and over 1,000 community members in celebrating Haitia...

Gratitude For Haitian Flag Day Success

Sunday, May 17^th’s Haitian Flag Day Celebration in New Cassel was truly one for the books — and I want to sincerely thank every volunteer, sponsor, performer, vendor, community partner, public safety official, and resident who played a...

Legislator Russell Attends LI Herald Sustainability Awards

On Thursday, May 14, Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russel (D – Westbury) attended the Herald Sustainability Awards in Farmingdale, where New York State Senator Siela A. Bynoe was an honoree. 

All attached photos courtesy of the off...

Legislators Davis & Russell Celebrate Milestones at Antioch Baptist

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the Antioch Baptist Church of Hempstead faith community on Sunday, April 26 to celebrate the 50th pastoral anniversary and the...

Legislators Davis and Russell Commemorate Mother’s Day at ABBA Leadership Center Celebration

Legislator Russell Rolls Up Sleeves At Westbury Hills Cleanup

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the Westbury Hills Civic Association, Senator Siela A. Bynoe, North Hempstead Councilman Robert Troiano, former Nassau County Third Precinct Commander...

Minority Caucus Members Attend COBA Memorial

This morning, Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview), Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre), Vi...

Legislator Russell Commemorates Haitian Flag Day in District 2

WHAT – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) is joining forces with educational leaders, local sponsors, and her colleagues in government to commemorate Haitian Flag Day in Uniondale and Westbury/New Cassel.

Haitian...

Legislator Russell, Nassau County PD Bring Free Car Seat Safety Checks to Nassau Coliseum

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) - Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) partnered with the Nassau County Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs and the County’s Department of Traffic Safety to provide free chi...

Russell Partners With Nassau County PD to Offer Free Car Seat Safety Checks at Nassau Coliseum

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs and the County’s Department of Traffic Safety to provide free Child Car Sea...

NASSAU LEGISLATORS INTRODUCE BILL TO LEGALIZE MOST E-BIKES AND SCOOTERS

(L-R Leg. Carrie Solages. Leg. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Leg. Scott Davis, Carmine Macchia, Leg. Olena Nicks, Leg. Debra Mule, Leg. Cynthia Nunez, Leg. Viviana Russell)

Mineola, NY (March 27, 2026) — Nassau County legislators today announced legisl...

Legislators Mulé, Nicks, Russell & Nuñez Attend LI FED AFL-CIO Reception

Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale), Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Cynthia Nuñez (D – Valley...

Legislators Solages and Russell Celebrate HAFALII Honorees

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Carrié Solages (D – Valley Stream) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly joined the Haitian American Family Association of Long Island (HAFALI) at Mirelle&rs...

National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. 67th annual Founder’s Day

On Saturday, April 11, Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre), Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) attended the Central Nassau Club of the National Association of Negro B...

Legislator Russell Salutes NY Chapter CHUMS at Women’s Empowerment Gala

(MERRICK, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly joined the New York Chapter CHUMS, Inc. for their third annual Women’s Empowerment gala at the Westbury Golf Course Clubhouse on Saturday, M...

Legislator Russell Supports Cedarmore Corporation’s Lifting As We Climb Fundraising Gala

(HUNTINGTON and FREEPORT, N.Y.) – In recognition of March as Women’s History Month in America, Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly joined to the Freeport-based Cedarmore Corporation during its a...

Nassau Needs An Infrastructure Audit

Nassau County’s aging infrastructure is struggling to keep up with the demands of serving its 1.4 million residents as they access education, employment, healthcare and recreational resources. 

Far too often, evidence of that fact has em...

Legislators Russell and Nicks Support Gift of Writing Foundation

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) joined the Gift of Writing Foundation at Verdi’s Westbury on Saturday, March 21 for their 12th annual fu...

Russell Partners With Nassau County PD to Offer Free Car Seat Safety Checks at Nassau Coliseum

WHAT: Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Police Department’s Office of Community Affairs and the County’s Department of Traffic Safety to provide free Child Car Sea...

Legislator Russell Celebrates Mrs. Shirley Darkeh as Legislative Women’s History Month Honoree

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – In recognition of March as Women’s History Month in America, Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) led the Legislature in recognizing Mrs. Shirley Darkeh as the Democratic delegation&...

Lawmakers, Advocates Demand Restoration of $13.7 Million in Life-Saving Opioid Settlement Funds

(L-R Larry Lamendola, Leg. Arnold Drucker, Leg. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Leg. Olena Nicks, Leg. Scott Davis, Leg. Carrie Solages)

MINEOLA, NY - March 23, 2026 — Nassau County Legislators today demanded the immediate restoration of $13.7 million in ...

Legislator Russell Celebrates Long Island’s Homegrown Heroes

(GARDEN CITY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly supported the Homegrown Heroes of Long Island’s fundraising celebration at Adelphi University’s Performing Arts Center on Satu...

Minority Leader DeRiggi-Whitton and Legislator Russell Attend SOA Retirement Dinner

On Thursday, March 19, Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) and Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) attended the Superior Officers Association’s retirement dinner at the Mil...

Legislator Russell Speaks to Park Ave. Elementary Students

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the students at the Westbury Union Free School District’s Park Avenue Elementary School on Friday, March 13 for the school’s annua...

Legislators Drucker, Russell and Nicks Attend Nassau Community College Foundation Gala

On Thursday, March 12, Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) and Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) attended the Nassau Community College...

Legislators Davis & Russell Celebrate Women’s History Month in Hempstead Village

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the Hempstead community and their colleagues in government for the Village of Hempstead&rsqu...

Legislators Nicks, Russell & Nuñez Attend Black History Month Celebration

Nassau County Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale), Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Cynthia Nuñez (D – Valley Stream) attended Nassau County’s Black History Month celebration at Nassau Community ...

Legislators Russell and Nicks Celebrate Black History Month in Hempstead

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) proudly joined the Hempstead Public Schools community at the Empire State After School Program’s Black ...

Legislators Russell, Davis and Nicks Attend Uniondale Council of PTAs Legislative Forum

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined her colleagues in government and fellow Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) and Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) as pane...

Minority Caucus Members Attend Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Black History Month Celebration

On Saturday, Feb. 28, Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre), Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale), Viviana L. Russell (D &...

Legislators Nicks, Nuñez and Russell Featured As Panelists at LIBOR's Real Talk Event

On Thursday, Feb. 26, Nassau County Legislators Olena Nicks (D- Uniondale), Cynthia Nuñez (D – Valley Stream) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the Long Island Board of Realtors as panelists at their third annual ...

Prioritize Public Safety In Retirement Incentive’s Implementation

By Legislator Viviana L. Russell

Nassau County’s Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program (VSIP) rightly rewards our hardworking public servants for their dedication to our residents. However, it must be implemented in a manner that does not jeopar...

Legislator Russell Speaks at Hempstead High School Career Day

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) had the privilege of participating in Hempstead High School’s Career Day on Wednesday, Feb. 11. During the event, Legislator Russell had...

DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO CREATE COUNTYWIDE 3-1-1 SYSTEM, RELIEVE OVERWORKED 911 OPERATORS

(L-R Leg. Debra Mule, Leg. Viviana Russell, Leg. Scott Davis, Leg. Olena Nicks, Leg. Cynthia Nunez, Leg. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Leg. Arnold Drucker)

Mineola, NY – February 9. 2026 – Nassau County Legislator Olena Nicks, joined by member...

Legislator Russell Joins Jack & Jill Nassau County’s “Poised for Power” Youth Leadership Panel

On the 88^th Founder’s Day of the Jack and Jill of America, Inc.’s Jan. 24, 1938 launch, Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) had the honor of serving as a panelist for Jack and Jill Nassau’s &a...

Winter Storm ‘Snow’ Problem Thanks to Nassau Police, DPW

(MINEOLA, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) thanked the men and women of the Nassau County Police Department and the County’s Department of Public Works for their efforts to ensure that the Mo...

Legislator Russell Attends ICLI Black History Month Event

(WESTBURY, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell proudly joined the community at the Islamic Center of Long Island in Westbury on Sunday, Feb. 1 for their 22^nd annual Black History Month celebration. The event showcased an array of...

Statement from Democratic Minority Delegation on Recent Events in Minneapolis

Over the past year, we have seen increasingly rogue and indefensible actions taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minneapolis and elsewhere, culminating in the widely witnessed and unjustified deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti a...

Legislators Davis & Russell Salute Dr. Emily Moore at MLK Celebration

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – In commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in America, Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D -Rockville Centre) and Viviana L. Russell (D -Westbury) proudly joined their colleagues in government and the communi...

Legislator Russell Observes MLK Day in New Cassel

(NEW CASSEL, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) joined the Westbury/New Cassel NAACP, her partners in local government, and the greater community at New Cassel’s Yes We Can Community Center on ...

Minority Caucus Members Attend Inaugural NYU Langone Legislative Breakfast

This morning, Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview), Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Debra Mulé (D – Freeport) and Legislators Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) and Viviana L...

Statement From Legislator Vivana L. Russell on Governor Hochul's $109M+ Investment in NUMC

Good afternoon - the following is a statement from Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) –

“I am grateful to Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature for increasing critical funding for Nassau Unive...

Legislators Davis & Russell Join New Greater Hempstead Chamber on MLK Day for Campfire Conversation

(HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre) and Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) proudly joined the New Greater Hempstead Chamber of Commerce Youth Committee for its Monday, Jan. 19 &q...

Legislators Davis, Russell and Nicks Host “Meet Your Legislator” Forum at Hempstead Public Library

WHAT – Nassau County Legislators Scott M. Davis (D – Rockville Centre), Viviana L. Russell (D – Westbury) and Olena Nicks (D – Uniondale) invite residents of the Incorporated Village of Hempstead to join them at the...

Legislator Viviana L. Russell Sworn In for First Term

(UNIONDALE, N.Y.). – Nassau County Legislator Viviana L. Russell (D–Westbury) officially began her first term representing the residents of Legislative District 2 during inauguration ceremonies held at Uniondale’s Cradle of A...

Legislator Russell Invites Residents to Attend Free Online Community Assessment Grievance Workshops

WHAT: 

Nassau County Legislator Viviana Russell (D – Westbury) is partnering with the Nassau County Assessment Review Commission (ARC) to host two free online community assessment grievance workshops to help homeowners challenge the asse...