Ed Mangano

Edward Mangano was raised in Bethpage, New York, one of three siblings born to John and Rachel Mangano. During high school he worked as a janitor, in order to earn money for college.{{cite news |last=Berger |first=Joseph |date=October 1, 2013 |url=https://nytimes.com/2013/10/02/nyregion/rematch-for-nassau-executive-could-be-bellwether-of-national-trend.html |title=Rematch for Nassau Executive Could Be Bellwether of National Trend |work=The New York Times}} He earned undergraduate and law degrees from Hofstra University.

Mangano printed and published newspapers. In 1988, he was admitted to the New York State Bar. He subsequently served as counsel to the Long Island law firm Rivkin Radler.{{cite web | url= http://www.rivkinradler.com/frm_attd.html | title= Attorneys | archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20031202180930/http://www.rivkinradler.com/frm_attd.html| archivedate = December 2, 2003| website = rivkinradler.com | publisher = Rivkin Radler | date =| accessdate = May 28, 2024}}

Mangano represented the 17th legislative district of Nassau County as County Legislator for seven terms, from 1996, when the legislature was first formed, until 2009. This district includes areas of Bethpage, Hicksville, Plainedge, South Farmingdale, Levittown and Syosset. He served on the Rules Committee, the Public Works Committee, the Recreation and Parks Committee, the Procedures Committee, and the Economic and Community Development Committee. He was replaced by fellow Republican Rose Marie Walker.{{cite web|title=County Legislature District 17 Home|url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/Legis/LD/17/index.html|publisher=Nassau County|access-date=April 3, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521192843/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/legis/LD/17/index.html|archive-date=May 21, 2011}}

Mangano was the recipient of an award from New York's League of Conservation Voters for "working to preserve open space and setting aside $5 million for the acquisition of the (81 acre) Underhill Property" and for "fighting for the “Clean Water/Clear Air bond act funding for the purpose of ground water protection".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYpWD1cwVOU Ed Mangano on TV-55 WLNY 11pm News on Green Energy], youtube.com, July 13, 2009.

In the spring of 2009, Legislator Mangano began a campaign for Nassau County Executive. His platform included promises to cut wasteful spending, freeze and fix Nassau's broken property tax assessment system, repeal the new tax on home energy and electricity use, and halt the practice of borrowing and relying on debt to pay current expenses.

In an upset in the November 2009 election, Mangano narrowly defeated the incumbent, Thomas Suozzi, winning the county executive position by 386 votes.{{cite news |last=Macropoulos |first=Angela |date=December 28, 2009 |url=https://nytimes.com/2009/12/29/nyregion/29mangano.html |title=L.I. Upstart Set to Take Center Stage |work=The New York Times |access-date=August 1, 2017}} He led the Republicans to a major victory, in which they took three of the four county-wide positions, and regained control of the County Legislature.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

In October 2009, Mangano's brother's business, New Media Printing, in Bethpage was found to have more than $900,000 in federal and state tax liens. Mangano stated that he no longer had an interest in this company.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=William|title=Nassau candidate's family business faces tax problems|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-candidate-s-family-business-faces-tax-problems-1.1524186|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=October 15, 2009}}

Mangano promised that if elected, he would repeal a $38 million home energy tax on homeowners passed by former County Executive Tom Suozzi, which cost households on average $7.27 a month. During his inaugural address, Mangano fulfilled his promise by signing an executive order to repeal the tax as of June 1, 2010. His administration estimated the repeal would save families and seniors hundreds of dollars each year.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=William|title=Nassau sales tax on home heating expires|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/nassau-sales-tax-on-home-heating-expires-1.1971954|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=June 1, 2010}} {{Subscription required}} He eliminated a 13% property tax hike proposed by Suozzi.{{Cite web|title=Nassau County - Long Island, New York|url=https://archive.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/5-5-2010b.html|access-date=2020-10-21|website=archive.nassaucountyny.gov}}

Due to the lost revenue from the tax cut, the Nassau County Interim Financial Authority (NIFA) found that the county's $2.6 billion budget was out of balance by $176 million. This led Moody's Investors Service to downgrade the county and put its finances on outlook negative. NIFA did not consider Mangano to have a satisfactory plan to make up for the lost revenue, and seized control of the county's finances. This outcome was called "a cautionary tale" and "a black eye for the Tea Party" by Reuters, although it was noted that much of the county's financial problems had been inherited from a previous financial crisis in 1999 under the administration of then-County Executive Thomas Gulotta which had led to the original creation of NIFA.{{cite news|last=Honan|first=Edith|author2=Cooke, Kristina|title=Special Report: A Long Island tax cut backfires on the Tea Party|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taxes-nassau-teaparty-idUSTRE70Q5NY20110127|publisher=Reuters|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=January 27, 2011}}

In his proposed 2011 budget, Mangano proposed the removal of the county guarantee, a policy that saw Nassau County repaying taxes that were wrongfully collected and distributed to school taxes. Under the new policy school districts in Nassau, like the rest of the country, would be responsible for returning funds collected in error.{{cite web|title=Summary of Fiscal 2011 Proposed Budget|url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/countyexecutive/NewsRelease/2010/documents/BudgetC2011PROPOSEDSUMMARY.pdf|publisher=Nassau County|access-date=April 3, 2011|date=September 15, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314075941/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/countyexecutive/NewsRelease/2010/documents/BudgetC2011PROPOSEDSUMMARY.pdf|archive-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=dead}} This was met with heated opposition by the school districts, who objected that they would immediately be forced to begin setting money aside to pay the property tax refunds starting in 2013. The budget was approved by the Nassau County Legislature on October 30, 2010, with all 8 Democrats voting against and all 11 Republicans voting in favor.{{cite web|last=Walter|first=Geoffrey|title=County Green Lights $2.6 Billion Budget|url=http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/county-green-lights-26-billion-budget-6|publisher=Bellmore Patch|access-date=April 3, 2011|date=November 1, 2010}}

Mangano has implemented several tax initiatives including "$35.6 million in revenue" garnered "from increased real estate fees that" have added "hundreds or thousands of dollars to the cost of buying, selling or refinancing properties in the county."{{Cite news|last=Hadrick |first=Celeste |date=December 3, 2015 |title=Nassau County to Hike Real Estate Fees by Millions of Dollars |newspaper=Newsday |url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-county-to-hike-real-estate-fees-by-millions-of-dollars-1.11190738 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151204034547/http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-county-to-hike-real-estate-fees-by-millions-of-dollars-1.11190738 |archive-date=December 4, 2015 |url-status=live}} A CBS news story about the proposed inclusion of a $105 surcharge for every issuance of a traffic or parking ticket in Nassau County quoted several county residents deriding potential fallout from such fees; in the same story, Mangano said "the fee would help pay for the police force to work overtime in policing public events, and would alleviate homeowners from potential tax increases".{{cite web|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/09/20/nassau-county-traffic-tickets/ |title=Mangano Proposes $105 Fee On Nassau County Traffic Tickets « CBS New York |website=Newyork.cbslocal.com |date=September 20, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016}} On October 5, 2016, Nassau County legislature Democrats opposed Mangano's tax plan, claiming it was a 9.4% tax increase.{{cite web |url=http://longisland.news12.com/news/nassau-democrats-oppose-80-million-in-fees-during-first-budget-hearing-1.12408760 |title=Nassau Dems oppose $80M in fees during budget talks | News 12 Long Island |website=Longisland.news12.com |date=October 5, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016 |archive-date=October 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023140116/http://longisland.news12.com/news/nassau-democrats-oppose-80-million-in-fees-during-first-budget-hearing-1.12408760 |url-status=dead }}

The property assessment system in Nassau County had been blamed for costing taxpayers $250 million each year, including $100 million in refunds and $150 million in interest on debt incurred to pay tax settlements in previous years. In all, this accounts for $1.13 billion of the county's $2.45 billion in outstanding debt.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=William|title=Mangano wants to resume financing of tax refunds|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-wants-to-resume-financing-of-tax-refunds-1.1946062|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=May 24, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://longislandreport.org/news/mangano-appoints-former-smithtown-advisor-as-interim-chief-of-county-assessments/1975 |title=Mangano names ex-Smithtown advisor as interim county assessor |publisher=Long Island Report |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=October 20, 2016}} Mangano has stated that the average land owner in Nassau County pays 30% more in property taxes because of the broken assessment system.{{cite web|last=Hinman |first=Sarah |url=http://blog.timesunion.com/propertytaxes/long-island/31/ |title=Golden Years darkened by Long Island taxes - Property Taxes |publisher=Blog.timesunion.com |date=May 27, 2010 |access-date=October 20, 2016}}{{Vague|date=April 2011}}{{Verify source|date=April 2012}} Mangano in March 2010 said he would make reforming the assessment system a priority in his administration, and instructed county lawyers to insist on a 3% rather than 4% interest rate for commercial tax certiorari settlements, saving the county $1 million annually, and created an Assessment Reform Team to study the property tax assessment system and make recommendations for fixing it.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=William|title=Mangano makes assessment reform immediate priority|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-makes-assessment-reform-immediate-priority-1.1688177|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=January 6, 2010}} {{Subscription required}} He also moved the county to a four-year assessment cycle so that the assessed property values would be more stable. In May 2010, Mangano returned to financing property tax refunds with new debt rather than out of its regular budget in what was described as a temporary measure, a move which was criticized by Democrats because it went against NIFA's wishes to end such borrowing completely.{{cite news|last=Bernstein|first=James|title=Real estate: Mangano pushes assessment reform|url=http://www.newsday.com/columnists/other-columnists/real-estate-mangano-pushes-assessment-reform-1.1792791|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=March 4, 2010}} {{Subscription required}}

In late October 2010, errors were found in the first school tax-roll released by the Mangano administration, including incorrect tax-exempt statuses for various properties, such Nassau's own Executive Building, which was included on the roll at $56 million despite being tax-exempt, which contributed to assessing the county itself with an erroneous $1.3 million school tax bill.{{cite news|last=Hadrick|first=Celeste|title=Towns cite major errors in Mangano's 1st school tax roll|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/towns-cite-major-errors-in-mangano-s-1st-school-tax-roll-1.2388499|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=October 21, 2010}} {{Subscription required}} Following these errors, Mangano fired Assessor Ted Jankowski, who had been originally appointed by Thomas Suozzi and had been criticized by Republicans, and who was considered to be at fault for the errors not being caught.{{cite news|last=Hadrick|first=Celeste|title=Mangano fires assessor in wake of tax blunder|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-fires-assessor-in-wake-of-tax-blunder-1.2392368|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=October 22, 2010}} {{subscription required}} To fix the assessment system further, former Smithtown Assessor Gregory Hild was appointed to review the system.{{cite news|last=Hadrick|first=Celeste|title=Former Smithtown assessor named to review Nassau woes|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/former-smithtown-assessor-named-to-review-nassau-woes-1.2400906|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=October 25, 2010}}{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Ken |url=http://gardencity.patch.com/articles/mangano-appoints-assessor-of-year-to-review-nassau-system |title=Mangano Appoints 'Assessor of Year' to Review Nassau System |website=Garden City, NY Patch |date=November 24, 2010 |access-date=October 20, 2016}}

During Andrew Cuomo's Governor campaign, Mangano supported Cuomo's 2% Tax Cap plan which forces all property tax increases to be capped at the lower of 2% or the rate of inflation, and appeared at many Long Island rallies with him.{{cite web|last=Denenberg |first=Dave |date=February 15, 2012 |title=Letter to the Editor: Denenberg Opposes Mangano's Plan for Tax Refunds |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url=http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor-denenberg-opposes-mangano-s-plan-for-tax-refunds |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325021116/http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/letter-to-the-editor-denenberg-opposes-mangano-s-plan-for-tax-refunds |archive-date=March 25, 2012 }}{{cite press release|title=Cuomo, Mangano rally support for passing Cuomo's property tax cap|url=http://www.andrewcuomo.com/CuomoCentral/press/press-release/2010-07-cuomo-mangano-rally-support-for-passing-cuomos-proper|publisher=Cuomo Central|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=July 27, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405042810/http://www.andrewcuomo.com/CuomoCentral/press/press-release/2010-07-cuomo-mangano-rally-support-for-passing-cuomos-proper|archive-date=April 5, 2012|url-status=dead}} In June 2011, after passing the State Legislature, Cuomo signed the Tax Cap plan in Lynbrook, along with Mangano and other County politicians.{{cite press release|title=Governor Cuomo Signs Historic Property Tax Cap Legislation In Nassau County|url=http://governor.ny.gov/press/6302011HistoricPropertyTaxCap|publisher=Office of the Governor of New York|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=June 30, 2011|archive-date=February 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222212630/https://www.governor.ny.gov/press/6302011HistoricPropertyTaxCap|url-status=dead}}

In July 2010, Mangano announced that Nassau County had filed a lawsuit against the State of New York and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) challenging the legality of the 0.34% Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax, a payroll tax levied on employers in the 12-county area served by the MTA. Mangano said that the lawsuit was a reaction to the MTA's plans to significantly reducing funding to the Long Island Bus and asserted that it "costs Nassau government about $3 million a year and county business owners another $100 million."{{cite news|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso A.|title=Nassau files suit against MTA, state over payroll tax|url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau-files-suit-against-mta-state-over-payroll-tax-1.2151799|newspaper=Newsday|date=July 30, 2010}}{{Cite news|last=Roy |first=Yancey |date=October 10, 2013 |title=MTA payroll tax is upheld - but lawsuit not over |newspaper=Newsday |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle/mta-payroll-tax-is-upheld-but-lawsuit-not-over-1.6233305 |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108094529/http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle/mta-payroll-tax-is-upheld-but-lawsuit-not-over-1.6233305 |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |url-status=dead }} The lawsuit challenged the legality and constitutionality of the MTA Employer Payroll Tax and argued that it violated the New York State Constitution. Several municipalities joined Nassau's lawsuit,{{cite news|last=McKenna|first=Chris|title=Orange County municipalities join MTA suit|url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100814/BIZ/8140319|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=Times Herald-Record|date=August 14, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616200346/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100814/BIZ/8140319|archive-date=June 16, 2011}} including Orange, Putnam,{{cite web|title=More local governments join lawsuit over MTA payroll tax|url=http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/August/13/MTA_lawsuit-13Aug10.htm|publisher=MidHudsonNews.com|access-date=April 4, 2011|date=August 13, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720171425/http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/August/13/MTA_lawsuit-13Aug10.htm|archive-date=July 20, 2011}} Rockland,{{cite web|title=Putnam to join MTA payroll tax lawsuit|url=http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/August/06/MTA_tax_PC-06Aug10.html|publisher=MidHudsonNews.com|access-date=April 4, 2011|date=August 6, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720171436/http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2010/August/06/MTA_tax_PC-06Aug10.html|archive-date=July 20, 2011}} Westchester,{{cite news|title=Astorino calls for Westchester to join lawsuit opposing MTA Payroll Tax|url=http://ncnlocal.com/business/article_ff343b9c-d1c3-11df-8225-001cc4c002e0.html|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=North County News|date=October 6, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and Suffolk counties.{{cite web|date=September 17, 2010|title=Suffolk To Join Nassau Lawsuit Against MTA Payroll Tax|url=http://www.hamptons.com/News/For-The-Record/12025/Suffolk-To-Join-Nassau-Lawsuit-Against-MTA.html|publisher=Hamptons Online|access-date=April 4, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014183105/http://www.hamptons.com/News/For-The-Record/12025/Suffolk-To-Join-Nassau-Lawsuit-Against-MTA.html#.UHsE9S-l3BA|archive-date=October 14, 2012}}

Although the counties' suit was initially successful in the trial court,{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-newyork-mta-tax/new-yorks-mta-payroll-tax-unconstitutional-judge-idUSBRE87M03820120823 |title=New York's MTA payroll tax unconstitutional: judge |website=Reuters |date=August 22, 2012}} the counties lost on appeal.

Mangano delivered his first "State of the County" address on March 15, 2010. During the speech Mangano stated that, to solve Nassau County's woes, structural reforms would be needed to fix the property tax assessment system and rein in county spending.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=William|title=Mangano delivers State of the County address|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-delivers-state-of-the-county-address-1.1813371|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=March 15, 2010}} {{subscription required}}

Mangano has reduced the public payroll, including highly paid managers, by $22 million in 2010. He also launched an effort to sell surplus property such as vehicles and equipment in an effort to reduce maintenance costs. He plans to also reduce the $150 million in annual waste caused by the county's assessment system.{{cite web |last=Piacentini |first=Matthew A. |date=April 15, 2011 |url=http://www.antonnews.com/roslynnews/news/14715-mangano-we-are-back.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717141116/http://www.antonnews.com/roslynnews/news/14715-mangano-we-are-back.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |title=Mangano: 'We Are Back' |work=The Roslyn News |access-date=March 10, 2019}}{{Verify source|date=April 2012}}

In 2011, Mangano faced a $310 million Nassau County deficit. In September 2011, Mangano released a proposed 2012 budget with a total cut of $62 million and planned layoffs of 1,010 out of 8,000 total employees (including those 300 already made prior to September 2011), with 5-15% cuts in every department, including the consolidation of police precincts (described below) and the closing of several museums. The budget would also require all employees to contribute 25% toward their health insurances. This budget was criticized by some legislators and police union representatives.{{cite news|last=Callegari|first=John|title=Mangano's 2012 budget calls for 1,000 layoffs|url=http://libn.com/2011/09/14/mangano%E2%80%99s-2012-budget-calls-for-1000-layoffs/|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Long Island Business News|date=September 14, 2011}}{{cite web|last=Deprez|first=Esmé E.|title=Nassau's Mangano Seeks 1,010 Job Cuts to Plug Long Island County's Deficit|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-14/nassau-s-mangano-proposes-cutting-1-010-jobs-to-close-310-million-deficit.html|publisher=Bloomberg|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=September 14, 2011}} This budget was approved in October 2011, by a party-line vote of 11 Republicans in favor and 8 Democrats opposed.{{cite web|title=Nassau County Passes $2.6 Billion Budget|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/31/nassau-county-passes-2-6-billion-budget/|publisher=CBS New York|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=October 31, 2011}}

In September 2011, Mangano proposed selling the Nassau County sewer system to a private operator in a private-public partnership for $1.3 billion. The county has hired Morgan Stanley as an advisor concerning this sale. Nassau's current Sewer and Storm Water Finance Authority has $162 million of its own debt, and is responsible for $305 million of sewer debt issued by the county before 2004.{{cite web|last=Braun|first=Martin Z.|title=Nassau's Mangano Proposes Sewer Sale to Close County Deficit|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-07/nassau-s-mangano-proposes-sewer-sale-to-close-county-deficit-1-.html|publisher=Bloomberg|date=September 7, 2011}}

In January 2012, Mangano and other Nassau County officials announced a plan to consolidate Nassau County's eight police precincts into 4 precincts and to eliminate 108 mostly administrative jobs (95 officers and 13 civilian positions), which they claim could save $20 million a year. Mangano and county officials said that the number of police cars will remain the same at 177, but prisoners would be processed exclusively at the four remaining precincts, which are called community policing centers under the plan. The Nassau Police Benevolent Association and four other Nassau police unions were sharply critical of this plan and of earlier concessions that Mangano had called for, but a Newsday editorial supported it.{{cite web|last=Thorne|first=Kristin|title=Nassau County proposes cutting police precincts|url=https://abc7ny.com/archive/8524551/|publisher=ABC New York|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=January 30, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124063803/http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/long_island&id=8524551|archive-date=January 24, 2013|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Bolger|first=Timothy|title=Nassau Police Plan Would Cut 8 Precincts Down to 4|url=http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/01/30/nassau-police-plan-would-cut-8-precincts-down-to-4/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128044118/http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/01/30/nassau-police-plan-would-cut-8-precincts-down-to-4/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2013|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Long Island Press|date=January 30, 2012}}{{cite news|title=Editorial: Nassau police precinct cuts make sense|url=http://www.newsday.com/opinion/nassau-police-precinct-cuts-make-sense-1.3497092|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=February 1, 2012}}

In March 2010, Mangano reached an agreement with Democrats to amend the county's $166 million Capital Improvement Plan to align it with his priorities for the county.{{cite news|last=Murphy|first=William|title=Mangano takes stock of first 100 days in office|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/mangano-takes-stock-of-first-100-days-in-office-1.1876787|access-date=April 3, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=April 23, 2010}}

Due to the collapse of Charles Wang and Scott Rechler's Lighthouse project, County Executive Mangano partnered with Wang in early 2012 to rebuild the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, as well as add an Atlantic League Minor League ballpark{{cite web|last=Callegari |first=John |url=http://libn.com/2011/07/11/nassau-selects-ducks-owner-for-ballpark/ |title=Nassau selects Ducks owner for ballpark |website=Long Island Business News |date=July 11, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2016}}{{cite web|title=FAQ about the new entertainment and sports complex|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=568969&navid=DL%7CNYI%7cVOTE|publisher=New York Islanders|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=July 9, 2011}}{{cite web|title=LIA on Revitalizing Nonprofits, Nassau Colliseum and the NFL Lockout|url=http://www.longislandassociation.org/news.cfm/2011/LIA/lia-on-revitalizing-nonprofits-nassau-colliseum-and-the-nfl-lockout|publisher=Long Island Association|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=July 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035624/http://www.longislandassociation.org/news.cfm/2011/LIA/lia-on-revitalizing-nonprofits-nassau-colliseum-and-the-nfl-lockout|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} and an indoor track and convention facility.{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Randi F.|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-adds-track-facility-to-coliseum-plan-1.3050890 |title=Nassau adds track facility to Coliseum plan |website=Newsday |date=July 25, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2016}} Mangano cited the redevelopment as a major economic and business development boost for Nassau County, as well as a job generator.{{cite web|url=http://www.news12.com/Login/home_login?articleId=281247&position=1&news_type=news|title=News 12 - Local News, Traffic & Weather|access-date=October 20, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516011712/http://www.news12.com/Login/home_login?articleId=281247&position=1&news_type=news|archive-date=May 16, 2011}}{{cite press release|title=Mangano Announces Major Economic Development & Job Creation Plan|url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/5-11-2011.htm|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=May 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215181929/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/5-11-2011.htm|archive-date=December 15, 2011|url-status=dead}} The proposition had support from numerous Long Island institutions, including The Long Island Association,{{cite web|title=LIA Supports Redevelopment of Nassau Coliseum Site |date=July 6, 2011 |publisher=Long Island Association, Inc. |url=http://www.longislandassociation.org/lia_in_the_news_article.cfm?artnum%3DPres1405120706 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016165131/http://www.longislandassociation.org/lia_in_the_news_article.cfm?ARTNUM=Pres1405120706 |archive-date=October 16, 2011 }} Nassau Chambers of Commerce,{{Cite news|title=Nassau Chambers of Commerce support new sports and entertainment destination |date=July 12, 2011 |publisher=New York Islanders (National Hockey League) |url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569172 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717181432/http://islanders.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=569172 |archive-date=July 17, 2011}} the Nassau County Independence Party,{{cite web |title=Nassau Independence Party Supports Hub |publisher=LIpolitics.com: Long Island's Political Network |date=July 27, 2011 |url=http://www.lipolitics.com/blog/2011/07/27/nassau-independence-party-supports-hub/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021011551/http://www.lipolitics.com/blog/2011/07/27/nassau-independence-party-supports-hub/ |archive-date=October 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }} and the National Hockey League.{{cite web|url=http://islanders.nhl.com/club/microhome.htm?location=/vote_yes |title=The Official Web Site - New York Islanders - Vote 'Yes' on 8/1 for the new arena |publisher=Islanders.nhl.com |date=August 1, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2016}} Nassau County held a special election in August 2011 to ask people to vote on whether they would agree to increased taxes amounting to $13.80 per household to pay for a bond to redevelop the area.{{cite web|title=Public Vote Monday On $400M Nassau Coliseum Renovation Project|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/07/29/public-vote-monday-on-400m-nassau-coliseum-renovation-project/|publisher=CBS New York|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=July 29, 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/li-fed-president-new-arena-will-stimulate-economic-revival |title=L.I. Fed President: New Arena Will Stimulate Economic Revival |website=Bellmore, NY Patch |last=Hogan |first=Matthew |date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2016}} The New York Daily News criticized this bond as a public subsidy for a risky private venture based on very optimistic projected attendance rates.{{cite news|title=Editorial: Nassau County Exec Edward Mangano's $400 mil gift to billionaire Charles Wang is bad for taxpayers|url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-07-25/news/29831319_1_county-executive-edward-mangano-charles-wang-spare-taxpayers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730141341/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2011-07-25/news/29831319_1_county-executive-edward-mangano-charles-wang-spare-taxpayers|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 30, 2012|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=July 25, 2011}} Nassau voters rejected the proposed Coliseum redevelopment.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/02/nyregion/nassau-voters-reject-proposal-to-overhaul-coliseum.html | newspaper=The New York Times | first=Dave | last=Caldwell | title=Nassau Voters Reject Proposal to Overhaul Coliseum | date=August 2, 2011}}

After the special election, Mangano announced Request for Proposals (RFPs) for private companies to redevelop the 77 acres of Coliseum site. The request stated that all proposals must address job creation, quality of life and revenue.{{cite web|last=Hogan|first=Matthew|date=August 2, 2011|url=http://farmingdale.patch.com/articles/mangano-seeking-proposals-for-coliseum-site |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709120703/http://farmingdale.patch.com/articles/mangano-seeking-proposals-for-coliseum-site |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2012 |title=Mangano Seeking Private Proposals for Coliseum Site |website=Farmingdale, NY Patch |access-date=March 10, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Mangano Seeks Redevelopment Proposals for the 77 Acre Coliseum Site|url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/08-02-2010.htm|publisher=Nassau County|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=August 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215190646/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/08-02-2010.htm|archive-date=December 15, 2011|url-status=dead}} In October 2011, the County submitted a plan to the Empire State Development Corp. detailing the creation of a new Nassau Coliseum as well as a bio-research facility at the Coliseum site. The county is looking for state funding for the plan, as well as for the development of a casino and soccer stadium at Belmont Park and an expansion of film studios and homeland security facilities at the Grumman property in Bethpage. The plan also mentions a minor league ballpark and track facility in Mitchel Field.{{cite news|last=Marshall|first=Randi F.|title=Coliseum, research lab in new county plan|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/islanders/coliseum-research-lab-in-new-county-plan-1.3246749|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=October 14, 2011|author2=Brodskt, Robert}}

Mangano put together the annual Cruise To The Show car show and parade in 2011, featuring concerts, fundraisers, and a parade of classic cars, as well as awards.{{cite web|last=Laikin|first=Eden|title=Come Cruise to the Show in Nassau|url=http://nassaucountynewsnetwork.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/come-cruise-to-the-show-in-nassau/|work=Nassau County News Network|publisher=Nassau County|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=September 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426012536/http://nassaucountynewsnetwork.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/come-cruise-to-the-show-in-nassau/|archive-date=April 26, 2012|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://gothamist.com/2011/09/19/empire_states_1_gearhead_cuomo_visi.php|title=Empire State's #1 Gearhead: Cuomo Visits Nassau County Car Show|first=Jen|last=Chung|date=September 19, 2011|website=Gothamist|access-date=October 20, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031054715/http://gothamist.com/2011/09/19/empire_states_1_gearhead_cuomo_visi.php|archive-date=October 31, 2017}} Mangano, who is a classic car enthusiast, was joined by Governor Andrew Cuomo, and his vintage corvette at the 2011 show. The governor and Mangano want to make Cruise To The Show a huge East Coast car event in Eisenhower Park, and Mangano stated his belief that it would increase tourism.{{cite web|last=Izzo|first=Justin|title=Cuomo, Mangano Display Vintage Corvettes at Cruise to the Show|url=http://levittown-ny.patch.com/articles/cuomo-mangano-show-off-vintage-corvettes-at-cruise-to-the-show|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=September 18, 2011|website=Levittown, NY Patch}} Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams criticized the show as a frivolous expense during a time of County budget cuts, claiming it would cost $75,000 in police overtime and noting that it was funded by a hotel/museum tax, which Abrahams said would have been better spent on museums.{{cite web|title=L.I. Lawmaker Wants To End 'Cruise To The Show' Event|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/09/17/l-i-lawmaker-wants-to-end-cruise-to-the-show-event/|publisher=CBS New York|access-date=February 25, 2012|date=September 17, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Hadrick|first=Celeste|title=Legis. to Mangano: Cancel car show, parade|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/legis-to-mangano-cancel-car-show-parade-1.3177513|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=September 16, 2011}}

The operation of MTA Long Island Bus, the public bus transportation system for Nassau County, was subject to a funding dispute between its operator, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), and the county. For the past decade, the MTA had provided a unique subsidy to the Nassau County bus system, amounting to $24 million in 2011 and over $140 million since 2000, that the other New York City suburban county bus systems had not received at all.{{cite web|title=Public Hearing March 23: MTA's service reduction proposals for LI Bus local bus and Able-Ride services|url=http://www.mta.info/news/stories/?story=197|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=February 25, 2012}}{{cite news|last=Applebome|first=Peter|title=Bus Riders Lose Out as Nassau and M.T.A. Battle|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/nyregion/28towns.html|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 28, 2011|pages=A18}}{{cite news|title=Editorial: Nassau's cheap shot at head of MTA|url=http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial-nassau-s-cheap-shot-at-head-of-mta-1.2269890|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=September 7, 2010}}{{cite news|title=Editorial: Nassau running late for the bus|url=http://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorial-nassau-running-late-for-the-bus-1.3332575|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=November 20, 2011}} The MTA asked for an additional $17 million contribution from the county: the county's contribution had been $9.1 million per year out of a total budget of $133.1 million, and the MTA desired that this contribution increase to $26 million. By comparison, Westchester County had subsidized its similarly sized Bee-Line Bus System by $33 million per year, and that Suffolk subsidizes its substantially smaller Suffolk County Transit system by $24 million per year.

The County refused to increase their contribution, accusing the MTA of waste and inefficiency, and on September 7, 2010 Mangano called for the immediate resignation of MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder while also asking the state's Gubernatorial candidates to make a simple promise to voters to shake up leadership at the Authority.{{cite web |last=Walter |first=Geoffrey |date=September 7, 2010 |url=http://gardencity.patch.com/articles/mangano-calls-for-mta-chief-to-resign |title=Mangano Calls for MTA Chief to Resign |access-date=March 31, 2012 |website=Garden City, NY Patch |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711093303/http://gardencity.patch.com/articles/mangano-calls-for-mta-chief-to-resign |archive-date=July 11, 2012 }} The county began to consider terminating their operation agreement with the MTA and privatizing the bus system. In response to the lack of a funding agreement, the MTA considered eliminating half of Long Island Bus' routes in July 2011, and potentially eliminating the entire system by the end of 2011.{{cite news|last=Applebome|first=Peter|title=Bus Riders Lose Out as Nassau and M.T.A. Battle|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/nyregion/28towns.html|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 27, 2011|pages=A18}}{{cite news|title=Proposed Changes in Levels of Service or Termination of Service|url=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/packages/pdf/nyregion/20110328bus.pdf|publisher=Metropolitan Transportation Authority|access-date=April 4, 2011}} The MTA had previously slashed its Able-Ride service, which was the primary mode of transportation for many people with disabilities,{{cite news|last=Barrios|first=Jennifer|title=Passengers decry MTA Able-Ride cuts as they take effect|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/passengers-decry-mta-able-ride-cuts-as-they-take-effect-1.1978290|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=June 4, 2010}} and increased bus and subway fares in an effort to increase their revenue by 7.5% to close a $900-million deficit for that year.{{cite news|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso A.|title=MTA OKs third round of fare hikes in three years|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/mta-oks-third-round-of-fare-hikes-in-three-years-1.2341745|access-date=April 4, 2011|date=October 7, 2010}}

The county hoped to reduce its annual contribution from $9.1 million to $4.1 million by using a private contractor rather than the MTA to operate the bus system.{{cite news|title=Nassau Bus Riders May Get Reprieve on Service Cuts|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/02/nyregion/02bus.html|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 2, 2011|pages=A17}}{{cite web|last=Kabak|first=Benjamin|title=The microcosm of Nassau County|url=http://secondavenuesagas.com/2010/09/20/the-microcosm-of-nassau-county/|work=Second Avenue Sagas|access-date=April 4, 2011|date=September 20, 2010}} The planned county contribution was later decreased to $2.5 million per year.{{cite news|last=Rumsey|first=Spencer|title=Bus Riders' Advocates Oppose Planned Cuts|url=http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/02/21/bus-rider-advocates-oppose-planned-cuts/|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Long Island Press|date=February 21, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301131959/http://www.longislandpress.com/2012/02/21/bus-rider-advocates-oppose-planned-cuts/|archive-date=March 1, 2012}} On July 22, 2010, Mangano announced he would immediately form a committee that would explore privatizing the bus service.{{cite news|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso A.|title=Mangano ratchets up effort to privatize Long Island Bus|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-ratchets-up-effort-to-privatize-long-island-bus-1.2325030|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=September 29, 2010}} {{subscription required}} On September 24, 2010 he issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to privatize Nassau's public bus service.{{cite news|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso A.|title=Nassau says it won't contribute to privatized LI Bus system|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-says-it-won-t-contribute-to-privatized-li-bus-system-1.2341058|access-date=April 4, 2011|newspaper=Newsday|date=October 6, 2010}} A partial compromise was reached on April 1, 2011 as the New York State Legislature moved to provide an extra $8.6 million to avoid the July service cuts, which would have eliminated half of Long Island Bus' lines. This compromise saw Nassau County pay half the increase that the MTA had sought. No provision was made for future years, though,{{cite web|last=Kabak|first=Benjamin|title=For Long Island Bus, a temporary reprieve|url=http://secondavenuesagas.com/2011/04/04/for-long-island-bus-a-temporary-reprieve/|work=Second Avenue Sagas|access-date=April 4, 2011|date=April 4, 2011}} and later in April the MTA Board voted to terminate the Long Island Bus contract at the end of the year.{{cite web|last=Kabak|first=Benjamin|title=MTA Board votes to terminate LI Bus contract|url=http://secondavenuesagas.com/2011/04/28/mta-board-votes-to-terminate-li-bus-contract/|work=Second Avenue Sagas|access-date=April 28, 2011|date=April 28, 2011}}

On June 10, 2011, the RFP committee chose Veolia Transport as the operator.{{cite news|title=Pick to run LI Bus has D'Amato tie|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/pick-to-run-li-bus-has-d-amato-tie-1.2947117|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso|date=June 10, 2011|access-date=June 10, 2011|newspaper=Newsday}} This privatization plan was the subject of heated county public hearings in which Long Island Bus riders and employees criticized the plan.{{cite news|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso A.|title=Crowd at hearing pans Nassau's LI Bus plan|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/crowd-at-hearing-pans-nassau-s-li-bus-plan-1.3368630|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=December 5, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Brinton|first=Scott|title=County hearing gets heated over L.I. Bus|url=http://www.liherald.com/stories/County-hearing-gets-heated-over-LI-Bus-,36645|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Long Island Herald|date=October 28, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Rumsey|first=Spencer|title=Critics Sound Off at Hearing on Long Island Bus|url=http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/09/02/critics-sound-off-at-hearing-on-long-island-bus/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904044713/http://www.longislandpress.com/2011/09/02/critics-sound-off-at-hearing-on-long-island-bus/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 4, 2012|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Long Island Press|date=September 2, 2011}}{{cite news|last=Krasula|first=Deirdre|title=Public gets restless at bus hearing|url=http://www.liherald.com/stories/Public-gets-restless-at-bus-hearing,37551|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Long Island Herald|date=December 7, 2011}} In November 2011, Veolia and the county announced a new name for Long Island Bus, NICE (Nassau Inter-County Express). Mangano also announced that a five-person transportation committee will be formed, consisting of all Nassau residents, to oversee Nassau's bus future. The committee will have to vote on fare and route changes.{{cite web|last=Hadrick|first=Celeste|date=February 17, 2012|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-names-nice-bus-advisory-panel-members-1.3539237|title=NICE bus panel members named|website=Newsday|access-date=October 20, 2016}}{{Verify source|date=April 2012}}{{cite press release|date=November 10, 2011|url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/11-10-2011.htm |title=Mangano Launches "NICE" Bus Service |access-date=March 31, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722112341/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/NewsRelease/2010/11-10-2011.htm |archive-date=July 22, 2012 }} Prior to this, as County Executive, Mangano had stated that all routes and fares will not change for a minimum of a year, and that Veolia will be re-instituting the lines the MTA wanted to cut. He has also stated that this private-public partnership will save taxpayers $32.4 million annually.

On December 12, the full Legislature voted on the bus service, and unanimously voted to approve Veolia as the provider for County bus service.{{cite web|url=http://libn.com/2011/12/13/nassau-legislature-approves-veolia-contract/|title=Nassau Legislature approves Veolia contract|first=John|last=Callegari| date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=October 20, 2016}} Veolia took over operations on January 1, 2012.

Service cuts were announced by Veolia in February 2012, involving no route cancellations but including $7.2 million in cuts to existing routes, which was significantly smaller than the $26 million in cuts that the MTA had proposed the prior year. These cuts would take effect in April 2012.{{cite web|last=Kabak|first=Benjamin|title=NICE BUS, $7.3 million in the red, already threatening service cuts|url=http://secondavenuesagas.com/2012/02/16/nice-bus-7-3-million-in-the-red-already-threatening-service-cuts|publisher=Second Avenue Sagas|access-date=February 20, 2012|date=February 16, 2012}} These planned cuts were criticized as occurring too soon, only six weeks after starting service.{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Joye|title=Opinion: Too soon for cuts to new Nassau bus system|url=http://www.newsday.com/columnists/joye-brown/too-soon-for-cuts-to-new-nassau-bus-system-1.3540735|access-date=February 25, 2012|newspaper=Newsday|date=February 18, 2012}} These consisted of service reductions and route concentrations planned for routes primarily serving northern and eastern Nassau County, with resources redirected towards busier routes. These cuts ultimately included decreased service on 30 routes, including elimination of weekend service and decreased midday service on seven routes.{{cite web|last=Einiger |first=Josh |url=http://6abc.com/archive/8553313/ |title=Service cuts coming to NICE buses with low ridership |website=6abc.com |date=February 23, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Einiger |first=Josh |url=http://7online.com/archive/8553313 |title=Service cuts coming to NICE buses with low ridership |website=7online.com |date=February 23, 2012 |access-date=November 18, 2016}} The Long Island Bus Rider's Union, a transit advocacy group, sharply criticized the cuts, claiming that "the announcements of service adjustments on the NICE bus website were very unclear", that service to many health care and social service centers was cut, and that "many of the NICE bus service cuts appear to be in low income communities where more people rely on buses to get to work and to access the few available health care centers that serve their needs."{{cite web|date=March 20, 2012|url=http://www.longislandbusridersunion.org/2012/03/long-island-bus-riders-union-speaks-out.html|title=Long Island Bus Riders' Union Speaks Out Against Bus Cuts to Vital Social Services and Health Centers|website=Long Island Bus Riders' Union|access-date=October 20, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021071318/http://www.longislandbusridersunion.org/2012/03/long-island-bus-riders-union-speaks-out.html|archive-date=October 21, 2016}}

In March 2014, the NICE bus system faced another $3.3 million budget deficit. At that time, the bus system expected "an increase of state aid – its largest revenue stream – of $1.2 million." NICE chief executive Michael Setzer said that NICE would "take a fresh look" at "underperforming" lines. Bus advocates pressed the County Legislature to increase funding for NICE, noting that neighboring counties contribute significantly more to their bus systems, such as Suffolk County subsidizing Suffolk County Transit with about $29 million in county tax dollars, compared to only $2.6 million from Nassau County to NICE.

On October 31, 2014, the Nassau County legislature adopted a 2015 budget that will increase Nassau County's contribution to NICE bus from $2.6 million to $4.6 million in 2015 and promised not to raise fares outside of MetroCard fare increases (MetroCard is controlled by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority).{{cite web|last=Castillo|first=Alfonso A.|date=October 30, 2014|url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nice-bus-gets-2m-bump-in-2015-nassau-budget-1.9566125|title=NICE bus gets $2M bump in budget|website=Newsday|access-date=October 20, 2016}}

However, on December 11, 2014, Mangano proposed cutting $4 million from Nassau County's NICE bus contribution (in addition to cuts to numerous other Nassau County services) to replace the $30 million that will be lost after the shutdown of Nassau County's controversial school speed zone cameras.{{cite web|date=December 11, 2014|url=http://longisland.news12.com/news/nassau-executive-mangano-weighs-options-to-replace-speed-camera-revenue-1.9705905|title=Speed camera revenue loss could mean cuts|website=Longisland.news12.com|access-date=October 20, 2016|archive-date=October 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021075022/http://longisland.news12.com/news/nassau-executive-mangano-weighs-options-to-replace-speed-camera-revenue-1.9705905|url-status=dead}}

On October 20, 2016, Mangano and his wife were arrested on corruption charges related to a bribery and kickback scheme, and charged in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The charges allege that Mangano helped restaurant magnate Harendra Singh with business deals and lucrative contracts with Nassau County, including a "six-figure contract to supply the Nassau County jail with bread and rolls", in exchange for free vacations, home improvements, a no-show job for Linda Mangano as a food taster at one of Singh's restaurants (Water's Edge), and other perks.{{cite news|last=Marzulli |first=John |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nassau-county-top-pol-wife-surrender-feds-article-1.2838217 |title=Nassau County's top pol Ed Mangano and wife surrender to feds |newspaper=New York Daily News |date=October 21, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/10/20/ed-mangano-corruption-charges/ |title=Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano Charged In Federal Corruption Probe |website=CBS New York |date=October 20, 2016 |access-date=November 18, 2016}} Also, Singh sought Mangano's help in obtaining a loan guarantee from Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto (who was also charged) to operate a restaurant at that town's beach.

In October 2016, Singh pleaded guilty "to bribing Edward Mangano and Venditto with benefits ranging from free meals at his restaurants to a no-show job for Linda Mangano that totaled $450,000 in pay."{{cite news |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/mangano-venditto-corruption-trial-singh-1.17588462 |title=Singh testifies he gave Venditto, family countless free luxury rides |work=Newsday |date=March 22, 2018 |author=}} The Manganos and Venditto pleaded not guilty. The first trial, which began in March 2018,{{cite news |first1=Joseph |last1=De Avila |first2=Corinne |last2=Ramey |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/prosecutors-say-long-island-corruption-case-started-with-3000-chair-1521068585 |title=Prosecutors Say Long Island Corruption Case Started With $3000 Chair |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=March 14, 2018}} took place in Central Islip before U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack. Singh testified for the prosecution.

On May 31, 2018 Azrack declared a mistrial in the case against Mangano.{{cite web|last=Fenton |first=Reuven |url=https://nypost.com/2018/05/31/corruption-case-against-ed-mangano-ends-in-mistrial/ |title=Corruption case against Ed Mangano ends in mistrial |website=New York Post |date=May 31, 2018 |access-date=March 10, 2019}} In the retrial, opening statements began on January 25, 2019.{{cite web|last=O'Reilly |first=Anthony |url=http://liherald.com/stories/opening-arguments-in-the-ed-and-linda-mangano-retrial,111206 |title=Opening arguments in the Ed and Linda Mangano retrial |publisher=Herald Community Newspapers |date=January 25, 2019 |access-date=March 10, 2019}} Mangano and his wife were convicted of multiple counts of corruption in March 2019. Mangano was also disbarred October 8, 2019.{{Cite news|last=Parks |first=Jessica |date=October 9, 2019 |title=Former Nassau County executive Mangano disbarred |newspaper=The Island Now |publisher=Blank Slate Media |url=https://theislandnow.com/news-98/former-nassau-county-executive-mangano-disbarred/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191009221051/https://theislandnow.com/news-98/former-nassau-county-executive-mangano-disbarred/ |archive-date=October 9, 2019 |url-status=live }} In January 2021, a federal judge delayed a hearing into whether the convictions should be overturned due to a defense claim that a key government witness in the trial committed perjury.{{Cite news|last=Allen |first=J. D. |date=January 22, 2021 |title=Judge Delays Mangano Hearing To Overturn Bribery Charge |publisher=WSHU (Radio) |url=https://www.wshu.org/news/2021-01-22/judge-delays-mangano-hearing-to-overturn-bribery-charge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024194658/https://www.wshu.org/news/2021-01-22/judge-delays-mangano-hearing-to-overturn-bribery-charge |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |url-status=live }}

On April 14, 2022, Mangano was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while his wife was sentenced to 15 months.{{Cite web | url=https://abc7ny.com/ed-mangano-linda-closing-arguments-jury/11747488/ | title=Former Nassau County Executive ed Mangano sentenced to 12 years in bribery case, wife gets 15 months | website = ABC7 New York | date=April 14, 2022 }} On September 13, 2022, as part of his appeal, his bail motion was denied by the US Court of Appeals, thus Mangano has reported to prison at the Federal Medical Center located in Devens Massachusetts{{Cite web |date=September 14, 2022 |title=Ex-Nassau Executive Mangano behind bars in Massachusetts facility |url=https://brooklyn.news12.com/ex-nassau-executive-mangano-behind-bars-in-massachusetts-facility |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=News 12 - Brooklyn}}{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Bridget |date=September 14, 2022 |title=Edward Mangano starts 12-year prison sentence for corruption conviction, Federal Bureau of Prisons says |url=https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/edward-mangano-corruption-prison-surrender-hfdtoz5p |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Newsday |language=en}} Pending appeal, Mangano will serve 12 years and has been ordered to pay $10 million dollars in restitution.{{Cite web |last=Costello |first=Alex |date=2022-09-13 |title=Ed Mangano Must Start Prison Sentence Immediately: Court |url=https://patch.com/new-york/gardencity/ed-mangano-must-start-prison-sentence-immediately-court |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Garden City, NY Patch |language=en}}

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|name = Tax Revolt Party

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|chairperson = Ed Mangano (chair)

|foundation = 2009

|dissolution = 2017

|ideology = American conservatism

|position = Right-wing

|international = None

|colors = Purple and Green

|headquarters = Bethpage, NY

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}}

The Tax Revolt Party (TR) was a minor political party in the United States founded in Nassau County, New York in 2009. It was unrelated to the similarly named Taxpayers Party of New York founded by Carl Paladino in 2010.

In 2017, the Tax Revolt Party was effectively abandoned after its founder, Ed Mangano, chose not to seek re-election.{{Cite news |last=LaRocco |first=Paul |date=August 23, 2017 |title=Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano officially a lame duck |newspaper=Newsday |url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/nassau-county-executive-edward-mangano-officially-a-lame-duck-1.14085678 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903194446/http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/nassau-county-executive-edward-mangano-officially-a-lame-duck-1.14085678 |archive-date=September 3, 2017 }} Representative Peter T. King filed for use of the Tax Revolt line in the 2018 election, the only candidate of any office to do so.

Nassau County's Tax Revolt Party provided a second ballot line to Republican candidate Ed Mangano during his 2009 run for Nassau County Executive. Mangano had only the Republican line while the Democratic, Independence, and Working Families lines went to County Executive Tom Suozzi and the Conservative Party line went to Robert Bruno.{{cite news |last=Hadrick |first=Celeste |date=August 21, 2009 |title=Petitions for a third party line |page=A36 |work=Newsday}}

The Tax Revolt Party benefits from New York's electoral fusion laws that permit a single candidate to receive endorsements from multiple parties. The Tax Revolt Party only endorses Republican Party candidates. In statewide races, the TRP only endorses people from Nassau County.

In Nassau County the Tax Revolt Party cross-endorsed Republican Party County Executive candidate Ed Mangano. The Tax Revolt Party only supported other Republican Party candidates for county legislator, including Christian Browne, Howard Kopel, Rose Walker, and Joe Belisi. All of the Tax Revolt Party's petitions, other than Mangano's, were invalidated or withdrawn.{{cite web|last=Hadrick |first=Celeste |date=September 28, 2009 |url=http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle-1.812042/new-fizzle-in-nassau-tax-revolt-1.1482183 |title=New Fizzle in 'Nassau Tax Revolt' |website=Newsday |access-date=2019-09-16}}

The party made another round of endorsements in 2010. It did not endorse a gubernatorial candidate, which barred the party from becoming one of the qualified New York parties. Bruce Blakeman was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. It also made endorsements in three congressional races: Peter T. King in the 3rd district, Francis Becker in the 4th, and Elizabeth Berney in the 5th.

For the New York State Senate, the party endorsed Carl Marcellino in the 5th state senate district, Kemp Hannon in the 6th, Charles Fuschillo in the 8th, and Dean Skelos in the 9th. For races in the New York State Assembly, the party endorsed a slate composed almost entirely of incumbents: Joseph Saladino in the 12th district, Brian F. Curran in the 14th, Michael Montesano in the 15th, David McDonough in the 19th, and Edward Ra in the 21st (the Republican running to replace retiring Republican Thomas Alfano).

For the 2012 elections, the TRP again endorsed congressional candidates King, Stephen LaBate, and Becker; Marcellino, Hannon, Jack Martins, Fuschillo, and Skelos for the state senate; and McDonough, Montesano, Thomas McKevitt, Ra, David Sussman, Curran, and Sean Wright for the state assembly.

For the 2014 elections, the TRP again endorsed Marcellino, Hannon, Martins, Skelos and Michael Venditto for state senate and Saladino, McDonough, Montesano, McKevitt, Ra, Curran, Cornelius Todd Smith and Avi Fertig for state assembly. King was the only congressional candidate to run on the TRP line.

The Tax Revolt Party's primary agenda was to reduce what many residents saw as out-of-control taxes in Nassau County. The Tax Revolt Party stated intent was to restore disciplined fiscal management to Nassau County following what they argued was eight years of fiscal mismanagement under former County Executive Thomas Suozzi.{{cite news |title=Misguided Tax Revolt (ex cathedra editorial) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/opinion/02wed2.html |access-date=18 July 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=1 December 2009}}{{cite news |last1=Moynihan |first1=Colin |last2=Dollinger |first2=Arielle |title=Mangano Corruption Trial Ends in Mistrial on Long Island |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/nyregion/mangano-trial-mistrial.html |access-date=18 July 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=31 May 2018}}

The Tax Revolt Party's platform included cutting wasteful spending, freezing and fixing Nassau's broken tax assessment system, ending the Home Energy Tax, and creating local jobs and opportunities.Tax Revolt Times

Mangano is married. They have two children.{{Cite web|title=County Executive Biography |website= nassaucountyny.gov |publisher=Nassau County, New York |url=http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/Biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719063757/http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/CountyExecutive/Biography.html |archive-date=19 July 2011 }}

Both Mangano and his wife were sentenced to federal prison. Edward's prison sentence is 12 years in prison, and he was ordered to pay $10 million in restitution. Linda served 15 months for lying to the FBI and obstructing a grand jury, but only five months were in prison, and the remainder was home confinement.{{cite news | url= https://patch.com/new-york/gardencity/linda-mangano-released-prison-now-home-confinement| title = Linda Mangano Released From Prison, Now In Home Confinement| first = Alex | last= Costello| date= February 22, 2023| work = Patch.com| publisher =| accessdate = May 28, 2024}}

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