Critics had assailed the Nassau County executive for not ordering flags at half-staff to honor the 39th president.

Flags are flying at half-staff across the country to commemorate former President Jimmy Carter — except for in one New York county. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has refused to lower flags at government buildings in his district,

Democrats on New York’s Long Island cried foul over the weekend after a Donald Trump-supporting county executive did not lower his jurisdiction’s flags to half-staff in honor of the late President Jimmy Carter,

With the death of President Jimmy Carter at age 100, President Joe Biden has ordered flags to fly at half-mast.

Flags at the federal and state levels are being flown at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter who died on Dec. 29, 2024.