Due to heavy rain forecasted for the region, Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the Town Board today announced that the Town of Oyster Bay will postpone the region’s largest National Night Out celebration with a special tribute to fallen New York Police Department (NYPD) Detective Jonathan Diller and free concert performed by the world-acclaimed Southern rock band, The Marshall Tucker Band. The event will now take place at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa on Wednesday, August 21th, with a ceremony at 7:45pm and live concert at 8pm.
Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “National Night Out offers us an opportunity to strengthen the bonds between our community and law enforcement while developing community camaraderie to help combat neighborhood issues. This year, we will dedicate the evening in memory of fallen New York Police Department Detective Jonathan Diller and unveil plans for a permanent memorial in memory of this Massapequa Park hero. I thank The Marshall Tucker Band for their never-ending support of law enforcement.”
In partnership with co-founders of the Towers of Freedom 9/11 Military Monument, located in John J. Burns Park, officials will announce plans to install a memorial in tribute to fallen NYPD Detective Jonathan Diller. The tribute will sit alongside a memorial in memory of fallen NYPD Officer Brian Moore, of North Massapequa, who was murdered in the line of duty in 2015.
The Marshall Tucker Band is a legendary rock band from Spartanburg, South Carolina. Noted for incorporating blues, country and jazz into an eclectic sound, the Marshall Tucker Band helped establish the Southern rock genre in the early 1970s under the direction of lead vocalist Doug Gray. Top hits include: “Heard It in a Love Song,” “Can’t You See,” “Fire on the Mountain,” “Ramblin” and “Long Hard Ride?”