NY’s secret ‘backroom deal’ over one LI school’s Native American mascot blasted by critics as community wants to keep fighting statewide ban

Alex Mitchell
Tue, 26 Aug 2025 13:25:43 -0400

Critics are now blasting the "backroom deal" to rebrand the Connetquot Thunderbirds to the shortened "T-Birds" as New York and local officials have kept the deal hidden from public.