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

County Executive Bruce Blakeman seemingly refused to comply with the federal mandate, but on Sunday he released a statement saying flags will be lowered at county-operated buildings while Carter lies in state.

A Republican official who oversees Nassau County on New York's Long Island  seemingly refused to lower flags to half-staff in memory of the late Democratic President Jimmy Carter, who died last weekend at the age of 100.