A witness stressed that he believed former County Executive Edward Mangano was behind the push to award restaurateur Harendra Singh an emergency, no-bid catering contract in the wake of superstorm Sandy.
The leader of a company that loaned millions of dollars in 2012 to restaurateur Harendra Singh for expansions at Oyster Bay Town facilities testified that Singh introduced him to then-Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano for the possibility of providing financing for the Nassau Coliseum.
A court date for Oyster Bay Public Works Commissioner Richard W. Lenz has been set for a charge of leaving the scene of an accident, Nassau County police said.
The owners say the move to a space twice as big represents a win for small business in an era when local stores struggle to compete with corporate chains and online retailers.
The city has "curtailed" spending, and state and county lawmakers are calling for an audit after a bond measure to cover workers' separation payments was rejected, Long Beach officials said.
Majority Republicans on the Nassau County Legislature have proposed a bill to raise the age to purchase tobacco products to 21 from 18 -- a year after blocking an attempt by Democrats to update the local law.
The Hempstead school board has extended its contract with Plante Moran LLC, the company it hired last year to conduct a forensic audit of the district's finances, and increased payment to the firm by an additional $100,000.
A Woodmere man faces multiple charges after police said he struck another motorist's vehicle with a wooden bat in a case of road rage on the New York State Thruway in upstate Ramapo.