Harendra Singh once lived large as a well-connected restaurant magnate, hosting Long Island's political elite at his eateries and charitable galas.

The appeal of fast-casual Mexican food never seems to wane, and a new spot in Garden City is the latest to carry the torch.

The former Republican candidate for Nassau County executive has joined a law firm that helped defeat his bid last year.

Nassau lawmakers approved two contract amendments that would allow for a reassessment of all county properties by 2019, in a debate that reflected tension over a sweeping overhaul of the county's assessment system.

6 men, 6 women seated on jury

Lynbrook resident Christine DiGregorio was recently appointed the village's first female prosecutor.

The Manganos-Venditto case is the latest to go to trial as the result of recent investigations into political corruption on Long Island by Eastern District federal prosecutors.

Hempstead Town officials are planning to use $3.7 million in state storm grants to add new bulkheads and to raise shorelines in Valley Stream.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has chosen Vera Fludd as the new county sheriff, citing Fludd's more than three decades in corrections and her success in boosting morale at the county jail after complaints about inmate health care.

Edward Mangano, the former Nassau County executive, entered office with high ideals but was plagued by crisis after crisis -- some unexpected and others self-inflicted. His trial begins Monday in a federal courtroom in Central Islip.

Haley Anderson, 22, a senior nursing student, was found dead Friday. Binghamton police said there is a known person of interest in the homicide investigation.

The Office of General Services' online eBay store sells lost items that have been unclaimed for years. The ring is valued at $595.

A federal appeals court in Manhattan has affirmed the conviction of one-time Long Island banana wholesaling mogul Thomas Hoey for stealing $750,000 from an employee retirement plan.

The owner of the dog that attacked an infant and his mother outside their Elmont home, leaving the 2-month-old boy with serious facial injuries, has been ordered to appear in court next week to determine the dog's fate, town officials and police said Friday.

After clashing with school administrators, a teenage girl returned home and called 911 to falsely report a threat of a shooting at a Cold Spring Harbor school, police said on Friday.

With recent new construction, downtown enhancement projects and progress within the school district, Roosevelt is "a different community from what it used to be," says Town of Hempstead councilwoman Dorothy Goosby.

A 2-month-old boy was mauled by a pit bull and his mother bitten Thursday in the front yard of their Elmont home, Nassau police said.

Top officials at Nassau University Medical Center will be barred from spending two weeks a year in the Cayman Islands at hospital expense, its chairman said.

The Nassau comptroller's office is seeking members of the public to volunteer to serve on an unpaid advisory board that provides fiscal oversight of the county's finances.

Three months into her term, County Executive Laura Curran is between a rock and a hard place in trying to make a deal on addressing inequities in Nassau's property assessment system.