House Democrats are calling on Long Island Republican Rep. Andrew Garbarino to force Trump administration border czar Tom Homan to testify about allegations he took a bribe from undercover FBI agents last year as part of an anti-corruption investigation.

"No one is above the law," the Democrats wrote yesterday to Congressman Garbarino (R-Bayport), who in July became the new chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security.

"We call on you to require Trump administration ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan to appear before the committee to answer allegations that he accepted cash bribes in exchange for promises to deliver government contracts," states the letter signed by the panel’s ranking member, Rep. Bennie Thompson, (D-Miss.) and other committee Democrats.

The demand leaves Garbarino — who holds congressional subpoena power — in a bit of a political pinch.

Billy House reports in NEWSDAY that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Homan "did absolutely nothing wrong," and President Donald Trump stands by him 100%. She said Homan "is a brave public servant who has done a phenomenal job in helping the president shut down the border."

In addition, Trump appointees at the Justice Department already have shut down an investigation by that agency into the matter earlier this year, according to multiple news accounts.

Garbarino represents New York's 2nd congressional district which is along the South Shore of Long Island. It includes southwestern Suffolk County and a small portion of southeastern Nassau County.

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The East Hampton Library’s Long Island Collection has unveiled a new exhibit, “Taking Care of Business,” now on display in the library’s front lobby cases.

Originally presented as a limited pop-up in July, the exhibit drew strong interest from the community. “The exhibit was so popular over the summer, and we received many requests to see it again, so we’ve moved it to a space where the public can continue to enjoy it,” Andrea Meyer, head of the Long Island Collection, said in a news release.

The exhibit highlights the history of East Hampton’s business district, focusing on Main Street, Newtown Lane and the shops that once lined them. It features historic images, maps and documents, along with a “then and now” list, property ownership maps, photographs and vintage postcards.

“Taking Care of Business” is available for viewing during regular East Hampton Library hours and will remain on display through the end of the year.

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When flashing highway department signs recently began advertising “Roundabout Begins 9/22/25” at the intersection of County Road 48 and Route 25 in Greenport, they weren’t kidding. Beth Young reports in EAST END BEACON that after a lengthy hiatus, the New York State Department of Transportation resumed work yesterday on the new roundabout at the intersection that had long been controlled by a blinking light at the north end of Greenport’s Main Street. By late Monday afternoon, the longstanding traffic pattern there had been upended by a series of traffic cones and signs directing drivers to follow the outline of the future three-way traffic circle at the intersection, which had been shaped like the letter T.

The project, funded by the 2021 federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, has been in the works since April of 2024, and was initially slated to be completed in the fall of 2024.

In earlier phases, trees were cleared, utility poles were moved and drainage was installed in anticipation of the roundabout work, which the state had planned to do in the spring and fall months to lessen the effect on traffic.

The state said at the time the project was approved that it was designed to “help traffic continuously move in a smooth pattern and reduce congestion to and from the historic Village of Greenport and the Cross Sound Ferry nearby at Orient...