Patrick Ryder

An estimated 250,000 people are expected to attend the golf tournament at the Black Course of Bethpage State Park in Farmingdale, New York. Officials say that means big business for Long Island’s small businesses.

The Nassau County Police Department blamed its disproportionate arrests of Black and Hispanic people on the large number of malls along the Queens-Nassau border.

A Nassau County legislative committee approved legislation on Monday offering a retired Black police officer $650,000 to settle her claims of false arrest and discrimination. This comes after WSHU reported last week that Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder allegedly used a racial slur to describe the officer.

A lawyer for the county said Commissioner Patrick Ryder denies the accusation, which was made by a now-retired police officer.