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Zeldin condemns supporter with Confederate-era flag

State Senate candidate Lee Zeldin issued a statement last night distancing himself from Confederate-era flag-waving Tea Party activists who joined Zeldin campaign supporters seeking to disrupt a Patchogue rally for Sen. Brian X. Foley on Saturday.

But the incident has already set in motion a rally featuring the mayor of Patchogue, the NAACP and several human rights activists to be held in...

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