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ACORN continues activity on LI despite investigations

There's a new twist to community organizer Pete Nagy's pitch.

When he visits people in neighborhoods like Westbury, where the mortgage foreclosure crisis is hitting hard, "people actually know who ACORN is when I knock on doors," said Nagy, 24, of Bellmore.

The group, which has spearheaded voter registration drives in swing states, has recently come under fire amid allegations of voter...

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