Nassau Industrial Development Agency Chairman Howard Fensterman has submitted his resignation to County Executive Thomas Suozzi, effective when a replacement is confirmed. Fensterman, a Lake Success lawyer, is better known for his fundraising prowess on behalf of Democratic politicians, including U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, than for his work at the economic-development agency.
Gov. David Paterson named Fensterman, who co-owns and represents nursing homes, to the New York State Public Health Council in June. Fensterman gave no reason in a resignation letter for leaving IDA. But in it, he did convey to Suozzi his belief that “history will record you as the greatest County Executive to have served in that capacity in the history of Nassau County.”
Celeste Hadrick