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Emily Ngo

I cover the town of Oyster Bay, its 16 incorporated villages and the city of Glen Cove, alongside my fellow reporter Bill Bleyer. You’ll find me hitting the streets from the North Shore to the South Shore for news, trends and developments that impact you. You can help me in that cause with story tips. I worked previously for Newsday in New York City, covering the Dominique Strauss-Kahn proceedings and the Occupy Wall Street protests, among other stories.

Spitzer leads comptroller's race: Poll

Spitzer in Union Square as he gathers signatures

Photo credit: Spitzer in Union Square as he gathers signatures to be a candidate for comptroller. (Charles Eckert)

The first poll of the city comptroller's race since Eliot Spitzer launched his campaign showed the former governor leading his rival among Democratic voters.

Spitzer leads Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer 42% to 33%, with a quarter undecided, according to a Wall Street Journal-NBC4-Marist poll released Wednesday.

The comptroller race is Spitzer's return to politics after resigning...

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