A construction manager arrived at a job site in Valley Stream on Friday to find a noose hanging in the doorway, the latest public display of the symbol in Nassau County in the past month.
The noose was made of yellow electrical wire, said the manager, Michael Steward, who lives in Parkchester in the Bronx. Steward, who is black, said he believes he was the target but said he had no idea who was behind the incident. Still, he expressed outrage and disgust.
"This just shows me that hatred is still around, right on the surface," Steward, 48, said.
Det. Lt. Kevin Smith, a Nassau County police spokesman, said the incident is under investigation.
"We sent detectives down and crime scene units, and we're conducting an investigation," he said.
Steward is overseeing construction of a Men's Wearhouse building adjacent to the Green Acres Mall. The project began just four days ago.
Steward said he called his project manager, Micah Brown, in Rochester, who assured him that if the culprit works for the company and is caught, that person will be fired.
The incident follows the recent discovery of two nooses in the basement of a Hempstead Town garage, and a noose found last month in the basement locker room of the Hempstead Police Department.
