WASHINGTON — Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport) has been selected as the new chairman of the powerful House Homeland Security Committee, a panel that helps steer federal counterterrorism programs to New York in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) will serve as the new chairman of the Homeland Security Committee after the House Republican Steering Committee selected him over three other contenders late Monday night.

The House Republican Steering Committee selected Rep. Andrew Garbarino of New York as its pick to chair the Homeland Security Committee Monday after former Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee resigned for a job in the private sector.