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Former U.S. Sen. Al D’Amato urged the Zoning Board of Appeals to revoke a building permit issued to iStar, the developer of the Superblock, because a variance had expired.
Long Beach zoning board grills iStar representatives
Hundreds of people packed City Hall for a court-ordered hearing on Tuesday, in which the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals pressed attorneys for the developer iStar over why no major construction has … more
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Sen. Carl Marcellino
Legislation for feasibility study in the works
On March 14, State Sen. Carl Marcellino, a Republican from Syosset, amended his bill to require a feasibility study that would determine the viability of a local takeover of New York American Water. … more
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Assemblyman Mike Montesano
Legislators approve new state gun law
In the wee hours last Saturday morning, after approving the $168.3 billion state budget, Albany legislators also passed stand-alone gun legislation. The purpose of the bill, which now awaits Gov. … more
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Local activists called for the passage of the Child Victims Act at an event hosted by State Sen. John Brooks on March 8 at Farmingdale State College. Above were Ana Wagner, left, Bridie Farrell, Harold Siering, Brooks, Sen. Christine Pellegrino, James Leander, Naomi Barasch, Lasheca Lewis, Jackie Gordon and Kim Bryson.
Senator Brooks: ‘New York fails child victims’
Ana Wagner, 37, of Lynbrook, paints a portrait of her childhood that she shares with her three children. She tells them about her life growing up in Brooklyn, that she was the smallest girl in her classes and that she maintained straight “A’s” throughout elementary school. The picture she paints, however, skips over a three-year segment of her story during which she was sexually abused by a friend of her father. more
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A sign detailed the scope of the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s project.
Officials unveil South Valley Stream flood relief project
During Hurricane Sandy, Hook Creek overflowed, flooding the backyards of many homes in the Mill Brook section of Valley Stream. Five years have passed, but the problem has persisted in the area during storms. more
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky joined other Democratic senators, students, teachers and community members on March 3 at South Side High School in Rockville Centre to announce a proposed bill that would prohibit teachers from carrying guns in school.
Opposed to arming teachers
In the wake of last month’s school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that claimed 17 victims and spurred a range of proposals on how to curb gun violence, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said on March 3 that … more
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A dock wades out into Hempstead Harbor.
Coalitions, senator discuss waterfront
On Feb. 9, representatives from the Committee for a Sustainable Waterfront, the Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor, and the Village of Sea Cliff met with Senator Carl Marcellino at his office in … more
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Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) held up the White House’s “An American Budget” proposal for the 2019 federal budget while he explained his concerns for moving the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program to the Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration.
Schumer: White House budget will jeopardize opioid fight
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the Democratic minority leader, denounced the White House’s 2019 federal budget proposal on Feb. 26. more
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Long Island fire fighters stood alongside Senator John Brooks who is pushing for legislation that will allow Nassau County fire departments to bill insurance and government agencies for Emergency Medical Services, on Feb. 15 at the Port Washington Fire Department.
New fire legislation to minimize EMS costs
Long Island volunteer firefighters are pushing elected officials to support legislation that would allow fire departments throughout Nassau County to bill insurance companies and government benefit … more
State Sen. John Brooks introduced legislation last week that would mandate insurance coverage for medical devices approved to treat debilitating withdrawal symptoms caused by addiction to heroin and other opioids.
Proposed bill would order insurers to cover opioid withdrawal devices
In the past two years, Nassau County has seen an uptick in fatal heroin and opioid overdoses. According to the district attorney’s office, there were 146 opioid-related deaths in the county … more
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