Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes were neglected after Hurricane Sandy, according to a report released last week by ERASE Racism, a Syosset-based civil rights organization. It concluded that there had been a lack of remediation at the public housing development, and that mold-infested homes there continued to pose a health hazard.
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By Ben Strack
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4/6/16
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In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/6/16
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New York state’s tax cap on school districts and local municipalities is set to expire next year, but the State Legislature could, before this year’s session ends later this month, vote to extend it. We would like to see . . .
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6/4/15
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The Chandra Gurung Conservation Trust is hosting a Nepal Earthquake Relief Fundraiser this Friday, May 29, at Long Beach High School to benefit the victims of the devastating natural disaster and …
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By Matthew Ern
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5/27/15
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal for a “circuit breaker” tax credit program for people who pay more than 6 percent of their income in property taxes is the second of three essential steps for real property tax relief.
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3/20/15
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Valley Stream will receive a $1.7 million grant from the New York Rising Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Fund to help rebuild South Valley Stream’s shoreline, Town of Hempstead …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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3/4/15
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The South Shore of Long Island is dotted with thousands of abandoned homes, left in deplorable condition, and forming blight on the community. Now New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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2/25/15
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If last year is any indication, people will be coming out in droves to attend Convoy of Hope’s community events on Saturday at three Long Island locations.
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By Stapha Charleme
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6/10/14
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I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . .
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5/1/14
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Friends, the state of our county is good. Our unemployment rate is at 5.1 percent, the lowest in the state. Thanks to the combined efforts of the governor, our county executive and local officials . . .
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1/16/14
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