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Some octopuses probably could score better than I did on an SAT. It’s hard to figure, though, since they can’t hold a pen or read the questions . . .
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10/14/21
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State legislation proposed on Tuesday could prohibit politicians convicted of a felony from using campaign funds to support political candidates or pay legal expenses, an issue that officials say has persisted for too long.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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1/9/19
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Mike Slade paced around his front lawn with a cup of paint on Oct. 19 putting finishing touches on his Halloween display, which has become an annual attraction of sorts for Rockville Centre residents. The occasional driver slowed up or stopped to gaze at the house at 200 N. Forest Ave., where humans seemed to be winning a war against a group of zombies.
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By Ben Strack
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10/25/18
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The City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 4 to establish a new registry to identify, track and clean up abandoned properties in Long Beach, often referred to as “zombie homes.”
The city said …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/13/18
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Amid a discrepancy between Lynbrook village officials and the owner of two properties on Merton Avenue about whether or not the houses should be considered zombie homes, Building Supervisor Brian Stanton said the homeowners must remove boards from the windows of the properties by mid-October.
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/26/18
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Long Island has faced a housing crisis for years, if not decades. Rapidly accelerating prices in the early 2000s caused a housing bubble, which led to a market crash in 2008 and 2009. As a result, …
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By Nadya Nataly
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9/28/17
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New York state was recently awarded a $3.2 billion settlement from Morgan Stanley after the firm’s scheme to market mortgage-backed securities contributed to the collapse of the housing market in 2008 and the ensuing recession. Ironically, the state is awarding millions of that settlement to local municipalities to clean up thousands of vacant and abandoned properties that have been dubbed “zombie homes,” many of which have been vacant since the housing crisis and Superstorm Sandy.
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By Nick Ciccone and Anthony Rifilato
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10/19/16
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Village officials are preparing an application to the Zombie Remediation and Prevention Initiative, announced by the New York state attorney general’s office in July, to obtain funding to deal with blighted properties.
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By Nick Ciccone
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8/10/16
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The Town of Hempstead is strengthening its strategy to deal with so-called “zombie” properties in the area. Town officials announced on June 16 a new bill that would require banks to put deposits …
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By Steve Smirti
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6/22/16
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With a long-vacant North Wantagh home serving as the backdrop, Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino announced on May 20 new legislation to deal with zombie houses.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/20/16
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