Q. A few homes in my neighborhood are much taller. What are the rules for how tall a house can be — like how many floors, and what’s legal?
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By Monte Leeper
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2/18/21
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Q. My home has been under construction for a few years because we bought it as a flood-damaged property for a very low price. It’s our only chance at owning a home. It came with a permit from the previous owners, but . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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9/6/20
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With all the news of the coronavirus crisis, it would be easy to forget that we are more than a month into the Atlantic hurricane season — and now is the time to prepare for the possibility of a major storm.
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7/10/20
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The Town of Hempstead approved a $1.1 million contract on Dec. 10 to raise Jedwood Place as part of a state-funded project to prevent flooding. Construction is slated to begin next spring.
The …
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By Peter Belfiore
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12/21/19
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Mill Brook resident Bob Brown said he had goldfish on his front lawn.
His home was among the 1,600 residential and 24 commercial properties in South Valley Stream affected by flooding during …
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By Peter Belfiore
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9/20/19
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Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . .
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9/13/19
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Valley Stream-based pet pantry non-profit Paw it Forward is teaming up with other pet charity groups across the Island to collect supplies to help pets and their owners in the Carolinas affected by …
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9/12/19
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With passage in both houses of the State Legislature, and a promise last week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act into law, New York state is poised to …
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By Peter Belfiore
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7/4/19
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In 1997, a group of Hewlett and South Valley Stream residents banded together to oppose a New York American Water — then Long Island Water — project that would have altered the streets …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/24/19
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The promise inscribed on the Statue of Liberty — “send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me” — is the promise of hope that America makes . . .
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5/17/18
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