LETTERS

Letters to the Editor

Oct. 29-Nov. 4, 2015

Posted

Sandy, three years later

To the Editor:
 Oct. 29 marks the three-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy. Since this natural disaster struck, my office has dedicated its efforts to helping families within the 21st Assembly District and the greater Town of Hempstead area, especially Baldwin, Ocean-
side, East Rockaway, Island Park and Long Beach.
 During the last three years, my office has aggressively advocated for mortgage relief; aided victims who took early distribution from qualified retirement plans to cover storm damage expenses; and communicated with New York state officials and agencies, as well as our congressional delegation and federal agencies, for assistance on behalf of the many families who were misplaced. We’ve also worked extensively to help families navigate through the multi-faceted FEMA, NY Rising and Town of Hempstead Building Department processes. To protect families’ rights, we helped secure more than $2 million in insurance money for families during FEMA and NY Rising appeals, and we worked with local elected officials, including County Executive Ed Mangano and Town of Hempstead Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino, to secure FEMA extensions regarding insurance claims. 
In addition to helping individual homeowners, my office has spearheaded a movement for local infrastructure projects, like the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant outfall pipe and a nitrogen removal system for Reynolds Channel. I’ve also sponsored legislation in the Sate Assembly to provide eligible homeowners affected by Superstorm Sandy more time to receive their entitled funds during foreclosure proceedings.

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