Photo credit: Kevin P Coughlin | Laura Mallay, the executive director of the organization Residents for Efficient Special Districts, with a petition in front of Hempstead’s Sanitary District No. 2. She and others want to dissolve the district to lower trash collection costs. (Jan. 13, 2011).
Nobody ever said that dissolving one [...]
Dumping a special taxing district isn’t easy
February 2nd, 2012Critics push to get special sanitation districts thrown out
January 27th, 2012A Nassau group is urging officials to toss out special sanitation districts on the grounds that they waste thousands of taxpayer dollars.
The special districts have been in place on Long Island for decades and cover services that include trash pickup.
On one street in the Town of Hempstead, residents pay about $1,000 per [...]
Residents Seek to End Sanitation District
January 16th, 2012By: Aisha Al-Muslim
Those circulating a petition to dissolve the sanitation district based in Baldwin hope to trim property taxes, but district representatives say the change would cost jobs and save little money.
Spearheading the effort with taxpayers in the district are two grassroots groups: Residents for Efficient Special Districts (RESD), based in Baldwin, and Long Island [...]
Advocates Petition for Vote on Garbage Taxes
November 17th, 2011By: Spencer Rumsey
A fraying flag hung forlornly on a pole outside the Grand Avenue offices of Sanitary District 2 in Baldwin Tuesday afternoon, as a small group of organizers and area residents assembled on the sidewalk near the entrance to announce that they were “halfway there” in their petition drive that would put the future [...]
‘Affordable housing’ projects seek to keep residents on Long Island
November 4th, 2011By: Jim Mancari
Though shelter—along with food and clothing—is a basic necessity of life, rising prices are making affordable housing increasingly difficult to find for young people and families on Long Island.
Nassau and Suffolk counties are ranked in the top-10 least affordable living counties in the U.S. Currently, over one-fifth of Long Island households spend more than half [...]
Letter: Keep tax surcharge on NY’s richest
November 1st, 2011Article by: Claudia Hanover, Board Member of the Long Island Progressive Coalition
In response to your editorial “How to keep a millionaire” [Oct. 20], nothing could be more askew. The editorial board suggests that “the state should let its income-tax surcharge on those earning more than $200,000 a year (or married couples earning more than $300,000 a [...]
Teachers’ Organizations Rally to End Budget Cuts
September 22nd, 2011Article by: Tracy Diamond
An organization held a rally outside of South Ocean Middle School Wednesday to share stories and speak out against budget cuts to Long Island public schools.
The Long Island Education Coalition (LIEC), the Long Island Progressive Coalition and the Alliance for Quality Education (AQE) teamed up to voice their disagreement with the $1.3 [...]
Critics Sound Off at Hearing on Long Island Bus
September 2nd, 2011By Spencer Rumsey on September 2nd, 2011 of the Long Island Press
Nassau County’s pell-mell rush to have Illinois-based bus company Veolia Transportation takeover Long Island Bus on New Year’s Day drew a packed crowd Wednesday night at a “people’s hearing” in Garden City.
When Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, a Republican, announced the pending deal in June, [...]
Free air conditioners for low-income LIers
August 15th, 2011Low-income Long Islanders who have medical conditions that make heat dangerous to their health can receive a free air conditioner under an emergency cooling program funded by New York State.
The Long Island Progressive Coalition is administering the program here. Under the program, window air conditioners will be delivered and installed free of charge through August [...]
