A plot of land that is being developed into multifamily housing, left, is seen in East Northport, N.Y., Thursday, March 16, 2023. Some elected officials from Long Island claim their suburban way of life is threatened by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to spur more housing construction. They claim it would swamp the area with new apartment buildings and turn it into a “sixth borough” of the city. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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For decades, the middle-class towns of single-family homes that ring many American cities have used zoning laws to ensure they stay much like they looked in the suburban boom after World War II …
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L. to R.: Thomas Valva was a third-grade student at East Moriches Elementary School. The boy’s father, Michael Valva, and live-in fiancee, Angela Pollina, have been found guilty of murder in the boy’s death.
Angela Pollina received the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison on Tuesday for the murder of 8-year-old Thomas Valva, who she and her fiancé, Michael Valva, left in a freezing garage in Center Moriches in early 2020, leading to his death.
“Save our suburbs” has been a rallying cry of local officials on Long Island who oppose Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed housing plan, which is in negotiations in the delayed New York State budget.
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Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter and Derek Trulson, JLL
On Feb. 1, around 200 people gathered at Captain Bill’s Bayview House in Bay Shore for a meeting hosted by the Long Island Business Development Council.
