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Long Island Zoning Atlas finds multi-family largely absent
The Long Island Zoning Atlas paints a picture of a region where zoning is a widespread obstacle to multi-family housing, even ...
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‘Massive’ wildfires erupt on Long Island, sparking state of emergency and evacuations as flames threaten homes
The fires — in Center Moriches, East Moriches, Eastport and Westhampton — blanketed part’s of Long Island’s East End shortly after 1 p.m., filling the sky with thick black smoke ...
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Backyard s’mores believed to be the origin of Long Island fires, investigators say
Wind-driven brush fires that burned on New York’s Long Island over the weekend, injuring two firefighters and sending large smoke plumes into the air, appear to have been started by people ...
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Long Island officials probe if cause of fires was ‘nefarious’ or natural
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency as quick-moving brush fires burned through a large swath of land on Long Island on March 8. (Video: The Washington Post) Almost 80 fire ...
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New York governor declares state of emergency for wind-driven brush fire on Long Island
NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-moving brush fires fanned by high winds burned through a large swath of land on New York’s Long Island on Saturday, spewing thick gray smoke into the sky and prompting the ...