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Historic 'League of Their Own' baseball field burns down in overnight blaze

Historic ‘League of Their Own’ baseball field burns down in overnight fire, investigation underway

The historic baseball field featured in the 1992 family comedy “A League of Their Own” was destroyed in an overnight fire.

⚾Build it, and they will come ✨

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MY MOM JUST CAME HOME

THEY’VE APPROVED EVERYTHING!  WE CAN START BUILDING OUR HOUSE!!!  WE’RE GONNA HAVE A HOUSE AGAIN AND IT’S OURS!

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This morning, Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer visited our new Sandy Recovery Workforce1 Center in Coney Island with nycbuilditback Director Amy Peterson and NYC Council Member Mark Treyger to announce free pre-apprenticeship training opportunities for residents of Sandy-impacted areas. Learn more at nyc.gov/sandyrecoverywf1.

Pictured, from left:  Director of Brooklyn Workforce1 Brad Seader; Commissioner Maria Torres-Springer; Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Amy Peterson; NYC Council Member Mark Treyger; and Grant Associates Senior Vice President Operations Paula Bailey. 

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Build It Back? More like 'Hurry up and wait' (editorial) | SILive.com

Build It Back? More like ‘Hurry up and wait’ (editorial) | SILive.com

Last October, the city’s Department of Investigation reported that it found basic shortcomings in the Build It Back program, difficulties that led to repeated frustrations for homeowners.

via Build It Back? More like ‘Hurry up and wait’ (editorial) | SILive.com.

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An example of the negative effect on individuals from the mismanagement of federal disaster recovery dollars

It’s a story that nobody is talking about, but many of the folks who were displaced by Hurricane Sandy are still waiting for assistance that their representatives in Congress authorized well over a year ago.

In many cases, these people are waiting because the regional and local government programs which were entrusted with billions of dollars in federal disaster aid intended for the public have…

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VIDEO: Two Years After Sandy, Family Still Awaits a New Home

VIDEO: Two Years After Sandy, Family Still Awaits a New Home

Anthony Braccia is still working to get his mother back into her Staten Island home after it was destroyed two years ago in superstorm Sandy. Photo: John Taggart for The Wall Street Journal (more…)

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VIDEO: Two Years After Sandy, Family Still Awaits a New Home

VIDEO: Two Years After Sandy, Family Still Awaits a New Home

Anthony Braccia is still working to get his mother back into her Staten Island home after it was destroyed two years ago in superstorm Sandy. Photo: John Taggart for The Wall Street Journal

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