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Touro Law Students Help Superstorm Sandy Victims

Two years after Superstorm Sandy caused millions of dollars in damage to the northeastern United States, Touro Law Center staff and students participated in their first flood mediation in Brooklyn federal court for a victim of the storm. The students are volunteers with Touro Law’s Disaster Relief Clinic, which helps clients with storm-related issues, such as problems with real estate, public utilities, and FEMA claims. Observing mediations allows students to see attorneys in action and learn skills such as how to change strategies during a procedure and how to negotiate effectively. Touro Law Center is committed to social justice, and all law students are required to participate in externships or clinics. Benjamin Rajotte, director of the Disaster Relief Clinic, said that the clinic was a chance for the school to help people while giving law students a real-world education. One student who attended the mediation described it as “eye opening” and said that he learned a tremendous amount from the experience. Cynthia and Tom Rosicki, founding partners of Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, P.C., support Touro Law Center and sponsor a scholarship for students with disabilities.

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New Post has been published on Richard Luthmann for Staten Island Borough President

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BP Candidate Richard Luthmann talks with NY1 on the issues central to his campaign!

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Tax and Elder Law Attorney Richard A Luthmann Discusses His Run For the Staten Island Borough Presidency

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New Post has been published on Richard Luthmann for Staten Island Borough President

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Mayor Mike Realizes That We Need Preventive Measures To Protect Our Shoreline... Maybe The Current BP Administration Should Not Have Ignored This Issue Until The Damage Was Done?

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The vast majority of New York City voters — including those on Staten Island — approve Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed $19 billion storm protection plan, a new poll revealed Thursday.

With little difference in support between those who live in flood zones and those who don’t, 82 percent of Sandy-socked Staten Islanders back the plan, while 16 percent do not, according to the Quinnipiac University poll.

Citywide, the support was 74 percent to 17 percent.

Voters overall, by 52 percent to 32 percent, think the mayor’s plan “can effectively protect the city, subway and electrical system from future storms and flooding.” On Staten Island, it was 57 percent to 27 percent.

The plan, to protect the city against monstrous storm surges, includes a system of levees here, along with the addition of bulkheads, dunes and flood walls. It also calls for fortifying parts of the city’s infrastructure, including the power grid.

Still, citywide, just 45 percent of voters would be willing to pay higher taxes for enhanced storm protections, while 52 percent would not. That sentiment is mirrored on Staten Island, with 46 percent saying they would be OK with paying more but 52 percent saying no.

About three-quarters of the expense would paid from already allocated federal and city monies over the course of the next decade, with the city needing to come up with about $5 billion.

“Mayor Bloomberg has been furiously generating ideas, and this new bunch are winners,” said Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. “The biggest idea, the $19 billion flood control program, is the biggest hit with voters.”

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New Post has been published on Richard Luthmann for Staten Island Borough President

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NYC Water Dept charges fees to displaced Staten Island victims of Superstorm Sandy

Staten Island victims of Superstorm Sandy are being charged by the NYC Water Dept, even though they are still unable to return to their homes

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SANDY VICTIMS, STILL SUFFERING, TURN TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES

  [Bohemia, NY – March 6th, 2013] – It is known that months after Hurricane Sandy hit Long Island, people are still struggling through the aftermath of this gigantic storm. With nowhere to turn but to their neighbors, one charity has opened its arms to help those in need.  With over 800 requests for assistance, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Rockville Center is here to help.

The organization raised a total of $1,407,500, $550,000 of which came directly from the Diocese of Rockville Centre, and has assisted thousands of individuals. With their initial distribution of emergency goods and through over $800,000 in direct financial assistance toward repairing roofs, replacing boilers, eliminating mold, and more, they Helped Sandy victims in some of the Long Island areas that were hit the hardest.

Many may be unaware, but there are still several families trying to make ends meet, still with damaged homes, electrical troubles, and nowhere to turn. Fortunately, Catholic Charities is still accepting applications for those in need of assistance. Their Disaster Response Case Management Department can be reached to get help or to learn how to give help at [phone].

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  Catholic Charities:

As a ministry of the Roman Catholic Church, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rockville Centre assists in serving the basic needs of the poor, troubled, weak, and oppressed and is committed to addressing the causes of injustice. We aim to organize and empower people to secure the participation of all in the life of the community.

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Drew Sheneman (01/11/2013)

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Charities Raise More Than $174-Million for Sandy Victims

As of Friday, charities have reported raising more than $174-million for relief and recovery efforts in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated the New York and New Jersey region on October 30.

That’s more than the $136-million that U.S. charities had raised within 10 days of last year’s Japan tsunami and earthquake. But it’s dwarfed by the outpouring that followed the 2010 Haiti earthquake ($380-million 10 days after the event) and 2005′s Hurricane Katrina ($740-million nine days after the storm).

Here are the charities reporting new fundraising totals as of Friday:

American Red Cross: $117-million

Salvation Army: $5.1-million. The figure includes more than $4.5-million in online donations, more than $540,000 through its toll-free fundraising phone number, and $58,000 from its text-to-give program

Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City: $32-million as of November 7.

Robin Hood: more than $11-million for its relief fund

Brooklyn Community Foundation: $1-million for the Brooklyn Recovery Fund

Habitat for Humanity International: $46,000

Brother’s Brother Foundation: $37,791

In addition, Network for Good, which accepts online donations for several charities, including the Red Cross and Salvation Army, says it has processed $3.7-million in gifts.

The following is a sampling of some large gifts and grants made to help storm victims:

PVH Corporation: $1-million. The money will be split among the American Red Cross, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, and the Hurricane Sandy New Jersey Relief Fund. The company will match its employees’ donations.

Henry Schein Cares Foundation and affiliates: more than $1-million in cash and health care supplies to local relief organizations and communities affected by the hurricane

Lady Gaga: $1-million to the American Red Cross

Stavros Niarchos Foundation: $750,000 to support communities in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. The following organizations will benefit from the money: Safe Space, an organization in Queens that is providing emergency relief to keep families safe in shelters; Citymeals-on-Wheels, which serves elderly and homebound people in Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island; the Brooklyn Community Foundation; the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which has provided volunteers in Staten Island and is working to address emergency needs; and the Queens Public Library, whose branches were badly damaged by the hurricane.

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