SCHUMER TO FEDS: WHEN IT COMES TO SANDY RECOVERY, DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE NORTH SHORE – CRITICAL SANDY REBUILDING PROJECTS HAVE NOT BEEN FUNDED BY FEDS IN TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 17, 2014 – (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched his effort to ensure that the federal government does not leave out North Shore Long Island communities, like North Hempstead, in funding Sandy rebuilding and resiliency efforts. The Town of North Hempstead has a number of critical recovery projects in the works, including rebuilding the town dock in Port Washington, repairing a number of critical bulkheads and seawalls, and completing sand removal, that have yet to be funded over 18 months after the storm. Specifically, Schumer called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to prioritize and expedite consideration of several major projects throughout the Town of North Hempstead that will help protect Nassau County’s North Shore communities in the event of a future storm. Schumer today said that many projects along the South Shore have been the