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Staten Island Looting

Squatters, Looters Overrun Sandy-Ravaged Staten Island Communities

When darkness sets in on Wavecrest Street in New Dorp, people say squatters make their move – crashing empty homes wrecked by the hurricane.

2013/03/27

Fire at East Orange, NJ home Feb. 17, 2013 (credit: CBS 2)

Deadly Fire Rips Through Abandoned Home In Orange

One person was rescued from inside the home on Reock Street, an area where there are a lot of abandoned buildings.

2013/02/17

Housing Sales (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

HUD Gives Long Island Big Boost To Help Housing Market

Long Island is getting a big boost to help the housing market. On Thursday, governments received an additional $5 million to buy and rehabilitate vacant, foreclosed homes and fight off neighborhood blight.

2010/09/09

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