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Supervisor Kate Murray

The Courtesy Hotel is demolished in West Hempstead on May 12, 2011 (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Crime-Infested Courtesy Hotel In West Hempstead Finally Torn Down

Cheers erupted as Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray gave the signal and a wrecking ball barreled into the Courtesy Hotel Thursday in West Hempstead.

2011/05/12

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