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Thursday, June 20, 2024 ~ Volume 69 ~ Issue Number 29 ~ $1.00
MESSENGER EXCLUSIVE Avlon Comments on Manhattan Ties, Goroff Asserts Her Candidacy By Matt Meduri With just under a week to go before Tuesday’s Democratic primary for New York’s First Congressional District, The Messenger spoke with candidates Nancy Goroff (D-Stony Brook) and John Avlon (D-Gramercy Park), namely regarding our previous report on Avlon’s Manhattan ties. In April, The Messenger obtained New York City tax records showing the bill of sale for Avlon’s 2015 purchase of 149 East 19 Street, Unit 6, in Gramercy Park. The property type is described as a “single residential co-op unit.” The unit is part of a six-unit co-op that is run by the Chanler House Corp, spanning the addresses of 147-149 East 19 Street. According to NYC Department of Finance Records, the Chanler House Corp.’s property tax bill has six units enrolled in the condo/co-op tax abatement program, which stipulates that properties are only eligible if tenants are primary residents. The building’s tax block is listed #875 and its tax lot is listed as #38, cross-referenced by records from the NYC Department of Finance and the NYC Department of Buildings. Continued on page 3
Avlon outside his NYC home on April 6.
First Fire Island Sewage Study Presented to County Legislature By Matt Meduri
Efforts to remediate Suffolk County’s wastewater problems have been as numerous as they are complex. Protection of the sole-source aquifer, mitigating groundwater contamination, preventing the loss of valuable tourism dollars, and revitalizing downtowns are just a few of the major objectives of multiple levels of local government. However, one project fits squarely in the center of the wastewater Venn Diagram, and its inclusion has long eluded comprehensive county-wide plans. At a Monday meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Environment, Parks, and Agricultural Committee in Riverhead, the first sewage and wastewater study plan for Fire Island was presented and discussed. Fire Island’s geography and culture is vastly different from that of the mainland. Small, rural communities dot the landscape between Brookhaven and Islip towns, while shallow, sandy terrain makes it difficult for comprehensive infrastructure. A low year-round population balloons to over two million throughout the summer season. Fire Island is also nestled precariously between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great South Bay, presenting unique environmental risks if the current wastewater status continues unexplored.
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