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UpdatedWed, May 12, 2021 at 8:01 am ET Reply Long Island s South Asian community announced aid efforts for India, undergoing a devastating Covid-19 surge. (Getty Images) HICKSVILLE, NY Nassau County and Indian-American community leaders jointly announced a Long Island aid campaign to assist Covid-stricken India. Business leaders, community organization leaders and politicians held a news conference on Monday announcing the efforts. The COVID-19 crisis in India has led to the nation s healthcare systems becoming overwhelmed. Two days ago the country recorded over 4,000 deaths in one day. Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello and Heath Committee Chair and Legislator Rose Marie Walker were on hand Monday in Hicksville at a Sikh prayer center to call attention to the aid campaign, raising funds for ventilators, personal protective equipment, medical supplies, and vaccinations for stricken India. ....
Readers letters 100 Avenue Road from above during January 2021. - Credit: Edie Raff And this reviled behemoth returns Peter Symonds, Canfield Gardens, Hampstead, writes: It comes as no surprise to those of us who spent several years fighting Essential Living’s (EL) plans for a 24-storey tower block at Swiss Cottage, to hear them now claim that they’re no longer able to afford to include the promised 36 affordable housing units in their development for the site at 100 Avenue Road (Ham&High). They’ve made similar claims on numerous other multi-million-pound developments, and it was clear from the moment they won their appeal against Camden’s original refusal of this particular project that they were determined to dismantle as many as possible of the conditions of their planning permission as might minimise their vast profits. ....