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Nassau, Suffolk, Rockland get bulk of $1.71 billion Sandy funds

Originally published: March 1, 2013 12:00 PM
Updated: March 1, 2013 10:00 PM
By KEITH HERBERT keith.herbert@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | The Long Beach boardwalk remained heavily damaged 2 1/2 months after superstorm Sandy hit the Long Island area. (Jan. 15, 2013)

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Nassau, Suffolk and Rockland counties are set to share most of $1.71 billion in federal community block grant funds for post-Sandy disaster recovery.

Under U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development rules released Friday, an additional $1.77 billion in the block grants will be allotted to New York City's five boroughs.

After HUD's notice is published in the Federal Register --...

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