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Critics: Levy's 1,000-unit community will ruin Yaphank

Rendering of Legacy Stadium in the proposed Legacy

Photo credit: Handout | Rendering of Legacy Stadium in the proposed Legacy Village in Yaphank.

As labor and housing advocates backed Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's plan for a 1,000-unit "next-generation" community Tuesday, local opponents and environmentalists protested, saying it would ruin Yaphank.

Two dozen local protesters gathered at the former Suffolk Infirmary in Yaphank where Levy spoke, many carrying signs that said "Levy Land" surrounded by a circle...

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