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Suffolk may offer seized homes to Sandy victims

Shaun Johnson, 23, of Mastic, with his sister

Photo credit: Randee Daddona | Shaun Johnson, 23, of Mastic, with his sister Didi, 4, sorts through clothing, toys, cleaning supplies and other items at a giveaway at Osprey Park in Mastic Beach for Long Islanders affected by Sandy. The donations were collected and brought there by a group from New Orleans who survived Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Nov. 18, 2012)

Suffolk County Legis. Kate Browning is looking into the possibility of housing residents displaced by superstorm Sandy on 10 properties the county agreed to transfer to Mastic Beach for low- to middle-income families.

As part of the effort to help storm victims, Browning (WF-Shirley) said officials might also allow owners of storm-ravaged homes on the Mastic Beach waterfront to swap land and...

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