tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45563711001752974752024-03-19T12:32:46.100-04:00Latino Long IslandOne and a half million+ Latinos live in NY's Long Island…from Long Island City to Montauk; 450K are residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-66590966974719669292014-01-14T10:37:00.000-05:002014-01-14T10:37:52.748-05:00Farmingdale Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Settled in Favor of Latino Plaintiffs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Victory! After calling the lawsuit 'offensive' -- How dare 9 Latinos demand justice! -- the Village of Farmingdale agreed to all of the plaintiffs demands, including building affordable housing and paying damages to the displaced residents. Which municipality is next?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-50004267500695590322014-01-09T10:29:00.001-05:002014-01-09T10:30:39.597-05:00Housing Bias Against Latinos: LI's Dirty Little Secret Exposed in Court<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-69761641510936543302013-12-19T10:17:00.002-05:002013-12-19T21:50:26.027-05:00Mapping Suffolk County's Uninsureds<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a map of Suffolk County's uninsured population. Overall, just 10.1% of county residents are uninsured. Unacceptable by any standard but better than most parts of the nation. What's truly appalling are the huge rates of uninsureds in pockets of the county, including: Riverhead (36.4%), Greenport (35.1%), a section of Brentwood (31.6%), a section of Central Islip (32.3) and Wyandanch (30.6%), Note, too, that the areas with the higher rates of uninsureds also have higher concentrations of Latino families.</div>
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Check out the NYTimes' <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/newsgraphics/2013/12/18/uninsured-map/">Mapping Uninsured Americans</a> widget. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-14458714041608817212013-12-17T12:00:00.000-05:002013-12-17T13:13:08.358-05:00Strain - Yin Chang's Film About The Consequences Of Bullying <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Speaking of talented young Long Islanders of color...<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>STRAIN</b></span> is a short film about bullying that was written and produced by the Chang sisters of Great Neck. It's a beautifully made film with a powerful and urgent message.
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<a href="http://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/silent-anti-bullying-short-film-strain-speaks-volumes-1.6105628">Silent anti-bullying short film 'Strain' speaks volumes</a> - 9/19/13, Newsday </div>
<a href="http://yinchangofficial.com/">Yin Chang</a><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-38386602713883501572013-11-20T14:23:00.000-05:002013-11-20T14:23:42.653-05:00Suffolk County and Immigrants: Changes for the Better Five Years After a Hate Crime<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">F</span></b><span style="font-size: 15px;">ive years ago this month, Marcelo Lucero was killed in the Village of Patchogue by a band of hate-filled teenagers. These teens, who regularly went “beaner-hopping” (their offensive term for riding around and attacking people they took to be Mexican immigrants), surrounded Lucero, an Ecuadorian immigrant. When Lucero sought to defend himself, one teen, Jeffrey Conroy, stabbed him, causing Lucero’s death.</span></div>
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Lucero’s death brought Suffolk County into the state and national spotlight as a hot spot for anti-immigrant politics and sentiment. The Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the nation’s pre-eminent anti-hate-group organizations, described a “Climate of Fear” where toxic politics—fueled and driving fears of demographic change at a time of economic uncertainty—rendered such violence permissible, and Latinos throughout Suffolk lived in fear.</div>
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Five years later, what have we learned, and where do we stand as a county and a region?</div>
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Demographic change has continued, and Suffolk is more diverse than ever. According to the 2010 Census, roughly one out of four Suffolk residents are people of color. And roughly one out of seven was born outside of the United States. This diversity is a boon for our county—bringing with it rich cultural traditions and exchanges, not to mention the economic contributions of immigrants to our local economy.</div>
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Thankfully, we seem to be learning from our past, and this continued demographic change has not provoked another anti-immigrant surge. Instead, it appears that the dawn of a new era is upon us. Instead of vilifying immigrants, many of Suffolk County’s elected officials are now working hand-in-hand with immigrant communities to begin identifying and addressing their needs.</div>
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For instance, one year ago, Suffolk’s new administration (which one of us leads) adopted Executive Order 10, which guaranteed that residents with limited-English proficiency (LEP) would be able to access free translation and interpretation services in all county government offices. And county government has since worked closely with community organizations to ensure the effective implementation of the order, which took effect on November 14<sup>th</sup>.</div>
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Moreover, during this year’s debate on comprehensive immigration reform, the loudest voices across Suffolk County, and all Long Island, have been those of immigrants and their allies. The marches, rallies, forums and other actions that have occurred have all supported a path to citizenship. Long Island’s congressional delegation has taken note, with all of the region’s House of Representatives members publicly supporting comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.</div>
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In short, the toxic “climate of fear” is slowly but surely being replaced by a climate of tolerance and respect, in which immigrant communities have entered into a productive dialogue with their elected officials. In this new dialogue, scapegoating immigrants is unacceptable, and we have opted instead to work together to identify points of commonality and work towards solutions that work for all Suffolk’s residents.</div>
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Quite some time has passed since the days of extremist anti-immigrant groups rallying in Suffolk County, in some cases with the support of national anti-immigrant groups. And, mercifully, we have not recently seen the same type of violence that tragically took Marcelo Lucero’s life.</div>
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This does not mean that all the animus that fueled that violence has been eliminated; we must, of course, remain vigilant.</div>
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But we feel confident that a new chapter in Suffolk County’s history has begun—one in which our communities and leaders embrace diversity and the contributions of all residents. This would be the best possible conclusion to a tale that began with unspeakable tragedy.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">Steve Bellone is the Suffolk County Executive. Javier H. Valdes is the co-executive director of Make the Road New York, the largest participatory immigrant rights organization in New York.</span></h3>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-42896879510599014152013-08-25T19:18:00.001-04:002013-08-25T19:18:54.656-04:00Long Island's Spanish Speakers (Map)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-45473499505065052842013-07-19T00:23:00.000-04:002013-07-19T00:23:31.956-04:00Photo: Jessica and Joshua of Valley Stream<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A photo of a brother and sister, but it's really a portrait of familia, warmth, fun and classic Boricua good looks.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-51462419715447407142013-07-05T17:54:00.000-04:002013-07-05T17:54:07.581-04:00A Third of Jones Beach-goers Are Latino<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A survey by the <span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.39583396911621px;"><a href="http://www.osiny.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Program_AllNYSparks">Alliance for New York State Parks</a></span><span style="color: #4a4a4a; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.39583396911621px;"><a href="http://www.osiny.org/site/PageServer?pagename=Program_AllNYSparks"> </a>found that nearly half of the visitors to Long Island's Jones Beach are from NYC and one third from Nassau and Suffolk counties. Also, a third of all visitors to the state's 2nd most popular park -- behind Niagara Falls, 33%, identified as Latino; 46% as White; and 11% as Black. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-38578131752925280312013-06-27T14:40:00.000-04:002013-06-27T14:40:11.480-04:00Jose Oquendo's photos from last Saturday's 47th Annual Brentwood Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day Parade<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-74090752055297819202013-06-23T09:11:00.004-04:002013-06-23T09:11:51.511-04:0047th Annual Puerto Rican Hispanic Day Parade -- Brentwood, NY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-49770510636402914922013-04-04T21:31:00.000-04:002013-04-04T21:37:24.909-04:00Manuel Marquino Clavel: Immigrant Day Worker 1929<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Manuel Marquino Clavel was a 43 year old 'day worker' when he joined the Spanish Benevolent Society of New York City in 1929. An immigrant from Cordoba, Spain, Manuel lived in many places including Brooklyn, Massapequa Park and Lindenhurst in the 1950s.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-39436935381772256262013-04-04T21:28:00.000-04:002013-04-04T21:32:15.536-04:00Cuban Immigrant in Brooklyn 1927<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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BEFORE THE GREAT DEPRESSION, C. 1927...Angel Alonso (far right) in Brooklyn, New York. Angel had migrated from Havana, Cuba to Tampa, Florida to Ohio to Brooklyn. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-18288914614917859212013-03-26T11:43:00.000-04:002013-03-26T11:43:25.463-04:00Dafny Irizarry: Somos El Futuro - Advocate Of The Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-78894019361649492312013-03-05T11:13:00.000-05:002013-03-05T11:15:00.472-05:00Islip's Renee Ortiz fights to save community pools<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Islip community leader </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=540385126&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/ReneeOrtiz.211?group_id=0" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">Renee Ortiz</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"> speaks to News12 about the town's pool closures travesty. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-75118201522507660282013-02-23T21:01:00.001-05:002013-02-23T21:31:13.896-05:00Islip's Latino Community Fights Pool Closures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
“It is important for the community to stand up and send a message to the authorities that our communities are concerned about the pools, and more importantly, that we need them. These parks are safe spaces which our families deserve, they should be kept as a right." Renee Ortiz<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-47831069264853685262013-02-20T22:05:00.000-05:002013-02-23T21:33:55.739-05:00Spanglish by Bill Santiago<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-63663392807488741642013-02-10T00:21:00.002-05:002013-02-10T20:44:10.147-05:00Long Island vs Connecticut<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Did you know that Long Island (Kings, Queens, Nassau, Suffolk counties) has more than double the population of Connecticut, 7.5MM vs 3.5MM? Or that it has triple the number of Latino residents, 1.5MM vs 495K? Or that the island's residents have per capita income totaling $204 billion vs $135 billion for its LI Sound neighbor? Or that Long island is 28 miles longer than Connecticut? Or that if Long Island was a state it's capitol would be the City of Brooklyn (2.5 million) to Connecticut's Hartford (125K)? Or that Long Island has 4 major league sports franchises (Mets, Nets, Islanders, Lizards -- and soon the Cosmos), US Open (tennis), Belmont Stakes and US Women's Open (golf) vs Connecticut's Travelers PGA Tournament? Or that Long Island has 8 full and 6 partial congressional districts vs 5 for Connecticut?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-88471334360372535902013-02-07T20:06:00.001-05:002013-02-07T20:06:57.653-05:00Patchogue-Medford HS Students of the Month<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="userContent">Twenty eight percent (28%) of Patchogue-Medford School District students are Latino. So it's great to see that 15 of the 40 students, 37%, recognized as 'students of the month' are of Latino heritage. Very nice! The scholars are: Josue Sorto-Reyes, Abigail Gonzalez-Medina, Charleen Colon, Michael Rivera, Abril Costanza, Venessa Callejo, Carla Castro, Milton Jara, Aaron Rodriguez, Marc Negrin, Fedrik Durao, Noe Martin, Juliana Garcia, Sean Acosta and Yamnia Pena-Peguero. Congratulations!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-62091966971650372072013-02-05T21:40:00.001-05:002013-02-05T21:40:46.017-05:00Rise of the Dreamers: Pivot Point in US History<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="messageBody" style="color: #333333; line-height: 1.38;">Rise of the Dreamers! The US and the world will be hearing from this class of bright, courageous young leaders for a long time. We may also be witnessing an historical pivot point, or course correction, in which the dreams, ideas and energy of our newest members reanimate the 'American Dream' and helps propel the nation to new heights. </span></h5>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-55537200587588640372013-02-05T20:33:00.001-05:002013-02-05T20:40:38.476-05:00Mark Bonilla: Toys for the Children Album<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/friendsofmarkbonilla/info">Mark Bonilla</a>, Hempstead Town Clerk, had a very busy holiday season bringing joy and toys to his youngest constituents. Here he is at the Three Kings Day Celebration sponsored by Inwood's Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish on January 6th.
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13% CARLE
PLACE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
13% FRANKLIN
SQUARE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
12% FLORAL
PARK-BELLEROSE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% HEWLETT-WOODMERE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% LEVITTOWN
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% NEW HYDE
PARK-GARDEN CITY PARK SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
10% LOCUST
VALLEY SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
10% OCEANSIDE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
10% ROCKVILLE
CENTRE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
(10% ROOSEVELT
CHILDREN'S CS)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
9% LYNBROOK SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
(9% ACADEMY CS)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
7% BETHPAGE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
7% GREAT
NECK SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
7% NORTH
MERRICK SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
6% NORTH
BELLMORE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
6% ROSLYN SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% BELLMORE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% BELLMORE-MERRICK
HS DISTRICT<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% HERRICKS SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% MERRICK SD
<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% NORTH SHORE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% PLAINEDGE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% SEAFORD SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% EAST
WILLISTON SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% MANHASSET
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% PLAINVIEW-OLD
BETHPAGE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% WANTAGH SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
2% JERICHO SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
2% MASSAPEQUA
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
2% SYOSSET SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
1% GARDEN
CITY SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">*NYS Ed Dept data for 2010-11 school year</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-35594321769241019302013-02-01T23:15:00.001-05:002013-02-02T22:35:07.943-05:00Michaelle Solages: NY's 1st Haitian American State Legislator<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/Michaelle-C-Solages">Michaelle Solages</a> became NY's 1st Haitian American state legislator when she easily defeated her primary and general election foes last year in her first bid for office. She's a Nassau County suburban gal and her <a href="http://www.michaellesolages.com/22nd_assembly_district">Assembly District 22</a> covers a chunk of the West Central portion of the county...from Bellerose to North Woodmere and includes Valley Stream, Elmont, South Floral Park and part of Franklin Square. Assemblywoman Solages is the sister of attorney <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20px;">Carrié Solages (left) who also won his race bid for county legislator</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; line-height: 20px;">.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #474747; line-height: 20px;"> </span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449454505022085892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4556371100175297475.post-36139866371554018192013-01-30T21:49:00.000-05:002013-02-02T22:45:34.413-05:00Latino Enrollment % @ Suffolk County Public Schools<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">75% BRENTWOOD SD</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>52% CENTRAL
ISLIP SD<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>50% TUCKAHOE
SD<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>47% COPIAGUE
SD<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>47% SPRINGS
SD</b><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<b>42% HAMPTON
BAYS SD</b><o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
38% EAST
HAMPTON SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
(38% CHILD
DVLPMNT CENTER CS)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
35% AMITYVILLE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
33% BAY
SHORE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
33% GREENPORT
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
32% HUNTINGTON
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
32% WYANDANCH
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
31% BRIDGEHAMPTON
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
(29% RIVERHEAD
CS)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
28% MONTAUK
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
28% PATCHOGUE-MEDFORD
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
25% SOUTH
COUNTRY SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
25% SOUTH
HUNTINGTON SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
25% SOUTHAMPTON
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
24% RIVERHEAD
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
19% BROOKHAVEN-COMSEWOGUE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
19% FIRE
ISLAND SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
18% WAINSCOTT
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
18% WILLIAM
FLOYD SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
16% ISLIP
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
16% NORTH
BABYLON SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
15% DEER
PARK SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
14% LINDENHURST
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
14% SAG
HARBOR SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
(13% LITTLE
FLOWER SD)<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
13% LONGWOOD
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
13% WEST
BABYLON SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% AMAGANSETT
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% EAST
ISLIP SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% ELWOOD
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% MIDDLE
COUNTRY SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
11% SOUTHOLD
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
10% WESTHAMPTON
BEACH SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
9% EAST
QUOGUE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
8% BABYLON
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
8% CENTER
MORICHES SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
8% OYSTERPONDS
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
8% REMSENBURG-SPEONK
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
7% CONNETQUOT
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
7% SACHEM
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
6% HAUPPAUGE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
6% ROCKY
POINT SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
6% SAGAPONACK
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
6% WEST
ISLIP SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% HALF
HOLLOW HILLS SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% HARBORFIELDS
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% QUOGUE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
5% SHELTER
ISLAND SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% COMMACK
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% EAST
MORICHES SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% EASTPORT-SOUTH
MANOR SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% MILLER
PLACE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% NORTHPORT-EAST
NORTHPORT SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
4% SAYVILLE
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% BAYPORT-BLUE
POINT SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% FISHERS
ISLAND SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% MT SINAI
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% PORT
JEFFERSON SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% SHOREHAM-WADING
RIVER SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% SMITHTOWN
SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
3% THREE
VILLAGE SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
2% KINGS
PARK SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
1% COLD
SPRING HARBOR SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
0% NEW
SUFFOLK SD<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
*NYS Ed Dept
data for 2010-11 school year<o:p></o:p></div>
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