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Date registered: January 24, 2013

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  1. Governor Cuomo Announces Staten Island Buyouts — February 18, 2017
  2. After The Waves, Staten Island Homeowner Takes Sandy Buyout — November 17, 2014
  3. Fox Beach fades to green After Superstorm Sandy, Staten Island neighbors give their homes to Nature — October 29, 2014
  4. Oakwood Beach: Sell out, tear down and leave — October 20, 2014
  5. Retreat from the Water’s Edge BY NATE LAVEY — October 16, 2014

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  3. In a Global Warming World: Protect and Rebuild or Retreat? — 1 comment
  4. Fox Beach fades to green After Superstorm Sandy, Staten Island neighbors give their homes to Nature — 1 comment

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Sep 13

Sandy buy-out offers in Staten Island’s Oakwood Beach are ‘on the money’

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaches, battered homeowners in Oakwood Beach have begun receiving buyout letters from the state — and they say the offers are “right on the money.” The Advance has learned the average buy-out offer is in the $400,000 range. Despite assurances from the Cuomo administration …

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Documentary about Staten Island, Superstorm Sandy and the buyout

Aug 19

Gov. Andrew Cuomo expands Staten Island Sandy buyout zone in Oakwood Beach

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Cuomo administration has enhanced the home buyout zone in a portion of Oakwood Beach ravaged by superstorm Sandy. About 120 homes on the periphery of Fox Beach were added by the state, bringing to 300 the number of homes eligible for a buyout, with a potential expansion to 510 homes. The area, …

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Jun 20

Letter from Fox Beach Ave

Jun 20

Letter from Fox Beach Ave

Jun 20

Letter from Fox Beach Ave

Jun 20

Letter from Fox Beach Ave

Jun 20

Letter from Fox Beach Ave

Jun 20

Letter from Fox Beach Ave

May 06

Staten Island homeowners in limbo

May 03, 2013 10:29 am Staten Island resident Joseph Tirone brought the idea of a buyout group to his neighbors. Photo credit: Buck Ennis A few weeks ago, in the Oakwood Beach section of Staten Island, it looked almost as though some sort of neighborhood reunion was taking place. Former residents milled about and chatted amicably …

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