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Lawmaker Announces “Text-A-Tip” Crime Stoppers Program

SAYS “YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR SCHOOL, YOUR CALL”

 

Lindenhurst, New York – Today, seeking to revitalize the Suffolk County Crime Stoppers program, Legislator Wayne Horsley (D-Babylon) announced the “Text-A-Tip” program to allow Suffolk County Crime Stoppers to receive tips, anonymously, via text-messaging and e-mailing. Horsley developed the initiative after recent reports that over 100 kids were involved in a local high school brawl.

 

“After reading reports of over 100 high school students engaging in a dangerous brawl it seemed obvious that someone must have known about the impending mêlée, and maybe it could have been prevented.  Look, texting is the preferred way of communication among teenagers and young adults so it makes sense that we embrace the role of texting in our policing efforts.” Horsley emphasized, “Texting a tip to law enforcement is a rapid and silent method of communication that may make tipsters more comfortable when reporting crimes or potential crimes.”

 

HORSLEY HEATING BILL MADE LAW BY LEVY

Horsley Heating Bill Made Law By Levy

  Suffolk Executive Steve Levy Signs Middle Income Home Energy Assistance Program (MI-HEAP)

 

Sponsoring Legislators Wayne Horsley and Brian Beedenbender Say Safety Net Program will Provide 1,000 Families with Vital Assistance this Winter

 

Hauppauge, NY – Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy signed into law Wednesday a resolution that provides one-time home heating supplements for as many as 1,000 middle income families that don’t meet federal income requirements for heating aid this winter.

 

Levy was joined at the bill signing by Legislators Wayne Horsley and Brian Beedenbender – who sponsored the bill to create MI-HEAP (Middle Income Home Energy Assistance Program).

 

“Just as the season is beginning to turn, more and more Long Islanders are worrying about how cold this winter will be and if they will be able to heat their homes all winter long,” said Levy. “I was pleased to work with Legislators Horsley and Beedenbender to present an emergency measure last week for consideration before the Legislature to pass this measure in time to provide real relief for Suffolk families.”

 

“On Long Island many people are too poor to be rich, and too rich to be poor,” said Legislator Horsley. “It’s a terrible Catch-22 that often leaves the hardest working residents in the county out in the cold.  MI-HEAP is geared just for these residents who get up and go to work every day, but are being financially assaulted by fat-cat analysts on Wall Street that have inflated the price of oil. MI-HEAP will offer those families that are hanging on by a thread much needed assistance so this winter no one has to make the choice between buying food or medication and keeping the heat on.”

LAWMAKERS OFFER MIDDLE INCOME HEATING ASSISTANCE

 

Horsley Announces MI-HEAP

IN FACE OF HARSH WINTER SUFFOLK LAWMAKERS PROPOSE MIDDLE CLASS ENERGY ASSISTANCE

 

Horsley & Beedenbender Offer Middle Income Home Energy Assistance Program (MI-HEAP)

 

Hauppauge, NY – Today, Legislator Wayne Horsley (D-Babylon) announced the creation of a Suffolk County Middle Income-Home Energy Assistance Program (MI-HEAP) to provide financial security to Suffolk residents facing the prospect of a cold and expensive winter season.  MI-HEAP would offer as many as 1,00 families a one time $500 reprieve from sky-rocketing home heating bills in the cold winter months, and is designed specifically for Suffolk County residents that do not meet federal and state low-income criteria yet still struggle to keep the lights and heat on.

 

Legislator Horsley stated, “On Long Island many people are too poor to be rich, and too rich to be poor. It’s a terrible catch-22 that often leaves the hardest working residents in the county out in the cold.  MI-HEAP is geared just for these residents who get up and go to work every day, but are being financially assaulted by fat-cat analysts on Wall Street that have inflated the price of oil. MI-HEAP will offer those families that are hanging on by a thread much needed assistance so this winter no one has to make the choice between buying food or medication and keeping the heat on.”

Lawmakers Cry Foul Against Predatory Lenders

 

ASK VICTIMS OF PREDATORY LENDING TO REPORT ABUSE

 

Wasting No Time, Legislator-Elect Gregory Asks Victims of Predatory Lending to Come Forward

 

Horsley Continues Push for Legal Action Against Predatory Lenders

 

Lawmakers Flag Discriminatory Lending Practices

 

 

Lindenhurst, New York – Today, Legislator Wayne Horsley (D-Babylon) and Legislator-Elect DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville) revealed that residents of Suffolk’s minority neighborhoods have been victimized by “reverse redlining,” a discriminatory lending practice that targets an area with predatory lending practices because of the race or ethnicity of the area’s residents.  Reverse redlining violates the federal Fair Housing Act.  Both Legislators are asking residents to report suspected predatory lending to the Suffolk County District Attorney.

 

“There is no mistaking the facts.  Wall Street set its sights on minority and low-income neighborhoods in Suffolk County to make a fast buck at the expense of hard-working residents pursuing the American dream of homeownership,” said Horsley.  “As the County continues to uncover the full effects of the subprime mortgage failure all residents who suspect they have been victimized by “reverse redlining” should report it to the Office of Minority Affairs immediately and all residents at risk of mortgage default are encouraged to call the LIHP immediately.”

 

Horsley Calls on Banks to Clean-Up, Suffolk Suffers $2.9 Billion Sub-Prime Fall Out

 

Slams Wall Street For Housing Neglect & Predatory Lending Practices,

Introduces Legislation to Tackle Sub-Prime Fall Out in Suffolk County

Legislator Horsley at a foreclosed home in Babylon Village

Babylon Village, New York – Today, Legislator Horsley (D-Babylon) revealed that the subprime fall out on Long Island may cost Suffolk residents as much as $2.9 billion in property value. Standing at a foreclosed home in Babylon Village Horsley vowed to fight back with legislation to hold predatory subprime lenders accountable.  Horsley examined legal actions performed by the Cities of Cleveland, Buffalo, and Baltimore and discovered State and Federal statutes to hold irresponsible lenders accountable.  Horsley has asked the County Attorney to determine the feasibility of such legal action, and will seek to compel the cleanup of abandoned homes to avoid the waste of tax payer dollars.

 

Horsley declared, “The greed of Wall Street is so pervasive it has corrupted what was once the attainable American Dream, and instead placed in our neighborhoods a mountain of unrepayable debt coupled with horrendous physical blights that assault our property values.  That is why after much consideration and diligent research I have introduced legislation to pursue legal action against the most egregious perpetrators of a deficient, socially toxic subprime loan product that has attacked our quality of life.”

 

COMBATING SUB PRIME CRISIS, HORSLEY OFFERS H.E.L.P

 

COMBATING SUB-PRIME CRISIS HORSLEY HIGHLIGHTS:

HOMEOWNER EDUCATION & LOAN PROGRAM (H.E.L.P.)

 

HORSLEY PROPOSES FOUR DAY WORK WEEK

Workers shifting to 4-day week to save gasoline

 

Legislator Horsley, Sheriff DeMarco “In Case of Emergency – Call ICE”

 

Program To Assist First Responder Personnel In Emergency Response Situations

 

ICE-Acronym Enables First Responders To Contact Next Of Kin In Emergency

Economic Impact of Shinnecock Gaming Establishment

NATIVE AMERICAN GAMING IS AN ECONOMIC JACK POT?

Shinnecock Indian Nation Claims Gaming Could Equal 10,200 Jobs, 
$838 Million in Local Employment, and $4.2 Billion in New Revenue

Horsley Slams $2.9 Billion Sale of National Grid Power Plant

HORSLEY SLAMS $2.9 BILLION SALE OF NATIONAL GRID POWER PLANT

Asks For Rate Stabilization From Profits, Pay Down National Grid Rate Hike