Community leaders from across Long Island gathered in Lynbrook today to call on Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to take immediate action to confront New York’s deepening affordability crisis.
Faith leaders, advocates, business owners, and residents joined together to stress how steep increases in the cost of housing, food, utilities, and car insurance are pushing working families in Nassau and Suffolk counties to the breaking point.
“Families on Long Island are being squeezed from every direction,” said Terri Arnold-McKenzie of the Urban League of Long Island. “Rising insurance premiums force households to cut back on basic necessities. Uninsured driving is increasing, leading to more hit-and-run accidents that put everyone at risk. Governor Hochul and Albany lawmakers must deliver bold action to bring relief and restore hope to communities like ours.”…