Senator Kaminsky pushes for Sandy mortgage aid program extension

Two Long Island lawmakers are asking state officials to push for the revival of an extension of a mortgage assistance program for superstorm Sandy victims, saying the end of the aid has left their constituents in a financial bind.

A 16-month extension of the Interim Mortgage Assistance program expired in December 2017, preventing participants from receiving aid beyond the 20 months originally allotted to the program. The program is funded by the federal government but is administered by the state through NY Rising, the agency handling several aid relief measures for Sandy victims. It gives residents who have had to relocate up to $3,000 a month as they pay rent and a mortgage while their homes are being repaired.

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