OLA in the News

Sep 19
3 min

Housing and immigration advocates oppose Riverhead rental restrictions

Wally Ramirez, of OLA of Eastern Long Island, at Riverhead Town Hall on Wednesday. Immigrant advocates oppose a town bill that would...

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East Hampton community members say repeated power outages posing health, safety risk

Thema Ponton

Aug 7
3 min

East Hampton community members say repeated power outages posing health, safety risk

OLA of Eastern Long Island, a primarily Latino focused organization, has stepped in to help find a solution, holding a meeting Wednesday...

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East Hampton Mobile Home Park Residents Left in the Dark

Jack Motz

Jul 18
5 min

East Hampton Mobile Home Park Residents Left in the Dark

Jhonny Castillo and Paola Castro are among the residents of the East Hampton Village Manufactured Home Community who attended a...

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OLA Hires Two Lawyers Who Will Help Bolster Mission of Organization

Andres Espinosa

Jul 25, 2023
5 min

OLA Hires Two Lawyers Who Will Help Bolster Mission of Organization

By Cailin Riley on July 19, 2023 For more than 20 years, OLA — the Latino-focused advocacy nonprofit that serves eastern Long Island —...

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OLA Celebrates 20 Years of Advocacy on the East End

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Jul 29, 2022
8 min

OLA Celebrates 20 Years of Advocacy on the East End

OLA staff members are celebrating 20 years of working for a more equitable East End for Latino immigrants. Here they are pictured at the...

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OLA Beefs Up Eviction, Youth Deportation Assistance

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Mar 16, 2022
2 min

OLA Beefs Up Eviction, Youth Deportation Assistance

By Timothy Bolger East End renters facing eviction proceedings and immigrant children at risk of deportation have new legal resources at...

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Opponents blast Riverhead’s proposed housing code changes as discriminatory against immigrants

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Aug 19, 2021
12 min

Opponents blast Riverhead’s proposed housing code changes as discriminatory against immigrants

By Denise Civiletti Opponents of Riverhead’s proposed rental housing code revisions packed the Town Hall meeting room Tuesday night to...

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Wainscott Tenant Fights Ejectment Proceeding Amid Eviction Moratorium

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Jul 26, 2021
7 min

Wainscott Tenant Fights Ejectment Proceeding Amid Eviction Moratorium

By Brendan J. O’Reilly Despite New York State’s eviction moratorium remaining in place through August 31, a tenant in Wainscott faces an...

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Attorney Jack Lester Helping OLA Help Renters Wronged By Landlords

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Nov 5, 2019
6 min

Attorney Jack Lester Helping OLA Help Renters Wronged By Landlords

By Brendan J. OReilly For renters on the South Fork who feel that they have been mistreated by their landlords but believe there is...

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East Hampton Town Hall To Host Discussion On Tenants' Rights

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Oct 31, 2016
2 min

East Hampton Town Hall To Host Discussion On Tenants' Rights

By Jon Winkler Town officials will hold a community meeting later this month on tenants rights and civil and criminal issues in the...

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