OLA in the News

Rosa Quituisaca said she got a call last year from a friend warning that the two of them might have made a mistake buying homes from the same Hamptons property investor. The friend said the investor was asking for more money than he had initially agreed to pay. Quituisaca soon found problems of her own. She discovered that the deed for her $475,000 East Hampton home had never been filed, leaving Suffolk County without any record of her ownership. When the deed was later recor

Members of immigrant communities in the East End village are now on edge. An immigration advocate says ICE was in Greenport Sunday and several people were deported. Minerva Perez, executive director of OLA of Eastern Long Island described it as an “indiscriminate raid.” “It is outrageously frightening," she said. “These were folks that were just sort of randomly picked out. These were not targeted situations.” Members of immigrant communities in the East End village are now o

"It's horrifying. It's the most devastating thing I've ever experienced," said Minerva Perez, whose East End Latino advocacy group, OLA,...

“Get a good first impression.” “Stay out of drama.” “Beware of the stairs.” These are some of the many pieces of advice offered by...

Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island Executive Director Minerva Perez joined a chorus of voices pushing back on three new...

"Women are being forced to choose between suffering in silence or coming forward and risking their family," says Julia Miller, a...

Kidd Squid Brewing Company in Sag Harbor was packed on Thursday, June 26, as well over 100 people attended a fundraiser for the...

Celebrating 23 years of service, OLA of Eastern Long Island will host its signature Sabor cocktail fundraiser on Thursday, July 17, at...

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2025 Contact: Minerva Perez, Executive Director 631-871-3408 mperez@olaofeasternlongisland.org...

For IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2025 Contact: Erika Padilla, Legal Advocate 631-899-3441 epadilla@olaofeasternlongisland.org OLA...

Juan Amon says he purchased a Victorian-style home in the Springs section of East Hampton for $800,000 in 2020. It was the home of Amon's...

A Suffolk County Supreme Court judge heard arguments Thursday on the Attorney General’s Office's motion to pause the eviction of an East...

The cast of “Fuenteovejuna: East End,” the first Spanish-language production in Guild Hall’s history, is pictured onstage in the theater....

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East End Disability Associates wanted to get its services for people with disabilities to the region's burgeoning Latino population, said Joy O'Shaughnessy, EEDA executive director. She is shown in the nonprofit's office on Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead on Friday. Credit: Tom Lambui The leaders of East End Disability Associates knew they had a problem. About 21% of Long Island’s population is Latino, yet a New York agency's statewide figures show less than 9% of that population

Latino immigrants care for some of America’s most lavish beachside mansions. Their disappearance would affect the wealthy, too. Latino...