Town of Hempstead officials have designated a Lynbrook mass burial site for mostly Irish immigrants who perished in a pair of shipwrecks in 1836 and 1837 as a local landmark.
The funds must be used within four categories to replace lost revenue, address public health issues, provide premium pay for essential workers and boost infrastructure but municipalities have great latitude for spending within those classifications.
"His goal was to let the world know that Black kids do swim and that they're good at it and they earn scholarships, and they make careers of it and that anything's possible and nothing can hold you back," his daughter said.
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