The “Secatogue Nine”felt like a part of the Farmingdale community, but were consistently marginalized on several fronts. And while they received support from a certain sector of the local activist community, the larger plans being hatched in the Village were developing without their input. Village officials had resurrected a proposal to redevelop the buildings at Secatogue Avenue as part of their larger revitalization plan for Farmingdale. So as Farmingdale considered plans for revitalization, officials and residents had to confront the mix of economic, social and political issues involved in what form redevelopment would take. 

In this episode, we examine how the revitalization approach of Farmingdale officials did not adequately take into account the concerns of the local Latin American immigrant community. 

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This five-part podcast is the product of a multi-disciplinary collaboration between the National Center for Suburban Studies, the Law Reform Advocacy Clinic at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, and the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication’s online hyper-local news site, The Long Island Advocate.