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LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — It’s day one of the construction of a three-bedroom home for a single mother of two who currently shares a bedroom with her kids. PIX11 - May 1View Video

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King Quality Roofing and Siding installs home’s roof for free. Habitat for Humanity of Long Island earlier this month began construction of a home in North Bellport, which will be its 249th on Long Island and its 103rd in the North Bellport.  The Long Island Advanced, By Gary Harber

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The housing crisis on Long Island is so bad that Mizanoor Rahman must share a cramped bedroom in his parents’ home with his wife and two young children even though he has a good job as an analyst with Nestle. They all sleep in a queen-size bed — there isn’t even enough room for a crib for their 2-year old.

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Habitat for Humanity of Long Island has handed over the keys for its first partially 3D-printed house, the nonprofit said, setting a new model for construction that Habitat hopes to follow for future projects.

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Before the Velasquez family moved to a Habitat for Humanity home in Mastic Beach, they rented part of an illegally subdivided house in Copiague on Oak Street.

Drunks from the bar nearby drove into the front door. The ceiling sagged ominously and the air stank of the cigarettes smoked by the men who lived in eight single-occupancy rooms in the back of the house.

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