May W. Newburger (January 22, 1920 – August 30, 2012) was an American activist and politician who served as a member of the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1986.
She was chair of the NYS Assembly Task Force on Women's Issues and served as co-chair of the Legislative Commission on the Water Resource Needs of Long Island, which investigated the water resource needs of Long Island and championed efforts to require closure of landfills and implement groundwater protection measures.
[5] North Hempstead was named "Town of the Year 1999" by the Long Island Development Corporation and received the "Quality of Life Award" from the Long Island Division of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
She spearheaded the reclamation and rehabilitation of the Morewood Property, leading to the creation of Harbor Links, one of the country’s most environmentally-friendly championship level golf courses which has earned the Environmental Stewardship Award and the Audubon Signature Designation.
And she embarked on a most intensive federal lobbying effort to secure funding from the EPA to designate New Cassel as a Brownfields Pilot Community.