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Eight homes in the Canals were destroyed in a fire during Hurricane Sandy.

Army Corps looking into storm protection for the bay

The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/16/13 | 1 comment

At a press conference on Pennsylvania Avenue on Wednesday, City Council President Scott Mandel said that a letter he sent to LIPA caught the attention of Governor Cuomo.

State to cover cost of elevating LIPA poles

After city officials and residents blasted the Long Island Power Authority for telling homeowners that they would be responsible for paying thousands of dollars to install new electrical poles to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/13 | 1 comment

Homeowner Frank Conrad, right, asked Ice Arena worker Michael Raab a question at the May 1 forum.

Another FEMA forum grows heated

For the second time in the six months since Hurricane Sandy devastated Long Beach, the city invited representatives from the nation’s disaster recovery agencies to a forum to address residents’ … more

Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/8/13 | 4 comments

Sen. Charles Schumer met with local officials to request that FEMA up its share of public-property repairs from 75 to 90 percent.

Schumer to FEMA: Kick in 90%

Some much-anticipated financial relief might be on the way to Long Beach. Last week, Sen. Charles Schumer urged the federal government to approve a Federal Emergency Management Agency … more

Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/8/13

residents who are attempting to elevate their homes are angry about a LIPA policy that requires homeowners to pay thousands of dollars to elevate utility poles.

Homeowners who elevate may owe LIPA thousands

A process that already has residents up a wall may now send them up a pole. A number of homeowners in Long Beach who are attempting to elevate their homes to avoid costly flood insurance rate … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/8/13

West End resident Sam Kinsley, far right, demolished her Sandy-damaged home on Pennsylvania Avenue in April.

State to release $1.7 billion in Sandy aid

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a $1.7 billion plan to provide much-needed relief for homeowners and businesses that claim they have yet to receive adequate funding to rebuild. City Manager … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/1/13 | 1 comment

Long Beach Medical Center has yet to set a reopening date, pending an inspection by the Nassau County Fire Marshal and approval by New York State Health Department.

Long Beach Medical Center reopening delayed

Long Beach Medical Center, which was slated to reopen this week, has hit yet another unexpected delay. Officials at the storm-battered facility had been eyeing a mid- to late-April opening. The … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/1/13 | 1 comment

Lara Schenck, Noah Robinson, Julianne Robinson and Allison Cohen jump for joy knowing that the boardwalk is coming back and that the beach will be open for the summer

Long Beach breaks ground on new boardwalk

Six months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the iconic Long Beach boardwalk, roughly 1,000 people gathered at Riverside Boulevard on Saturday as the city broke ground on a new structure, marking what … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/27/13

City Manager Jack Schnirman signed a contract with Grace Industries on April 16.

Long Beach boardwalk rebuild starting this week

The city officially signed a contract with Grace Industries last week to rebuild the 2.2-mile Long Beach boardwalk, with sections of the structure to be completed by July. A groundbreaking … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/24/13 | 1 comment

City officials say that the costs of rebuilding the Long Beach boardwalk are “unique,” while a number of residents say that the project's costs are exorbitant compared to other boardwalk projects.

City: Boardwalk costs are ‘unique’ to Long Beach

City officials this week responded to critics who have questioned the $44.2 million cost of rebuilding the Long Beach boardwalk and compared it with reconstruction projects in New Jersey that are … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/24/13

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