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A boat was washed up onto Austin Boulevard in Island Park. It was just part of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
Oceanside, Island Park surveying damage from Sandy
As the flood waters begin to recede and people come out to survey the damage, those who fled the area are desperate for answers and word from family members they can’t contact. Debris litters … more
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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
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Legislator Dave Denenberg, holding microphone, and other local officials joined residents at an August rally in Mineola to protest a provision of the National Flood Insurance Program.
State to compensate Sandy victims affected by earth-movement exclusion
Hurricane Sandy victims whose flood insurance claims were denied due to an “earth movement” provision may soon see financial relief — but many warn that the fight against the provision is far … more
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Gov. Cuomo announced the project at a press conference in Long Beach last Sunday.
State to pay for crucial L.B. seawall
Gov. Andrew Cuomo stood in a spot that Hurricane Sandy flooded with eight feet of water as he announced last Sunday that the state would provide $13 million for the installation of both a seawall and … more
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Sandy showed Bay Park Sewage Plant shortcomings
Bay Park resident Nora Garcia-Osuna described what she found in her backyard after Hurricane Sandy as “mounds of hard, layered, crusted-over sewage” — the likes of which she had never seen … more
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State Sen. Dean Skelos said the bill would help Long Beach cover “extraordinary expenses” associated with Sandy.
Senate OKs $12 million bond measure for Long Beach
Two months after the State Assembly overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow the city to borrow millions of dollars in serial bonds to cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy — and … more
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The West End, like many parts of Long Beach, was turned into a river when Hurricane Sandy hit.
In Long Beach, the 'overwhelming' cleanup after the storm
Standing just a few feet from an 8-foot-tall pile of debris at the end of Louisiana Street, Cheryl Ives paused for a moment as her neighbors carried large pieces of sheetrock, soggy insulation and … more
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Valley Stream residents were able to check their new flood zone designation when new maps were released on Jan. 2.
A three-year battle for flood map reform
It’s been a long and often bumpy road to get to this point, but Valley Streamers have finally gotten some closure on the flood zone issue with the release of revised maps three weeks ago by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. more
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A petition to reopen emergency services at the Long Beach Medical Center has collected 13,000 signatures and gained the support of some local officials.
Residents rally for LBMC
“Not a day goes by that someone doesn’t come running up to the E.R. doors for care,” said Dan Hayes, director of nursing for the emergency room and intensive care at the Long Beach Medical … more
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P.J. Whelan, co-owner of Lindell Deli at 577 W. Park Ave., said the business and apartments upstairs have been without power and heat for more than a month.
Deli owner: turn the power on!
“Sorry, we’re closed,” Lindell Deli and Grocery co-owner P.J. Whelan told a potential customer last Friday. “Everyone is asking us when we’re going to open,” he said, “and I can’t … more
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