It was just one storm — but it was a nasty one.
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2/2/24
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Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . .
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By Andrew R. Garbarino
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10/26/23
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More than two-dozen senior citizens still cannot return to their Elmont homes some three weeks after a flash flood forced them to evacuate. And now Nassau County has filed a lawsuit against the co-op managers at 1888 Foster Meadow Lane to force the building back into compliance with fire codes.
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By Nicole Wagner
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10/20/23
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In the aftermath of the historic storm that caused several inches of flooding in the area, Nassau County Legislators outlined their strategy for making the county more storm resilient.
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By Ben Fiebert
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10/13/23
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Residents of 1888 Foster Meadow Lane have been left to wonder when they will be able to return to their homes after flooding last Friday afternoon caused them to evacuate.
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By Nicole Wagner
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10/6/23
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Approximately 200-300 residents were evacuated Friday afternoon from the Elmont Senior Center at 138 Elmont Road after police observed flooding conditions.
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By Nicole Wagner
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9/29/23
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New York state Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued a state of emergency for Long Island as heavy rain is causing flooding in several areas.
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By Ben Fiebert and Nicole Wagner
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9/29/23
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Many people woke up a couple of days before Christmas to heavy rain and wind that flooded residential streets and primary roadways, and may have left them wondering, “Where are all those Sandy flood-mitigation projects we were promised?”
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1/5/23
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Q. We just bought a house and want to add to it. We talked to our village inspector, and he said we have limitations because the house is in a flood area.
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By Monte Leeper
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11/6/21
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Here we are, nine years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled Nassau County’s South and North Shores, still waiting for the federal and state governments to take meaningful action to harden our coastal infrastructure . . .
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9/30/21
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