After a number of residents urged the city to install mats on the barrier island’s beaches so that those with mobility issues can easily access Long Beach’s iconic shoreline, the city last week released a plan to do just that.
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By Ben Strack
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5/5/16
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A third round of auctions of Hurricane Sandy-damaged houses in Island Park is set to take place May 11 at the Hyatt Regency, at 1717 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge. The Housing Trust Fund Corporation, …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/16/16
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March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . .
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3/3/16
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The Long Island Lobby Coalition, comprised of businesses and union leaders, groups rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy and environmentalists from across Long Island brought local complaints and …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/2/16
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It’s been more than three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated the South Shore, and for anyone north of Sunrise Highway, the storm is largely an afterthought. But for many residents . . .
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2/18/16
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South Nassau Communities Hospital will construct a medical pavilion with an emergency department on the former Long Beach Medical Center campus, using Federal Emergency Management Agency funds, …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/17/16
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Twenty-fifteen came and went, and yet, believe it or not, many Long Island residents are still struggling to recover from Superstorm Sandy. Rather than getting back on their feet, they are left waiting for promised relief. Even though the majority of displaced residents have returned to their homes . . .
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1/14/16
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has announced a new Hurricane Sandy disaster loan program that extends, expands and improves access to federal disaster loans.
SBA Administrator Maria …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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12/9/15
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There is an old adage that you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. That line of reasoning . . .
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11/12/15
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Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, my sons Joseph, 17, and Michael, 12, and I stayed late at Citi Field, watching our Mets lose the World Series. We’re all bummed.
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11/5/15
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