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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.

“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

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/24/13 | 2 comments

Barnes Street resident Kevin Reilly, showed how high the floodwater rose in his backyard during Sandy. He is appealing his NY Rising award.

Sandy victims rally for ‘adequate’ NY Rising funding

When Long Beach resident Kevin Reilly, a civil engineer who lives in the Canals, received his NY Rising award letter recently, he immediately noticed that something was wrong. Reilly and his … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/20/13 | 2 comments

Ford calls for public meeting over fate of LBMC

County Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long Beach) is calling on Long Beach Medical Center’s Chief Executive Officer Doug Melzer to address the public over the fate of the hospital, which remains closed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/20/13 | 2 comments

When residents receive their award letter, it will mark the third of a nine-step process that NY Rising has outlined for grant recipients on its website.

NY Rising releases award letters

Hurricane Sandy victims statewide may soon see some much-needed financial relief. The New York Rising program, tasked with distributing $1.7 billion in federal Sandy aid money allocated to the … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 10/17/13 | 2 comments

Talks between LBMC and South Nassau Communities Hospital are ongoing, part of a "strong" effort to reopen the medical center, officials said.

LBMC merger talks continue

Long Beach Medical Center officials are continuing talks with South Nassau Communities Hospital about a merger in the hopes of reopening the barrier island’s only hospital, which has remained … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/26/13 | 2 comments

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, left, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, City Manager Jack Schnirman and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg on National Boulevard on Wednesday.

Cuomo: ‘We’re going to make a better Long Beach’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered Long Beach residents some semblance of hope on Wednesday after Hurricane Sandy battered the city, saying, “We’re all going to work together now to do what we need to do … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/1/12 | 2 comments

Senator charles schumer held a press conference last October at a vacant property on East Hudson Street, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies.

Flood insurance relief bill passes in the Senate

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that will protect tens of thousands of homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes. The Homeowner Flood Insurance … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 1/30/14 | 2 comments

City Manager Jack Schnirman said that the administration is taking steps outlined by Moody's that could lead to a rating increase.

Long Beach lifts fiscal crisis

Saying that Long Beach has avoided the fate of Detroit, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to lift its declaration of a fiscal crisis, after Moody’s Investors Service revised … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/4/13 | 2 comments

City Council members Eileen Goggin and Fran Adelson, far left, Legislator Dave Denenberg, Michele Mittleman, County Executive Ed Mangano and Legislator Denise Ford denounced the earth-movement exclusion clause in the NFIP program.

Rallying against FEMA ‘loophole’

“You should have been in your house nine months ago,” County Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick) told the crowd. “… [T]here was no earth moving, that was floodwaters. This has to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/4/13 | 2 comments

A video tribute to East Rockaway's Mayor Ed Sieban

Sometimes, words are not enough. Even though words are my business, there are so many others who said it better about the life and passing of their -- and my -- beloved Mayor Ed Sieban. So instead, I put together a montage of photos and short videos of the mayor "in action." I hope you like it. more

Mary Malloy | 7/8/10 | 2 comments

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