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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

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/19/13

Red Cross volunteers in a mobile feeding truck traveled through Long Beach in November to serve meals and snacks to people affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Is Red Cross sitting on Sandy aid?

The Long Beach City Council called on the American Red Cross last week to speed up the release of millions of dollars in Hurricane Sandy donations that the charity has collected over the past seven … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/5/13

Sugo’s food truck will be at the beach this season.

Food trucks rolling in L.B. this week

The city’s highly anticipated new food truck market, called the Shoregasboard, kicks off this week. Beginning Thursday, and running through Monday, Sept. 2, the Shoregasboard will be located at … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/23/13

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that the state will allocate a portion of its federal Sandy aid to help LIPA cover the costs of relocating electrical poles.

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

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

City Manager Jack Schnirman said that comparing the Long Beach boardwalk to this one, in Spring Lake, N.J., is like comparing “apples and peanut butter.”

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

City Council President Scott Mandel spoke with U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu during a Senate Field Hearing in Staten Island last month to evaluate the efforts underway to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy.

FEMA urged to cover nearly all Sandy-related costs

U.S. Rep. Peter King said that he is working to help Long Beach obtain the maximum reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to cover most, if not all, of the city’s $200 … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/22/13

City Manager Jack Schnirman, right, Public Works Commissioner Jim LaCarrubba and Deputy DPW Commissioner Joe Febrizio met with representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers last Friday to discuss a new coastal protection project for Long Beach.

Funding for Army Corps project a go

Just days after city officials held a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss a plan to protect the barrier island from future storms like Hurricane Sandy, U.S. … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/13/13

U.S. Sen. charles schumer called on Congress to pass the Hurricane Sandy relief bill in Island Park on Monday.

Sandy relief aid is on the way

After months of political wrangling and desperate calls from city and state officials to release much-needed federal aid, Congress passed a $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package on Monday, a … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/30/13

Council members Scott Mandel, left, Fran Adelson and Len Torres said that they would vote to approve a measure to rotate the council presidency every six months.

Adelson stepping down as council president

City Council President Fran Adelson was set to step down at Thursday’s council meeting after just six months, and hand the position over to Vice President Len Torres. Adelson, Torres and … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/3/12

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