Actor Billy Crystal stood on the corner of Monroe Boulevard and East Chester Street, just a few blocks from where he grew up, and recalled playing ball as a boy in the center malls along Park …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/15/14
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The City Council unanimously approved an $8.4 million bond measure on Aug. 15 for a slew of infrastructure projects throughout the city, as part of a capital improvement plan that was approved in …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/27/14
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Nine months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to Long Beach and announced that the state would provide $13 million to fund flood protection measures for the city’s industrial district, the City Council …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/6/14
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A federal civil rights lawsuit filed against the city two years ago by six Long Beach police officers, who say they were demoted and reassigned shortly after Democrats regained control of City …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/30/14
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While last summer could be considered something of a rebound for Long Beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the city seems to be riding high this season, basking in good publicity and …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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7/25/14
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Gov. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
As part of the Federal …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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7/23/14
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With thousands of commuters facing a possible strike this Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that in addition to an existing ferry service in Rockaway, it will add a free ferry …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/15/14
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The City Council approved increases last week in residential parking permit fees; water and sewer and sanitation rates; and bus fares, a measure that officially balances the recently approved budget …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/25/14
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Moody’s Investors Service, the credit rating agency that downgraded the city’s bond rating two years ago to just a step above junk bond status, announced Monday that it improved the city’s …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/11/14
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The city recently entered into a public-private partnership to replace some of its old trash bins with new recycling and trash stations along Park Avenue, Beech Street and other high-traffic areas …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/15/14
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