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City officials checked out the boardwalks at Jones Beach and other coastal communities that were affected by the storm to help with its design.

Just weeks after the city held the last of a series of meetings in which it solicited residents’ input on rebuilding the boardwalk, officials unveiled a preliminary design of the structure at … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/6/13

Attendees were asked to vote on the most important factors to be considered during the rebuild. Resident Hazel Cinquemani was one of many who voted for “Durability and Resistance to Future Storms,” which won by a landslide.

Durability is top concern for Long Beach boardwalk project

The city held the last of a series of meetings last week in which it solicited residents’ ideas and concerns about rebuilding the boardwalk. “This has been the most comprehensive effort to … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 2/27/13

Sen. Charles Schumer and city officials held a press conference at National Boulevard, where they called on FEMA to provide funding for a storm-resistant boardwalk.

Schumer calls for ‘stronger’ boardwalk

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and city officials are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to expedite funding for a plan to rebuild the iconic Long Beach boardwalk with stronger … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/26/13

Scott Bochner was among 100 residents at the Feb. 6 focus group meeting.

City launches boardwalk focus groups

Sustainable Long Island held the first of the city’s boardwalk focus group meetings on Feb. 6, where the organization gathered community input on how to rebuild the iconic structure that was … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/13/13

The city will hold a series of public meetings over the next two weeks to gather public input prior to rebuilding the boardwalk.

Public meetings to be held prior to boardwalk rebuild

Less than two weeks after the city hired an engineering firm to begin the process of reconstructing the storm-battered boardwalk, city officials announced that a series of public meetings will be … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/5/13

What remains of the boardwalk at New York Avenue. The removal of the structure is nearly complete.

Firm chosen for boardwalk rebuild

With the removal of the storm-battered boardwalk nearly complete, the City Council voted 4-0 at its Jan. 22 meeting to hire an engineering firm to oversee the reconstruction of the iconic … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/30/13

Roughly 3,000 people turned out for Saturday's boardwalk ceremony.

Residents bid farewell to the Long Beach boardwalk

For longtime Long Beach resident Ken McLaughlin, the boardwalk brings back fond memories of places during his youth that are no longer there: the city's old amusement park that used to sit on the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/5/13

DecoBike said it averaged between 250-300 rides per day over the summer.

DecoBike making Long Beach greener

Two months after it officially began rolling bikes onto Long Beach streets, Miami-based DecoBike’s bicycle-sharing program is being described as a success by the company’s chief operating … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/12/12

Jeff Singer with his wife, Ann, at his bench on the boardwalk at Polar Bear Beach.

The stories behind the plaques

Anyone who has spent some time on the Long Beach boardwalk has more than likely interrupted a walk, run or bike ride to read some of the hundreds of plaques mounted on the benches that line the structure. And reading has more than likely led to wondering about the people memorialized there. What were they like? What happened to them? What do the ribbons, balloons and other decorations that festoon some of the benches signify? more

By Vanessa Canner | 8/15/12

Girl Scouts Katie Genari, far left, Kavita Gera, Christina Mendoza and Carlie Mendoza created a music video to promote the world-famous cookies.

High-tech way to sell Girl Scout cookies

“These are some of the brightest, best girls we have,” said Alice McDonough, Katie Genari’s mother, about four local Girl Scouts who took the initiative to create a video to promote their world-famous cookies. more

By Shannon Koehle | 4/6/12

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