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Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . . more
Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . . more
By Bridget Downes bdownes@liherald.com U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and other elected officials are calling on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to halt a plan to revamp the National Flood … more
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand visited Freeport on Monday to announce the reintroduction of bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program for 10 years. Gillibrand’s … more
Three weeks remain for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insurance policyholders to submit their Hurricane Sandy Claims for review by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The last day to … more
Long Beach residents will see some relief in the form of a 15 percent reduction on their National Flood Insurance premiums, up from 10 percent previously. Long Beach is one of only five … more
Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters. more
Ten months after Hurricane Sandy hit the region, a special task force created by President Obama released a 200-page report on Monday that outlines steps to help communities prepare for extreme … more
Ron and Debbie Gialanze owned a ranch-style home on East Pine Street for 26 years, and raised two children there. When they finished paying the mortgage, they decided to continue paying for flood … more
“Our dock came crashing through our living room wall,” said a woman from the Canals who came to the city’s public housing forum on Feb. 13. “The bricks tumbled all over the place. There’s a … more
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