Keyword: Sen. Charles Schumer
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Eight homes in the Canals were destroyed in a fire during Hurricane Sandy.
Army Corps looking into storm protection for the bay
The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer … more
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Residents packed City Hall to hear from representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration and the state, though many didn’t like what they had to say.
Another FEMA forum grows heated
For the second time in the six months since Hurricane Sandy devastated Long Beach, the city invited representatives from the nation’s disaster recovery agencies to a forum to address residents’ … more
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Sen. Charles Schumer met with local officials to request that FEMA up its share of public-property repairs from 75 to 90 percent.
Schumer to FEMA: Kick in 90%
Some much-anticipated financial relief might be on the way to Long Beach. Last week, Sen. Charles Schumer urged the federal government to approve a Federal Emergency Management Agency … more
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Sen. Charles Schumer was joined by city, town and county officials and local community organizations at last Sunday’s press conference in Point Lookout.
Schumer calls for expedited coastal protection plan
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to expedite a coastal protection project for the barrier island that has already received Congressional approval. At a press … more
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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
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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
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For Sandy victims, promises aren't enough
More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened. more
Let’s stop arguing over '06 Army Corps plan and move forward
I want to make it clear that I am not writing this column to engage Morris Kramer in a right or wrong contest (“Army Corps plan makes sense,” Feb. 28-March 6). I genuinely appreciate the fact … more
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An Army Corps of Engineers spokesman said that a coastal protection project in Long Beach could take several years to complete.
City in talks with Army Corps
More than three months after the City Council approved a resolution to revisit an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan that was rejected in 2006, City Manager Jack Schnirman said that … more
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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
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