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Government officials are seeking to renovate Hempstead Lake State Park, but residents are concerned about the environmental and historical impact.

$35M renovation to Hempstead Lake State Park prompts concerns

The New York State Parks Department hosted an environmental review hearing for a proposed $35 million project to rejuvenate Hempstead Lake State Park last week at Hempstead Town Hall, but residents and businesses expressed concerns. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 7/13/17

City Councilwoman Anissa Moore, who called for an audit of the Long Beach Housing Authority in March, after ERASE Racism presented its findings, now says she hopes the community will push for another independent study of the health risks at Channel Park Homes.

HUD finds no mold, disrepair at Channel Park

A few months after city officials called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate alleged neglect of Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the federal agency reported that it found no disrepair or mold in the housing complex. more

By Ben Strack | 7/6/16

The city sent a letter to various federal agencies this week asking them to address the findings of a report that found a lack of remediation in Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy.

City calls on feds to address concerns at Channel Park

In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/6/16

The Mill River project has begun its first stages of evaluation, which will continue for at least six months.

Slow first steps for Mill River

The $125 million Living with the Bay project has begun in Rockville Centre — the very early stages, that is. In November, workers from the Village of Rockville Centre, Rebuild by Design and … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 12/9/15

The Mill River project will now be divided into three phases, with more emphasis given to improving natural storm barriers along the river and bays.

Living with Mill River

The $125 million Living with the Bays project — a winner of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild by Design contest following Hurricane Sandy — is still on track, … more

By Alex Costello | 11/11/15

Feds change stance on FEMA benefits

Finally, some good news for Hurricane Sandy victims: If you reopened your case with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the agency determines that you are indeed owed more money, you do not … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 9/23/15

This map, found on the state's New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program website, evaluates the flooding risk across Bellmore and Merrick

Building a more resilient coastline

New York is working to shore up Irene-, Lee- and Sandy-damaged communities against future catastrophic storms, but the effort will take time, said officials at the state and local levels of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program. more

10/29/14

A proposal to make the South Shore more resilient includes dikes along the bay in Long Beach as well as a promenade and new marina to make the north shore of the city accessible to the public.

Rebuild by Design project would begin in Long Beach

“I think now is the time for bigger-scope projects to move forward,” City Manager Jack Schnirman said, referring to Rebuild by Design, a competition initiated by President Obama’s Hurricane … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Vanessa Parker | 4/10/14

A bipartisan rebuilding strategy for Long Island

A Republican and a Democrat standing together these days is rare. Even though we’re from different political parties, partisan politics could not have been further from our minds last Oct. 29, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Edward Mangano and Steven Bellone | 8/28/13

Hurricane Sandy destroyed a house in Baldwin Harbor. County Executive Edward Mangano has announced a “property-tax stabilization” plan that should reduce taxes on properties that Hurricane Sandy damaged and hold property taxes level for others.

County: Federal funds will offset property taxes

Nassau County will use funds from a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant to help prevent a property-tax hike that a number of county residents would have faced because of Hurricane Sandy, according to New York state’s grant proposal and state and county spokespeople. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 5/10/13

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