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A snow emergency will be declared in Long Beach at 10 p.m. on Monday to allow residents to move their cars from the streets and stay out of the way of snow plow operations.

With all of Long Island under a Blizzard Watch from late Monday into Wednesday, the city of Long Beach said it is declaring a snow emergency as crews prepare to respond to the storm and temporary … more

By Bridget Downes, Anthony Rifilato and Scott Brinton | 3/13/17

Closed doors shut out trans students

Imagine you’re the parent of a transgender child attending public school. You and your child have already had more than your share of grief, knowing that you live in a culture that doesn’t always understand or welcome difference . . . more

3/10/17

Kerrigan Street flooded during high tide around 4 a.m. on Jan. 24.

Nor'easter caused flooding and road closures in Long Beach

A nor'easter that roared up the East Coast Monday into Tuesday slammed Long Island's South Shore overnight, flooding low-lying streets, downing trees and causing scattered power outages. Heavy … more

By Bridget Downes and Scott Brinton | 1/24/17

A tree fell on a parked car on Wycoff Avenue in Bellmore during Monday night's nor'easter.

Nor'easter batters Nassau County's South Shore with high winds, rain

A nor'easter that roared up the East Coast Monday into Tuesday slammed Long Island's South Shore overnight, flooding low-lying streets, downing trees and causing scattered power outages. Heavy … more

By Scott Brinton | 1/24/17

South Shore under high wind, flood warning; schools canceling activities

Long Island’s South Shore will be under a flood and high wind warning on Monday into Tuesday as a nor’easter churns up the Atlantic Coast, according to the National Weather Service. Residents can … more

By Scott Brinton | 1/23/17

FEMA awards $4.6 million for Sandy-related repairs

Four years after Hurricane Sandy tore through communities along the South Shore, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, announced Monday that the … more

By Ben Strack | 10/12/16

East Rockaway's Louisiana fundraiser set for Saturday

On Saturday, East Rockaway residents and their neighbors will pay it forward to victims of the Louisiana floods by taking part in a pub … more

By Mary Malloy | 9/28/16

Flooding on Sunrise Highway in Valley Stream prompts storm drain cleaning

After reports of multiple instances of excessive flooding on Sunrise Highway near Legion Place, local officials are working with the New York State Department of Transportation to determine the cause of the recurring torrent. more

By Nick Ciccone | 9/22/16

LIRR cleans up

The Long Island Railroad (LIRR) has cleaned up a former contaminated two-story rectifier building foundation and a fenced former transformer yard around the current rectifier-building site on Austin … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 9/21/16

L.I. pays it forward to Louisiana

Island Park and Oceanside residents loaded a tractor-trailer to the brim with household supplies destined for Louisiana flood victims at the Island Park Public Works Department on Sept. 15. From … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 9/21/16