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Several Valley Stream residents got together at the Gibson Train Station to share their frustration about the new flood insurance maps.

Valley Stream residents from the village’s southern half gathered for the second time at the Gibson train station on June 6 to discuss their concerns about the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program. more

Michelle Gil | 6/16/10

Much of the Gibson area of Valley Stream is now in the new FEMA flood zone. The yellow line through the middle is Sunrise Highway.

New flood maps draw ire in Gibson

The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s recently redrawn flood maps have created some consternation among residents in the Gibson section of Valley Stream, who say they have never experienced flooding but are being forced to purchase flood insurance. more

Anthony Bottan | 5/19/10

Local leaders and emergency personnel discussed the next big Long Island storm

Are we prepared for the next big storm?

Little more than a month after a storm that ranked among the largest in Long Island’s history, some local legislators gathered at Adelphi University on April 15 to ask, Are we prepared for the next big storm? more

Matthew Hampton | 4/21/10

A month after the storm, there is still water in the basement of Alex Martins’s Rockaway Avenue store, Wine and Liquors.

A watery aftershock on Rockaway Avenue

It has been more than a month since a nor’easter wreaked havoc on Nassau County, leaving tens of thousands of residents without power and flooding village streets and homes. more

Anthony Bottan | 4/21/10

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