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 …
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After city officials and residents blasted the Long Island Power Authority for telling homeowners that they would be responsible for paying thousands of dollars to install new electrical poles to …
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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’ …
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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 …
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Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/8/13
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A process that already has residents up a wall may now send them up a pole.
A number of homeowners in Long Beach who are attempting to elevate their homes to avoid costly flood insurance rate …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/8/13
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a $1.7 billion plan to provide much-needed relief for homeowners and businesses that claim they have yet to receive adequate funding to rebuild.
City Manager …
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Long Beach Medical Center, which was slated to reopen this week, has hit yet another unexpected delay.
Officials at the storm-battered facility had been eyeing a mid- to late-April opening. The …
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Six months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the iconic Long Beach boardwalk, roughly 1,000 people gathered at Riverside Boulevard on Saturday as the city broke ground on a new structure, marking what …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/27/13
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The city officially signed a contract with Grace Industries last week to rebuild the 2.2-mile Long Beach boardwalk, with sections of the structure to be completed by July.
A groundbreaking …
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City officials this week responded to critics who have questioned the $44.2 million cost of rebuilding the Long Beach boardwalk and compared it with reconstruction projects in New Jersey that are …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/24/13
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