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The New Normal
One of the harder parts of writing a public safety column is that while the information is based on facts and data, the facts and data can change. This is occurring often during the evolution of this …
Local officials ask state to consider opening hospital at Long Beach medical center site
State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and Assemblywomen Missy Miller are asking the state to consider opening up a hospital at the Long Beach Medical Center, amid the rise of coronavirus cases on the barrier …
Sisters, raising 6 kids, launch virus help Facebook page
It's not as if Giulia Simone-Kessler and her sister, Teresa Simone-Trapkus, have a lot of time on their hands and little to do. Simone-Kessler has four children and her sister has 2, including a baby …
Long Beach officially shuts down Boardwalk after rise in foot traffic there and increasing numbers of coronavirus cases
Long Beach officials took the extraordinary step Thursday of closing the 2.2-mile Boardwalk because of a rising number of coronavirus cases on the barrier beach and continuing foot traffic. John …
Long Beach school board asks Cuomo to set up temporary hospital on the barrier island
The Long Beach School Board has asked Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials to serve up some type of hospital facility on the barrier beach. In a letter to Cuomo and other state officials, …
A mother’s — and daughter’s — distress over coronavirus
A few days before the coronavirus forced the closing of Lido Elementary School, Christina Shaw, of Long Beach, noticed that her 7-year-old daughter Mia was feeling down and crying constantly. Shaw …
John McNally hired as executive assistant to new Long Beach City Manager
John H. McNally, who had been associate director for the Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency for the last five years, has been hired as the executive assistant the new Long Beach City …
Long Beach man arrested in Valley Stream after reckless driving
A Long Beach man who Nassau County police said was driving at a “high rate of speed” while weaving in and out of traffic on Merrick Road in Valley Stream Tuesday was arrested after fleeing on …
LB Chamber of Commerce Stop-And-Grab signs erected outside many restaurants, bars and fast-food places across the city
Long Beach’s normally crowded restaurants, bars and fast-food digs have been turned into hectic grab-and-go spots by fear of the coronavirus pandemic, creating traffic jams and placing customers …
Long Beach's Chop Shop adapts to closure
No chopping at Long Beach's Chop Shop even before Cuomo's order to shutter non-essential businesses The Chop Shop in Long Beach, did not wait for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's order that all non-essential …
Bay Park sewage project moves ahead
Officials are eyeing Oct. 29, 2022 — the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy — as a completion date for the Bay Park Conveyance Project, now that they have sent out a request for qualifications to interested design-and-build teams.
Long Beach Magazine
Long Beach attorney calling her own shots
From the time she began studying law, Long Beach resident Brittney Borruso knew she wanted to be her own boss. After graduating Cardozo Law School in 2013, she “made the leap” and launched …
Corrected: There's nothing to fear in bail-reform law
New York state’s new, long-overdue bail reform law, which passed last April and took effect Jan. 1, is desperately needed. Changes to the law were last made in 1971. Requiring anyone and …
Editorial
Even now, patronize your local small businesses
Coronavirus has swept across New York with astounding speed, leaving sickness, fear and uncertainty in its wake. Small businesses, particularly restaurants and bars, have taken a beating . . .
Editorial
Don’t let panic destroy our humanity
Fear can bring out the worst in us. When the coronavirus pandemic erupted in China in January, Asian-Americans shared stories on social media about how people would avoid them . . .