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The City of Long Beach is exploring the possible sale of the City's Bus Garage.

Trying to work itself out of deep financial troubles, Long Beach is considering selling its 20,000-square-foot city garage, where buses and other municipal vehicles are maintained. The building … more

By James Bernstein | 9/24/20

The Long Beach City Council met Tuesday night, and heard a sobering forecast from Inna Reznik about payouts.

Long Beach must spend $3 Million on payouts

Long Beach’s financial struggles came into sharp focus at a virtual City Council meeting Tuesday night, when the city comptroller said that the municipality would likely spend $3 million next year … more

By James Bernstein | 9/18/20

Martin Luther King Center Chairman James Hodge planned talks with the city on reopening the center to the public. It has been closed since the coronavirus pandemic ramped up in March. The shutdown has kept some 300 people, including children, from using the facility.

City of Long Beach, MLK Center seek accord

Schoolchildren and seniors alike remain barred from entering the Martin Luther King Center while the center and Long Beach officials try to resolve a number of safety and other issues that have kept … more

By James Bernstein | 9/18/20

City Manager, Donna Gayden, is welcomed by residents of Long Beach.

City manager says Long Beach is moving toward stability

When Donna Gayden arrived from the Midwest in late February to take over as interim city manager, she was prepared to deal with Long Beach’s nagging — and worsening — financial crises. … more

By James Bernstein | 9/11/20

City officials plan to borrow money for more severance payments.

Protest erupts at hearing over payouts in Long Beach

The Long Beach City Council held a virtual public hearing Tuesday night on one of the thorniest subjects to plague the municipality in years: separation payments for retiring employees. The city … more

By James Bernstein | 9/4/20

Officials held a news conference Wednesday on the Long Beach boardwalk to call for the federal action.

Elected leaders push for wind farms in region

Members of Congress, environmental activists and Long Beach leaders on Wednesday called on the federal Department of the Interior to designate “wind energy areas” in the New York Bight — a wide … more

By James Bernstein | 8/28/20

Long Beach schools will look vastly different this fall.

‘Walking into a lot of unknowns’

Amanda Moore, a single mother of two boys and a co-owner of Long Beach-based Wolf & Wing Interior Design, had to make adjustments back in March, when the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to close, … more

By Darwin Yanes | 8/14/20

Long Beach City hall reopens to the public after being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Long Beach City Hall reopens to public

Long Beach City Manager Donna Gayden announced that City Hall has re-opened to the public after closing due to the pandemic. There will be some new protocols in place to ensure the safety and … more

7/31/20

The Superblock has sat vacant for years.

IDA to hear from public on Superblock tax-break proposal

The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency is set to hold hearings Aug. 6 and 7 on one of the biggest development projects in Long Beach in decades, a proposal to build hundreds of high-priced … more

By James Bernstein | 7/31/20

L.I. Democratic lawmakers seek stimulus talks with McConnell

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and Rep. Tom Suozzi on Wednesday called on Republican senators to work with the Democratically led House of Representatives to pass another round of economic stimulus, only … more

By Scott Brinton | 7/29/20

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