Assistant Corporation Counsel Robert Agostisi has been named the new head attorney for the city, after former Corporation Counsel Corey Klein was elected City Court judge earlier this month.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/26/14
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Actor Billy Crystal stood on the corner of Monroe Boulevard and East Chester Street, just a few blocks from where he grew up, and recalled playing ball as a boy in the center malls along Park …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/15/14
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The City Council unanimously approved an $8.4 million bond measure on Aug. 15 for a slew of infrastructure projects throughout the city, as part of a capital improvement plan that was approved in …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/27/14
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Nine months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo came to Long Beach and announced that the state would provide $13 million to fund flood protection measures for the city’s industrial district, the City Council …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/6/14
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While last summer could be considered something of a rebound for Long Beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the city seems to be riding high this season, basking in good publicity and …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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7/25/14
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Gov. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
As part of the Federal …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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7/23/14
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With thousands of commuters facing a possible strike this Sunday, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said that in addition to an existing ferry service in Rockaway, it will add a free ferry …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/15/14
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The City Council approved increases last week in residential parking permit fees; water and sewer and sanitation rates; and bus fares, a measure that officially balances the recently approved budget …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/25/14
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Moody’s Investors Service, the credit rating agency that downgraded the city’s bond rating two years ago to just a step above junk bond status, announced Monday that it improved the city’s …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/11/14
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The city recently entered into a public-private partnership to replace some of its old trash bins with new recycling and trash stations along Park Avenue, Beech Street and other high-traffic areas …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/15/14
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