Thursday, October 1, 2026
A month after the city was buried in nearly two feet of snow, Long Beach residents received another blast that covered the area, a mix of snow and ice that created hazardous traffic conditions, school closures and LIRR delays.
Long Beach Schools were closed on Thursday, with all afternoon and evening activities canceled. The closure also means that students who were scheduled to take the Regents/RCT exams will need to sit for the exams in June. For more information, visit www.lbeach.org.
The LIRR reduced and delayed service on the Long Beach branch, and canceled the 8:58 a.m. from Long Beach to Penn Station at 9:53 AM. The MTA said customers would be accommodated by the 9:21 a.m. train from Long Beach, due in Penn Station at 10:11 AM, which was scheduled to make combined stops.
While the storm's force abated shortly after 5 a.m., Residents found themselves digging out again on Thursday, after the latest winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in the city.
According to the National Weather Service, Long Beach received 15.9 inches of snow. The city recently revised its snow removal plan after the December blizzard, and divided the city into four sectors, with snow removal crews designated to the West End, East End and north and south of the city's center.
Snow plows and crews were out working on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the city's website, as residents dealt with the latest heavy snow accumulations.
"Since the snow was harder to clean than the last storm two weeks ago, I think the city did an OK job of cleaning," said East Beech Street resident Alyson Goodman. "I woke up this morning to find that a tree had fallen on my car which was parked in my driveway. No damage was done, thankfully."
