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Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on Congress to approve $32 billion in federal aid to help New York recover from Hurricane Sandy.
Long Beach receives $24.3 million in Sandy aid
Two weeks after he called on Congress to deliver billions of dollars in federal aid to help New York recover from Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited Long Beach and announced that the city … more
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Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray called on the Army Corps of Engineers and the State Department of Environmental Conservation to finalize a coastal protection plan for the barrier island that was defeated by the City of Long Beach in 2006.
Murray calls for coastal protection plan
Describing the damage from Hurricane Sandy as “overwhelming,” town and county officials called on the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday to “put a shovel in the ground” and move forward with … more
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The floodwaters in the temple reached 10 feet. Computers and desks were tossed around the classrooms, while the temple’s library, stocked with classic Jewish literature, was submerged. And six torah scrolls, along with many prayer books and prayer shawls, were lost.
Rescued L.B. menorah to light up White House
For a guy with an invitation to the White House, Rabbi David Bauman is surprisingly modest. “This is not about me,” he said, “It’s about what happened to this region.” Bauman, of … more
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Sandy’s waves reduced the sand elevation by five feet, and high tide comes within 25 feet of the boardwalk compared to 125 feet before the storm.
City revisits Army Corps plan
Saying that the city remains vulnerable to future storms like Hurricane Sandy, the City Council unanimously approved a measure at its meeting on Tuesday to revisit a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers … more
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Billy Kupferman, a member of the Long Beach Surfer’s Association, commended the city for reaching out to the Army Corps, but said that the plan lacked protection for the bay.
Debate over Long Beach Army Corps project revived
The city’s plan to revisit a 2006 Army Corps of Engineers project sparked a debate at Tuesday’s meeting among residents who support the plan and those who question its viability and say that it … more
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Debris and garbage was piled along West Broadway two weeks after Sandy.
Ford calls on EPA to check air, water quality
Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford (R-Long Beach) called on the Environmental Protection Agency last week to test the air and water in Long Beach and other areas amid residents’ concerns over … more
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Long Beach Medical Center’s mobile emergency unit was to be replaced by a mobile primary care facility on Wednesday.
LBMC emergency unit replaced
Just two weeks after Long Beach Medical Center secured a mobile emergency department and staffed it with the medical center’s emergency room doctors and nurses, the unit was dismantled and replaced … more
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School officials announced that they would use a number of vacation days to offset lost instruction days.
Sandy cuts into district’s vacation days
The Board of Education voted unanimously at its Nov. 27 meeting to revise the school district’s 2012-13 school calendar and use a number of vacation days to offset the days missed during Hurricane … more
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The Long Beach post office reopened on a limited basis Monday.
Long Beach post office reopens
More than a month after Hurricane Sandy brought the Long Beach post office’s operations in the city to a standstill, the facility reopened its doors on Monday, albeit on a limited basis. The … more
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Unsound pledged to reopen.
Businesses stage a comeback
A month after Hurricane Sandy destroyed Unsound surf shop, at 359 E. Park Ave., leaving its interior filled with overturned surfboards and soggy clothing, co-owner Dave Juan said that the business … more
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