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The Cover of the Herald’s Nov. 1-7, 2012 issue, featured a photo taken along the canal in Bay Park. Other boats were found marooned on residents’ lawns a few blocks from the canal.

“Very few people escaped the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, as the unprecedented storm left a path of destruction in her wake, causing floods, fires, downed trees and massive power outages — … more

By Mary Malloy | 10/28/15 | 1 comment

Hundreds of people gathered on the beach in June for the shooting of a commercial starring Long Beach native Billy Crystal that was used to promote the city in the aftermath of Sandy.

City terms summer season a success

After an exhaustive marketing effort by Long Beach officials to attract visitors to town in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, City Manager Jack Schnirman described the summer after the storm as a … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/25/13 | 1 comment

Ninety-year-old Muzzy, of East Rockaway, shown here at a local rally, is living in a trailer on her property until her home can be rebuilt.

Still reeling from Sandy in East Rockaway

Kate Hughes says that her 90-year-old mother, “Muzzy” — as she’s known to her neighbors and friends — has been victimized twice: once by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, and again, for the … more

By Mary Malloy | 3/12/15 | 1 comment

City Council President Scott Mandel, far left, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, County Executive Ed Mangano, Sen. Charles Schumer and City Manager Jack Schnirman screwed in the last plank of the boardwalk.

$30M flowing to Long Beach

More than a month after the city marked the grand reopening of its iconic boardwalk, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 12/5/13 | 1 comment

The city will mark the beginning of the demolition process with a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Grand Boulevard, two days after crews will began removing sections of the boardwalk, a project that officials said will take about a month.

City to demolish Long Beach's damaged boardwalk

Construction crews will begin removing Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk in January, after the 2.2-mile structure was badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The city will mark the beginning of the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 12/31/12 | 1 comment

Eight homes in the Canals were destroyed in a fire during Hurricane Sandy.

Army Corps looking into storm protection for the bay

The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/16/13 | 1 comment

County Executive Edward Mangano, center, along with representatives from every county department and FEMA, addressed the public earlier today from the county's Office of Emergency Management in Bethpage.

Mangano updates county in aftermath of Sandy

This afternoon, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano held a pres conference to update residents on the state of the county. Speaking from within the Office of Emergency Management in Bethpage, … more

By Alex Costello | 10/30/12 | 1 comment

Homeowners Michael and Gaby Fehling, owners of Empire Kayaks, stand in front of their partially rebuilt home on Long Beach Road.

Locals gather for Island Park rebuilding seminar

Elected officials and residents got together at 127 Long Beach Road in Island Park on July 22 to see how one homeowner is rebuilding his home after it was devastated by Hurricane Sand nine months … more

By Howard Schwach | 7/31/13 | 1 comment

Hurricane Sandy destroyed sections of the Long Beach boardwalk.

Long Beach residents face the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

"Cars were floating in the street — people said it was unlike anything they've ever seen before," said Long Beach resident Kiera Cohen, as she drove past a large, broken section of the boardwalk … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/30/12 | 1 comment

Scott Solimine, of SNCC, had only been lead pastor for five weeks when Sandy struck. Since the storm he has been working to help about 20 families recover.

Grace under pressure

Scott Solimine, lead pastor at South Nassau Christian Church in Baldwin Harbor, had only been in his job for five weeks when Sandy hit. He had just wrapped up his first series of sermons, after spending two years working with teens in the community, when the lives of many around him were suddenly turned upside down by powerful winds and flooding. more

12/12/12 | 1 comment

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