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Flooding along the vulnerable South Shore
It’s been more than three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated the South Shore, and for anyone north of Sunrise Highway, the storm is largely an afterthought. But for many residents . . . more
At high tide Monday morning, water from the bay came dangerously close to the Chelius house on North Boulevard.
More flooding along the South Shore
When it rains or snows, it floods — as it did in East Rockaway’s Bay Park during high tide Monday morning and again in the evening, when the bay waters sloshed onto North Boulevard, … more
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A winter weather advisory and coastal flood advisory are put in effect for tonight.
Possible morning delays for LIRR
The Long Island Rail Road and its customers may experience minor delays on all branches during tomorrow morning's rush hour and should give themselves extra time getting to the stations. The National … more
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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.
Hurricane Sandy: Three years later
“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
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After Sandy, progress, but we’re not fully restored
Hurricane Sandy was special –– in a wicked sort of way. Like no other storm since the Long Island Express of 1938 . . . more
New Track for Hurricane Joaquin
Joaquin makes other plans, moves away from the U.S.
There is good news from the National Weather Service, Hurricane Joaquin will track well off the east coast of the U.S. more
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Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.
Businesses slowly recover after Sandy
Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more
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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.
Action for Sandy victims
After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more
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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
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Long Beach attorney Denis Kelly said that a tentative settlement with FEMA may be reached this week.
FEMA nearing settlement with Sandy victims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is close to reaching a final settlement with Hurricane Sandy victims who filed lawsuits against their flood insurance carriers after the storm, claiming they … more
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