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Long-suffering Long Islanders may soon see some additional Hurricane Sandy rebuild relief from the Federal Government. A new program funded by Federal Supplemental … more

By Amanda McKelvey | 7/24/13 | 5 comments

Sandy showed Bay Park Sewage Plant shortcomings

Bay Park resident Nora Garcia-Osuna described what she found in her backyard after Hurricane Sandy as “mounds of hard, layered, crusted-over sewage” — the likes of which she had never seen … more

By Mary Malloy | 2/14/13 | 3 comments

Cars damaged in Sandy being brought into Belmont’s south lot.

Damaged cars taken to south lot at Belmont

Driving north on the Cross Island Parkway, it’s easy to pass Exit 14, which leads to an entrance to Belmont Park whose gates are locked most of the year. But drivers who have passed the exit since … more

By Deirdre Krasula | 12/12/12 | 2 comments

Storm water from Hurricane Sandy flooded the parking lot of the KeyFood supermarket in North Woodmere.

A new effort to control flooding

In parts of the Five Towns, heavy rain almost always means flooding, and in an effort to find solutions to the problem, Nassau County’s Department of Public Works has begun the process of commissioning a study, county officials said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/16/13 | 1 comment

Inwood resident Patty Vacchio has been living without a kitchen and living room in her Bayswater Boulevard home since Hurricane Sandy hit nearly nine months ago.

‘It’s been hell’

The day after Hurricane Sandy struck the Five Towns, Cedarhurst resident Gail Siciliano began rebuilding her Westminster Road home. Nearly nine months later, she and other Five Towns residents are still picking up the pieces. more

By Ann Friedman | 7/10/13 | 1 comment

Thanksgiving meals for those in need

Thanksgiving will have a different feel to it this year for many Long Island residents after Hurricane Sandy devastated thousands of homes in the area more than three weeks ago. more

By Brian Croce | 11/21/12 | 1 comment

Repairing a damaged bulkhead near Lawrence High School on Peninsula Boulevard is a priority for Village of Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew Parise.

‘We’re in desperate need of money’

The Five Towns are eligible for $27.6 million of the more than $750 million in federal funds being allocated to communities throughout New York state as part of the post-Hurricane Sandy New York Rising Community Reconstruction program announced on July 18 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. more

By Ann Friedman | 7/31/13 | 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

Five Towns residents are invited to a public meeting of the Community Reconstruction program committee concerning projects and strategies.

Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee to host public meeting

On Thursday, the Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway at 44 Frost Lane in Lawrence. more

By Ann Friedman | 10/11/13 | 1 comment

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