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Jewish Queer Youth, a nonprofit group with centers in Cedarhurst and Manhattan, offers support and seeks to empower LGBTQ youth in the Jewish community.

Hundreds of mostly Orthodox Jewish LGBTQ teenagers come to Jewish Queer Youth’s drop-in centers, and nearly three in four say they have suicidal thoughts, according to Clinical Director Mordechai Levovitz. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/12/19

Let’s get L.I. resiliency projects going — now

Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy struck on a late-October night, Long Island communities are still rebuilding. Homes are up in the air . . . more

9/20/19

Congress must act to extend flood insurance

Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . . more

9/13/19

Staying sober through the higher power of hope, and friends

I will have been sober for exactly 32 years this week. It’s a joyful anniversary, one that I’m sharing only to inspire others who may need to quit drinking but don’t think they can. more

8/30/19

Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman, far left, reviewed stormwater infrastructure maps with LKMA Senior Project Director Gilbert Anderson and Deputy Village Administrator Gerry Castro.

Designing to reduce flooding in the Five Towns

Over six years after Hurricane Sandy, shovels have yet to hit the dirt on many of the infrastructure projects proposed through the NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program, which is overseen by the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, including seven initiatives planned for the Five Towns and two surrounding communities. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/24/19

The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery timeline for the Five Towns flood-mitigation projects.

Creating a ‘safer and drier place’

Projects totaling $20.3 million that aim to mitigate flooding are expected to begin in the Five Towns in 2019, representatives of the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery said at a presentation at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence on Sept. 27. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/5/17

Flooding occurs repeatedly in certain areas of Lawrence. Above, a resident drive through water at the intersection of Medlow Lane and Marbridge Road.

State officials to present mitigation plans

The devastation wrought by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma most likely stirs memories of what occurred nearly five years ago, when Hurricane Sandy swept across the South Shore. more

By Tyler Marko | 9/21/17

What happened to the urgency of storm protection?

Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . . more

8/17/17

Paying too much attention to the first 100 days

For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . . more

5/4/17

A reminder of the South Shore’s vulnerability

People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . . more

4/13/17

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