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At the end of next month, the media will focus their attention on the first anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. more

9/12/13

Legislators Ford, Kopel to host Sandy Community Forum with FEMA and NYS

Mineola, NY – Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford and Howard Kopel invite you to a community forum on May 21st, where FEMA and New York State representatives will be available to assist residents … more

5/15/13

Pre-apply for Sandy relief funds

Nassau County and New York State will again host a pre-registration assistance program this Saturday at three Nassau County Disaster Recovery Centers in Long Beach, Island Park and Seaford for Hurricane Sandy victims. more

4/19/13

Congressman Peter King, the keynote speaker at Hofstra University, told the audience that the 11-week delay in Congress set the hurricane reimbursement process back “significantly.”

Sandy money too slow? Blame Washington.

“What happened with Sandy is really a metaphor with what’s happening in Washington,” U.S. Rep. Peter … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Mary Malloy arifilato@liherald.com and mmalloy@liherald.com | 3/27/13

City Manager Jack Schnirman said that business owners impacted by Sandy should apply for CDBG funding.

Schnirman urges businesses to apply for CDBG money

City Manager Jack Schnirman is urging business owners to apply for much-needed federal funding that the state will soon make available through Community Development Block Grants. The Disaster … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

Many residents whose homes sustained more than 50 percent damage from Sandy received letters from the city informing them that they have to rebuild or elevate their houses to comply with FEMA requirements.

Hundreds of Long Beach homes need to be rebuilt

Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

Transitional housing extended to April 14

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 14-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering … more

3/26/13

FEMA registration deadline extended for Sandy survivors in N.Y.

At the request of the State of New York, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a 15-day extension for Hurricane Sandy survivors to apply for disaster assistance. Survivors now … more

3/26/13

City Council President Scott Mandel spoke with U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu during a Senate Field Hearing in Staten Island last month to evaluate the efforts underway to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy.

FEMA urged to cover nearly all Sandy-related costs

U.S. Rep. Peter King said that he is working to help Long Beach obtain the maximum reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to cover most, if not all, of the city’s $200 … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/22/13

FEMA extends Transitional Sheltering Assistance program

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 21-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which allows eligible … more

3/21/13

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