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When ‘it’s just government’ isn’t an excuse

Many people woke up a couple of days before Christmas to heavy rain and wind that flooded residential streets and primary roadways, and may have left them wondering, “Where are all those Sandy flood-mitigation projects we were promised?” more

1/5/23

Local officials help Island Park family that lost $30K slated for Sandy repairs

Like many living on Long Island’s South Shore, it has been a long, drawn out process for the Hassett family, of Island Park, to raise their home after Hurricane Sandy. It became even more difficult when they had $30,000 of federally awarded funds stolen from them in the spring. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 11/29/18

Barnum Island residents petition for bulkheading

Barnum Island homeowners along California Canal say they were denied promised bulkhead funding for their waterfront properties, and have petitioned to New York Rising to begin protecting the street from flooding four years after Hurricane Sandy. more

By Ben Strack | 11/29/16

The way things could’ve been after Sandy

Q. Last week I wrote that the New York Rising program could have been more organized, and since we managed to avoid being flooded by Hurricane Joaquin, we have the opportunity . . . more

By Monte Leeper | 10/23/15

Governor announces reconstruction projects for I. P. and Oceanside

The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) announced the first two projects, for Island Park and Oceanside, totaling over $20 million, to be implemented through the New York Rising Community Reconstruction (NYRCR) Program — a grassroots undertaking that empowers localities to increase their physical, social and economic resilience following impacts from Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/11/15

Infrastructure improvements (cheers!), PSEG rate increases (jeers!)

New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . . more

12/11/14

Downtown Island Park after Super Storm Sandy.

I.P. mayor: Rainstorm shows our vulnerability

As a record rainfall continued through Tuesday night, and then through the next morning, one couldn’t help but think of Superstorm Sandy and the approximately $65 billion in damages it wrought. Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty was no different. “Every event is eye-opening,” he said. “We know the implications of a major storm.” more

By Tom Jordan | 8/20/14

Oceanside resident Jill Weber Greenfield, a manager for the New York City Parks Department, was assisted by Ray Pagano, a co-chair of the local Community Reconstruction Program committee, at a public meeting Oct 9 at St. Anthony

Reconstruction committee hosts first public meeting

Nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy devastated portions of Oceanside, Island Park, Harbor Isle and Barnum Island, a committee of residents from those communities hosted a public forum on at St. … more

By Howard Schwach | 10/16/13

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