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How can we prevent flooding? Surge-barrier gates.
Last December, I was joined by other elected officials in calling for surge-barrier gates to be installed on the South Shore to prevent nuisance and major flooding in Nassau County. Surge-barrier gates would . . . more
Roger Parrino, second from right, commissioner of New York State’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services toured flood-prone areas in Island Park with Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, left, Island Park Mayor Michael McGinty, Assemblywoman Missy Miller and State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, as well as local school and county officials.
State homeland security commissioner tours flood-prone areas in Island Park
New York State’s commissioner of the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Roger Parrino, joined local elected and school officials on July 27 in touring flood-prone areas in Island … more
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Sean Sallie, planning division supervisor for the Nassau Department of Public Works, center, helped answer residents’ questions after a presentation outlining seven storm drainage mitigation projects.
Residents, officials discuss I.P. drainage projects
Construction on seven storm drainage projects in Barnum Island and Harbor Isle could begin next year, according to representatives of Nassau County’s Department of Public Works and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, who met with residents at the Island Park Library on April 26 to detail the efforts. more
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Wreck Lead Bridge spans Reynolds Channel and connects Long Beach to Island Park. Contractors have worked below the surface to replace underwater cables that run underneath the bridge.
Long Beach Branch LIRR projects aimed at protecting against flooding
Long Island Rail Road officials offered a glimpse into its revamp of the Long Beach branch on April 21, which, when completed, would allow rail service to operate uninterrupted in the face of severe … more
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Closed doors shut out trans students
Imagine you’re the parent of a transgender child attending public school. You and your child have already had more than your share of grief, knowing that you live in a culture that doesn’t always understand or welcome difference . . . more
A tree fell on a parked car on Wycoff Avenue in Bellmore during Monday night's nor'easter.
Nor'easter batters Nassau County's South Shore with high winds, rain
A nor'easter that roared up the East Coast Monday into Tuesday slammed Long Island's South Shore overnight, flooding low-lying streets, downing trees and causing scattered power outages. Heavy … more
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South Shore under high wind, flood warning; schools canceling activities
Long Island’s South Shore will be under a flood and high wind warning on Monday into Tuesday as a nor’easter churns up the Atlantic Coast, according to the National Weather Service. Residents can … more
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FEMA awards $4.6 million for Sandy-related repairs
Four years after Hurricane Sandy tore through communities along the South Shore, U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, announced Monday that the … more
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LIRR cleans up
The Long Island Railroad (LIRR) has cleaned up a former contaminated two-story rectifier building foundation and a fenced former transformer yard around the current rectifier-building site on Austin … more
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L.I. pays it forward to Louisiana
Island Park and Oceanside residents loaded a tractor-trailer to the brim with household supplies destined for Louisiana flood victims at the Island Park Public Works Department on Sept. 15. From … more
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