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Actor Billy Crystal is coming to Long Beach on Saturday, where he will announce a donation to the city.
Crystal to make donation to Long Beach
Actor and Long Beach native Billy Crystal is returning to his hometown on Saturday, where he is expected to announce a large donation to the city. City officials will join Crystal at the event, … more
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State Sen. Dean Skelos said the bill would help Long Beach cover “extraordinary expenses” associated with Sandy.
Senate OKs $12 million bond measure for Long Beach
Two months after the State Assembly overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow the city to borrow millions of dollars in serial bonds to cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy — and … more
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Long Beach Medical Center, pictured in May with its heating system temporarily outside the building, has yet to set a reopening date.
LBMC’s long road to recovery
More than seven months after Hurricane Sandy damaged the Long Beach Medical Center — flooding the basement, destroying equipment and rendering the hospital inoperable — hospital officials have … more
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The city is launching a program where teams of volunteers would disseminate information during a disaster like Hurricane Sandy.
City launches neighborhood emergency program
Nearly eight months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged Long Beach, and with forecasters predicting an active or extremely active hurricane season this year, the city is implementing a program that will … more
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Jason Schatzberg and Andrea Fitzgerald, of Paninis & Bikinis, are among the owners of 35 local businesses that received grants from National Grid to help rebuild after Hurricane Sandy.
National Grid donates $1.1 million to local businesses
“We’re very excited to be back,” said Long Beach resident Jason Schatzberg, owner of Paninis & Bikinis, who is reopening his West End eatery in two weeks, almost eight months after Hurricane … more
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A Red Cross volunteer served food to Jonathan Guzman in November, a Long Beach resident whose home was destroyed by Sandy.
Is Red Cross sitting on Sandy aid?
The Long Beach City Council called on the American Red Cross last week to speed up the release of millions of dollars in Hurricane Sandy donations that the charity has collected over the past seven … more
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Under the governor’s proposal, LIPA would be reduced to five members.
Governor proposes privatization of L.I.'s utilities
Following months of deliberation regarding the future of the Long Island Power Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation that would privatize Long Island’s utility operations. more
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Sen. Charles Schumer at a May 1 press conference, where he called on FEMA to up its share of public-property repairs from 75 to 90 percent.
FEMA to cover 90% of Sandy costs
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has been given the OK to cover a larger percentage of Hurricane Sandy-related costs, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said that the additional funding would … more
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The city is preparing its beaches for the Memorial Day weekend. The Health Department said that area beaches are safe for swimming.
Health Department: beach water quality OK
The Nassau County Department of Health announced on Thursday that the results of water-quality testing at beaches in Nassau County that began in mid-April, including Long Beach, show that area … more
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State announces campaign to promote tourism in Long Beach
Governor Cuomo announced a campaign to promote tourism for Long Island businesses and communities that were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Cuomo has organized a partnership between the MTA Long … more
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