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Long Beach Surfer’s Association President Billy Kupferman urged the council to listen to residents.
Firm chosen for boardwalk rebuild
With the removal of the storm-battered boardwalk nearly complete, the City Council voted 4-0 at its Jan. 22 meeting to hire an engineering firm to oversee the reconstruction of the iconic … more
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FEMA extends hotel stay for Sandy victims
Just days before the Federal Emergency Management Agency was set to end its Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program for displaced Hurricane Sandy victims who are staying in hotels, the agency … more
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A commercial that Crystal filmed in Long Beach last month began airing last weekend.
Long Beach is open for business
Eight months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk and displaced thousands of residents, city officials want people to know about the progress the city has made in its … more
Sen. Charles Schumer met with local officials to request that FEMA up its share of public-property repairs from 75 to 90 percent.
Schumer to FEMA: Kick in 90%
Some much-anticipated financial relief might be on the way to Long Beach. Last week, Sen. Charles Schumer urged the federal government to approve a Federal Emergency Management Agency … more
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Richard V. Guardino, Jr., Hofstra’s Vice President for Business Development introduced the program.
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
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residents who are attempting to elevate their homes are angry about a LIPA policy that requires homeowners to pay thousands of dollars to elevate utility poles.
Homeowners who elevate may owe LIPA thousands
A process that already has residents up a wall may now send them up a pole. A number of homeowners in Long Beach who are attempting to elevate their homes to avoid costly flood insurance rate … more
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City Manager Jack Schnirman, right, Public Works Commissioner Jim LaCarrubba and Deputy DPW Commissioner Joe Febrizio met with representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers last Friday to discuss a new coastal protection project for Long Beach.
Funding for Army Corps project a go
Just days after city officials held a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss a plan to protect the barrier island from future storms like Hurricane Sandy, U.S. … more
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Lara Schenck, Noah Robinson, Julianne Robinson and Allison Cohen jump for joy knowing that the boardwalk is coming back and that the beach will be open for the summer
Long Beach breaks ground on new boardwalk
Six months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the iconic Long Beach boardwalk, roughly 1,000 people gathered at Riverside Boulevard on Saturday as the city broke ground on a new structure, marking what … more
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The City Council voted unanimously last week to submit a home-rule request to the State Legislature.
City looks to borrow $12 million
City officials are again calling on state lawmakers to approve a measure that would allow the city to borrow up to $12 million in serial bonds to not only pay down its deficit, but cover costs … more
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Many residents, like those on Louisiana Street in the West End, said that they are waiting for trash pick up.
Cuomo: 'Things will be getting back to normal'
For the second time in a week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo returned to Long Beach on Saturday, as the city and its residents began the arduous task of clearing out their homes and buildings of debris following … more
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