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The system of dunes, berms and jetties will protect approximately seven miles of Long Beach Island's coast from future storms. (Photo courtesy Jason Belsky)
Army Corps project set to begin this spring
Construction on Long Beach Island’s long-awaited coastal protection project will begin this year, and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced last week that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a $209 million project partnership agreement with the city and the state. more
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Heron Street resident Nan Beilinson in front of the eroding bulkheads last month. She said she hopes that a uniform bulkheading project and other flood mitigation measures move forward quickly. Photo by Kristie Arden/Herald
Recent flooding a reminder of the city’s vulnerability
More than three years after Hurricane Sandy, Long Beach residents have expressed frustration with recent flooding, especially after last week, saying that a number of mitigation and resiliency … more
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The Long Beach City Council is calling on NY Rising to cut more red tape for homeowners who are trying to elevate and return home, saying that recent changes to the program have set the process back.
City Council calls for changes to NY Rising
The City Council expressed its ongoing frustration with New York Rising last week, calling on the agency to cut more red tape that has brought the recovery process to a standstill for many homeowners, more than two years after Hurricane Sandy. more
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Rice sponsors bill to protect Sandy victims
U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice co-sponsored legislation introduced earlier this month that would forgive debts incurred by Hurricane Sandy victims after the Federal Emergency Management Agency mistakenly overpaid them disaster relief funds. more
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Gov. Cuomo, pictured on National Boulevard days after Hurricane Sandy,on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
Cuomo: State to cover city’s share of Sandy rebuilding
Gov. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy. As part of the Federal … more
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The Gallo family, from left, Lorenzo, Desiree, Alex and Sam, on the balcony of their rebuilt Pennsylvania Avenue home.
Residents return post-Sandy, but at a price
More than 500 days after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy, which flooded her one-story bungalow in the West End, Sam Gallo finally came home on May 30, having given entirely new meaning to the … more
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The city has teamed up with FEGS Health & Human Services to establish a Residential Rebuilding Assistance Program in Long Beach.
City launches new program to help Sandy victims
As the April 11 deadline to apply for the NY Rising Housing Recovery Program quickly approaches, the city has launched a program to help residents who are “still struggling to navigate through the … more
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Patricia Dougherty, left, with her mother, Cathy, brother, Patrick, and Robert Wright, all Island Park residents, rallied outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building last week.
NY Rising hears public comment
“I’m pissed — I worked three jobs my whole life, and I’m spending my kids’ college funds keeping this afloat,” said Robert Wright, a recently retired New York City firefighter from … more
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The Reilly’s home in the Canals, like many in Long Beach, look fine on the outside, though inside, most homes are still under various stages of construction.
Residents feel shortchanged by NY Rising
Long Beach officials are working on behalf of residents who are fighting for money from NY Rising, the state agency tasked with distributing federal grants for Hurricane Sandy victims. The … more
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Sen. Charles Schumer, with LBMC CEO Doug Meltzer, left, spoke inside the shuttered hospital's emergency department, which was ready to reopen last June.
Schumer: FEMA owes LBMC $100M for Sandy damage
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Monday to release $100 million in Hurricane Sandy relief funds owed to Long Beach Medical Center, saying that bureaucratic … more
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