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Screw you. No, I’m serious. I’m going to do whatever the hell I want. I mean, I might as well take a page out of everyone else’s book and at least even the playing field. After all, … more

By Mitchell Hart Cooper | 8/23/11 | 2 comments

Nassau County Police shut down the westbound lanes of Lido Blvd. after a Long Beach Middle School student was struck by an SUV.

L.B. teen struck by SUV is ‘improving’

Abdul Bird, the 14-year-old Long Beach Middle School student who was hit by an SUV while skateboarding on Lido Boulevard at Greenway Road on Tuesday is showing signs of improvement, according to his wrestling coach, Miguel Rodriguez. more

By Vanessa Canner | 6/19/12 | 2 comments

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, left, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, City Manager Jack Schnirman and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg on National Boulevard on Wednesday.

Cuomo: ‘We’re going to make a better Long Beach’

Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered Long Beach residents some semblance of hope on Wednesday after Hurricane Sandy battered the city, saying, “We’re all going to work together now to do what we need to do … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 11/1/12 | 2 comments

Cars damaged in Sandy being brought into Belmont’s south lot.

Damaged cars taken to south lot at Belmont

Driving north on the Cross Island Parkway, it’s easy to pass Exit 14, which leads to an entrance to Belmont Park whose gates are locked most of the year. But drivers who have passed the exit since … more

By Deirdre Krasula | 12/12/12 | 2 comments

This is the head I mistook for a nightmare Howdy Doody. It made such an impression that I went out searching the wetlands to find it and figure out what it was.

Someone else’s storm

Part two in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Chris Connolly | 11/28/12 | 2 comments

Storm damage can be from wind, flooding or a combination of both. A public adjuster can work with a homeowner to get the most out of their insurance coverage.

Do you need a public adjuster?

Superstorm Sandy left your home, your possessions, even your livelihood damaged. You’ve contacted your insurance company. Now what? Dealing with the aftermath of such a disaster is, to say the … more

By Mary Malloy | 12/13/12 | 2 comments

Senator charles schumer held a press conference last October at a vacant property on East Hudson Street, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies.

Flood insurance relief bill passes in the Senate

The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that will protect tens of thousands of homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes. The Homeowner Flood Insurance … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 1/30/14 | 2 comments

City Manager Jack Schnirman said that the administration is taking steps outlined by Moody's that could lead to a rating increase.

Long Beach lifts fiscal crisis

Saying that Long Beach has avoided the fate of Detroit, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to lift its declaration of a fiscal crisis, after Moody’s Investors Service revised … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/4/13 | 2 comments

City Council members Eileen Goggin and Fran Adelson, far left, Legislator Dave Denenberg, Michele Mittleman, County Executive Ed Mangano and Legislator Denise Ford denounced the earth-movement exclusion clause in the NFIP program.

Rallying against FEMA ‘loophole’

“You should have been in your house nine months ago,” County Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick) told the crowd. “… [T]here was no earth moving, that was floodwaters. This has to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/4/13 | 2 comments

A video tribute to East Rockaway's Mayor Ed Sieban

Sometimes, words are not enough. Even though words are my business, there are so many others who said it better about the life and passing of their -- and my -- beloved Mayor Ed Sieban. So instead, I put together a montage of photos and short videos of the mayor "in action." I hope you like it. more

Mary Malloy | 7/8/10 | 2 comments

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