Thanksgiving will have a different feel to it this year for many Long Island residents after Hurricane Sandy devastated thousands of homes in the area more than three weeks ago.
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The City of Long Beach and Nassau County declared a state of emergency on Saturday as Hurricane Sandy barrels toward the East Coast and is becoming what County Executive Ed Mangano called a …
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“Who wants food?” said Bernadette Riordan, as she carved turkey and served hot meals at the end of Louisiana Street last Saturday.
It was a brief respite for residents, including Riordan’s …
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Among the many temporary casualties of Hurricane Sandy was Long Island’s educational system, with most schools shutting down for a week or longer.
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I hate the smell of Hurricane Sandy. It’s the smell of decay.
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The Long Beach community pulled together on Thursday to host a Thanksgiving feast for residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Hundreds of people turned out to the city’s Ice Arena on West Bay …
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After an exhaustive marketing effort by Long Beach officials to attract visitors to town in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, City Manager Jack Schnirman described the summer after the storm as a …
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More than a month after the city marked the grand reopening of its iconic boardwalk, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved more than …
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Construction crews will begin removing Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk in January, after the 2.2-mile structure was badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy.
The city will mark the beginning of the …
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The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer …
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