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City Council President Scott Mandel, far left, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, County Executive Ed Mangano, Sen. Charles Schumer and City Manager Jack Schnirman screwed in the last plank of the boardwalk.

Long Beach boardwalk complete, with no cost to city

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Friday that the state will cover the portion of the Long Beach boardwalk rebuild that the Federal Emergency Management Agency refuses to pay for, so that the financial … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 10/25/13

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

Schumer pushes FEMA to change insurance deadline

Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency to extend the statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies. At a press … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 10/24/13

John Cameron Jr., chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, center, joined Schumer at the news conference, and spoke briefly in support of the senator’s proposal.

Schumer: Nassau needs rebuilding plan

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the third-highest-ranking member of the Senate’s Democratic majority, spoke at a news conference on Monday in the driveway of a south Merrick home, calling on the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a comprehensive plan to protect Nassau County’s coastline from future storms. more

By Brian Racow | 9/11/13

Debbie and Ron Gialanze were not covered for damage that the National Flood Insurance Program defines as earth movement, even though flooding caused it.

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

FEMA awarded the Long Beach School District $3 million to help cover West School’s repair costs.

West School receives $3 million from FEMA

West School — one of the schools that was hardest hit by Hurricane Sandy — received a $3 million reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency last week, a large chunk of funding … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 8/8/13

The first section of boardwalk will open on Saturday.

Boardwalk to open Saturday

This Saturday, Long Beach will finally get its boardwalk back. “We came here that Sunday night,” said resident Liz Murdy of the night before Hurricane Sandy struck, when she stood on the … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/26/13

Sen. Charles Schumer, at a news conference in January at the Sandy-damaged home of Councilwoman Fran Adelson, said that HUD's policy change will clarify that homeowners are not required to accept SBA loans as a prerequisite to receiving CDBG funds.

HUD to ease rules for Sandy victims

Weeks after U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and the Long Beach City Council called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to waive a policy that is prohibiting many Hurricane Sandy victims … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/18/13

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

Anthony Rifilato | 5/24/13

Eight homes in the Canals were destroyed in a fire during Hurricane Sandy.

Army Corps looking into storm protection for the bay

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 … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/16/13

Residents packed City Hall to hear from representatives from FEMA, the Small Business Administration and the state, though many didn’t like what they had to say.

Another FEMA forum grows heated

For the second time in the six months since Hurricane Sandy devastated Long Beach, the city invited representatives from the nation’s disaster recovery agencies to a forum to address residents’ … more

Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/8/13

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