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The new boardwalk at Lincoln Boulevard on Tuesday.

City to hold grand reopening of boardwalk, mark Sandy anniversary

The city will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Long Beach Boulevard on Friday to mark the completion of Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk, which was torn down after Hurricane Sandy. Long … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/24/13

City officials and residents celebrated the reopening Long Beach Martin Luther King Center on Aug. 31, which was closed for seven months as it underwent repairs following Hurricane Sandy.

Mangano: CDBG funding to help city's post-Sandy repairs

County Executive Ed Mangano announced on Monday that the City of Long Beach will receive $625,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funds to address a wide range of community improvement … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 9/23/13

Red Cross volunteers in a mobile feeding truck traveled through Long Beach in November to serve meals and snacks to people affected by Hurricane Sandy.

Is Red Cross sitting on Sandy aid?

The Long Beach City Council called on the American Red Cross last week to speed up the release of millions of dollars in Hurricane Sandy donations that the charity has collected over the past seven … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/5/13

Sugo’s food truck will be at the beach this season.

Food trucks rolling in L.B. this week

The city’s highly anticipated new food truck market, called the Shoregasboard, kicks off this week. Beginning Thursday, and running through Monday, Sept. 2, the Shoregasboard will be located at … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/23/13

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that the state will allocate a portion of its federal Sandy aid to help LIPA cover the costs of relocating electrical poles.

State to cover cost of elevating LIPA poles

After city officials and residents blasted the Long Island Power Authority for telling homeowners that they would be responsible for paying thousands of dollars to install new electrical poles to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/14/13

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

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/8/13

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

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/13/13

U.S. Sen. charles schumer called on Congress to pass the Hurricane Sandy relief bill in Island Park on Monday.

Sandy relief aid is on the way

After months of political wrangling and desperate calls from city and state officials to release much-needed federal aid, Congress passed a $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package on Monday, a … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/30/13

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