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City Hall and Kennedy Plaza could be relocated to the Stop & Shop property as part of a larger comprehensive development and economic revitalization plan that city officials said they hope to pass this year and implement over the next few decades.
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By Ben Strack
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10/21/16
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“Can you hear me OK?” City Manager Jack Schnirman bellowed into a megaphone, as he addressed the dozens of reusable bag advocates surrounding him in Kennedy Plaza on Tuesday night before the City Council passed legislation to reduce plastic bag use in Long Beach. “We need all of Nassau County to hear how we’re setting the tone.”
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By Ben Strack
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10/19/16
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Three more Long Beach City Council members have spoken out against proposed luxury condominium towers at the site of the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach, a week after Councilman Scott Mandel called on the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals to reject the project.
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By Ben Strack
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10/12/16
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The city recently recouped more than $1 million in unpaid real estate taxes and other fees owed by the Allegria Hotel, part of a deal reached in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in July.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/6/16
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The Long Beach City Council unanimously voted to establish goals that focus on increasing participation for Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises in city contracts during the elected body’s Sept. 20 meeting.
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By Ben Strack
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9/29/16
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In response to environmental and quality-of-life issues spurred by ever-present single-use-plastic-bag pollution in Long Beach, the city has drafted legislation similar to laws passed in Suffolk County and New York City that would charge shoppers who choose to use the bags five cents each.
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By Ben Strack and Anthony Rifilato
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9/22/16
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The Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the art Long Beach Head Start facility last Friday, which is set to serve a new wave of young children and their families in the city’s North Park neighborhood.
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By Ben Strack
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8/31/16
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Nearly a week after two cars collided at Monroe Boulevard and East Beech Street on Aug. 10, which resulted in an overturned vehicle but no reported injuries, according to the Long Beach Fire Department, the father of one of the drivers called on the City Council to address stop sign safety at the intersection.
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By Ben Strack
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8/25/16
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AT&T collaborated with the City of Long Beach, City Council and the Long Beach Police Department last weekend to discourage drivers from using their smartphones while behind the wheel, as part of its “It Can Wait” campaign.
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By Ben Strack
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8/25/16
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State Assembly candidates Jeff Toback and Anthony Eramo will face off at a candidates forum next week in the lead-up to the Sept. 13 primary, as the two make a push for votes less than a month before the election.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/24/16
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