People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . .
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4/13/17
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Long Beach city officials sent a letter to President Trump last week, asking him to reconsider proposed federal funding cuts for community grants.
If the de-funding is approved, the city would …
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By Bridget Downes
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4/13/17
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Everybody is against everything everywhere. That seems to be a common theme in Nassau County. Where else can you find people so opposed to . . .
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4/7/17
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Long Island was supposed to have 40 or more wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean by now, generating electricity 3½ to 4½ miles south of Jones Beach, which would have . . .
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1/5/17
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Nassau County communities have for decades resisted what folks call the “Queensification” of the county. Translation: People haven’t traditionally wanted to build up, as in multi-story, not even in the many downtown commercial districts that surround most Long Island Rail Road stations.
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12/15/16
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Here on Long Island, we are fortunate enough to have many superior schools. We don’t often think about school choice because we already have the best. Across the country, however . . .
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12/2/16
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Developers seeking a zoning variance to build luxury condominium towers at the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach property have requested to adjourn a Nov. 10 special meeting with the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals in order to revise their plans.
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By Ben Strack
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11/10/16
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The developers looking to build two 12-story luxury condominium towers at the site of the Long Beach Hebrew Academy recently applied for a variance from the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, after months of public debate and criticism of the project.
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By Ben Strack
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9/28/16
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The city’s future plans sat inked on poster boards around an upstairs room in the public library on Aug. 9, as residents mingled, envisioning Long Beach’s new look and offering feedback on development and resiliency initiatives.
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By Ben Strack
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8/17/16
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Potential Belmont Park developer the Engel Burman Group has sponsored a radio advertisement, produced by a civic group in Elmont, that criticizes the plan for the vacant south lot of the racetrack …
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By Steve Smirti
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8/10/16
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