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On Heron Street, some residents used kayaks to navigate flooded streets last Friday.

Days after heavy rains caused serious flooding in some parts of the city — even as Hurricane Joaquin veered away from the East Coast — the City Council approved a measure on Tuesday that will … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/8/15

Joaquin makes other plans, moves away from the U.S.

There is good news from the National Weather Service, Hurricane Joaquin will track well off the east coast of the U.S. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 10/1/15

Deadline for Sandy claims looming

Three weeks remain for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) insurance policyholders to submit their Hurricane Sandy Claims for review by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The last day to … more

10/1/15

PSEG prepares for impending storm

PSEG Long Island said in a statement Wednesday that it is closely monitoring the rain expected Thursday into Friday and the potential weather associated with Hurricane Joaquin this … more

9/30/15

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice spoke out against the clawbacks at a press conference in Long Beach in July at the home of Liz Treston on Wyoming Avenue.

FEMA abandons clawbacks on Sandy victims

In what local officials and advocates are calling a win for Hurricane Sandy victims, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Wednesday that any additional flood insurance … more

9/17/15

Residents to see some flood insurance relief

Long Beach residents will see some relief in the form of a 15 percent reduction on their National Flood Insurance premiums, up from 10 percent previously. Long Beach is one of only five … more

9/3/15

Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.

Businesses slowly recover after Sandy

Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/28/15

Matthew Ern/ Herald Sen. Charles Schumer stood with local officials and homeowners impacted by Hurricane Sandy to outline the change in the insurance claims review process.

FEMA reopens Sandy insurance claims

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has announced the details of a new insurance claim review process that is designed to benefit thousands of homeowners who were underpaid after Hurricane Sandy. Schumer’s announcement, last Friday in Long Beach, came as the … more

By Matthew Ern | 6/3/15

FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.

Action for Sandy victims

After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry | 3/18/15

Long Beach attorney Denis Kelly said that a tentative settlement with FEMA may be reached this week.

FEMA nearing settlement with Sandy victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is close to reaching a final settlement with Hurricane Sandy victims who filed lawsuits against their flood insurance carriers after the storm, claiming they … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/4/15

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