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Four years after Sandy, we’re still not whole

Unbelievably, four years have passed since Superstorm Sandy rolled across Long Island’s South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, leaving destruction and chaos in its wake. We mustn’t forget that day. more

10/27/16

The Channel park homes are without bulkhead protection and are one of the most susceptible areas to flooding.

Sandy repairs lacking at Channel Park

Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes were neglected after Hurricane Sandy, according to a report released last week by ERASE Racism, a Syosset-based civil rights organization. It concluded that there had been a lack of remediation at the public housing development, and that mold-infested homes there continued to pose a health hazard. more

By Ben Strack | 4/6/16

The city sent a letter to various federal agencies this week asking them to address the findings of a report that found a lack of remediation in Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy.

City calls on feds to address concerns at Channel Park

In the wake of a study released by ERASE Racism last week that raised concerns about health and safety issues at the Channel Park Homes after Hurricane Sandy, the city sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FEMA and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery this week calling on those agencies to address the report’s findings. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/6/16

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has designated an 81,000-acre site (pictured in green) in federal waters off the coast of Long Beach for potential wind energy development. It could be a decade before wind turbines are built, however, pending a lengthy review and approval process. Courtesy Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Feds identify offshore wind farm site

Nearly a decade after plans for an offshore wind farm several miles off Jones Beach were scuttled, federal officials announced last week that an area off the coast of Long Beach has been identified … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/30/16

Let the sun shine on Albany ethics negotiations

There’s a perverse irony in the fact that negotiations about ethics reform in the corruption-stained state Capitol are conducted in secret. Time and again we’ve seen the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader . . . more

3/18/16

The Mill River Basin is undergoing studies to make it more resilient to storms and flooding.

‘Living With the Bay’ deadline extended

The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery announced the extension of the application period for its new Citizens’ Advisory Committee, related to the $125 million Rebuild By Design (RBD) “Living … more

1/27/16

Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board

I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more

9/17/15

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

Efficiency plan will provide tax rebate to eligible homeowners

The Long Beach School District plans to submit a government efficiency plan by the June 1 deadline so that homeowners can receive a tax rebate check under the New York State property tax freeze … more

5/20/15

FOR SALE: Sandy homes on the auction block

Kendall and Ciro Frulio and daughters Olivia and Emma were living in a quaint home on Franklin Street in East Rockaway, within the village limits but blocks from the Bay Park border, when Hurricane … more

By Mary Malloy and Julie Mansmann mmalloy@liherald.com or jmansmann@liherald.com | 4/29/15

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