Schnirman advised residents to visit the city's website for storm updates and information at longbeachny.org.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the city has requested funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to replenish 400,000 cubic yards of sand lost in the storm. It is also talking to the Army Corps of Engineers about short-term coastal protection measures, has constructed protective sand berms and temporary dunes along the beach in the east and west ends of the city with recycled Christmas trees, and will be planting dune grass in the spring.

LaCarrubba said that the city remains vulnerable in the aftermath of Sandy, and that he is concerned about the latest erosion to the city’s beaches. Long Beach lost 3 million to 4 million cubic yards of sand during the hurricane, and though a good amount of that has been replaced by using sand from "Mount Sandy," the enormous pile that was stored at the vacant Superblock property, the city still needs to replenish 400,000 cubic yards. LaCarrubba said that the Village of Atlantic Beach is assisting the city with its beach replenishment by providing 1,500 cubic yards of sand.

“Right now, any sand loss is significant,” he said. “We’ll take whatever, anything is better than nothing.”

A number of residents, such as Ray Ellmer, a local environmentalist and former member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, say that excess sand stored at Jones Beach’s West End Jetty Two could be used to create a dune system in Long Beach if the state agrees to such a plan.

“I can’t just go to Jones Beach and take it,” LaCarrubba said. “The state is spending a lot of money on dredging for Ocean Parkway, and it’s not our sand. But we have reached out to the folks to the west of us to see if they can help.”

In addition to beach replenishment, LaCarrubba said that the city is hoping FEMA provides funding for storm mitigation for the city’s aging infrastructure, such as its storm drain system.

“We have all of our outfall pipes go into Reynolds Channel, but not every one of those pipes are equipped with a tide-flex valve,” he said. “When a storm comes … the water is allowed to come right in through the city through the storm drain systems.”