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Acknowledging that Hurricane Sandy’s multibillion dollar economic toll will hamper every facet of recovery while harming the fiscal stability of the region, Nassau County Executive Edward P. …
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11/12/12
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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.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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In better times, Ralph Isaacs drove his family from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon in a rented RV. He loved living in the RV. Now he dreads it. For nearly two weeks after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the South Shore, he lived in one, parked in front of his one-story Long Beach home.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/27/12
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Ever since Patricia Salcedo started a small window-treatment business at age 25 in a rented 700-square-foot space at a Valley Stream flooring shop nearly 25 years ago, she had dreamed of opening her own design showroom –– a big, bold, beautiful space where clients and designers could sit in comfort and plan. Seven years ago, Salcedo realized that dream, opening the Dakota Design Center on Merrick Road in Merrick, off the Meadowbrook Parkway.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/27/12
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When Hofstra University got the call on Nov. 2 asking if they had power following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, officials never expected what they would be asked next. The Long Island based Army …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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11/13/12
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With its raging floodwaters and fierce winds that gusted up to 85 miles per hour, Hurricane Sandy severely tested the Merrick Fire Department, but according to department spokesman Ron Luparello, Merrick’s bravest weathered the storm, aiding countless residents as they struggled to stay afloat in what many described as the “storm of the century.”
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By Scott Brinton
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11/13/12
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There comes a moment in a monster hurricane such as Sandy when you question why you live on Long Island, this 118-mile-long spit of glacial debris deposited in the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland 20,000 years ago.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/13/12
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The New York State Police announced that all highways in Nassau and Suffolk counties are closed as of 8 p.m.
Due to the high probability of fallen trees and tree limbs blocking parkway lanes, …
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By Alex Costello
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10/29/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano this evening issued a Conserve Water Order as Hurricane Sandy has caused a critical infrastructure failure at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. At this …
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10/30/12
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“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen
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4/24/13
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