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City collects millions from Allegria, Nassau County

The city recently recouped more than $1 million in unpaid real estate taxes and other fees owed by the Allegria Hotel, part of a deal reached in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in July. Corporation Counsel … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/6/16

City to increase number of contracts with minority- and women-owned businesses

The Long Beach City Council unanimously voted to establish goals that focus on increasing participation for Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprises in city contracts during the elected body’s Sept. 20 meeting. more

By Ben Strack | 9/29/16

EOC, Head Start opens new Long Beach facility

The Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County celebrated the grand opening of its state-of-the art Long Beach Head Start facility last Friday, which is set to serve a new wave of young children and their families in the city’s North Park neighborhood. more

By Ben Strack | 8/31/16

Eramo, Toback to square off

State Assembly candidates Jeff Toback and Anthony Eramo will face off at a candidates forum next week in the lead-up to the Sept. 13 primary, as the two make a push for votes less than a month before the election. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/24/16

Residents and city officials gathered on July 19 at Kennedy Plaza in support of a ban on plastic bags, that scatter by the thousands into Reynolds Channel and elsewhere.

Residents rally to ban plastic bags

Residents and community leaders joined members of the Long Beach City Council in Kennedy Plaza on July 19 to rally for city legislation that would ban single-use plastic bags. more

By Ben Strack | 7/28/16

The $230 million project calls for the rehabilitation of 17 existing jetties, or groins, and construction of four new ones, as well as the addition of roughly 4.7 million cubic yards of sand for a system of berms and dunes along 35,000 feet of shoreline from Long Beach to Point Lookout.

Army Corps project begins this month

Trucks will begin hauling 250,000 tons of large stones through the West End and the city this month as the Army Corps of Engineers begins work on a large-scale coastal protection project that … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/6/16

City Councilwoman Anissa Moore, who called for an audit of the Long Beach Housing Authority in March, after ERASE Racism presented its findings, now says she hopes the community will push for another independent study of the health risks at Channel Park Homes.

HUD finds no mold, disrepair at Channel Park

A few months after city officials called on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to investigate alleged neglect of Long Beach’s Channel Park Homes in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the federal agency reported that it found no disrepair or mold in the housing complex. more

By Ben Strack | 7/6/16

More than 100 people gathered in front of City Hall in Long Beach on Wednesday for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives lost in the Orlando Shooting on June 12.

Long Beach honors lives lost in Orlando shooting

Nearly four days after a gunman killed 49 people and injured more than 50 at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., residents of Long Beach and neighboring towns gathered at Kennedy Plaza Wednesday night to honor the lives lost in the deadliest mass shooting in America’s history. more

By Ben Strack | 6/16/16

Sunset Bay said it is looking to install a floating dock and establish water taxi and recreational services near the Rec Center, at no cost to the city.

Long Beach considering dock proposal

A Freeport-based company is looking to install a floating dock along Reynolds Channel, by the Recreation Center, and establish seasonal water taxi service to Freeport, Island Park, Point Lookout and … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/9/16

Despite a smoking ban and increased beach fees, thousands flocked to Long Beach over the Memorial Day weekend, which officials called a good start to the summer season. Photo by Jason Belsky, www.filmbyair.com

Memorial Day weekend brings large crowds to Long Beach

Residents and tourists flocked to the city’s beaches over the Memorial Day weekend for a sample of the upcoming summer season, and the city described the turnout as “terrific.” “[T]he … more

By Ben Strack | 6/1/16

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