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Courtesy iStar iStar said the project will create a number of economic benefits for the city.

The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency was scheduled to hear from hundreds of residents at a hearing on Wednesday as the agency considers iStar’s request for a 25-year tax break, which … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/3/15

City Manager Jack Schnirman presented the proposed budget at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

City budget includes 'net zero' tax hike

The city presented its spending plan for the 2015-16 fiscal year at a City Council meeting on Tuesday. The proposed budget totals $86 million, a 1.91 percent increase over the current spending plan. … more

By Matthew Ern | 5/6/15

Hundreds of residents packed the sixth-floor auditorium of City Hall at Monday’s forum.

Residents call for full-service hospital

Hundreds of people crowded the sixth floor of City Hall on Monday, calling on representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital and the state Department of Health to fully invest $154 million in … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/15/15

The city presented a rendering of new comfort stations and concessions that will be built along the boardwalk at Riverside, Edwards and Grand boulevards.

Long Beach marks second phase of boardwalk rebuild

A year and a half after Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk reopened, city officials took the next step in improving the 2.2-mile structure last week, when the City Council voted unanimously to approve … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/11/15

Protestors criticized the proposed Port Ambrose LNG terminal at a press conference on the boardwalk in January.

Long Beach's anti-LNG initiative gains support

A petition circulated by the City Council opposing the construction of Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas import facility to be built off the coast of Jones Beach, has reached more than … more

By Matthew Ern | 3/4/15

The Long Beach City Council is calling on NY Rising to cut more red tape for homeowners who are trying to elevate and return home, saying that recent changes to the program have set the process back.

City Council calls for changes to NY Rising

The City Council expressed its ongoing frustration with New York Rising last week, calling on the agency to cut more red tape that has brought the recovery process to a standstill for many homeowners, more than two years after Hurricane Sandy. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/26/15

Anthony Eramo, pictured last year when he was first sworn into office, was named council president in January. On Tuesday, the council voted unanimously to replace Eramo by giving Vice President Len Torres the leadership title.

Eramo voted out as L.B. City Council president

In what came as a shock to many residents at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Council President Anthony Eramo, who was sworn into the position just last month, was unanimously voted out as president … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Matthew Ern | 2/17/15

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and other officials called on Cuomo to veto the proposed LNG project.

Officials rally against LNG plan in Long Beach

A week after they criticized plans for an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal at a meeting in Queens, local, state and federal officials gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk on Thursday to call … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/16/15

Anthony Eramo, pictured last year when he first sworn into office, was named council president on Tuesday.

Eramo elected City Council president

Though members of the City Council were not up for re-election in 2014, they began the new year with some leadership changes at Tuesday’s meeting, where they voted unanimously to elect Councilman … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/7/15

The City Council voted to switch to single-stream recycling last week.

Long Beach to single-stream its recycling

The city approved a measure last week to launch a single-stream recycling program that it said will be a more efficient and environmentally friendly collection method. The City Council voted … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 12/23/14

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