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Kyle R. McCarthy spoke to the audience after the premiere of his documentary "We Like It Here."

Long Beach locals remember Hurricane Sandy through art

The Long Beach Arts Council held a special event on Oct. 24 at the Long Beach Public Library to observe the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, which gave local artists and storm victims an opportunity … more

By Darwin Yanes | 11/1/19

Three years ago, West End resident Terri Dunbar hired a contractor named Fred Gutterman, of JBJ General Contracting, who, Dunbar said, did “a shoddy job” of elevating her house, and then abandoned the work and disappeared with her money. Above, Dunbar’s unfinished home in November 2017.

Stopping cheating contractors

Seven years after Hurricane Sandy tore through Long Beach and left many homeowners at the mercy of home improvement contractors, local officials introduced a bill on Monday to protect homeowners from … more

By Darwin Yanes | 10/31/19

Residents and officials say that NY Rising is “clawing back” thousands of dollars it awarded homeowners to help them elevate and rebuild their homes.

Gillibrand bill would end New York Rising ‘clawbacks’

Rosa Berland moved to Long Beach with her husband, Steve Leible, a New York City firefighter, and their two daughters a year before Hurricane Sandy destroyed their West End bungalow. Like many … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/31/19

Let’s get L.I. resiliency projects going — now

Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy struck on a late-October night, Long Island communities are still rebuilding. Homes are up in the air . . . more

9/20/19

Congress must act to extend flood insurance

Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . . more

9/13/19

Sen. Charles Schumer introduced his flood insurance reform bill at a news conference in Freeport on Wednesday. With him, from left, were Freeport Trustee Christopher Squeri, Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, County Executive Laura Curran and Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen.

Schumer debuts flood bill

Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced the details of a new flood insurance reform bill that aims to protect New York residents from high flood insurance … more

By Darwin Yanes | 8/28/19

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, at lectern, announced Monday that she and Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, have requested an operational audit of the town’s Building Department from the New York State Department of State.

Officials call for state audit of Town of Hempstead Building Department

Disagreements within the Hempstead Town council on how to effectively revitalize the town’s troubled Building Department — a subject of myriad complaints from residents — came to a standstill when the Republican majority shot down Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposed audit from an outside consultant in July. Gillen, renewing a hard-line stance, stood with State Sen. John Brooks on Monday as they called on the Department of State to audit the Building Department. more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/15/19

South Nassau Communities Hospital received approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals to move forward with plans to construct a $40 million medical arts pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical Center property.

Zoning board OKs site for Long Beach medical pavilion

The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday gave South Nassau Communities Hospital the OK to move forward with plans to build a $40 million medical pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/26/19

Be prepared for the next Big One

In the movie “Jaws,” Amity Mayor Larry Vaughn said, “You yell ‘Barracuda!’ and everyone says, ‘Huh?’ You yell ‘Shark!’ and we’ve got a panic on our hands.” The same could be said of hurricanes. more

7/18/19

Scott Sanderson, project manager of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, answered questions about the back bays study.

Army Corps seeks funding

Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said at a June 27 public meeting in Long Beach that they were seeking an extension to continue a $3 million study of ways to protect communities … more

By Darwin Yanes | 7/11/19

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