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Rebuild by Design welcomed the public’s input on post-Sandy issues and their opinions on what can be done to prevent further catastrophes.
A design to rebuild
Rebuild By Design, an initiative created in 2012 by President Obama and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has selected 10 teams to … more
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The Reilly’s home in the Canals, like many in Long Beach, look fine on the outside, though inside, most homes are still under various stages of construction.
Residents feel shortchanged by NY Rising
Long Beach officials are working on behalf of residents who are fighting for money from NY Rising, the state agency tasked with distributing federal grants for Hurricane Sandy victims. The … more
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A N.y. rising representive showed how the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant could be strengthened against future storms.
A look down the road to recovery
At last week’s third public forum on post-Hurricane Sandy reconstruction, residents of Bay Park and East Rockaway finally got to see a breakdown of where $6.5 million that was allocated for … more
Sen. Charles Schumer, with LBMC CEO Doug Meltzer, left, spoke inside the shuttered hospital's emergency department, which was ready to reopen last June.
Schumer: FEMA owes LBMC $100M for Sandy damage
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Monday to release $100 million in Hurricane Sandy relief funds owed to Long Beach Medical Center, saying that bureaucratic … more
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The Long Beach branch sustained the most damage from Sandy.
Cuomo: MTA awarded $886.3M for post-Sandy rebuilding
Governor Cuomo announced last week that $886.3 million in federal funding was awarded to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to repair and rebuild infrastructure that was damaged by Hurricane … more
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Senator charles schumer held a press conference last October at a vacant property on East Hudson Street, where he urged FEMA to extend its statute of limitations for homeowners to file lawsuits against their flood insurance companies.
Flood insurance relief bill passes in the Senate
The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that will protect tens of thousands of homeowners from facing huge flood insurance premium rate hikes. The Homeowner Flood Insurance … more
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Trent Lethco, a consultant with Ove Arup & Partners, P.C, addressed an earlier meeting of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Bellmore-Merrick Planning Committee on Nov. 20, 2013.
Sandy group lists Bellmore-Merrick rebuilding priorities
A committee of local residents and a team of private consultants, tasked with developing a plan for “new infrastructure and other mitigation” in Bellmore and Merrick to lessen the impact of future catastrophic storms, have produced a list of “potential priority projects,” which in the next few weeks they must narrow down to five to 10 shovel-ready projects that could qualify for $12 million in government funding. more
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Talking about recovery and resilience
NYRCRP Public Workshop No. 3When: Tuesday, Feb. 4Where: Senior Activity Center, 376 Atlantic     Ave., East RockawayWhy: Review proposed projects re: Post-Sandy reconstruction East … more
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The Bay Park plant, which sits just yards from the bay, was knocked out of service for 44 hours after Superstorm Sandy, and roughly 100 million gallons of untreated sewage overflowed into Long Island’s Hewlett Bay.
FEMA funds OK’d for sewage plant
In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility. more
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Vice President Joe Biden joined Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday as Cuomo unveiled a plan to rebuild New York’s infrastructure, making it more resilient in order to adapt to changing weather.
Planning for a ‘new reality’
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday unveiled a $17 billion plan to overhaul the state’s infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, focusing on areas like transportation, weather prediction, … more
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