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A grass-roots, civic-style, public meeting was held on Sunday night in East Rockaway, attracting two dozen people, some of whom are still waiting to get back into their homes since Hurricane Sandy … more
Just days after city officials held a meeting with representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to discuss a plan to protect the barrier island from future storms like Hurricane Sandy, U.S. … more
City officials are again calling on state lawmakers to approve a measure that would allow the city to borrow up to $12 million in serial bonds to not only pay down its deficit, but cover costs … more
After more than 40 years in business, C-Town, the West End’s only supermarket, has closed its doors after it sustained significant damage during Hurricane Sandy. Co-owner Rob Koff said that he … more
More than three months after the City Council approved a resolution to revisit an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan that was rejected in 2006, City Manager Jack Schnirman said that … more
I had hoped that no one would take issue with my Feb. 14-20 column (“City must approve Army Corps plan”), because I used the exact same information that appeared in an article in a September 2005 … more
Just weeks after the city held the last of a series of meetings in which it solicited residents’ input on rebuilding the boardwalk, officials unveiled a preliminary design of the structure at … more
Some help for homeowners desperately waiting for insurance money to rebuild their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will be available next week, after New York State's Department of Financial … more
The East Rockaway Chamber of Commerce hosted a public forum on Feb. 20 that drew dozens of frustrated business owners, homeowners and renters from East Rockaway, Bay Park and neighboring communities … more
Like no other storm since the “Long Island Express” of 1938, Hurricane Sandy ripped apart Long Island’s South Shore, lifting docks off their moorings and depositing them miles away, tearing hot tubs from backyard decks and dumping them in the canals that line the coast, and sending boats big and small hurtling out to sea. more
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