Long Beach resident Robert Snyder was near a local railway several years ago when he witnessed a garbage man emptying a pail. As the man waited to be picked up by a sanitation truck — stuck on the other side of the tracks — a plastic bag, which had fallen from the container, kept sticking to his leg. The worker pushed it away repeatedly.
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By Ben Strack
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5/12/17
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Fourteen people, including an Elmont man, have been indicted for their alleged roles in running a “large-scale” heroin ring in Nassau, Queens and Brooklyn, according to District Attorney Madeline Singas.
Much of the heroin was sold in Long Beach, Hicksville and Levittown. The Rockville Centre Police Department was among the units that helped bust the ring, Singas said.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/6/17
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If there was ever a company that demonstrated greed, it would be iStar. If there was ever a city government that demonstrated a lack of openness and morality, it is the officials of the City of Long Beach.
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5/4/17
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Long Island Rail Road officials offered a glimpse into its revamp of the Long Beach branch on April 21, which, when completed, would allow rail service to operate uninterrupted in the face of severe …
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By Peter Belfiore
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5/3/17
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People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . .
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4/13/17
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Now in its seventh year, Long Beach Multi Medicine (LBMM) provides a unique variety of services and treatments for musculoskeletal injuries, surgery and/or chronic conditions.
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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4/7/17
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Though vacant buildings and boarded-up storefronts occupy portions of Long Beach Road in Island Park, one business in the village has flourished for decades, and continues to draw customers from around the South Shore.
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By Ben Strack
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2/21/17
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An Island Park woman was arrested Wednesday morning after she allegedly overdosed on heroin while driving in Long Beach, and crashed her car into a storage unit near the city’s fire department.
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By Ben Strack
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2/16/17
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Long Island Rail Road trains were operating "on or close" to schedule by midday on Wednesday after a non-commuter train derailed near the Jamaica story around 4 a.m., according the LIRR's website.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/8/17
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Exhibits and more...
Ansel Adams: Sight and FeelingAn exhibition of Adams’ photographs that demonstrates how his intuitive and emotional response to the landscape resulted in powerful and …
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1/26/17
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