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The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to reduce the original proposed tax rate of 12.39 percent to 9.97 percent.
Council trims budget, tax rate
The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a significantly reduced 2023-24 budget, replacing one it proposed late last month, now with a lower tax rate and, as a result, reduced … more
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A state employee demonstrates how a drone works to identify sharks in the waters of Long Island’s South Shore beaches.
New York State goes on shark alert for summer
The shark search is on! Governor Kathy Hochul announced a new supply of drones and technology that will aid in monitoring sharks off the South Shore this summer, alleviating concerns as … more
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Long Beach council lowers tax rate and budget
The Long Beach City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a significantly reduced 2023-24 budget over one it had proposed at the end of April, with a now lowered tax rate and lower taxes for … more
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Long Beach released a 300-plus-page Comprehensive Plan detailing what the city should look like in decades to come, complete with recommendations for updating zoning codes and supporting senior housing, among others.
Long Beach unveils plan for the future
After several years of work and study, Long Beach this week released a 300-plus-page plan for what the city should look like in decades to come, complete with recommendations for updating the … more
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Voters passed the 2023-24 Long Beach school district budget Tuesday night by a wide margin, 1,258 to 324.
Long Beach school budget is approved
Long Beach voters passed the school district’s proposed budget by a wide margin on Tuesday, while also approving the spending plan for the library and electing two school board trustees. … more
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Beryl Solomon-Jackowitz, 43, of Long Beach.
Advocate asks city to re-consider retail pot sales
A leading advocate for the retail sale of marijuana in Long Beach is circulating a petition calling on the city council to allow for the legal use of cannabis as a way to help raise revenues at a … more
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Voting is next Tuesday, May 16, and takes place at three locations, including Lindell Elementary School.
School budget hearing is an oddly quiet one
School board budget hearings are often noisy, sometimes even raucous affairs. But at the Long Beach school board meeting Tuesday night, matters were quite different: No one spoke — for or … more
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Gillen said she is running “because public service can be a noble calling that makes people’s lives better,” months after losing her re-election bid.
Laura Gillen announces plans to run again
In  a surprise announcement only months after losing her re-election bid to represent the Fourth District in Congress, Democrat Laura Gillen said Wednesday morning that she plans to run for the … more
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U.S. Rep. George Santos walks out of the courthouse in Central Islip on Wednesday after pleading not guilty to multiple federal charges including wire fraud and money laundering.
George Santos charged with wire fraud, money laundering
U.S. Rep. George Santos was arrested this morning, turning himself in on a 13-count indictment accusing him of wire fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and making materially false statements to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he serves. more
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City Comptroller Inna Reznick gave a budget presentation at Tuesday night’s meeting, highlighting key points in the spending plan.
Opinions are mixed at council’s first hearing on budget proposal
The city held the first of two public hearings on the proposed 2023-24 budget Tuesday night, at which a crowd of community members took advantage of the opportunity to voice their complaints, or … more
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