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The council closed a loophole that allowed a developer to build a controversial two-family home on West Market Street.

The City Council unanimously approved a measure last week that will cut red tape for residents in the Walks and West End neighborhoods looking to elevate their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The resolution also closed a zoning loophole that allowed a developer to build a controversial two-family home on West Market Street last year and sparked a public outcry. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/25/16

The city has selected local vendors for the new comfort stations along the boardwalk, like this one at Riverside Boulevard.

Vendors selected for new comfort stations

Visitors to Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk will now have more food options along the 2.2-mile span beginning Memorial Day weekend, after the City Council approved the vendors to occupy new comfort stations for the upcoming beach season at Tuesday’s meeting. more

By Ben Strack | 4/21/16

Lynbrook gets crystal-ized: Long Beach native Billy Crystal hosted a free screening of his upcoming film “Parental Guidance” at the UA Lynbrook 6 movie theater on Monday night for more than 1,000 Long Beach residents who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Pictured with Crystal was Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman.

Billy Crystal visits Lynbrook

Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy ripped through their community, destroying homes, cars and nearly everything else in its path, Long Beach residents got a chance to laugh on Monday night thanks to … more

By Brian Croce | 12/12/12

The Long Beach City Council is calling on NY Rising to cut more red tape for homeowners who are trying to elevate and return home, saying that recent changes to the program have set the process back.

City Council calls for changes to NY Rising

The City Council expressed its ongoing frustration with New York Rising last week, calling on the agency to cut more red tape that has brought the recovery process to a standstill for many homeowners, more than two years after Hurricane Sandy. more

By Anthony Rifilato | 2/26/15

South Nassau Communities Hospital representatives presented the results of a study that concluded that a full-service hospital with 50 beds would lose more than $10 million per year.

Residents criticize South Nassau’s proposed use of FEMA funds

South Nassau Communities Hospital presented the results of a study of the barrier island’s medical needs to more than 100 residents at Lindell Elementary School on Monday, where hospital officials said that using $170 million in Federal Emergency Management Agency and state funds to build a hospital that resident have been calling for would result in the loss of more than $10 million a year. more

By Ben Strack | 3/3/16

PSEG Long Island to jumpstart in 2014

One year after Superstorm Sandy laid waste to Long Island’s electrical grids, New Jersey-based energy company PSE&G is preparing to replace LIPA in managing … more

By John Maher | 11/13/13

Critical failure at Bay Park sewage plant

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano this evening issued a Conserve Water Order as Hurricane Sandy has caused a critical infrastructure failure at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. At this … more

10/30/12

Lt. Sam Pinto is a career firefighter, paramedic, nationally certified fire instructor, and certified fire and life safety educator. He can be reached at SPinto@iaff287.org.

Daylight saving time — a time to remember fire safety

Daylight saving time is March 13, when we spring our clocks forward by an hour. It is also a great time to review your home fire safety and check your detectors. more

By Sam Pinto | 3/11/16

Gary Schall greets Facilities Director Chris Milano with an elbow bump at the ribbon-cutting.

A special kind of homecoming

“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen | 4/24/13

The film "Surge" was shown out side City Hall.

Long Beach marks anniversary of Hurricane Sandy

For Harmon Street resident Josie Matier, it sometimes feels like only yesterday that a 9-foot storm surge washed over the city, the disastrous result of Hurricane Sandy. At around 6:30 p.m. last … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/31/13

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