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Many residents whose homes sustained more than 50 percent damage from Sandy received letters from the city informing them that they have to rebuild or elevate their houses to comply with FEMA requirements.
Hundreds of Long Beach homes need to be rebuilt
Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street … more
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FEMA registration deadline extended for Sandy survivors in N.Y.
At the request of the State of New York, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a 15-day extension for Hurricane Sandy survivors to apply for disaster assistance. Survivors now … more
Volunteers Starr Lederer, left, Denise Ferias and Bari Jay unpacked and organized books on the first floor of the library on March 9.
Long Beach Library to reopen March 27
The Long Beach Public Library, which has remained closed after it sustained major damage during Hurricane Sandy, will reopen on Wednesday, March 27, at 9 a.m. On March 9, more than 70 volunteers … more
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City Council President Scott Mandel spoke with U.S. Sen. Mary L. Landrieu during a Senate Field Hearing in Staten Island last month to evaluate the efforts underway to rebuild after Hurricane Sandy.
FEMA urged to cover nearly all Sandy-related costs
U.S. Rep. Peter King said that he is working to help Long Beach obtain the maximum reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to cover most, if not all, of the city’s $200 … more
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The worst of Sandy's wrath may still be on its way
Months after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and left behind heartache on Long Island, many Nassau and Suffolk County residents who suffered little, if any, damage in the storm are still going to be hit hard in the coming months — in their pocketbooks, with higher taxes. more
Mary Anne trasciatti, founder of the Hurricane Sandy Long Beach Oral History Project, and her film crew conducted many of the interviews at Gentle Brew Coffee Roasters.
Stories of survival
Everyone who lived and suffered through Hurricane Sandy has a story they say they will never forget. But Mary Anne Trasciatti isn’t so sure. “People have been through an ordeal — [they] say … more
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FEMA extends Transitional Sheltering Assistance program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, at the request of the State of New York, has approved a 21-day extension to the Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) program, which allows eligible … more
TV host Ricky Paull Goldin, center, and “The View’s” Sherri Shepherd, bottom left, with the Enright family, after they broke the news that their home is slated for a makeover on “Spontaneous Construction.”
Sandy-damaged home to get a makeover
Two parents, six kids, two dogs, one ferret — and one bathroom. All eight members of the Enright family have been living in the top floor of their Michigan Street house since Hurricane Sandy … more
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State says 10 banks hold back millions in Sandy aid
The New York State Department of Financial Services said on Tuesday that it had identified 10 banks that have been slowest to pay insurance claims to Hurricane Sandy victims, and told them to speed … more
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Bryan Murphy, left, the founder of Sandy Help LB, with Marian Freedman in what used to be her living room.
Sandy victims grow weary
Marian Freedman, 70, has lived on Dalton Street with her husband, Gus, 88, since 1972. She has paid their flood insurance bills on time, and they fled the city whenever a mandatory evacuation order … more
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