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Long Beach Medical Center’s lower levels were flooded with 10 feet of water during Sandy.

The storm-battered Long Beach Medical Center, which was slated to reopen its doors this week, is now eyeing a mid- to late-April opening. The 162-bed hospital has remained closed as it undergoes … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/3/13

City Manager Jack Schnirman said that business owners impacted by Sandy should apply for CDBG funding.

Schnirman urges businesses to apply for CDBG money

City Manager Jack Schnirman is urging business owners to apply for much-needed federal funding that the state will soon make available through Community Development Block Grants. The Disaster … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

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

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

Criminal Law

Q: I received a grand jury subpoena seeking payroll records from my company. I don’t know why the government would be interested in my payroll as I’ve done nothing wrong. The subpoena is … more

By Michael A. Scotto | 3/25/13

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

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

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

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

Buffeted by wind-blown sand, workers planted grass last Friday on the massive dunes the state is building along the Ocean Parkway to protect it from the Atlantic Ocean’s onslaught in the event of another storm like Hurricane Sandy.

Officials: Jones Beach is on the road to recovery

Repair crews are hurrying to repair the damage that Hurricane Sandy inflicted on the beaches and parkways of Jones Beach Island and Robert Moses State Park, state officials say. A $32.2 million restoration project is scheduled to be finished before Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer beach season. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 3/20/13

Cedarhurst-based Labor & Industry for Education provides free assistance to homeowners dealing with issues from Hurricane Sandy and foreclosure, and several other services.

Helping Sandy victims

For those having trouble paying their mortgage, are in foreclosure or in need of help following Hurricane Sandy, the Cedarhurst-based organization, Labor & Industry For Education, Inc. (LIFE), provides that assistance at no cost. more

By Ann Friedman | 3/20/13

Civic Law

Q: I’ve been reading a lot lately about a 2% tax cap which the State has imposed on local governments and school districts. But my taxes aren’t going down? What is this all about? A: … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 3/19/13

Employment Law

Q: My husband and I own and operate two businesses: a restaurant located in Nassau County and a florist in lower Manhattan. I understand that the number of sex discrimination and harassment … more

By Joni Haviva Kletter | 3/19/13

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