Long Beach Post Office Reopens After Sandy
More than a month after superstorm Sandy ravaged the city, its post office is back in business and residents couldn't be more grateful.
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More than a month after superstorm Sandy ravaged the city, its post office is back in business and residents couldn't be more grateful.
Sen. Chuck Schumer helped secure a $910,000 grant from the federal government to allow the Long Beach Fire Department to reinstate five young firefighters for the next two years.
Residents and business owners are thrilled, saying it's badly needed.
Superstorm Sandy blasted through the New York metro area a whole month ago, but some shoreline residents remain without heat.
Black Friday was the big day for major retailers, but Saturday is all about the mom and pop stores.
Homeowners in Long Island's flood zones have been taking precautions, using protective suits, masks, gloves and boots as they warily clear muck, sewage and mold-infested wallboard. Hundreds of residents have been seeking medical attention.
With assistance and equipment supplied by Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey and the federal government, the hospital has established its emergency department in a parking lot across the street.
Schumer said a nationwide plan to require power reserves for cell towers would help ensure no disruption in coverage following severe weather, a terrorist attack or any other events that may cause power failures.
Officials have reopened the roads that lead into Long Beach, one of the communities on Long Island's south shore devastated by superstorm Sandy. Now residents are truly assessing the damage and, where possible, beginning to cleanup.
The resumption of service on the Long Beach Branch means all 10 LIRR branches are back in operation following superstorm Sandy.
There's an emotional element present that makes it clear these kids have been through something over the past two weeks that has changed their lives
CBS 2's Lou Young got an exclusive look at a new kind of portable hospital that has popped up on Long Beach, Long Island, to help in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
The Long Island barrier island community of Long Beach said Sunday that it has come a long way in its efforts to restore life to normal since Superstorm Sandy.
For those on Long Island without power since Sandy struck, there is word from the Long Island Power Authority that they won't want to hear.
The storm dropped 3.9 inches of snow in Central Park as of 11 p.m. Wednesday night. In fact, this storm was on track to be the biggest snowstorm on record in October or November. The previous record in Central Park for those months was 4.4 inches in November of 1989.
The "Spirit of Louisiana'' can easily be placed into service because it's built to the City of New York's specifications.
Volunteers are organizing on social media or just showing up with offers of help.
Until last week, the Koff family of Long Beach was living the American dream, with a gorgeous home on Reynolds Channel -- and then sandy happened, pushing three feet of water into their home, and upending their lives.
Long Beach was a city making progress Friday, but some parts were so completely devastated, many of the residents said they couldn't see their way out their despair.
Wednesday was filled with devastation, destruction and depression for those living across Long Island, especially in areas like Merrick and Long Beach.
The victim was shaking and crying as she spoke in the Nassau County courtroom during the sentencing hearing, WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reported.
15-year-old Sarah Colletti tweeted from the hospital burn unit on Wednesday. She said, "[the] fact that I'm alive right now is the biggest miracle."
The city of Long Beach is inundated with false alarms – more than 1,000 a year. Police officers, firemen and ambulances race to a home or business only to discover there is no emergency.
Firefighters were taken to a place where fire is the least of their worries, where one misstep can be fatal. It's a world that they could be asked to enter at a moment's notice to save you.
Known as the city by the beach for good reason, Long Beach, Long Island has the bay on one side, and the ocean on the other, effectively surrounding it with beaches. With its small community feel and pristine, white sandy beaches, Long Beach is an oasis less than an hour outside of Manhattan.
