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.
Crews responded to a three-story home at 371 Bronx Park Ave., at around 12:20 p.m. due to reports of an unstable wall.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention, education and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York's roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for outside counsel to review Cornell University's response to an allegation of gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024.
A man was dragged to death after his shopping bag got caught in the doors of a subway train in Brooklyn, police said.
Crews responded to a three-story home at 371 Bronx Park Ave., at around 12:20 p.m. due to reports of an unstable wall.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention, education and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York's roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for outside counsel to review Cornell University's response to an allegation of gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024.
A man was dragged to death after his shopping bag got caught in the doors of a subway train in Brooklyn, police said.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
This weekend's nor'easter is bringing coastal flooding concerns and bands of rain to New York City and the Tri-State Area.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Remnants of the nor'easter that slammed the Tri-State Area are still lingering. The storm brought rain and caused coastal flooding as well as beach erosion.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The nor'easter is winding down, but the Tri-State Area will continue to feel its effects well into Monday.
A nor'easter is bringing more serious concerns to the Tri-State Area Sunday.
After three days of nor'easter conditions on Long Island, the cleanup and damage assessment continued on Monday.
As CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports, the South Shore town of Lindenhurst was hit especially hard.
Although fall has recently just begun, much attention is already being turned to the upcoming winter.
Lindenhurst residents are coping with inundating waters. CBS News New York's Jennifer McLogan reports.
The nor'easter that has been bringing bands of rain and heavy winds to New York, New Jersey and the Tri-State Area is finally clearing out.
The initiative focuses on crime prevention, education and seeks to celebrate Jewish life.
One of the highest-profile races in the midterm election cycle is the battle for New York's 17th Congressional District between two-term Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley.
New Jersey's former lieutenant governor is breaking his silence a day after resigning from office.
Twenty-five years ago, a Soviet-designed helicopter crossed the mountains of Afghanistan with the first CIA officers sent into the country after 9/11, the opening move in what would later become America's longest war.
New Jersey Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell submitted his resignation Friday, Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced.
CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram shares the personal details of her life-or-death brain aneurysm scare.
An 86-year-old Long Island grandfather is cancer-free thanks to medical advances and a doctor who took on a risky case.
New York City health officials have identified cooling towers potentially linked to a Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
NYU Langone has reached an agreement with the Justice Department to end gender-affirming care for minors.
A second person has died in the Legionnaires' disease cluster in the South Bronx.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in "Saved By The Bell," has died. He was 75.
Madonna won Artist of the Year while Taylor Swift became the most awarded artist in Video Music Awards history.
Challenging documentaries and award-winning features are among the offerings of New York City's leading cinema event, starring such luminaries as Pedro Pascal, Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Godzilla.
The 2026 Global Citizen Festival that was set to take over the Great Lawn in New York City's Central Park Saturday has been canceled.
The anonymous woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her said in a new court filing that she never met the rap mogul.
Injured Yankees captain Aaron Judge was left off New York's roster for its AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night.
Aaron Judge hopes to talk his way onto the Yankees roster for the AL Wild Card Series and into the starting lineup against the Red Sox.
The Minnesota Vikings are moving on from former first-round pick quarterback J.J. McCarthy.
Andrés Chaparro homered twice and the Nationals defeated the Mets 6-4 on Sunday in the season finale for both teams.
The Giants held on to beat the Titans 12-7 on Sunday, but lost their most important defensive player, Brian Burns, to a knee injury.
A weeks-long effort to build an accessible outdoor gathering space brings South Brooklyn's Jewish community together for Sukkot.
Maimonides Medical Center expanded its neonatal intensive care unit to 48 beds in 2024, the largest Level IV NICU in Brooklyn, as families navigate lengthy hospital stays with their most fragile newborns.
Neighbors have been waiting since 2021 for the bridge over the Belt Parkway to be rebuilt and reconnect Bath Beach with the waterfront.
The People's Theatre now has its first permanent home in more than 15 years, thanks to help from theater legends from the neighborhood, like Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative's 1.8-acre native plant sanctuary marks 10 years at a site where historians believe hundreds of human remains still lie
People dressed in elaborate headgear and paraded up Fifth Avenue for New York City's Easter Sunday tradition.
The Halloween tradition strolled through Manhattan's East Village on Sunday, with furry friends dressed in colorful costumes.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
The annual Easter Parade and Easter Bonnet Festival was held in Manhattan on April 20, 2025.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Jesus Acosta, 31, pleaded not guilty to killing two men in separate shootings in the Bronx and Brooklyn in August.
CBS News New York's Tony Sadiku is calling for sun and clouds through Thursday.
The judge and attorneys involved in Lindsay Clancy's murder case discussed a potential retrial date in the first hearing since the high-profile trial.
The Pima County Sheriff's Office said they and an FBI task force were recently made aware of the possible note and social media comments related to it.
Dennis Haskins, who played Principal Richard Belding in the '90s sitcom "Saved By The Bell," has died, according to his agent. He was 75.
