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Long Beach Residents Keep Pushing Forward With Rebuilding From Sandy

Long Beach has come a long way from the devastation of superstorm Sandy, but the work isn’t done, and residents and business owners told WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs that they won’t stop until it’s all finished.

2013/06/07

Long Beach boardwalk construction, June 5, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Long Beach Residents Lament Slow Boardwalk Rebuilding Process

One quarter mile of boardwalk facing the most popular beaches will open on July 23. The other 80 percent is expected to be complete by early November.

2013/06/05

(file / credit: Long Beach Medical Center)

Struggle Continues To Fully Reopen Long Beach Medical Center

Officials at the last hospital still closed because of damage from Superstorm Sandy are no longer predicting when they will be able to reopen.

2013/06/05

An apartment building in Long Beach, N.Y. after a balcony collapsed - June 4, 2013 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Engineers To Assess Situation After Apartment Balcony Collapses In Long Beach

Residents of the old two-story brick apartment building are being told to stay off the balconies after last night’s collapse down on to a vacant patio.

2013/06/04

Balcony Collapse On Long Island Leaves Several Injured

Five people were hurt Monday night when a balcony collapsed in Long Beach, Long Island.

2013/06/03

Nassau County Police Seek Clues In Student’s 1986 Murder

Chaim Weiss was found murdered in November 1986. Police said the 15-year-old was stabbed to death in his sleep at the Mesivta of Long Beach.

2013/05/28

Memorial Day At Coney Island (credit: CBS 2)

Throngs Of Sun Worshippers Hit The Beaches For Memorial Day

For many people, Memorial Day is considered the start of the beach season and the unofficial start to summer, but the beginning of the holiday weekend got off to a cold, windy and rainy start.

2013/05/27

People walk through the arcade area on the newly rebuilt boardwalk after it was damaged by Superstorm Sandy May 4, 2013 in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Summer After Sandy: Jersey Shore Reopens As Storm Recovery Continues

Declaring the Jersey shore officially open for the summer, Gov. Chris Christie cut a 5-mile long ribbon Friday symbolically linking some of the shore towns that were hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy.

2013/05/24

Nassau County police cruiser (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS/File)

Police Reopening Investigation Into 1986 Murder Of Long Beach Student

The Nassau County Police Department will hold a press conference Tuesday on the death of 15-year-old Chaim Weiss.

2013/05/24

Sarah Colletti's bicycle (credit: CBS 2)

Long Beach Man Pleads Guilty To Hitting Teen, Dragging Her 600 Feet

German Gutierrez, 50, pleaded guilty Thursday to assault, depraved indifference, aggravated driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident with serious physical injury, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced.

2013/05/17

The ruins of a destroyed home sit in the sand on November 21, 2012 in Mantoloking, New Jersey. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

6 Months After Superstorm Sandy, Signs Of Progress But More To Be Done

Sandy caused billions of dollars in damage and left tens of thousands of people homeless after coming ashore Oct. 29. Six months later, major issues including housing, business, tourism and coastal protection still remain.

2013/04/29

Groundbreaking Held For New Long Beach Boardwalk

A groundbreaking was held for Saturday for the new $44.2 million boardwalk on Long Beach, Long Island.

2013/04/27

A section of the destroyed boardwalk in Long Beach, N.Y. - April 4, 2013 (credit: Mike Xirinachs / WCBS 880)

Long Beach Boardwalk Reconstruction To Begin Next Week

Preliminary construction of Long Beach’s new $44.2 million boardwalk is set to begin next week, but it won’t be complete for the summer.

2013/04/05

Sandy damage in Long Beach, Long Island (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

Long Island Community Group Looks To Help 100 Sandy Victims

A new group called ‘Friends of Long Island’ plans to raise $500,000 to help up to 100 people get back into their Sandy-ravaged homes. The group is made up of local residents and community leaders.

2013/04/04

Bruno, an adult Rottweiler, is need of a new home. He was turned over to an emergency shelter in Nassau County after Superstorm Sandy. (credit: NCSPCA)

Superstorm Sandy Dog In Need Of Home As L.I. Shelter Prepares To Close

A dog that was brought to a temporary shelter in Nassau County after Superstorm Sandy is now in need of a new home as the shelter prepares to close its doors.

2013/03/14

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