With
as many as 30 percent of permanent residents still living outside of Hurricane
Sandy-battered Long Beach, the city is asking their neighbors to do their part
during and after Nor’easter
Nemo is expected to blanket Long Island Friday
evening into Saturday morning.
“We
have a lot of homes that are still unoccupied in the city, so we’re going to
ask some folks to be good neighbors and make sure the sidewalks are clear and
open,” Jim LaCarrubba, Long Beach’s commissioner of public works, said Friday
afternoon. “That’s a concern of ours.”
The request — along with officials asking residents to remove
their vehicles from the streets and avoid shoveling snow from their
driveway into the middle of roads — is
part of the city’s greater effort to prepare for clean up after a snowstorm
that is forecasted to bring about a foot of snow to Long Beach.
Long
Beach has about 40 vehicles to clear snow from the streets, from plows to
payloaders to dump trucks. Toward that end, the city employed the Swift911
system Thursday to inform residents of a declared
snow emergency that would begin at 6 a.m. Friday,
in order to clear the primary emergency routes of vehicles.
“We’re
going to be out there with the snowstorm the whole night,” LaCarrubba said.
“With the rain today and then the snow on top of the rain, we’re going to have
that layer of ice and the roads are going to be very slippery. If you can avoid
going out tonight, do so. It will make it a lot easier for the residents, but
it will also make it a lot easier for our vehicles to move around.”
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Since
state regulations prohibit the city’s past practice of dumping snow into
Reynolds Channel, the city has designated lots throughout the city for dumping.
These include two lots on Broadway, one between Lafayette and Laurelton
Boulevards, and the Superblock, between Riverside and New York boulevards. The
parking lot at the Recreation Center, which is currently closed, will also be
used to dump snow, as well as another site on Park Place.
Nemo
has some, if not many, storm-wary
residents concerned about flooding. The Nor’easter is
forecasted to bring 55-mph wind gusts and coastal flooding, and high tides
arrive at approximately 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday in Long Beach. This,
after Hurricane Sandy wiped out the protective dunes and destroyed the
boardwalk three months ago. Meanwhile, as officials make plans to restore both
entities, the city has created makeshift dunes along the stretch of beach from
the east to west ends.
“It’s
held so far,” LaCarrubba said of the temporary dunes or berms. “This storm
doesn’t seem to be presenting anything different than any of the Nor’easters
that have come through.”
The
most recent severe winter storm in Long Beach arrived the
day after Christmas in 2010, when a blizzard that struck the region
dumped about two feet of snow on the barrier island, and strong winds produced
drifts that added to the totals in many areas. Following that storm, residents
hit City Hall with a flurry of complaints about snow removal. Chief among them
were that streets were not plowed days after the storm, and in some
neighborhoods, such as the West End and Canals, large snow plows could not fit
on narrow streets.
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City of Long Beach snowplow is readied for Friday's storm. (Credit: Joseph Kellard)
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john peri Jr May 23, 2013 at 04:48 pm
TRIVIA: Joseph Carlino, former Speaker of the NY State Assembly, gave a speech on the 5th…Read More Amendment at my high school graduation. His father was the Republican leader in Long Beach.
Patrick Smith May 23, 2013 at 04:38 pm
She will be questioned by kid gloved committee , and a back room deal will be made .Repukes get what…Read More they want and obama will fire her with a golden parachute ,end of story.This is America
Tideline May 23, 2013 at 12:04 pm
She also is still collecting a big paycheck for a job that she took the 5th on and would not answer…Read More any questions. She should be immediately suspended without pay. She won't she is protected by the Obama umbrella. I predict she will be recalled, since she made a statement and that negated her 5th protections. When she refuses again next time, she should be found in contempt of Congress.
Leonard Bauman May 23, 2013 at 09:27 pm
The victims are the poor defenseless cats and dogs in that shelter that Rescue Ink was using as…Read More donation pawns, giving the cats and dogs scrimps while spending the large spoils on their own selfish selves. Why can't the North Shore Animal League take over the shelter and make it a second adoption site to complement their location in Port Washington?
andy napolitano May 23, 2013 at 05:51 pm
Well lets see now. Long Beach has always been known as such a corrupt city why shouldn't them…Read More allowing these guys to illegally park their van anywhere they want come as such a surprise. Then to top it off let them open an animal shelter so they all can profit from it. I have lived in Long Beach for over 30 years & it has ALWAYS been known that city hall is not exactly on the up & up. So yeah I think we should be outraged at the City who allowed this to happen.And when this new scandel breaks wide open is everyone going to act so surprised? This is just the tip of the iceburg with this shelter & Rescue Ink.
Happy Daze May 23, 2013 at 04:49 pm
Wow such outrage. Did you really think these guys, who illegally parked their van in a handicapped…Read More spot every night in the west end a few years back, were going to be the saviors they portrayed themselves to be?
Oh and let's not blame this on the City because at least the City tried to provide an animal shelter for Long Beach.
Patrick Smith May 23, 2013 at 04:42 pm
This is economic cleansing by vulture capitalists ,Agenda 21 moving as planned
Tideline May 23, 2013 at 07:45 am
I spoke with the construction mgr who told me that the entire bsmt, 1 st flr were flooded and 2 feet…Read More of water onto the second floor. Foundation is sound, that is why they will be moving back in within 60 days. As bad as the damage looks, their financial picture seems even worse. Construction mgr did not seem to care about the owners situation, just finishing the work.
sun&sand May 23, 2013 at 07:05 am
The water flooded the first floor of apts. I am not sure if the entire foundation is sound--the…Read More building was built on sand and several of the pilings might have to be reinforced. The 2nd floor and above was not flooded. The building sits on sand and is wide open to the elements. The people I know have been paying their maintenance charges which included RE taxes. However, the need for more money to fix everything is more than they have on hand.
Me May 22, 2013 at 10:46 am
Might actually be cheaper to buy a used RV. It doesn't need to really run or drive well. You can…Read More find them on craigslist for as little as $1,000 dollars. Even if you change aout all matresses, clean up etc you could be all in for only the cost of a month or two rent. Then you can re-sell, donate to charity or give it away free when done and no problem if construction runs long you own it.
andy napolitano May 23, 2013 at 03:34 pm
Just speculating that Schumer is buddies with Joe Panzarella & the shelter got finished while…Read More other places are still waiting. People can take what they want from that comment but it looks fishy.
andy napolitano May 23, 2013 at 08:26 am
Yeah I've seen all the pictures of Joe "Panz" Panzarella with Chuck Schumer. Rescue Ink…Read More gets their shelter back but so many other things that are more important are still not up & running. The few animals that Rescue Ink had were in a safe warehouse so there was no real hurry to move them back to the building the shelter is in but they're back. "Politics make strange bedfellows" isn't that the saying? Chuck & Joe. Makes ya wanna go Hmmmmmmmm!!!!!!
Eddie May 22, 2013 at 10:52 am
Your bill of sale on Craigslist says the door is Fiberglas, not "clear pine".
Erica May 23, 2013 at 01:51 am
What about the foot bridges to just get in the beach in the west end? And the people still out of…Read More their homes? And the phoney letters claiming outrageous percentages of damage (proven to be untrue) to get us to raise the houses for how many thousands to be reassessed higher taxes?
Eddie May 22, 2013 at 09:21 pm
Asbury Park = Democrats.
Freeport = Democrats
Rockaway = Democrats
Long Beach = Democrats.
Paul Carrella May 22, 2013 at 10:41 am
Taht's right Tony, takes a long time to figure out how to steal that kind of dough. Welcome to the…Read More new Asbury Park.
paul.d.spellman May 21, 2013 at 10:56 am
If you have an alarm system, you need to pay the city fee. They hired an outside company to manage…Read More the payments so now the fee is expected to be collected.
Leonard Bauman May 21, 2013 at 07:33 pm
I have heard 3 stories: the movie theatre owner had no flood insurance and will need to find $$ to…Read More rebuild, no $$ so far; the theatre will be razed and will become home to 4 stores, the movie theatre will be renovated into a world class theatre with surround sound and ticket prices of $2 for children and $4 for adults except after 4PM.
IRISH 4 May 21, 2013 at 10:41 am
I cant believe all the shore towns with boardwalks up and running & Lb hasnt even started .So…Read More much for we are different and are building a better one,Well the first one lasted many years so just upgrade and get finished.& months later and not even a board in & still making excuses AND 4XS THE COST ....WOW WHAT A BARGAIN .
Publius May 21, 2013 at 08:56 am
some observations: one, applicable regulations for safety provide you cannot have mixed swimming…Read More and surfing beaches, so if the idea is to have both, you need to allocate. two, different beaches, because of bottom conditions, have very different waves -- ergo, the selection of beaches for surfing. three, on any given summer day with decent waves, and barely decent on a weekend, the number of surfers is dangerous. truly. I will not let my younger children surf/learn on those days. I won't even surf those days. four, on any given summer day, the number of people in the water, let alone actually swimming, is incredibly small in comparison to our total available beach real estate. five, as a general rule under this schedule, no swimmer should have to walk more than a few seconds to 2 minutes to be on a swimming beach. it is an allocation issue and not everyone is going to like the allocation, but that's often a part of the give and take of living in a community where resources are shared. folks who live near the train station have commuters parking in front of the their houses, sometimes with cars left for 2-3 days. similar for folks who live near the beach and can't get parking for themselves or at least their guests on a weekend. there are unbelievable issues with allocation of sports fields for practice and games. west-enders put up with bar traffic and a lot of other things. in any event, my two cents.
john peri Jr May 19, 2013 at 09:02 am
Food is just one element of achieving health. There are probably thousands. For…Read More instance---exercise, clean water, sunshine, avoiding poisons, proper sleep, stress management, education, etc.
john peri Jr May 19, 2013 at 07:31 am
With my suggestion, the IRS could enforce compliance with bathroom inspection raids.
Patrick Smith May 18, 2013 at 08:59 am
After looking at strongerthanthestorm.com and well Jersey completed the work they did,we got to…Read More replace the clowns we have running all of Long Beach