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From the City of Long Beach on Thursday: "We have made great strides since the storm pummeled our City two and a half weeks ago. Power has been restored to almost all, we restored safe and clean drinking water, and our sewer system is back up and running. While we remain in a state of emergency, enforce a curfew, and maintain an aggressive police presence to ensure residents’ safety, we have joined with County Executive Mangano to lift the mandatory evacuation order. Help is here in force - extraordinary assistance, resources, & personnel continue to pour in from around the nation."

City Hall

• Long Beach City Hall (516-431-1000) is open for normal everyday business (e.g., bill payments, licensing).
• All disaster-related issues should be brought to one of our temporary distribution centers throughout the City.

• Residents can file claims at fema.gov or at the shelter at Nassau Community College.
• FEMA registration intake available for individuals and small businesses at Ice Arena 7 days a week from 9-5.
• You can contact the NCC FEMA representatives at 770-216-3335 or 1-800-621-3362. 
• Document all of your damage (e.g., take photographs, save receipts).
  
• A trailer with representatives is at the Waldbaum’s Plaza to provide information and assistance.

• Document all of your damage.
• Building inspectors continue to visit every home in the city.

• To volunteer, call 516-301-0932. Donations are being accepted at the Ice Arena. Items needed include blankets, diapers (all sizes), wipes, children’s shoes, paper towels, toilet paper, batteries, socks, hats, gloves and shopping bags.
• Bring food and water donations to East and West Schools and Waldbaum’s Plaza. Financial Donations can be sent to: City of Long Beach Relief; 1 West Chester St.; Long Beach, NY 11561

• Contractors, licensed by any entity, will be permitted to work in LB; make sure repairs follow City zoning codes.  
• Beware of UNLICENSED contractors and SCAMS; make sure to obtain a copy of your contractor’s insurance.  Feel free to contact the Building Department

• Water has been approved safe to use and drink by Nassau Health Dept. Residents, health care facilities, commercial buildings, apartment buildings, must flush out faucets for 10-15 minutes before drinking or using the water for the first time.

• Mail is being delivered to almost all postal routes; if your mail is not being delivered, call 228-7502 for more information.

• Long Beach City Schools returned  Nov. 13 for a partial opening. Call 897-2000 or visit lbeach.org for information.
• School is open at Lindell School, East School, & LB High School;
  visit lbeach.org (find a web buddy if you do not have access to the internet) or call 897-2000; the district will be operating a transportation command center.
• Youth and Family Services early morning and after-school child care programs have resumed at Lindell School (Lido/Lindell students) and East School (West/East students); the entire first floor of the Senior Community Center will be undergoing restoration; we will provide a modified program once work has been completed and utilities reinstated; contact 456-9902 for more information.
  

• Verizon has established a station in Kennedy Plaza where you can charge your electronic devices, make free short phone calls anywhere in the world, and access the Internet.
• T-Mobile cell phone access in the central downtown of Long Beach has been restored.
• A warming and charging station is located at the LIRR; the station will be manned from 9am-2pm.

• LIPA has restored power to nearly all Long Beach homes that are safe to energize; if your home has not been energized and you believe it should be, please call LIPA at 1-800-490-0075. 
• Representatives from National Grid are going door to door providing gas restoration info.

• City buses & para-transit buses are operating on their regular routes twice every hour.
• NICE buses are providing transportation to shelters from depot for hot showers from 8am-3pm; must bring own towels.
• LIRR is running limited weekday train service to and from Long Beach; from 4:58AM to 8:59pm, taking passengers to Lynbrook where they will be transferred to electric cars; service will not be available on weekends or holidays, including Thanksgiving; visit www.mta.org/lirr or the train station for schedules and information.
• The top tier of the LIRR parking garage is open for commuters.

• The evacuation order has been lifted, and the curfew has been relaxed, so please feel free to visit our local shops and restaurants as they are rebuilding also.
• Keep your generators at least 25 feet away from homes to avoid carbon monoxide exposure.
• LBFD needs residents to conserve energy (use generators/dishwashers sparingly) as it may overload poles and start fires.
• A warming and charging station is located at the LIRR; the station will be manned from 9am-2pm.
• LBPD has completed thousands of checks and are patrolling City constantly in non-LBPD vehicles; LBPD vehicles were damaged in the storm.
• Please remove car batteries from damaged vehicles to prevent car fires.
• All non-profits must fill out a FEMA request for public assistance from; please contact Nassau County OEM at 573-0636.
• The LBFD has established a medical infirmary, traiging patients in the back of the bus dept.

• The City has secured a federally staffed temporary hospital (DMAT – Disaster Medical Assistance Team) located at the Rec Baseball Field and is a full-service emergency department; call 911 for emergencies; the DMAT has seen more than 1,000 patients, including many recovery related injuries and illnesses so please be careful.  
• The Red Cross will be providing mental health counselors for hurricane victims at the DMAT.

• The Long Beach Lawyers Association; visit longbeach-lawyers.org for information concerning all disaster recovery legal matters.

• Mitchel Field shelter is still accepting pets.
• LB Animal Shelter is conducting a search and rescue of pets: please contact 516-941-5345 or 516-410-8029.
  

• Donated food, water, clothing, and household item distribution is at the Ice Arena.

• This weekend they had: 40 City sanitation vehicles, 37 knuckle boom trucks, 10 dump trucks & 2 payloaders from North Hempstead, 12 garbage trucks from Huntington, 5 garbage trucks, 4 dump trucks, 1 backhoe and 1 payloader from Glen Cove
• Crews are picking up debris, bagged and bulk items 7 days a week; leave trash at curb
  
• Do not block hydrants
• You MUST separate your debris and trash into the following groups: 1) raw bagged garbage and bagged household trash, 2) construction and demolition material (e.g., drywall, carpeting), 3) paint, 4) hazardous chemicals, 5) electronics (e.g., TVs, radios), & 6) appliances (e.g., washers, dryers, refrigerators)
• Park vehicles so they are not blocking roadway or debris piles; this drastically improves clean-up effort and response time.
• Garbage has been picked up everywhere at least once since the storm. The mandatory evacuation order remains in effect, and residents should not be here putting out garbage. We are bringing out every truck possible from across the region to assist in our cleanup efforts.
• The City is working to clear the streets block by block. They are clearing over 10,000 yards of debris from our streets each day, and are working to increase that amount by adding additional resources. The City estimates they will have to clear over 300,000 yards of material as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
• The City has removed nearly 100,000 yards of bulk material from the City in just two weeks. The City has also removed more than 4,000 yards of trees & vegetative debris, well over 2,000 tons of regular garbage, and over 1,000 yards of appliances.  
• They are adding additional equipment today to target the narrow streets, as well as additional vendors to supplement the City trucks and outside vendors already brought in.
• Once your street has been cleared of debris, we will moving to address other streets and will return to your block only for normal sanitation. Any additional Construction and Demolition debris (C&D) put out at the curb will have to be handled by your contractor. As per FEMA, C&D is reimbursable by insurance and not City.

• The city has nothing to do with cars being towed. That is between the car owner and the insurance company, so people need to call their insurance companies.
• Abandoned vehicles making certain roads impassable for both clean up and emergency response vehicles.
• Vehicles impeding recovery operations will be towed to Lido West in the Town of Hempstead.

• Bank of America has a kiosk open;
• Emigrant Bank is open 8-3 on weekdays & 9-1 on weekend
• Citibank will be opening shortly.