WEEKLY RECAP: Schumer Pushes for Boardwalk Funds, C-Town Sold, AT&T Denied Variance

Here are the Long Beach Patch’s top stories of the week:

Schumer Pushes FEMA for More Boardwalk Funds

Sen. Charles Schumer vowed to get the federal government to give Long Beach the necessary funds to build a new boardwalk at press conference on National Boulevard beach Monday.

Sandy Ends C-Town’s Four-Decade Run

C-Town supermarket in the West End was sold to an new owner who plans to open a Key Food at the building on West Beech Street, possibly this spring.

Long Beach Residents Demand Beach Protection — Now!

While City of Long Beach officials focus on rebuilding a new boardwalk, possibly by early summer, many residents have called immediate short-term beach restoration the city’s top priority.

Residents Eye Other Beach Communities’ Replenishment Efforts

As some Long Beach residents demand immediate short-term beach protection after Hurricane Sandy wiped away the dunes and forced millions of cubic yards of sand off the beach, they are keeping an eye on beach restoration projects in nearby beach communities, such as the Rockaways and Gilgo Beach.


Zoning Board Denies AT&T Antennas Atop Penthouse

The Long Beach Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to deny AT&T’s request for a variance to permanently relocated cell antennas on the roof of a penthouse atop Granada Towers.