Officials: Long Beach boardwalk reopening date uncertain

Originally published: February 25, 2013 1:38 PM
Updated: February 25, 2013 9:39 PM
By PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@newsday.com

Photo credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa | The Long Beach boardwalk remained heavily damaged 2 1/2 months after superstorm Sandy hit the Long Island area. (Jan. 15, 2013)

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Sen. Chuck Schumer, surrounded by City of Long

Sandy photos around Long Beach Workers from Corbex Construction perform start repairs on

Destruction and rebuilding after Sandy at Jones Beach Long Beach's boardwalk is 2.5 miles long and

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Long Beach leaders heralded a plan to rebuild the city's boardwalk stronger than it had been before superstorm Sandy, but declined to speculate when the tourist attraction could open.

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) held a news conference in the shadow of the ruined boardwalk's concrete stanchions yesterday morning to say that he is pushing the Federal Emergency Management Agency for federal...

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