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Storm Causes Massive Erosion, Knocks Out Chunks Of Long Island Beaches
BABYLON, NY (WCBS 880) - Saturday night’s storm was just the latest in a series of devastating hits to Long Island‘s beautiful south shore beaches. WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs:...
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Lack Of Sand To Mean More Crowded Beach At Robert Moses
BABYLON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - One of Long Island’s most popular beaches will be a little more crowded this Memorial Day weekend, WCBS 880 Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs reported. WCBS 880 Long Island...
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Thousands Expected At Jones Beach For Memorial Day Weekend, Air Show
WANTAGH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - A whopping 350,000 people are expected at Jones Beach for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall reported. Along with the sand, the water, the shopping,...
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Officials Worried Tropical Storm Beryl May Cause Beach Erosion On Long Island
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – As Tropical Storm Beryl slams the coast in parts of Florida and Georgia, officials in New York are worried about what damage it could bring to some of Long Island’s most...
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New York Has One Of The Best Beach Seasons In Memory
WANTAGH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - New York State parks officials who monitor beaches are already looking back on the summer of 2012 with smiling eyes. WCBS 880 Long Island Bureau Chief Mike Xirinachs On The...
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Jones Beach State Park Closed Until Further Notice; Boardwalk May Have To Be...
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Superstorm Sandy has substantially damaged historic Jones Beach State Park and swamped a beach at nearby Robert Moses State Park deep under roiling seawater. Sandy...
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Federal Sandy Aid To Fund Dredging, Beach Replenishment On Long Island’s...
FIRE ISLAND, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A dredging project is set to begin to help fix some of the damage caused by superstorm Sandy on Long Island’s South Shore. The funding for the project will come from...
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$7.7M Dredging, Beach Restoration Project Under Way On L.I.
BABYLON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A multi-million dollar dredging and beach restoration project is now under way on Long Island to replenish beaches that were damaged during Superstorm Sandy. The $7.7...
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Robert Moses State Park, Jones Beach Boardwalk Reopen
WANTAGH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The last of the Long Island state parks shut down by Hurricane Sandy has reopened just in time for Memorial Day weekend. State parks commissioner Rose Harvey cut the...
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Jones Beach Theater Reopens Friday Night, 7 Months After Sandy Devastation
WANTAGH, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – After being inundated by the floodwaters of Hurricane Sandy, the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater is ready to reopen Friday night. Rascal Flatts was rehearsing on the stage on...
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Revenues Up Despite Drop In Attendance At Long Island State Parks, Beaches
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – The numbers are in for how many visitors took advantage of Long Island’s state parks this summer. As WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall reported, although attendance was down this...
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$23 Million Beach Replenishment Project Under Way At Robert Moses State Park
BAY SHORE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Temperatures plunged again on Thursday. But once the seemingly never-ending winter does come to an end, a popular Long Island beach will be ready. As WCBS 880 Long Island...
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Crews Begin Preparing Long Island Beaches For Start Of Summer Season
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) –Beach prep has started on Long Island. For the next seven weeks crews will be working hard to get Jones Beach ready for summer crowds. “It’s great to see that, and of course we’ve...
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Long Island’s State Golf Courses Reopening After Long, Brutal Winter
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Golfers rejoice! State golf courses on Long Island are reopening for the 2015 season after a long and brutal winter. “With the snow still being on the golf courses we’ve had to...
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