Trucks move freshly pumped sand around Plumb Beach (Source: New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Flickr)Almost immediately after it became clear that Hurricane Sandy, and its alter-ego the Frankenstorm, could come ashore in Long Island or New York City, we reached out to the Army Corps

Expect at least two more years of this at Plumb BeachBy Benjamin Preston Residents may face at least two more storm seasons before the Belt Parkway and Plumb Beach are effectively protected from the ocean’s destructive tides. The Army Corps of Engineers has been commissioned by a conglomeration of