LI's Sandy-damaged beaches open after repairs
Photo credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas | Gina Keener, left, of Rockville Centre and Colleen Quirk of Wantagh spruce up their cabana at Nickerson Beach Park in Lido Beach. Flooded during superstorm Sandy, the outside of the cabanas have recently been given a fresh coat of turquoise paint by park workers. (May 23, 2013)
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Long Island's beach parks, scarred by superstorm Sandy, are back in business for the start of the unofficial summer season, with much of the damage restored, but with services at the national seashore curtailed by federal budget cuts.
Seven months ago, the public beaches experienced unprecedented damage -- stripped of sand, dunes flattened, boardwalks twisted or washed away, buildings and...
