Editing Long Branch, New Jersey (section)

===Hurricane Sandy===
On October 29, 2012, Long Branch was one of many shore communities that were devastated by [[Effects of Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey|Hurricane Sandy]]. Although Sandy's winds were powerful, Long Branch's position between [[Long Beach Island]] and [[Sea Bright, New Jersey|Sea Bright]] gave Long Branch a much larger wall of security because it could not be engulfed by surrounding waters. Despite this mainland advantage, there were still several instances of flooding in Long Branch during the storm. Many residents went without electricity for as long as two weeks. The boardwalk was destroyed; the city began rebuilding it in 2015, and it reopened in April 2016, making it the last boardwalk damaged by Sandy to be rebuilt.<ref>Spahr, Rob. [http://www.nj.com/monmouth/index.ssf/2016/04/last_sandy-damaged_boardwalk_finally_reopens_photo.html "Last of N.J.'s Sandy-damaged boardwalks finally reopens"], NJ Advance media for [[NJ.com]], April 12, 2016. Accessed September 9, 2018. "Long Branch - The day after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the Jersey Shore, city officials went out to check on the beachfront and found a destroyed boardwalk and the bluffs upon which it sat severely eroded.... On Monday afternoon - flanked by city, county and state officials and wearing shorts and sandals - Schneider cut through a ceremonial ribbon to finally mark the reopening of the boardwalk, which was the last in New Jersey to reopen after Hurricane Sandy."</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.app.com/article/20140408/NJNEWS33/304080110/Long-Branch-wants-rebuild-its-boardwalk-withstand-next-Sandy |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140811184211/http://archive.app.com/article/20140408/NJNEWS33/304080110/Long-Branch-wants-rebuild-its-boardwalk-withstand-next-Sandy |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 11, 2014 |title=Long Branch wants to rebuild its boardwalk to withstand the next Sandy |publisher=Archive.app.com |access-date=2014-08-05}}</ref>