Breezy at a Crossroads

The insular waterfront community of Breezy Point, devastated by fire and flood during Superstorm Sandy, is facing a hard choice: accept government funding for a much-needed double dune protection system and sacrifice its private beach, or keep the beach private and find a way to pay for the work itself.

Steven Greenberg, chair of the Breezy Point
Disaster Relief Fund, would choose the latter,