DESCRIPTION: The project area is located on the south shore of Long Island, consisting of approximately 9 miles of oceanfront from Jones Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet. A historical low height and narrow width of the beach front increased the area’s potential for storm damage. Damaging storms occurred in 1938, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1962, 1984, 1991, 1992 and 2012. In October 2012, Super Storm Sandy caused over $250 million in damages.