Long Beach is known for one of the largest and finest Memorial Day parades in all of New York. The pride of our community is also some of the finest around and the streets are filled with our neighbors who show their support and thanks to those who volunteer their services and in some cases regrettably their lives to keep us all safe. Marching from the West End to City Hall are many community service providers, organizations, schools and our public service and safety providers.

For the Long Beach Auxiliary Police, this is one of our largest events. We not only assist in traffic and crowd control, but march and ride in the parade as well.

Muster for the parade TBA. Please note your availability on the Duty Board!

Memorial Day is also when the Auxiliary Police, in full dress uniform have their annual picture taken on the steps of the Long Beach Police Department.

The start of the fun and exciting summer season in Long Beach kickstarts with the 36th annual City Manager’s Manager’s 10-Mile Trophy Run, “A Salute to Our Veterans,” on Sunday, May 27th at 8:00 a.m.

One of the biggest on-road events on the Long Beach calendar, the City Manager’s Race requires all of the Auxiliary Police resources. The race crosses over 60 intersections as hundreds of runners traverse the City streets and boardwalk.

We expect many runners and supportive spectators throughout the course.

Early registration fee will be $20 before Friday, May 26th at 5:00 p.m. at the Long Beach Recreation Center on Magnolia Blvd. at West Bay Drive. Late registration will take place at the Long Beach Ice Arena at 150 West Bay Drive, next to the Recreation Center beginning at 6:30 a.m. You can also register online at www.active.com .

This is an “all-hands event” for the Auxiliary Police who will be safeguarding the runners while providing vehicular traffic and pedestrian control.

Muster will be at 7AM at Long Beach Police Department Headquarters. Officers should note their availability on the Duty Board.

As the LBAPD ready for a busy warm-weather season, this is an excellent opportunity to have a general meeting. The meeting will be held at Auxiliary Police Headquarters.

Upcoming events and training will be discussed.

All officers are expected to attend in uniform- long sleeves and tie.

The meeting will conclude with dinner.

If any officer cannot attend, they must alert their Patrol Supervisor.

On May 5, 2011 the City will hold a public bicycle auction in front of City Hall.

Many bicycles that were left around Long Beach and were never claimed will go on auction. The event will begin with a viewing period from 9AM to 10AM and the auction will immediately follow.

For more details go to: http://www.longbeachny.org/vertical/sites/%7BC3C1054A-3D3A-41B3-8896-814D00B86D2A%7D/uploads/bicycle_auction.pdf

The Long Beach Auxiliary Police will assist the Long Beach Police Department in setting up all of the bicycles and making sure that the event goes smoothly and safely.

S.T.O.P. is coming to Long Beach on Sunday April 22 at the City Hall Parking Lot.

The Stop Throwing Out Pollutants (S.T.O.P.) Program is designed to provide area residents with a safe, environmentally sound method of disposal of the many hazardous materials found in the average home. By bringing such toxins as antifreeze, drain cleaners and pesticides on any of the scheduled S.T.O.P. collection days, you and your family can make a significant contribution to the protection of our precious groundwater supply and the preservation of our bays and estuaries. Please join with us in cleaning our homes of hazardous material and ensuring their proper collection and disposal. Together we can ensure the continued integrity of our fragile ecosystem.

When bringing items, please follow these simple guidelines: Wrap leaking containers in newspaper and place in a plastic bag or larger container. Make sure all caps and lids are tight. Place items securely in a box for transportation. Use newspaper or cardboard to keep items from tipping or hitting each other. Place chemicals which may react with each other in separate areas of the vehicle. Do not leave products in a hot, unventilated vehicle for an extended period of time. Do not smoke near chemical products. Wear rubber gloves when handling containers.

Waste from commercial establishments, schools, churches, synagogues or home businesses will not be accepted. No commercial vehicles are permitted. Please note that electronic recycling items will only be collected at E-Cycle events.

To learn about what items are accepted and not accepted, please go to the Town of Hempstead website at: http://toh.li/sanitation-department/stop-throwing-out-pollutants

The Auxiliary Police will be providing a presence in two shifts: 7:30 am to Noon and Noon to 3:00 pm.  Check the Duty Board for assignments.

Our proud Little Leaguers, their family and supporters will march through the streets of Long Beach just in time for a fun and busy playing season. The participants will march from Lindell School. It is a fun event in which our local kids get to have the City stop the traffic to recognize them and show them our support. As this is a parade, it requires the monitoring and closing of many intersections throughout the event. It is important that we have a strong showing of officers to assist with such an event.

After a slow special-event season, this event will serve as a good refresher for most officers and a valuable training for those who recently got into uniform.

Muster is at 9:30 AM at Long Beach Police Department Headquarters.

The Parade will start at the Lindell School. It will head South on Lindell Boulevard and then East onto Park Avenue. At National Boulevard it will turn North and conclude at the Recreation Center Ballfield.

The City of Long Beach Recreation Department’s Annual Snowflake Race will be held on February 11, 2012 at 8:30 a.m. The Recreation Department is currently registering all runners for this 4-mile race. The fee is $20.00 for those who pre-register by February 10th at 5:00 p.m. and day of race registration is $25.00 which closes at 8:00 a.m. sharp.  All registrants will receive a long sleeve t-shirt. For more details, call 431-3890

The Snowflake Run is always a fun winter event in which the community can be more active in an otherwise very quiet and slow season.

This is an excellent opportunity for all officers, especially new and probationary officers to get some hours of experience in the slower winter season.       Despite the cold weather, the bike patrol will be on assignment.  Muster will be at 6:45 AM at Aux PD HQ.

LONG BEACH POLAR BEAR CLUB Super Bowl Sunday Splash is an annual event that started in 1998.  All proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.  Since its inception, the Long Beach Polar Bears and their many supporters have been able to grant many wishes.

This year the event will be held on Super Bowl Sunday February 5, 2012 and will officially take place at Riverside Boulevard at 1:00 PM.  Participants are asked to arrive by 12:30 PM.

To say that the growth and notoriety of the Long Beach Polar Bears has been amazing is definitely understated.  In 2001 they were able to raise $12,000 and grant two wishes.  This doubled the next year and has continued to grow exponentially since.  In 2008, with an incredibly huge turnout, the Long Beach Polar Bears raised $270,000 and granted 35 wishes.  In 2009 The Long Beach Polar Bears broke a Guinness World Record.  Officials from Guinness were on hand to asses the number of folks that turned out for this important event.

To learn more about the Polar Bears, to register for future Super Bowl Splashes, to buy apparel or to make a direct donation to the Make-A-Wish foundation, visit:   http://www.longbeachpolarbears.org/

Not only do many participants show up, but many many onlookers and cheering supporters show up as well.  It is amazing to see many thousands of people convening on the beach on a winter morning.

This is always a major event for the Long Beach Auxiliary Police.  Given the many thousands of people that show up, we are counted upon to provide necessary traffic and pedestrian control and well as directing vehicle parking. There will be many pedestrians and vehicles on the road.  Traffic is expected to jam quickly as thousands of participants and supporters head to Broadway and Riverside Boulevard.  After the event, the traffic conditions will continued, but in reverse as participants and onlooker leave the beach and boardwalk.

This is an ALL HANDS event.  Given the relatively slow season for special event training, uniformed and especially probationary officers are always urged to get and maintain necessary training by participating in the somewhat rare winter season events.  Muster will be at 10:30 Am at Auxiliary PD HQ.

The “March for a King” will begin at 10:30AM at Laurelton Boulevard and Park Avenue and headed East on Park Avenue to Riverside Boulevard and then North to the MLK Center at 615 Riverside Boulevard where a celebration honoring Dr. King will follow.

For details about this and other MLK sponsored events and programs, contact the MLK Center at 516-889-6300 or go to www.lbmlk.org

Due to traffic control needs, the Auxiliary Police are asked to assist with this event.  The LBAPD provides both traffic and pedestrian control to assure that the March will be safely conducted.

If officers are available, please sign up on the Duty board. Muster is at LBPD HQ at 10:30 AM

The 1 mile race will start at 8:30 AM and the adult race will follow.

Given the size of Long Beach relative to the 10K distance that is covered, a lot of intersections including Park Avenue, Beech Street and Broadway require traffic control to protect the runners. In total, almost fifty intersections are crossed by the runners. The race tends to spread out quite a bit and we rely on a lot of resources to handle the posts. Given the distance and the expanse of the runners, this event is an ALL HANDS event and every uniformed and probationary officer is urged to participate.

Muster at Regular Headquarters at 8:00 AM