platform. what caused the delay, a protracted battle with her insurance carrier. seven months later, this is what s going on. not just for me, for everybody else. it has been nothing but frustration, nobody ever expected it would take this long. nobody ever expected. you figure, okay, a couple of months, but then time goes on and time goes on and you just you know, the money coming too late, it is coming too late for a lot of people. reporter: superstorm sandy didn t claim any lives in long beach, but it affected nearly every one of the 35,000 residents. a quarter of the population is still displaced and businesses are still shuttered as memorial day marks the beginning of the summer tourist season. the city has been famous for its boardwalk and its surfing. the iconic boardwalk is being rebuilt, and the waves are still breaking. but luke hamlet who has run the long beach surf shot for 32 years, says the town still feels
protracted bat. caller: her insurance carrier. seven months later this is what s going on. not just for me, for everybody else. it s been nothing but frustration. nobody ever expected that it would take this long. nobody ever expected. you figure, okay, a couple of months but then time goes on and time goes on and you just the money coming too late. it s coming too late for a lot of people. reporter: super storm sandy didn t claim any lives here in long beach, but it affected nearnear ly every one of the 35,000 residents. as memorial day marks the beginning of the summer tourist season. the city has been famous for its boardwalk and its surfing. the iconic boardwalk is being rebuilt and the waves are still breaking. but luke hamlet who s run the long beach surf shop for 32 years says the town still feels empty. there s still a little weird
residents. quarter of the population is still displaced, and businesses are still shuddered, as memorial day marks the beginning of the summer tourist season. the city has been famous for its boardwalk and its surfing. the iconic boardwalk is being rebuilt and the waves are still breaking, but luke hamlet, who has run the long beach surf shot for 32 years says the town still feels empty. there s still a little weird feeling going on in town. people are rebuilding still. people are waiting for insurance money, for sba money. reporter: in hamlet s case insurance didn t cover his losses from flooding and the government programs didn t do much to help him reopen his doors. what mattered in the end was his own sweat equity. we spent five months demoing everything down to the brick, down to the original ceilings, down to the floors, and then we just put it back together, just