Original piece by Frank Eltman, AP, posted by NBC-4 New York

Oct. 8, 2014

A plan to replenish 19 miles of sand on storm-damaged Fire Island remains on hold because of a federally protected bird.

A federal judge in Central Islip on Wednesday refused to lift a temporary restraining order halting the project on Fire Island.

Sandy Tunnel Damage Worse Than Thought: Amtrak

Audubon New York says the $207 million project would destroy piping plover nesting areas.

Some elected officials say human lives are in danger if there's a repeat of 2012's Hurricane Sandy and work is not completed to bulk up Fire Island as a barrier protecting heavily populated parts of Long Island.

MTA's New Plan to Prevent Subway Flooding During Big Storms[NY] MTA's New Plan to Prevent Subway Flooding During Big Storms

The MTA has revealed some new strategies for protecting the city's subways from storms like Sandy. Andrew Siff reports.

Others say the project won't prevent flooding.

A lawyer for the Army Corps of Engineers, which is in charge of the project, had no comment.

One Year After Sandy[NATL] One Year After Sandy

The parties are due back in court Dec. 16.