Work begins on the Empire Wind project

Work begins on the Empire Wind project

(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Work has begun on lay the foundations for the Empire Wind project off Long Islands South Shore. The wind-power turbines are being built 14 miles off the coast of Long Beach.

Hundreds of crew members and more than a dozen ships are working to prepare the seabed with a rock layer to stabilize the 54 turbine foundations

The work follows a nearly two-month pause after the Trump administration ordered a review of the project in April.