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Superstorm Sandy 2012

Rethinking Relief

Robert Krueger | Posted 04.16.2013 | Green
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Robert Krueger

In his recent inaugural address, President Obama spoke about not debating the role of government, but rather ensuring we "act in our time." A hundred days after Sandy, as many are still struggling to put their lives back together, is certainly the time to act.

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PHOTOS: A Cold Winter In Coney Island

NARRATIVE.LY | Posted 02.06.2013 | New York
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Dick Zigun was ready for a two-foot flood. In three decades at Coney Island, every hurricane he had seen blew through like a tourist passing the board...

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3 Months Later, Sandy Losses Mount

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 03.31.2013 | Green
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The hurricane that merged with another weather system to form Superstorm Sandy spun ashore three months ago Tuesday, devastating coastal New Jersey an...

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10 Lessons From Superstorm Sandy

Posted 01.28.2013 | Green
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From Wynne Parry, LiveScience Contributor: NEW YORK — For most in the New York City area, life has returned to normal since Superstorm Sandy wrou...

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Chris Christie's Odd-Couple Friendship

Politico | Posted 01.13.2013 | Politics
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There may come a time when Chris Christie and Andrew Cuomo, two supremely ambitious pols and potential rivals in the 2016 presidential cycle, need som...

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After Sandy, the Wait for Help Goes on and on

Tom Davis | Posted 03.12.2013 | Impact
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Tom Davis

Nearly three months, they've been waiting for some breakthrough, some word from local officials, news reporters, anybody, that Congress is going to step in, and protect them like they believe they should.

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Jersey Shore Residents Are Slowly Returning Home

AP | By WAYNE PARRY | Posted 03.10.2013 | Green
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TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — It may be January, but Jim and Joanne Murphy are excited to get back to the beach — Normandy Beach, the community they cal...

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Republican's Vote Against Sandy Relief Doesn't Square With Past Request

Salon | Posted 01.07.2013 | Politics
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A Republican congressman who voted against federal funding for Hurricane Sandy relief last week asked the federal government for millions in funding f...

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'The Speaker Should Hang His Head In Shame'

Posted 01.02.2013 | Politics
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By LARRY MARGASAK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — New York-area lawmakers in both parties erupted in anger after learning the House Republican...

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Hospital, Shut Down By Sandy, Set To Reopen

AP | Posted 12.27.2012 | New York
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NEW YORK — A New York City hospital that had to evacuate hundreds of patients during Superstorm Sandy after it lost power is set to reopen. Offic...

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New York Ignored Reports Warning Of Superstorm

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 12.08.2012 | New York
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to...

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'Rapid Repairs' Not So Rapid

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 02.03.2013 | New York
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NEW YORK — Facing Superstorm Sandy's daunting toll of wreckage and displacement in the nation's largest city, officials have put much of their h...

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As Temps Drop, A Health Crisis In Sandy Disaster Zones

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 12.02.2012 | New York
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NEW YORK -- A month after Sandy's floodwaters swept up his block, punched a hole in his foundation and drowned his furnace, John Frawley still has no ...

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SANDY COST NY $42 BILLION

AP | MICHAEL GORMLEY | Posted 01.26.2013 | New York
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ALBANY, N.Y. — Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo a...

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5,000 New Yorkers Will Be Hired For Sandy Cleanup

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 01.26.2013 | New York
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NEW YORK (AP) — More than 5,000 New Yorkers will be hired for temporary government jobs cleaning up after Superstorm Sandy, officials said Sunday. ...

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Will NYC Build A Barrier To Protect From Surges?

AP | JEFF DONN | Posted 11.25.2012 | New York
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-- Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and...

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Sandy Victims' Homes Looted Over Thanksgiving

AP | Posted 11.24.2012 | New York
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NEW YORK -- Some residents of a New York City neighborhood that suffered fire and flooding during Superstorm Sandy say thieves looted their damaged ho...

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Immigrants Struggle After Sandy

AP | CLAUDIA TORRENS | Posted 01.24.2013 | New York
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NEW YORK -- Superstorm Sandy plunged some immigrants living illegally in the U.S. into darkness and even deeper into the shadows. Some of those who n...

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Fire Island Assesses Future After Sandy

AP | FRANK ELTMAN | Posted 11.24.2012 | New York
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OCEAN BEACH, N.Y. -- New Yorkers who cherish Fire Island as an idyllic summertime getaway feared the worst when the 32-mile-long barrier island took a...

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Coaster Submerged By Sandy May Stay Put

AP | Posted 11.23.2012 | New York
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SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. -- The remains of a roller coaster that was knocked off a New Jersey amusement pier by Superstorm Sandy and partially submerged ...

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Christie Surges After Crisis

Reuters | Posted 01.21.2013 | Politics
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NEW YORK, Nov 21 (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's approval rating has leaped 19 percentage points since superstorm Sandy slammed the...

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PHOTOS: The 'Humans Of New York' After Sandy

Posted 11.20.2012 | New York
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When Sandy hit New York City, it completely destroyed some neighborhoods just as completely as it spared others. While Breezy Point was under water an...

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A Test Of Leadership

AP | ANGELA DELLI SANTI, MICHAEL GORMLEY and JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 01.18.2013 | New York
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NEW YORK -- For New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, leadership often came with an empathetic hug. For New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, it came with an angry ti...

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Canarsie Locals Think They Should Have Been Evacuated

DNAinfo | Posted 11.16.2012 | New York
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CANARSIE — Residents along Canarsie's devastated waterfront are slamming the city for underestimating the threat of floods before Hurricane Sandy. ...

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Cuomo Pens Climate Change Op-Ed

Posted 11.15.2012 | New York
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, reacting to the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy, penned an op-ed in Thursday's Daily News calling for more prep...

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