Six months after Sandy, residents of Ocean County, New Jersey are still living in limbo. Last December, FEMA introduced maps advising people to raise their homes to certain heights based on flood risk, but the maps are controversial. Many residents with bay or lagoon front property are frustrated because these maps hold them to the same costly construction standard as ocean front homes.
More than 2,000 people displaced by Superstorm Sandy are still living in hotels around New York City five months after the storm.
New York City is launching a $15 million program to clean up at least 2,000 homes contaminated with mold because of flooding during Superstorm Sandy.
Gov. Chris Christie says New Jersey is adopting the advisory flood maps released last month by the federal government to help guide rebuilding following Superstorm Sandy.
The maps establish new standards for rebuilding along the Jersey Shore. They show a much higher risk of flooding in some areas than the old maps did and establish tougher standards for rebuilding, including higher elevations.
Conservatives and watchdog groups are mounting a "not-so-fast" campaign against a $50.7 billion Superstorm Sandy aid package that Northeastern governors and lawmakers hope to push through the House this coming week.
New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio says more needs to be done to fight mold in homes flooded by Superstorm Sandy.
Unchecked mold is a health hazard to people with mold allergies.
De Blasio is asking for FEMA aid to fund more inspections. He's also calling on the city to set up a mold hotline and perform health monitoring.
He says thousands of moldy homes are making New Yorkers sick.
Scores of hotel rooms paid for with public money for people displaced by Superstorm Sandy have been vacant for weeks.
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