superstorm Sandy

New Report Offers Ways New York City Can Better Prepare for Future Natural Disasters

5.3.13 at 4:49pm by Kris Venezia

A new report from Mayor Michael Bloomberg's office gives recommendations on how the city can better prepare for natural disasters.

Most New Jerseyans say Life is Almost Back to Normal

4.29.13 at 2:55pm by Katie Fisher

Six months after Superstorm Sandy and most New Jerseyans say they're on the way to full recovery.

Christie: Obama 'Kept Every Promise' on Storm Aid

4.29.13 at 8:01am by Associated Press

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says President Barack Obama "has kept every promise he's made" about helping the state recover from Superstorm Sandy.

Speaking Monday on MSNBC on the 6-month anniversary of the deadly storm, the Republican says presidential politics was the last thing on his mind as he toured storm-devastated areas with the president last fall.

Christie's warm embrace of Obama angered some Republicans, who said it helped tip a close election to the Democrat and away from Mitt Romney, who Christie endorsed.

Long Beach Celebrates Birth of New Boardwalk

4.28.13 at 11:27am by Associated Press

The city formally launched the start of reconstruction of its 2-mile-long boardwalk on Saturday with officials promising that future storms will have a harder time demolishing it than Superstorm Sandy did.

South Ferry Subway Station To Finally Open

4.3.13 at 5:13pm by Associated Press

There's good news for commuters who've been without a major transit link at the southern tip of Manhattan since Superstorm Sandy.

New Jersey Plans to have Most Boardwalks Damaged by Sandy Up Before Memorial Day

4.2.13 at 4:47pm by Associated Press

Most New Jersey boardwalks damaged or destroyed by Superstorm Sandy will be rebuilt by Memorial Day weekend.

Thousands in NYC living in hotels after Sandy

3.30.13 at 1:39pm by Associated Press

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 State Budget to Provide Emergency Backups for Gas Stations

3.22.13 at 2:09pm by Associated Press

New York's new state budget provides funding for a stockpile of emergency generators so gasoline stations can keep pumping and avoid the shortages and long lines that plagued many downstate areas in the days after Superstorm Sandy.

Some New Jersey Shore Amusement Parks are Getting Back on their Feet

3.22.13 at 2:01pm by Associated Press

Some of the Jersey Shore's amusement piers and parks are springing back to life nearly five months after Superstorm Sandy.

Connecticut Homeowners Face Stark Choices After Sandy

3.3.13 at 7:53pm by Associated Press

Hundreds of homeowners in Connecticut are facing stark choices after Superstorm Sandy flooded their homes: Sell, demolish and rebuild or elevate.