New York City Advocacy Group Releases Report on Immigrant Communities After Sandy
A report from an advocacy group says some immigrant New Yorkers impacted by Superstorm Sandy are having a difficult time recovering.
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Federal Tax Breaks Proposed for Sandy Victims
Sens. Charles Schumer of New York and Robert Menendez of New Jersey want to make all repair expenses fully tax deductible, reducing the tax bite of victims in their returns covering the current year.
Sandy To Cost Billions In Transit Repairs And Future Investments, Officials Say
US Senators and transportation officials from New York and New Jersey said it will cost the region billions of dollars in repairs and investments to not only bring their public transit systems, bridges, and tunnels back to pre-Sandy levels, but to improve upon and prepare their infrastructure for future storms.
Rockaways Bridge Tolls Resume Saturday
Toll collections will resume at two bridges in the storm-damaged Rockaways section of Queens.
$9 Billion Proposal to Protect NYC from Future Storms
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants huge electrical transformers hauled to upper floors of commercial buildings, the ability to shutter subways, tunnels and airports from flood waters, and health facility backup power sources placed on higher ground as part of a $9 billion plan to protect New York City from the next superstorm.
Cityscape: Rebuilding After the Storm
Superstorm Sandy destroyed thousands of homes in her path and flooded countless others. People all along the upper East Coast, including right here in New York City, are now faced with the daunting task of rebuilding their homes and lives.
New Report Shows More New Yorkers Turning to Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
A new report shows more New Yorkers are turning to food pantries and soup kitchens.
Lower Manhattan's South Street Seaport Still Far From Back To Normal
The typically busy tourist mecca looks more like a ghost town. Stores and restaurants are shuttered. Signs that read Do Not Enter are plastered all over the windows of now empty establishments.
Over Two Weeks After Superstorm Sandy, Some Still Struggling to Get Basic Needs
Some residents in Brooklyn's Coney Island are having a difficult time getting medical treatment.
New York Schools Try to Make Up Lost Time from Sandy
Superstorm Sandy forced many New York schools to remain closed for a week. And now, parents and students are wondering when and if school days will be made up.
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