By KIRAN SURY One year after Hurricane Sandy ravaged New York City, the Health and Hospitals Corp. is still repairing the damage to the city’s hospital system and estimates that…
Local Rockaway Store Comes Back
BY GINA MARIE GREENWALD It has been eight months since Hurricane Sandy hurdled through the Rockaway peninsula, leaving many people in the area picking up the pieces of their beloved…
Health Problems Persist from Sandy
By LAURIE CHERENFANT The waters of Hurricane Sandy long ago receded and the debris is mostly cleaned up, but many people continue to suffer from related health problems months later.…
Rebuilding Broad Channel
If you blink you might miss the small community of Broad Channel, Queens. Many of the 400 homeowners thought federal and state agencies closed their eyes to Broad Channel after…
City: Hurricane housing aid helps
By SAMANTHA GRILLO The director of the city’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations told the City Council on Tuesday that $750 million will be spent to help those still displaced…
Council eyes safety of post-Sandy home elevations
By JAMILLE SUTTON Seeking to avoid the hazards and construction site deaths New Orleans suffered after Hurricane Katrina, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn proposed legislation Wednesday aimed at protecting homeowners…
Why They Stayed: Three Stories
BY JULIA JOHN-SCHEDER “Most of my friends stayed. I don't think I can name one who evacuated,” Samantha Grillo, Breezy Point, Queens “We paid no attention. We went about our…
Sandy Youth Step Up After Sandy Strikes
BY LAUREN KEATING It is human nature to try to stand up when we are threatened, though many times when faced with natural disasters, people are overwhelmed. Superstorm Sandy smashed Staten…
Staff Struggles After Sandy Hits L.I. Yacht Club
BY GIANNA GELOSI Nearly two months after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the waterfront neighborhood of Babylon Village, much of the area has recovered. But the employees of one destroyed catering hall…
Gerritsen Beach Struggles Past Sandy
BY LORETTA CHIN When Hurricane Sandy tore through sections of the northeast on the night of October 29th, few were prepared for the triple whammy of the unusual weather systems…