With all the fears that Superstorm Sandy created, here’s one that never materialized: huge tax increases to make up for property destroyed along the coastlines of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Waves of federal aid, some strategic borrowing, lowered …
Police have increased their presence in New York City neighborhoods still struggling with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The Staten Island Advance says break-ins left some residents on the island so frustrated and angry that they’d talked of setting booby …
Work crews are beginning to demolish storm-damaged homes in the Jersey shore town that was hit hardest by Superstorm Sandy. Minor debris removal has already started in Mantoloking, and the first of 50 storm-wrecked houses were expected to be demolished …
Twenty-five gas stations have settled price-gouging claims made against them immediately after Superstorm Sandy hit New York, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday. The stations settled for a total of $167,850 and investigations are pending against dozens of others, …
Superstorm Sandy, a hybrid of a hurricane and two cold-weather systems, struck six months ago on Oct. 29, concentrating most of its fury on New Jersey, New York and Connecticut and becoming one of the most expensive storms in history. …
Two gas stations in New Jersey will pay a combined $46,000 to settle claims they gouged gas prices following Superstorm Sandy. The state attorney general’s office and the division of consumer affairs announced the settlement Wednesday with the stations in …
The costs continue to mount for New Jersey Transit in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. At its monthly board meeting Wednesday, the agency approved paying another $28 million to a Canadian company to repair locomotives damaged when the rail yard …
New York officials and Catholic Charities have announced a $38.5 million program to provide more than 200 coordinators to help residents hurt by Superstorm Sandy recover and get access to needed services. The Disaster Case Management Program provides supplemental federal …
More than 2,000 people displaced by Superstorm Sandy are still living in New York City hotels five months after the storm. The New York Times reported on March 29 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is paying for the rooms …
The federal government announced $1.4 billion in aid last Friday, March 29, to transit agencies affected by Superstorm Sandy. Most of the aid announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is going to four agencies in New York and New …
