Superstorm Sandy News

More Staten Island Residents Ask for Superstorm Sandy Buyouts

More Staten Island residents who suffered big losses during Superstorm Sandy have asked the state of New York to buy their damaged homes. The South Beach Civic Association tells the Staten Island Advance that 132 homeowners from the neighborhood have …

Philadelphia Claims Adjuster Charged With Stealing $700K

A Philadelphia insurance adjuster has been jailed on charges he stole more than $700,000 from 29 successful claims made by people in the suburbs, including 10 stemming from property damage caused by Hurricane Sandy last year. Montgomery County District Attorney …

Hoboken, N.J., Aims to Become National Model for Flood Mitigation

The city of Hoboken, New Jersey, was nearly swallowed by the Hudson River during Superstorm Sandy last year. Three of its electrical substations and most of its firehouses flooded, businesses and homes were submerged, and people were trapped in high-rises …

Commentary: Have We Learned the Right Lessons From Sandy?

One year ago, Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New York and New Jersey coasts. As a result, 43 people died, lower Manhattan was dark for days, and seven hospitals had to be evacuated.In New York and New Jersey, 650,000 houses …

$40M Steel Sea Wall Project for Mantoloking, N.J., Could Start Next Year

Construction of a steel sea wall could start early next year in one of the Jersey shore towns hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. Bob Mainberger, Mantoloking’s municipal engineer, tells the Asbury Park Press that the bidding process to find a …

Funding Approved for $50M Waterfront Flood-Mitigation Project in NYC

The federal government has approved funding to start a $50 million flood-mitigation project along the Queens waterfront to better protect Howard Beach against rising sea levels and storm surges similar to those that caused extensive damage during Superstorm Sandy, N.Y. …

University of Maryland Project Aims to Improve Storm Predictions

Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory have a new project in the works that aims to better predict the intensity of storm surges on the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Coast. …

New Jersey Man Sentenced for Superstorm Sandy Scam

A central New Jersey man has been sentenced to five years in state prison after admitting he preyed on Superstorm Sandy victims by promising them low-cost housing or cars and defrauding them of approximately $55,000. The attorney general’s office says …

Connecticut Opens 2 Additional Sandy Relief Centers for Disaster Assistance

The state of Connecticut is opening two additional intake centers to help homeowners seeking disaster assistance for losses caused by last year’s Superstorm Sandy. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday that homeowners in New London County will be able …

New York to Buy Homes in Staten Island Neighborhood Hit by Sandy

Residents of a flood-prone area battered by Superstorm Sandy are getting a financial lifeline, with New York state officials announcing a plan to buy all 129 homes in a New York City neighborhood sandwiched between a tidal marsh and the …