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Federal authorities have approved hundreds of millions of dollars of funding to help New York State buy out homeowners in threatened shore areas. But most storm victims would rather rebuild.
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On the New Jersey shore, well-off beachfront owners are fighting dune construction by public authorities. In New York, the situation is reversed: big-house owners are building their own dunes, over the objections of other townsfolk. The fight is less about the view than about the question: Who owns...
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The New York Times takes a look at the effort by homeowners in the Hurricane Sandy impact area to elevate their houses.
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From small-time scams to major misappropriation of relief money, government is on the lookout for crooked use of rebuilding funds.
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In the Barnegat Bay, side-scanning sonar and “picker” boats are the tools for a tedious cleanup.
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As Hurricane Katrina taught in New Orleans, the road home after a hurricane is not a simple path.
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Manhattan business leaders are keen to let people know that parts of the island worst hit by Superstorm Sandy are bouncing back.
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Was the Long Island Power Company at fault for the Breezy Point conflagration sparked during Hurricane Sandy? Some homeowners say yes — and they’ll see LIPA in court.
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New York City’s Staten Island shore took a beating from Sandy. Now, homeowners there say they’re ready to admit defeat.
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Big dunes saved some neighborhoods in New Jersey and New York from the worst of Sandy’s wrath. Does that mean we should build more dunes?