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Senator Schumer and Governor Christie are taking the FEMA-backed flood insurance program to task for slow processing — and slower payouts.
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FEMA’s new flood maps for New York are coming out, and the new boundaries extend over more properties.
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Sandy has been a drag on the U.S. economy. But will the long-run effect be good for the region?
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There’s lively debate about whether rebuilding on the coastline is wise. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants Hurricane Sandy victims who live along the coast to consider rebuilding their homes on stilts or selling their houses to the state and relocating,
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Unlike previous storms, Sandy affected a northern region where winter weather is a rough reality. And three months after the storm, people whose heating systems are still out of commission have been shivering.
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Ten percent of the 948,540 households in New York’s Suffolk and Nassau counties were hit by Sandy flooding, and 38,189 structures suffered damage greater than 50% of their value, FEMA has told Long Island’s Newsday.
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The House of Representatives recessed on Wednesday without acting on emergency aid for the victims of Superstorm Sandy.
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Along the battered Northeast coast, contractors assess the damage and get to work
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While FEMA has spent or at least authorized hundreds of millions of dollars in relief, the government's resources do have limits.
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Almost six weeks after Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City, parts of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island are still reeling from the blow.