Health and Environment
Deadline Nears For Superstorm Victims
Jarrett Murphy |
Local centers for disaster aid will close on April 30.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
A Grassroots Plan for Surviving Superstorms
Jarrett Murphy |
A coalition of environmental and community groups has put together their wish-list for how New York City, the Empire and Garden states and the federal government should implement the lessons of Sandy.
Economy
40 Percent of Sheepshead Firms Still Shut Post-Sandy
Ross Barkan |
And more might be closing as their owners struggle to pay back loans they had to take out to repair damage from the flood.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Sandy Surge Covered A Sixth of the City
Jarrett Murphy |
And it affected more renters than homeowners, and a disproportionately high number of low-income people.
Health and Environment
Canarsie Braces for Foreclosure Wave After Sandy
Suzanne Travers |
The neighborhood was a hotbed for defaults even before the superstorm’s devastating flood. Now, advocates fear a flood of housing emergencies.
Health and Environment
Undocumented Immigrants Still In Post-Storm Limbo
Ray Sanchez |
Plans for how the city will spend federal aid are taking shape. The governor is discussing a massive buyout program in coastal areas. But some victims of the storm are still stuck without basic help.
Economy
As Sandy Relief Efforts Fade, Crisis Far From Over
Neil deMause |
Worries about 40,000 displaced people have ebbed. But in buildings where garbage services are still scattered, or where mold remains a menace, the Sandy saga continues.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Who Voted Against Sandy Funding?
Jarrett Murphy |
One hundred seventy-nine Republicans and a lone Democrat did.
Health and Environment
Five Brooklyn Pols Sue Over Sandy Food Stamps
Jarrett Murphy |
They’re asking a state judge to overturn the Bloomberg administration’s decision to offer federal disaster food assistance in only 12 of the 82 ZIP codes affected by the hurricane.
Brooklyn
A Q&A on Post-Sandy Aid
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
FEMA. Occupy. SBA. The Brooklyn Recovery Fund. Red Cross. Rapid Repairs. Here are some quick facts about ways to get help after Hurricane Sandy.
