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A week after the shooting of an 11-year-old made headlines, community members gathered to talk about the causes of violence. Some trained for patrols aimed at thwarting it.

BySara Sugar 0Comments

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May 2013

Uncategorized

Red Cross Defends Sandy Record, Gives to Brooklyn Recovery

Under fire for slow spending of the millions it raised after the superstorm, the organization unveiled grants to rebuild places like Canarsie and Sheepshead Bay.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

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May 2013

Economy

Rockaway Businesses Still Treading Water Post-Sandy

Some 60 percent were still closed four or five months after the storm, thanks to long-standing challenges of economics and geography that hampered an already difficult recovery.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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May 2013

Economy

Report Sees Widespread Mold After Sandy

Community groups say a survey of households affected by the superstorm found that 60 percent report visible mold.

ByJack Curran 0Comments

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Apr 2013

Uncategorized

Deadline Nears For Superstorm Victims

Local centers for disaster aid will close on April 30.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2013

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A Grassroots Plan for Surviving Superstorms

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

19

Mar 2013

Economy

40 Percent of Sheepshead Firms Still Shut Post-Sandy

And more might be closing as their owners struggle to pay back loans they had to take out to repair damage from the flood.

ByRoss Barkan 0Comments

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Mar 2013

Uncategorized

Sandy Surge Covered A Sixth of the City

And it affected more renters than homeowners, and a disproportionately high number of low-income people.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2013

Housing and Homelessness

Canarsie Braces for Foreclosure Wave After Sandy

The neighborhood was a hotbed for defaults even before the superstorm’s devastating flood. Now, advocates fear a flood of housing emergencies.

BySuzanne Travers 1Comment

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Feb 2013

Justice

Undocumented Immigrants Still In Post-Storm Limbo

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…

ByRay Sanchez 0Comments

Bed-Stuy Eyes Block Watch to Stop Violence

Red Cross Defends Sandy Record, Gives to Brooklyn Recovery

Rockaway Businesses Still Treading Water Post-Sandy

Report Sees Widespread Mold After Sandy

Deadline Nears For Superstorm Victims

A Grassroots Plan for Surviving Superstorms

40 Percent of Sheepshead Firms Still Shut Post-Sandy

Sandy Surge Covered A Sixth of the City

Canarsie Braces for Foreclosure Wave After Sandy

Undocumented Immigrants Still In Post-Storm Limbo

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