Health and Environment
After Flood, Brighton's Latinos Struggle in Shadows
Batya Ungar-Sargon |
A growing if largely invisible community hard-hit by Sandy faces a unique challenge: Undocumented immigrants must get help to fix illegal apartments.
Health and Environment
Reeling Before the Storm, Rockaways Complex Eyes Rescue
Hella Winston |
Ocean Village lost power after Sandy. But danger and deprivation were nothing new to its 1,000-plus residents, who hope a new owner and $110 million in public financing change the tide.
Brooklyn
Grassroots Groups Have Taken Over Sandy Relief
Neil deMause |
From Gerritsen to Coney, trusted local organizations and ad-hoc operations have stepped into a void left by overstretched city departments and low-profile federal agencies.
Health and Environment
Bruised Yet Bustling, Brighton Goes On
Helen Zelon |
In Brighton Beach, the normal patterns of life have returned amid piles of sand and the smell of rot.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Reporter's Notebook: Red Hook
Candace Amos |
Just minutes before we arrived, an elderly woman living on the second floor tumbled down the stairs, back first, after tripping over her cane while bringing groceries into her apartment.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
City Closes Parks, Beaches Ahead of Storm
Jarrett Murphy |
Not much rain is expected, but high winds will hit hurricane-weakened trees and push seawater toward areas eroded by Sandy.
Government
City Island Undecided as Election Nears
Emily Field |
The seaside community is one of the few areas of the Bronx where John McCain prevailed in 2008. A survey of voters found both admiration and disdain for President Obama’s time in office.
Bronx
The Bronx Votes: Meaning in a 'Meaningless' Election
Jarrett Murphy |
In the most expensive election in U.S. history, with the fate of the presidency possibly hinging on a few counties in Ohio, the Bronx is pretty far from the action. But that won’t stop hundreds of thousands of Bronxites from exercising their franchise.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Post-Sandy Housing Crisis: 4 Years Ago, NYC Asked 'What If?'
Jarrett Murphy |
In 2008 the city solicited designs for temporary housing for 38,000 households uprooted from a coastal neighborhood by hurricane flooding. Now New York may confront a very similar, and very real, scenario.
Health and Environment
Stripping Down Not For a Marathon, But For Sandy
City Limits |
Dozens of runners donated the clothing they would have abandoned at the starting line of the cancelled New York City Marathon to victims of the superstorm.
