Articles About Sandy and the City
Safety from storm surges, on a budget
While politicians talk multibillion-dollar sea walls, Staten Islanders consider low-cost ways to protect New Yorkers from the next Sandy ⧸ Full Story
FEMA to New Yorkers: It’s payback time
FEMA denies Sandy aid to some of the most desperate: those who spent rent grants on emergency needs ⧸ Full Story
Rebuilding from the ground up
Community and labor groups come together to press plan for post-Sandy federal spending ⧸ Full Story
VIDEO: State seeks federal aid for Sandy victims left short by insurance
Request to federal government comes as part of proposal for spending $1.7 billion on storm recovery ⧸ Full Story
Who’s the boss? Council and Housing Authority debate crisis responsibility
NYCHA chairman echoes hearing's big question: How will public housing residents get food, water and aid during and after disasters? ⧸ Full Story
Gulf Coast collected billions from flood insurance, repays with ‘no’ votes for Sandy
Texas alone received $5.5 billion — and cast eight votes in the House against replenishing program's funds ⧸ Full Story
Senators say no to storm aid — after their states received it
FEMA funding to protect against future disasters proves popular in states now resisting Sandy relief package in Congress ⧸ Full Story
Undeterred by Sandy, Coney Island adult home aims to expand
For a facility on the boardwalk, new beds will bring more government funds — if a zoning change prevails ⧸ Full Story
Sandy’s spawn
Floodwaters leave behind unwanted guests: billions of mold spores ⧸ Full Story
Sandy’s monstrous math problem
How the Bloomberg administration came up with its $9.8 billion (or $15 billion — who's counting?) recovery price tag for Congress ⧸ Full Story
Five hyperlocal NYC groups seeking Sandy relief funds
Grassroots organizations offer well-grounded alternatives for donors looking to help storm-stricken communities ⧸ Full Story
Army Corps sweeps in to relieve city of debris
Feds draw on $95 million contract to haul 1.8 million tons of trash out of town ⧸ Full Story
Do tenants who’ve lost heat and hot water have to pay full rent?
It’s a question frequently heard these days on the streets of New York City: Can I get a break on my rent after losing heat, hot water or power for weeks? The answer, say tenant lawyers and property owners, is yes – in principle. ⧸ Full Story
John Cori warned you
When Congress repeatedly stalled a study to shore up the Rockaways’ beaches, a local electrician decided his community couldn’t afford to wait for action any longer ⧸ Full Story
Gowanus floodwaters nontoxic, feds say (UPDATED)
EPA report caps two weeks of uncertainty after Superfund canal smeared Brooklyn neighborhood with sludge ⧸ Full Story
Sandy’s criminal consequences
Past natural disasters suggest a post-hurricane lull may be the calm before a second storm: a coming spike in crime ⧸ Full Story
Don’t blame Irene
Many New Yorkers ignored evacuation orders as Sandy approached — but hurricane experts say past false alarms had little to do with it ⧸ Full Story
Democracy and disaster on Staten Island
In storm-stricken beach areas, passions about the reasons to vote — and not vote — run strong ⧸ Full Story
More than shelter
At the Park Slope armory, volunteers care for hundreds of people with special needs displaced from the Rockaways by Sandy ⧸ Full Story
The toughest Election Day
Coverage from the five boroughs as a storm-shocked city heads to the polls ⧸ Full Story