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Hurricane Sandy

The same flooding that ruined the Jersey Shore, Lower Manhattan and left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity and homes for months, is here to stay. 
After Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast hard this past year, many companies in NYC worry about their base functioning if another disaster were to effect the employees from working.
The money will include grants for homeowners and businesses, as well as funding for public improvement projects on the electrical grid, hospitals and transit systems to prevent damage from future storms.
Three months after Superstorm Sandy destroyed thousands of homes in late October, Northeast lawmakers will finally vote to pass a $50 billion-plus bill in the Senate that will aid victims.
Top models like Chanel Iman, Karlie Kloss and Liu Wen posed in looks from New York-based high-end designers alongside some of the men and women responsible for rebuilding areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy.
More than 80 days after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, the House finally approved the $50.7 billion measure that will aid victims displaced by the hurricane.
A federal committee has just published a draft of the nation's third climate assessment report, an analysis of the latest impacts of global warming on the United States and it's shocking!
Christopher Angelo, 38, was arrested after he scaled the iconic Seaside Heights roller coaster, which has been submerged under water since October.
Re/Create New York is one such organization that teamed up with your favorite celebrities from the worlds of fashion, music and entertainment to auction off one-of-a-kind items to donate to the Hurricane Sandy relief effort.
Today the U.S. House of Representatives voted on a partial Superstorm Sandy bill, discussing the approval of $9 billion in relief aid that was scrapped on the House floor just days before.
In any case, a deal was reached. But you're still probably wondering why it's such a big deal. What did we get all worked up about? Did we really avert pushing the country into a recession? Who wins in all of this anyway?
The betrayal of the Republican leadership in the United States House of Representatives is beyond comprehension. It is a stab in the back, not just to those who were directly affected by Hurricane Sandy, but to every single citizen of our nation.  
Christie joins the handful of politicians personally angry at the House for jeopardizing the future and lives of thousands of Americans who need disaster relief after the superstorm. 
The Associated Press reports that House Republicans pulled a bill that would have given billions in emergency relief to Hurricane Sandy victims, prompting an immediate response from New York area lawmakers.
Yesterday's calendar date was an epic one, not just because it was the last triple date we will see until 2101, but also because it was the date of the long awaited 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
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