“Please, make your plans to come here, and have Jersey support Jersey. Keep your vacation local. If you want to help us, the best way you can do that is to come here and have your summer vacation with us.”Bill Akers, Mayor of Seaside Heights Jersey Shore ready for summer after Superstorm Sandy →
President Obama is warning those in the projected path of Hurricane Irene to take the storm seriously and take precautions now. Continue reading
A replica 18th-century sailing ship that sank off North Carolina during hurricane Sandy had a decaying frame with an undetermined amount of rot in it before leaving port, a Maine shipyard worker told federal officials Wednesday. Continue reading
WASHINGTON – Superstorm Sandy drove the number of people in the U.S. seeking unemployment benefits up to a seasonally adjusted 439,000 last week, the highest level in 18 months.
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New York’s governor plans to request $30 billion in U.S. aid to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy, which heavily damaged parts of New York City and Long Island. Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street, the movement formed in 2011 in reaction to the financial crisis, has started up again – this time as grassroots support to help New Yorkers affected by superstorm Sandy. Continue reading
Hulking military vehicles and mud-caked cars moved slowly through a New York City waterfront neighbourhood still reeling from Superstorm Sandy. Then came a spotless SUV with three passengers peering out at mangled homes. Continue reading
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and officials in the Long Island counties of Nassau and Suffolk have decided to start an even-odd gas rationing plan beginning at 5 a.m. Friday. Continue reading
Coastal residents of New York and New Jersey faced new warnings to evacuate their homes and airlines cancelled hundreds of flights as a new storm arrived Wednesday, only a week after Superstorm Sandy left dozens dead and millions without power. Continue reading
The 14 surviving crew members of HMS Bounty have spoken out about their dramatic rescue one week ago, in stormy seas off North Carolina. Continue reading